An amazing action movie that ends with one of the most powerful and devastating performances we have seen yet! Can't wait to keep the Stallone Train rolling, thank you for your support!

@lonewanderer3456

2 жыл бұрын

The book First Blood is well worth a read, very different from the movie, better of course, although the first movie is much more faithful to the characters than the sequels which are entertaining, but in that classic 80's action-cringe style.

@lolmao500

2 жыл бұрын

The best rambo is rambo 4

@williamsmith5340

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome movie

@TheOneTrueChris

2 жыл бұрын

There's an alternate ending in which Rambo shoots himself after the scene with Trautman at the end.

@lastboyscout73

2 жыл бұрын

Besides Rambo and Rocky movies, I suggest Cobra, Tango and Cash and Judge Dredd

Anyone who claims that Stallone can't act needs to watch this movie.

@paulieluppino1856

2 жыл бұрын

The guy can act, but he's better at writting and directing.....

@chrismatson1984

2 жыл бұрын

He's a fantastic actor in the right roles

@b.bkrueger1394

2 жыл бұрын

Very good remark

@PeeVee1979

2 жыл бұрын

And Copland.

@jeremiahbullfrog226

2 жыл бұрын

He's consistently amazing through the Rocky movies, and still in Creed.

The Speech at the end is one of the most powerful on film, It was totally out of the blue and perfectly delivered by Sly

@Cookieboy70

2 жыл бұрын

I unexpectedly cried, his pain seemed so real, and the fact that Vietnam and other war vets actually went through the same pain is heartbreaking.

@eliasshaikh2065

2 жыл бұрын

The end scene was the most important part of the movie. This was one of the first movies about Vietnam war veterans that brought public awareness of the trauma that war caused to the soldiers.

@josephamoraz7990

2 жыл бұрын

Who has seen the alternate ending?

@DarkPaladin24

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, makes me hope Teasle listened to the whole thing and realize how much of a stupid dick he was. Not many people know what these soldiers have been through or going through, but they can at least be understanding. Talk to them and help them however you can, but don't shut them out. Sly's speech was filled with so much pain I felt it.

@robertcampbell8070

2 жыл бұрын

@@DarkPaladin24 There's a reason vets are homeless/killing themselves at ridiculous rates. Unfortunately, the only people that you can relate to are people that were there. No one else will ever understand.

Stallone’s monologue at the end still gives me chills. You just don’t expect it after all the previous action. It’s an absolute punch to the gut watching him tell that story about his friend.

@oldrocker74

Жыл бұрын

Also, when he mentioned "babykiller", supposedly that was associated with the My Lai massacre...

Took my girlfriend to see this in '82. I grew up during the Vietnam War, and saw the daily death and casualty numbers in the mornings while I was eating breakfast before school, so I was pretty "invested" emotionally, in that war. At the end of the movie, during Sly's monologue, my girlfriend and I looked at each and we were both crying. That war! We weren't anti-war hippies or anything... it was just a hard reality we had to go through, and it affected us both. I hated the way vets, coming home, were treated, and I was glad Stallone made a statement. I don't know how many minds it changed, but Viet vets WERE treated a LOT better in the following years. I know you didn't want to go, but a very big thank you to all the Vets... thank you for your service, no matter how you feel about it. Peace!

@davidkoudelka10

2 жыл бұрын

To those of us that fought with honor, you were the very best of all of us.🖖✌

@youtubemodsaresnowflakelef7692

2 жыл бұрын

"We weren't anti war hippies or anything" the movie shits on those, just as much as it shits on war.

@ronniemaclaine5234

Жыл бұрын

My father was in the Korean War that's what they call the Forgotten War because no one remembers it and one of my best friends was in the Vietnam War he died from cancer by the way lower intestinal cancer which means he had to wear a diaper because of Agent Orange you know remember agent orange where like it just wiped plants away and they told the troops it was fine to just go in there

@theretrosavage

Жыл бұрын

They deserved the hate... They were failures who wasted their time being brainwashed so they could murder someone they've never meet..... fighting for old men and women to out of shape to do so themselves.... veterans and pig's don't deserve praise they are disgusting vile people....but hey freedom is great isn't it

@OmegaS-117

Жыл бұрын

@@ronniemaclaine5234 my great uncle fought in the Korean War he passed away back in 2014 he would tell us stories about the war when we would have family reunions every year

"He doesn't even have a gun, or ammo or anything!" Sure he does -- all of theirs. They're just carrying it for him.

@scotthewitt258

2 жыл бұрын

If I need a weapon, I'll get a weapon.-Melinda "The Cavalry" May. Thirty seconds later, she had TWO pistols.

@alainvosselman9960

2 жыл бұрын

LOL, good one !

@wepntech

2 жыл бұрын

@@scotthewitt258 and she earned that nickname after killing a kid, hence why she hate it. the story behind that scene alone is great stuff.

@scotthewitt258

4 ай бұрын

In the immortal words of The Cavalry, "If I need a gun, I'll get a gun."

For all the crap people give Stallone, he is one of the first and few action heroes to break down and cry on screen. No John Wayne or Clint Eastwood nor ever Arnie. Stallone was that confident enough to cry and show it.

@kthx1138

2 жыл бұрын

He cried in Rocky II and III too. Made me cry as well.

@BolofromAvlis

2 жыл бұрын

Out of all the action stars of his time, he was also a terrific and talented actor when he had the right material.

@alainvosselman9960

2 жыл бұрын

You know, i never actually thought off that my entire life... lol, thanx for pointing that out. That's a sharp obseveration, and i think it stands.

@gutz1981

2 жыл бұрын

@@alainvosselman9960 Cheers. But yeah, I mean, for years I heard years from people how much of a "Meathead" Stallone is. Or how Arnold or whoever was better. But I look back and I can not remember one movie of an action star cry and sob at the end of the movie like a child. The older I get and the more I know how hard it is for men to show their emotions this much, the more I respect this man who had the courage to do this.

@alainvosselman9960

2 жыл бұрын

@@gutz1981 Yeah, you're spot on with it. I think that is why it is such an incredibly powerful scene. I'm kind of an emotional fella and remember how awkward it looked for the colonel to let Rambo put his head on his chest, which was so 'unmanly' to be doing, from both men. But i never thought about the nucleus of the situation, Rambo crying, to begin with. Even as a kid this scene was kind of a tear jerker...lol

That line "I didn't come here to rescue Rambo from you. I came here to rescue you from him." Is one of my favorites ever. Also, a very powerful final scene. great reaction.

@Leon_der_Luftige

2 жыл бұрын

Like Rohrschach in prison meeting all the inmates having a grudge against him: "None of you seem to understand... I'm not stuck in here with you. You're stuck in here with me!"

@TheTurinturumbar

2 жыл бұрын

@@Leon_der_Luftige came to say that very thing.

@jasonkiefer1894

2 жыл бұрын

"To dispose of enemy personnel.... To Kill! PERIOD!!!" Do not f with that kind of person.

@BullseyeForever24

Жыл бұрын

Read the India versions of Rambo and his team “The Baker Team” in Vietnam and you will realize why he reacts like he does

As great as Stallone is in this film, Brian Dennehey doesnt get enough credit for his performance, he was a very genuine believable actor.

@Fettman89

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, he played such a great "bad cop" in this and makes you dislike him, total opposite of the loveable, big Tom Callahan from Tommy Boy, which was what I saw him in first.

This is barely even an action movie. It's more of a character study and that's what makes it so great. I love it.

@Dooklawz

2 жыл бұрын

classic story of intolerance, misinterpreting and knee-jerk judgement

@garryellison9438

2 жыл бұрын

Its a statement on American policing

@jackv9755

2 жыл бұрын

Based on a novel, dont forget. They made a beautiful work taking this to a Movie. Some novels that was Turned into a movies were Huge sucesseses.

@filth7742

2 жыл бұрын

If you liked it fore that reason read the book by David Morell its a proper man hunt & takes no sides but goes into the character's more & a killer ending

@potterj09

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, its so tragic that they had no idea who he was & just met Rambo's history with zero empathy & nothing but violence. Bad move. I never went to Nam but have a few hallmarks in my life that any law officer might want to consider. I won't lose my shit & start making punji traps, and I guess I could, but possibly last resort. Any soldier who has seen traumatizing things will mostly never want to revisit it & will avoid confrontation as much as possible.

My father fought in Vietnam. He heard the exact same things that Stallone describes. All of those things happened to an entire generation of Vietnam vets that mostly had no choice to fight over there. They were ignored, put down, abused and shamed. It's taken nearly 50 years and most of their deaths for people to finally have come around and treat them like the poor broken human beings they are. Like others have said, this was the first film that even remotely addressed the mental and physical trauma of Vietnam vets and how they were actually treated by their fellow countrymen.

@happyapple4269

2 жыл бұрын

It was terrible how they treated returning vets.

@wolf99000

2 жыл бұрын

Yea the way vets were treated was a national disgrace plus in dealing with what happened to them a lot self medicated with drugs or took there own life’s shame is vets today are getting screwed also so many are homeless or dealing with issues from the wars

@CrazeeAdam

2 жыл бұрын

:( just makes me sad. But that makes this movie so much more effective. The truth of it and the way PTSD just effects the mind. How mentally distressed Rambo is. And how mentally scarred people are treated. :(

@MikkoSimila

2 жыл бұрын

Grandfather was World War 2 vet. After war he was heavy drinker and even smallest noise made him jump out of bed to investigate the source of noise.

@braincrashtv8377

2 жыл бұрын

*same in Russia

I’m not a Stallone fan, but he was masterful in this. I had a good friend, a vet, who died of stage 4 lung cancer today. We never knew he was sick,he never lt us know. Breaks my heart watching this.

@thanossnap4170

2 жыл бұрын

Rip to your friend, man. No one can prepare us for such things. Hope you are doing ok.

@Residentevil1998racooncity

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss, im so glad i hate cigarettes , dont want to suffer the same way . They need to ban smoking its just nasty to smoke

@scottknode898

2 жыл бұрын

@@Residentevil1998racooncity not all vets died from cancer from smoking a number of them died of exposure from agent Orange used in Vietnam although smoking could have been a contributing factor. I had a teacher who taught high school art for 33 years and was a Vietnam vet. He passed away in 2020 at age 76 due exposure from agent Orange that was spread in the area where he was stationed and later in life suffered from prostate cancer.

@ronniemaclaine5234

Жыл бұрын

May your friend rest in peace but I don't understand why you had to make a point of I'm not a Stallone fan that's like someone who is watching something that's supposed to be like either Republican or Democrat and go well I'm not a trump fan but everything he did was pretty damn awesome I don't get it why can't you just say wow Stallone he's pretty damn good actor and I have no problem with saying I'm a fan of his

@calebhodson7421

Жыл бұрын

@@Residentevil1998racooncity cigarette smoking killed my dad

I love how it gradually reveals how deeply troubled Rambo is. By the end you realize he has these horrifying images stuck in his mind everyday and barely ever speaks to anyone. All of the Rambo movies are very entertaining, but this one is really powerful and one of the greats.

"I'll give you a war you won't believe." One of the most intimidating lines ever spoken in a movie, and Rambo had the skills to back it up.

@ASAKLR

2 жыл бұрын

always loved that line.

@walkingslow6286

2 жыл бұрын

And its also the way he delivers it. Amazing.

@johnkennethwiseman682

2 жыл бұрын

And a good supply of body bags

@chopperdeath

2 жыл бұрын

You can't tough talk a movie when there are some guys who have actually done stuff close to this in real life.

@momalwayssaiddontplayballi3973

2 жыл бұрын

"Don't Push It"

"Copland" is another Stallone movie where he gives a great and probably his most understated performance. Also with Robert DeNiro, Harvey Keitel, and Ray Liotta.

@MLJ7956

2 жыл бұрын

Cop Land is another excellent movie with Stallone. 👍

@DonnaCPunk

2 жыл бұрын

I love that movie. Wish some reactors would review it.

@arconeagain

2 жыл бұрын

Copland is a highly regarded movie.

@deg6788

2 жыл бұрын

Yes IT is®

@mattandrews8502

2 жыл бұрын

I think you probably need to gut through the Rambo and Rocky franchises first and see how overblown and shitty his movies got to truly appreciate Copland and Stallone's understated performance.

I have to say that Rambo is one of the saddest movies I've ever seen. Sly's performance as John Rambo, especially in First Blood, is amazing. That speech at the end gets me every time.

@BullseyeForever24

Жыл бұрын

That speech was really unexpected to me when I first saw the movie in theaters back in 1982 i was a junior in high school and it made me cry at the end it was so sad,I knew several Vietnam vets from my hometown that went to Vietnam and they all felt the same and sadly one of them took his own life when I was growing up he went to church with us that was so aweful I remember soldiers returning from the war in 1975 and I was only 10 but I’ll never forget the reactions they received when they got home

I remember watching this with my dad when it came out on video back in the day. That last scene was so powerful, my dad started crying. He was a gunner in Vietnam. He never talked about his experiences and I never wanted to ask him, because I had heard so many stories about how soldiers would come back home and be spat on, they'd be called murderers, baby killers, rapists, just the worst things imaginable, all because they served in a war that many of them didn't even want to go fight in. I know that him and my mom lost a lot of friends. That last scene is such a powerful one. It displays Stallone's acting chops, and gives just a glimpse of what a lot of vets had to go through when they came back home. I hope you react to more of the Rambo saga. Part II is a favorite of mine, III not so much, but Rambo and Rambo: Last Blood are definitely worth reacting to!

@paulbentley1705

2 жыл бұрын

Tell your father I said thank you.

@darknotered7425

6 ай бұрын

First Blood and Rambo (2008), are my favorites.

"In town you're the law. Out here it's me. Don't push it. Let it go" Best line in the movie next to his PTSD monologue at the end.

@sitting_nut

2 жыл бұрын

likes of rambos literally ran from real guerrillas. rambo series yet another propagandist attempt to rewrite history and make "heroes" of war criminals..

@jmenelow

2 жыл бұрын

@@sitting_nut Stuff a sock in it, Marxist assclown!

@jeffw7382

2 жыл бұрын

@@sitting_nut congratulations for not understanding anything

@sitting_nut

2 жыл бұрын

@@jmenelow call me names since you can't refute what i said. and don't expect me to shut up because person like you can't face facts.

@sitting_nut

2 жыл бұрын

​@@jeffw7382 congrats for cravenly hiding behind vague words without specifics, just like usa's regime military war criminals who lost the war while committing war crimes on a mass scale . and then funded propagandist movies, like rambo series to make heroes out of those criminals, hide and justify war crimes, and manufacture opinion for further illegal wars with even more war crimes.

Brian Dennehy was one of my favorite actors. He played his character with such malevolent charm. He was even better in Silverado, a "fun western 80's movie" I highly recommend.

@timlevis3630

2 жыл бұрын

He did a great supporting role in the movie F/X.

@ppjkb8

2 жыл бұрын

He played a lot of good characters, too. He was a great character actor. Loved him in Cocoon.

@15blackshirt

2 жыл бұрын

He did a great job playing Chris Farley's dad in Tommy Boy

@gregall2178

2 жыл бұрын

@@15blackshirt And Jack Black's in The Big Year ;-)

@athos1974

2 жыл бұрын

@@ppjkb8 Agree with that!

First Blood is a great movie. My favourite of all the Rambo movies. Sylvester Stallone should had got a Oscar nomination for his performance as John Rambo. 35:22 His acting at the end of the movie was really good. I felt really sorry for Rambo in the first movie. The movie wasn't just about Vietnam veterans and PTSD, it's also about bullying gone too far.

@lizzyclark4019

2 жыл бұрын

True...he deserved an Oscar for this performance.

Oh yeah and when he wrecked the town, that warfare strategy, asset denial, breaking the enemies will and ability to fight. The targets he chooses all make perfect sense, fuel, ammo, power grid, Pretty much a one man invasion force at that point.

Sylvester Stallone deserves far more recognition for his contributions to the Action film genre. He wrote all the Rocky, Rambo, and Expendables franchises. Directed pretty much all of the Rocky movies and is a terrific actor on top of it. There is a very short list in Hollywood of people who have had done as many things successfully as Stallone.

@wormskull2454

2 жыл бұрын

Really? I was always under the impression that he was the biggest 80s action movie star behind Arnie. Both of their likenesses were even used on the cover for Contra because they were the quintessential action heroes of the time. I’d say he’s earned his reputation & then some.

@Trainwheel_Time

2 жыл бұрын

What are you talking about.... He's a household name. Practically worldwide. Unless you're talking about some sort of lifetime achievement award for contributions to the action film genre that I haven't heard of, what recognition do you want?

@MikeB12800

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but I think he’s not recognized as a legit filmmaker, just a caricature of the action star

@mikepeters807

2 жыл бұрын

...it's worth noting that the most notable movie in this series, Rambo II, was co-written with Sly by the James Cameron. I mean, talking about contributions to the action genre ...

@forkless

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikepeters807 If we are going to credit people for the character and story it should be noted that Rambo nor the story of the first movie is Stallone' brainchild. The character and story are both from the 1972 novel First Blood by David Morell.

The Best Rambo movie.. this movie is less action compared to the sequels.. but it has the best story telling out of all..

@Theomys

2 жыл бұрын

After this Rambo just becomes an action Super Hero. This movie is actually about something.

@Trygvar13

2 жыл бұрын

I actually really like the fourth one, John Rambo.

@76marex

2 жыл бұрын

@@Trygvar13 Same. Best Part after one

@LeadStarDude

2 жыл бұрын

@@Trygvar13 That would be the 5th movie not the 4th.The 4th is just named Rambo, and it takes place in Burma.

@Trygvar13

2 жыл бұрын

@@LeadStarDude No. The fifth one is called Rambo:Last Blood. The fourth one is called John Rambo, at least that's what it's called on the Blu-Ray I hold in my hands right now :)

This was one of my favorite movies growing up. Rambo made the survival knife blow up in sales for a decade. It had a screw off hilt that inside contained fishing line, hook, matches/flints, compass, and several other survival tools. He was such a great character. Didn't kill anyone he didn't need to.

Fun fact Sly did all of his own stunts. He really did jump off the cliff, and when he landed on the branches he screams out in real pain, because he broke his ribs.

@previouslyachimp

2 жыл бұрын

I not sure that this is quite right. I think someone ese did the cliff jump (onto a crash-pad presumably) and then sly was dropped into the tree, and as you said was injured. I could be wrong though as I'm just going off memory from back in the day.

@The_True_Mx_Pink

2 жыл бұрын

Something tells me this probably isn't true but I'm too lazy to check.

@BobSoltis1

2 жыл бұрын

Nope. He had stunt doubles for many scenes in this movie.

"That redhead guy" is David Caruso, of "NYPD Blue" and "CSI: Miami" fame. (The latter responsible for the pun-liner + sunglasses + YEAHHHHH meme)

@josephamoraz7990

2 жыл бұрын

Is he the guy from the "24" series.. David Palmers security? Or is that a completely different actor

@DataCab1e

2 жыл бұрын

​@@josephamoraz7990 I think you're confusing him with Glenn Morshower.

@alucard624

2 жыл бұрын

@@DataCab1e Glenn Morshower could be David Caruso's brother separated at birth at this rate.

@paolom.6011

2 жыл бұрын

I knew there was something about that guy!

@jameslovesbutter2314

2 жыл бұрын

@@paolom.6011 classic line

In the original novel, Sheriff Teasle has a backstory that was going to be in the film but ended up getting cut out. Teasle was a Korean War veteran, and he resented John Rambo being a Vietnam War veteran because the Korean War by that point had become a forgotten war, and Korean War vets felt like their service and sacrifice had been forgotten as well. Teasle also resented how many Vietnam vets felt about the USA after the war was over.

@tonyyul703

2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@digimortalone2759

2 жыл бұрын

There is a glimpse of Teasles medals in his office.

@cassu6

2 жыл бұрын

Oh damn. That's a nice little tidbit that should've been put on the screen. That's something that's rarely talked about

@bl3993

2 жыл бұрын

This is also apparent in how Teasle leads his men in the forest. A line of men 50ft apart was typical for Korea but the tactic was not used in Vietnam.

@44excalibur

2 жыл бұрын

@@bl3993 Very good observation. 👍

Stallone is actually a pretty good screenplay writer. This remains his best performance ever, matched only by his role in Copland.

@sandman_says_runrunner4701

Жыл бұрын

Rocky was a great performance also.

@el34glo59

Жыл бұрын

Copland is his best work

@sethraelthebard5459

Жыл бұрын

He is an excellent screenplay writer. Some great mainstream, some awesome cult stuff. Fun Fact: He was originally cast to play Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop. However, he wanted to re-write the script, and decided to write out a lot of the comedy and add more action and drama. Ivan Reitman didn't care for the changes and recast Stallone in favor of then-rising comedian Eddie Murphy. Stallone's altered script would then be adapted into the cult classic action film "Cobra."

@OneAndOnlyMe

Жыл бұрын

@@sethraelthebard5459 Did not know that! Cool. Stallone also co-wrote and directed Staying Alive (sequel to Saturday Night Fever). May not have been a critical success, but it was a box office success.

I did a tour in the Falklands Islands up on one of the Mountains for four months. The only access to the Base was via Helicopter and Port Stanley had all the fun and supplies. Our unit was given just two videos for the whole Tour: Simon Murry's Documentary "Legionnaire" and First Blood we watched those videos about 40 times so just love the diaolague in this film it's hilarious. We used see how many quotes we could use in normal conversation. Tip: Have you viewed the British Film " Scum!" That was a cult film among the youth back in the day.

@Commando0333

5 ай бұрын

Thank you sir, for your service

"He wrote this?" Yes, he is an academy award nominee screen writer. Just let that settle in.

@MrEd8846

2 жыл бұрын

He wrote part of the screenplay. It's based off the book First Blood. The character of Rambo was kinda inspired by Audie Murphy

@amandarose4469

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrEd8846 I know, i also think it is cool that Stallone is a pretty ok screenwriter. She just seemed quite surprised with the writing credit.

@doughbafett

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, Stallone never won an Oscar. As great a script as Rocky was, it had no shot at beating Paddy Chayefsky's Network.

@amandarose4469

2 жыл бұрын

@@doughbafett corrected

@robertcampbell8070

2 жыл бұрын

@@amandarose4469 I think he's better than pretty ok. I guess it depends what you think of the movies he's written. And to be fair, it's hit or miss.

HE JUST WANTED SOMETHING TO EAT

@TBRSchmitt

2 жыл бұрын

Should have just fed the man!

@unwokeneuropean3590

2 жыл бұрын

This shows how some of your life decisions can move you to extreme paths...

I'm so happy you reacted to this masterpiece - intense, emotional and deep at the same time. I hope you will watch other Rambo films. Also, if you are interested in other great Sly Stallone films, I recommend Nighthawks (1981), Lock Up (1989), Cliffhanger (1993), Daylight (1996), Cop Land (1997)

@momalwayssaiddontplayballi3973

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Night hawks!!!!!

@Arbo82

2 жыл бұрын

Assassins.

@jldog134

2 жыл бұрын

Paradise Alley is another great Stallone flick

I was nine years old when this movie was released. I remember my older brothers coming home and quoting lines and describing the whole movie. A year or so later I got a Rambo knife for Christmas, with the compass and matches inside.

I lived in Hope BC in grade seven when this film was made. Met Stallone and Brian Dennehey, the sheriff. Brian Dennehey, the dick sheriff is one of the nicest guys I have ever met. He was always hanging out with the locals, laughing and socializing. He was great with kids. The ending is brilliant. Stallone kills that scene. So heartbreaking. Definitely one of my favorite movies of all time.

@mitchellbeston1033

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Dennehy is a great actor but i can't help but see him as John Wayne Gacy...he was so creepy playing that character.

@Britcarjunkie

2 жыл бұрын

I used to pick up loads of bottled water at the Nestle plant in Hope & bring it to California, about 15 years ago, but it wasn't until 5 or 6 years ago, that I found out this was filmed there, and not Washington state!

@LA_HA

2 жыл бұрын

Thomas Brynko: My sister worked in The Business for a while and met Brian Dennehey. Said exactly what you said. Just a very nice man. Dang. Reminds me of how my mom worked with Richard Dreyfuss before he was famous and said the same thing, except there are people who say Dreyfuss is kind of a jerk. But, a story my mom told me about a truly kind thing he did will always be how I can't help but think of him

@karlsmith2570

2 жыл бұрын

RIP Brian Dennehy and Richard Crenna

@superbooster2636

2 жыл бұрын

My grandma lived there, they filmed some of the pick-up shots in her backyard by the creek she had

Rambo didn't become an 80s action hero meme until the sequel, when it developed in the more recognizable form today.

@carlossaraiva8213

2 жыл бұрын

The 4th movie is a return to the first and the better for it. In fact the 4th completwly ignores the events of the 3rd and 3rd and it is the better for it.

The score in this movie is amazing. Everytime you hear that Rambo organ start playing you know some shit is about to go down haha. Also even though the young red headed guy pulls off his dog tag, he is the only one to treat him with a lick of respect.

@nrd515

2 жыл бұрын

He was practicing yanking off his own sunglasses years later. CSI:Miami.

@nrd515

2 жыл бұрын

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@ironenthusiast

2 жыл бұрын

Typical Jerry Goldsmith. So great. Many similarities to his score for Total Recall a number of years later. Some parts are nearly identical actually... The same can be said for Alan Silvestri's scores for Back To The Future and Predator. So great.

My Dad was in Hope, B.C. seeing this movie being filmed on location, even took some pictures of Stallone and the camera crew One time he was sitting in the diner with his friends, it was freezing cold that night, the furnace was smoking out, they saw Stallone running around outside with the tanktop and the M-60 with the camera crew filming and they were all really surprised like how the hell is he doing that? You should see Stallones commentary track on the First Blood DVD, really really interesting.

@borninjordan7448

2 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful town.

@cesarmedina7080

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think Hope was the real name of the town. I think I read something about that.

@LordHowitzer

2 жыл бұрын

@@cesarmedina7080 Hope is the real name of the town.

@2551987ezio

2 жыл бұрын

@@cesarmedina7080 Yes it is. I live two hours from there. They got a visitor's place that has photos taken from the First Blood movie put up around there.

I kind of low-key love how the knowledge of the Rambo sequels paint what people assume to be the tone/theme of this first movie. It couldn't be further from the actual truth. This movie always surprises (and usually delights because it's not some mindless action bloodbath).

@MessOfThings

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, the rest of the series is all action film but this one is an absolute drama masterpiece

@BrettCagwin49ers

2 жыл бұрын

@@MessOfThings The trend of Stallone franchises. The original Rocky towers over the rest of the series which become mostly cheese with some decent elements here and there.

@alainvosselman9960

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrettCagwin49ers Rocky 2 holds up quite well too. Turning it into a trilogy and then an entire saga.. Is where it went a bit downhill.

@BrettCagwin49ers

2 жыл бұрын

@@alainvosselman9960 Eh. I find Rocky way more compelling in that he doesn't care about winning the title really, he just wanted to go the distance with the best because he's been written off his whole life and also let himself down. And as he rises everyone around him gets better too. Also it displays actual boxing strategy more than the straight up clobberfests of the other films IMO. I feel like Rocky II and so on were made because people were like (that was great but Rocky didn't win sad." Which isn't the point at all.

@inceptional

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrettCagwin49ers Plus the whole dynamic with him and Adrian in this movie is brilliant too.

Fun fact: Stallone actually did part of the scene himself after the jump where he is landing through the branches and he actually broke some ribs in the process ,so the shot where he is in pain on that branch , he Is REALLY in pain

@Jutrzen

2 жыл бұрын

What's fun about that?

@aaroncoats1555

2 жыл бұрын

I never new that thats interesting

@max_thx

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jutrzen it’s a figure of speech for „do you want to hear something interesting“ it doesn’t necessarily have to be fun. Yes it can be a contradicting statement ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@joenight9693

2 жыл бұрын

Even more amazing is that shot, where the ladder under him gives in, in the mine. It might have been planned, but that's still some whole new level of bodycontrol and situational awareness. He falls, does a whole flip going down, lands in the water and still saves the torch. I don't wanna know how often they had to do this shot. Every normal human being would either have dropped the torch or doused it in the water. Completely nuts!

@santoscortez223

2 жыл бұрын

@@joenight9693 right? I remember seeing that and thinking he was gonna drop the torch

Great reactions, guys! “First Blood” is the best of the Rambo franchise, in my opinion. After this one, the movies, and character, devolve increasingly into more of a parody. This movie, I feel, tried to tell the story of John Rambo and the problems he has to live with. Made even more poignant, with his speech in the end. After all, in Vietnam he was trusted with millions of dollars of military hardware and machinery. And back in the real world he can’t even keep a job parking cars. The one line that I absolutely love is when he’s got Sheriff Teasle in the woods up against the tree, with his knife to the sheriff’s throat, and he says, “I could have killed 'em all, I could've killed you…” That right there should have told Teasle to let it go.

I really appreciate that the film makers chose not to end the movie the way it ends in the novel. If the Colonel would have killed him, we wouldn’t have been able to enjoy all of the other sequels that came out. I look forward to seeing your reactions to those as well. Once you’ve finished this series, I think the next Stallone film you’ll have to watch, aside from the Rocky and Creed films is Cliffhanger. It’s a classic.

@luciferlovemonkey6750

Жыл бұрын

If I remember right, the movie script was originally supposed to end with his suicide after his monologue. Would have been a very different end and I can say that the final version is better.

Remember how popular the “Rambo knife”, with a compass, matches and fishing line was when I was a kid.

@fearnobeer9077

2 жыл бұрын

I still have mine im 46 lol ,found it recently in a box of stuff

@Kodos13

2 жыл бұрын

Custom-made by Jimmy Lile.

@LethalByChoice

2 жыл бұрын

It's cool but functionally pointless.

@BarbaOlof

2 жыл бұрын

@@LethalByChoice “Cool but pointless” sort of sums up everything I was interested in at that time 😀

@LethalByChoice

2 жыл бұрын

@@BarbaOlof That's fair and true 😆

This is easily one of Jerry Goldsmith's best scores and one of his most iconic musical themes.

@scottjo63

2 жыл бұрын

Jerry Goldsmith also did Planet Of The Apes (1968), The Edge, The Ghost And The Darkness, and on and on and on. More importantly he did music for a little, now underrated, movie with Richard Crenna (Col. Troutman) and Steve McQueen and a big cast in The Sand Pebbles (1965). A MUST SEE MOVIE there.

@MrShredtilldead

2 жыл бұрын

Jerry’s main score for the second Rambo film is my favorite.

@asdfasdf7199

2 жыл бұрын

@@scottjo63 jerry goldsmith is the only one i'd put in the same conversation as john williams. williams is probably the GOAT but goldsmith is right there with him imo.

In this film, as in "Platoon", the drama of the soldier is shown, of the traumas of a war that obviously was not his. That final speech by John is the most devastating. Very good reaction, guys. I recommend "Born on the 4th of July", another great film about Vietnam and about soldiers who retake their lives.

The cliff scene used 2 stunt doubles, and Stallone did the last part of the fall, where he slammed into the branch and screamed in pain, that was real as he broke a few ribs. In the cave, the rats bit Stallone, and the director told him, "that is why you are getting paid 3 million dollars", or words to that effect lol. And most of that movie, Stallone didn't wear a jacket and the temperature was just above freezing.

The final scene is Stallone’s greatest performance in any of his films.

@tonymontana4284

2 жыл бұрын

Original ending Rambo dies filmed buy test audiences hated it, Its on KZread.

As a veteran its hard to watch that last scene, it really strikes at the heart of the pain and confusion that comes when the war ends and you have to put it behind you.

@christopherb501

2 жыл бұрын

As a non-veteran, this cut thru all the BS and delivered your message to me more effectively than any other media I've seen. I wish the sequels hadn't muddied the waters.

@theawesomeman9821

2 жыл бұрын

you don't have to answer this but what division did you serve in and where did you serve?

My dad is a Vietnam vet..I always feel like I inherited his flashbacks. He drank alot ..fought police but was jailed.. gradually calming down in life..but always a calm crazy creature

You picked a good one. Best of the franchise in my opinion. I think it really says something about PTSD among soldiers and such. Glad you two enjoyed it.

NOTHING IS OVER that finale is the proof that sly CAN act

@poppys34

2 жыл бұрын

People often compare Stallone with Arnold. As far as acting, writing and as an overall artist, Stallone is in a completely different league than Arnold.

@MoMoMyPup10

2 жыл бұрын

And I think he just might 'Smeel Manely' too

I hope anybody who's struggling with PTSD knows that other people might not be able to understand it but they can still help if there's communication about it. This movie throws almost everybody when they watch it because everyone expects it to be some popcorn action flick through the cultural osmosis of just who Rambo is. That final scene with John and Col. Trautman is really powerful and striking and this whole unfortunate debacle could've been avoided, just as you said.

@Tommy1977777

2 жыл бұрын

@@tenchraven and they don't care. They really don't.

@4no3bo3dy

2 жыл бұрын

Oh and in the book, doesn’t Trautman shoot John to save him the indignity of prosecution / prison / possible State execution?

@unconditionalluv

2 жыл бұрын

@@4no3bo3dy I think so. Realistically, he would have been dead by the end of the movie

@CrazeeAdam

2 жыл бұрын

Mmm. About PTSD and Vietnam in general. The after affects of war. And how it hurts people so much.

This movie went through production hell for nearly ten years. Kirk Douglas was trying to get the movie made with him playing Trautman. Al Pacino, Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman to name a few were considered to play Rambo. When Stallone came abroad he got involved with script changes, including changing the ending. Kirk Douglas was against it and left the project. Lee Marvin was suggested to play Trautman before Crenna finally got the part. Gene Hackman would have been good as the sherrif but I loved Dennehy in the part. The Final cut of the film turned out brilliantly. Pity about the sequels.

@alexjany1969

2 жыл бұрын

Sequels are better than a lot of the new crap we get today.... wtf was red notice? Lol

@CaptWalker

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah i heard the reason Kirk Douglas didn't accept the role was because he thought Rambo should have died in the original ending, but all the test audiences really hated it which is why they changed it.

@johnkennethwiseman682

2 жыл бұрын

@@CaptWalker Yeah. Douglas had a falling out with Stallone over it.

You both did a really good job analysing the film at the end so faithfully 👍Your reactions during it were awesome, too, of course.

The "Shoe Shine box" story is based on a true story from 35:17. Sly met two Vietnam Vets who were actually on set when they told him their story about when they were In Saigon

@unconditionalluv

2 жыл бұрын

Damn I believe it.

I saw this on Halloween in 82, first year I didn't trick or treat because of the Tylenol poisonings my mom wouldn't risk us getting candy from strangers, so we went saw this. It was less than ten years after the war so our veterans were still young adults. They were treated like crap when they came home. It was about this time they got any respect and I'm sure this movie was part of it. That and a growing patriotic wave.

@benntura

2 жыл бұрын

I remember the Tylenol scare, but I had forgot the year. Worst Halloween of my childhood.

@g8kpr3000

2 жыл бұрын

Also so many shows in the early 80s featured helicopters, magnum pi, riptide, blue thunder, etc. etc., this was because so many vets came back from vietnam having learned how to fly a helicopter, there really was a surplus of helicopter pilots in the us,

I think Stallone's performance was absolutely fantastic, especially the last scene where he breaks down, looking back I don't know why he didn't get nominated for an Oscar for his performance of a Vietnam Vet coping with coming back to the world and getting treated like that after fighting for your country against an unbeatable enemy in their own back yard. An amazing performance 👍

@sandman_says_runrunner4701

Жыл бұрын

Because Oscars are not really about the best films or performances, especially if the movie or actor falls outside of their preferred zone.

Filmed in Hope, British Columbia, Canada a couple hours east of Vancouver. And, yes, it IS a beautiful location for a town. The bridge he walked across at the beginning was recently replaced. The town had a big "Rambo Day" celebration with a bunch of military equipment on display, etc. Great movie. Great town. I love your videos. Best response videos I've seen and the ONLY reason I regularly watch response videos, which I never really liked until coming across your channel.

The tragedy of the entire Rambo series is that there were two kinds of reactions to the first movie. One group said "What a sad story of a broken man, destroyed by war" and the other said "Hey Ma! Lookit that feller with the big guns! He blowed up that town real good!". And they made ALL the sequels for the second group. In the first movie the enemy is small town America. In all the sequels it's the natives of whatever country he's invaded this time.

@omrmajeed

2 жыл бұрын

The sequels shat on the anti-war message of the 1st film.

@redshift912

2 жыл бұрын

Alternate ending where he shoots himself is much better . Should have only ever been one movie

@Reivanhist

2 жыл бұрын

It also didn't help that they decided to use him as propaganda.

@jackcade68

2 жыл бұрын

@@redshift912 kind of like Rocky. On it's own it was a great movie, by Rocky 4 he is basically Rambo in the boxing ring fighting the Soviet system.

@TheChillimouse

2 жыл бұрын

The first blood is the only one worth watching he actually only kills one person not even on purpose and tried to avoid people instead of gunho mad man

I think it's important to remember that 2 cops actively call out the others for being too aggressive to Rambo when he was at the police station, with the 2nd one even doing it in front of others, and many cops didn't see any of that happen all together. Most cops, the National Guard dudes and regular civilians only saw the parts where Rambo was acting crazy and hurting people. The Sheriff and the cop killed at the helicopter are 100% to blame for this movies events imo.

I served in the Army and PTSD is no joke. You go through all these things, these horrible situations you are put in and you have to do severe things to get back home and then you get home and few people have honor and NOBODY understands what demons you fight every day and especially at night when you are alone. You can be highly trained and come home and not get a job washing cars. It can be a living hell. I'm better than I was and no more suicide attempts but it never really gets easier. You just get more numb to things. Comfortably numb. I used to wake up and not know that I was home. For a few seconds I thought I was back overseas. your mind gets trained to that. I love your guys channel. Long time fan.

This movie is incredible. Incidentally, 34:00 Rambo knew he was on the roof, so he took out the lights, wasn't doing it to just scare him.

You guys should react to “cop land.” A very underrated Sly film, but one of his best performances.

@andymc96

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely worth a watch

@sinisterkate5308

2 жыл бұрын

yes

@stang5755

2 жыл бұрын

That is a good flick and yes Sly performs well. But it also has an absolutely powerhouse supporting cast with DeNiro, Ray Liotta, Harvey Keitel, Michael Rapaport, Robert Patrick, and John Spencer, among others.

@sinisterkate5308

2 жыл бұрын

oh my Harvey Keitel is a favorite of mine, underrated performer as a bad guy.

Movie trivia - The actor that play Deputy Art Gault (the mean cop with the red haired) was Jack Starrett. One of the other famous roles he played was Gabby Johnson (authentic frontier gibberish) in Blazing Saddles.

Soooo glad you’re back to Sly films, I love Arnie but Stallone has always been that cut above, he’s an incredible writer, director and actor, all his films are incredible, can’t wait to see what you do next :D

I've been watching this movie for years and never even noticed the Christmas tree up in the station or thought about it being a Christmas movie lol. So I guess it's right up there in the great tradition of Christmas action movies with Die Hard and Lethal Weapon!

@shawbros

2 жыл бұрын

I like this movie WAY better than A Christmas Story.

@OriginalPuro

2 жыл бұрын

There can be no christmas without Hans Gruber falling from Nakatomi plaza.

For a while I was not sure how Rambo found his way out of the cave, but it has to do with oxygen and breeze. The flame from the fire will be drawn to the direction of oxygen.

@MessOfThings

2 жыл бұрын

I think more just that all the air blows that way

This should have been a standalone movie, but this franchise goes the same way of Rocky. Both franchises start out with classic action/drama movies and devolve into mindless action blockbusters, but they can still be enjoyable. The good thing is that the fourth film in both franchises accept and embrace the ridiculous nature of the sequels and deliver a complete blast for fans. The fourth Rambo film delivers a grindhouse style B movie that I can't help but enjoy.

@eXcommunicate1979

2 жыл бұрын

Rambo II holds a special place in my heart though. While it seems like a standard action flick today, for its time it was kind of revolutionary. It created many of the action tropes we take for granted today.

Rambo reaching his breaking point at the end was a great piece of acting.

As much as I love the acting by Stallone and Dennehy, Richard Crenna has to be my favorite thing about First Blood. His smarmy one-liners as these small town cops fail to take down his man are just a joy. Can't give the movie enough credit though for rising above just being a great action movie and finding an emotional core that still resonates today

@L1VE3V1L

2 жыл бұрын

His best line for me is “….to eat things that’d make a billygoat puke” The delivery.

@grumpyoldgraymetalhead2441

2 жыл бұрын

“Set him up for you? That’s like leading pigeons to the cat”

@ashscott6068

2 жыл бұрын

Plus, his name rhymes with Emma.

@ericomarquesfernandes3646

2 жыл бұрын

And, originally, the producers wanted Kirk Douglas, but he made so many demands, that they went with Richard Crenna instead.

The first Rambo is so very different from the others. One of my favorite movies, ever, and a powerful social critique.

@allisoninabinet6521

2 жыл бұрын

The novel, First Blood by David Morrell is very different to the film, a character study of sorts. If you haven't already, you should check it out. The sequel, Rambo:First Blood Part 2 was written as a tie in to the movie sequel.

@GUNNER67akaKelt

2 жыл бұрын

Rambo movies. #1 really good. #2 & #3 not so good. #4 good. #5 so-so.

You should watch Rambo: First Blood Part II. He has a great monologue at the end of that one too. And the film started many of the action tropes we know today.

When he jumped from that cliff and hit that branch, he actually broke a rib or two, that scream was real pain. "I'll give you a war you won't believe" one of the most iconic lines

I love when people watch this movie for the first time and think "It's Rambo." Hollywood made him into an action hero for all the sequels. This movie, based on the book, is a character piece and study on ptsd. And in the book Troutman kills Rambo in the end. R.I.P. Brian Dennehy for playing a great villain.

"That main cop has such tiny dick energy". LOL. In the book this was based on, Rambo died at the end, and the movie was almost released with that ending. Along with the original Rocky, this is one of Stallone's best performances.

@andrewhussey4538

2 жыл бұрын

@@scsi_joe yeah, actually I think you can find it on KZread, he's also WAY more violent in the book, he is way less sympathetic, not totally unsympathetic but he just straight up tries to kill everyone, that kid he let's go only survives because he can't catch him if memory serves

@alucard624

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewhussey4538 True. The book is super violent compared to the movie. They really toned the character down for the movie. If they had filmed the book as it was written I doubt it would have worked as well as it did considering both Rambo and Teasle are not likeable much at all in the book.

@johnlovett651

2 жыл бұрын

Colonel Trautman shot Rambo in the head at the end of the book

@g8kpr3000

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how that actor faired in real life. Billy Dee Williams said that he constantly had to defend Lando Calrrisian in hotel lobbies, airports, restaurants, etc.

Rambo was being very smart and strategic in the town. He was trained in unconventional warfare. First take out local fuel supply. Next , shut off the power supply. Then eliminate all the enemies access to more ammo. Very well done.

So many of the boys that went to Viet Nam came back emotionally and physically damaged and many with drug dependencies. I had an older cousin that was such a great guy, champion wrestler, hard worker. When he came back he was a different person. On top of all that the reception of the returning soldiers was one of the darkest and most shameful chapters in American history. They were treated as criminals when all they did was serve their country. It took 40 years before these brave men were finally given the recognition they deserved.

As I said in another reaction to this film, the Vietnam war was incredibly unpopular back home and it's important to remember that the veterans from that time were absolutely shat on by society at large when they returned home - no parades, no acknowledgement of their issues, no nothing. These days, it's common to say to (for example) an Iraq veteran, "Thank you for your service." Vietnam vets had nothing like that and had to deal with things such as no-one wanting to talk about what they went through and America generally being ashamed of the war, and by extension, the vets themselves. Consequently, a lot of them went on to have major mental issues later in life, and some did snap, although perhaps not quite as badly as this fictionalised example.

@markcarpenter6020

2 жыл бұрын

Friend of mine had an uncle who was a Vietnam vet. He had a lot of issues but was.... surviving. Then he came home and caught his wife in bed with another man. You DO NOT want to know what he did to them. I will just say the room was painted red with blood when he finished and he ended up getting life in prison with no chance for parole. Yeah. Vietnam vets were not people you wanted to be near if they did "snap"

This is really a different type of film compared to the others in the series. More realistic. He's a more developed character than the monosyllabic action hero he becomes in the later films.

@anonymes2884

2 жыл бұрын

Mostly because this one's adapted from a novel (which is well worth reading BTW - book Rambo is a much darker, more complex character and there's a lot more between him and Teasle, kind of a generational almost father/son conflict. Much higher body count and different ending too). (the author of 'First Blood' had issues with the cartoonish nature of the sequel movies, especially "Rambo: First Blood Pt 2", so he actually wrote the movie novelisations himself in order to try to put some depth back in there)

@adamsmythe8292

2 жыл бұрын

He gets better in the 4th one which I think is just called RAMBO.

@richardb6260

2 жыл бұрын

@@adamsmythe8292 The fourth one is my favorite of the series.

I always love watching reactions of people watching First Blood that know of the Rambo character (muscly guy with a machine gun) and expect the action and body count of the later Rambo films - this one is an intense character study/chase movie that really subverts expectations. It's a masterpiece of cinema and some of Stallone's best work.

I absolutely LOVE your channel and watching movies with you all!! You don't talk and talk over the movie and you give a long enough coverage of each movie GREAT JOB Y'ALL!!

Fun Fact: Stallone actually broke his ribs hitting the tree branch (Which the scream was left in and real) Buddy Joe Hooker did the initial high fall from the cliff, Stallone did a lighter fall into the branches.

@scotthewitt258

2 жыл бұрын

I think the fall might have even actually been three or four stages, total? I think that was in the commentary.

Sly got messed up real bad for doing that jump from the cliff into the tree. He still has that bad scare on his shoulder.

@alkanustalar7526

2 жыл бұрын

He is broke 3 or 4 ribs when hit branch. The pain scream is real.

@aronscott9698

2 жыл бұрын

Alkan ustalar yeah he wasn’t acting the pain was real, he was in the ER multiple times throughout the entire shoot.

@65cj55

2 жыл бұрын

He only done the last ten feet or so, it was a stunt man who did the rest.

When Stallone was developing "Rambo" (2008), he wasn't sure where it should take place. So he called the offices of Guns & Ammo Magazine, Soldier Of Fortune, etc. and asked them where is the most violent, lawless place in the world right now. They all unanimously said, "Burma".

This movie shows truly what soldiers with ptsd actually have to deal with. I am old enough to remember how these men were treated when they came home for doing something that they had no say in. I always will goner and appreciate everyone of you men that served . Thank You .

Timeless classic. Fuck this whole town was my sentiment as well. LMAO

@TBRSchmitt

2 жыл бұрын

hahaha F that town!

This movie helped bring attention to all the Vietnam Vets struggles after the war. I was 14 when this came out and I could be remembering wrong but I believe it helped make people more aware of the problem. During that time period after the success of this movie a few more of these type came out. It felt at the time to me that it improved awareness and helped at least some of the Vietnam Vets get more help that they needed. Again, I was very young but that's how I remember this area of Vietnam based films.

@ursathrope2968

2 жыл бұрын

I agree I was 10 when it came out & I believe that this one brought attention to how unfairly the Vietnam veterans were being treated ( most of whom had been drafted), just like the second brought more attention to it's subject matter ( not going to spill anything)

@sitting_nut

2 жыл бұрын

given what you willingly did in vietnam, you don't deserve help . war criminals of the worst kind. you get any help only because facts about what you did are kept from public eye.

@ursathrope2968

2 жыл бұрын

@@sitting_nut so according to you every single person that got drafted should've committed suicide

@lastboyscout73

2 жыл бұрын

@@sitting_nut I was a baby when Vietnam was going on....and you're an idiot.

@sitting_nut

2 жыл бұрын

@@ursathrope2968 no, they shouldn't have committed war crimes as they did. following orders is not a valid excuse .

This movie really made me look at military service differently as a child. I am glad you enjoyed it as well. Many who come back from war have to deal with these issues. In high school we were given an assignment to interview a Vietnam vet. The man I interviewed really opened my eyes and to think our school in a small town knew there were enough Vietnam vets that every student knew at least one is unbelievable.

To me First blood is a drama. When I was younger this was an action movie, but now at 40+, I see this differently.

2 suggestions for Sly movie, Tango & Cash(with Kurt Russell!) and Cliffhanger.

@bgm1975

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent films. Both a lot of fun, especially Tango & Cash.

@MajikMan1977

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely these two, Tango & Cash a personal favourite with Kurt Russell, Jack Palance, Terri Hatcher and other familiar faces of 80’s cinema

@mitchellbeston1033

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, both are excellent. Also Cop Land and Lock Up.

@tessesmom

2 жыл бұрын

I love cliffhanger!

@scottjo63

2 жыл бұрын

And Night Hawks (1981), with bad guy terrorist Rutger Hauer, before Blade Runner, Billy Dee Williams, etc. Now there's an underrated character Stallone should have made more popular.

Quick tid-bit: Many survival-knives of its day were designed with a hollow handle which held an array of tiny tools to help give a leg up in any wilderness-survival situation. Things like a compass, waterproof matches, small birthday candle, a fire-steel, fishing line with hooks and sutures among other little tiny tools could be crammed inside the handle for quick use. ( :E

@rollomaughfling380

2 жыл бұрын

And after the sequel, manufacture and sales of those knives (and cheap knockoffs) skyrocketed. There were ads for "Rambo Knives" in so many unexpected magazines, etc. Some as cheap as $4.99.

@waterphoenix857

2 жыл бұрын

@@rollomaughfling380 ahh the good old days, 4.99 was considered a lot back in those days.

@JadeDude1973

2 жыл бұрын

@@waterphoenix857 That was, like, five weeks allowance LOL

1982, I walked into a store and a VHS video of First Blood was for sale.I took it home and watched it WOW!!.Ever since that day I have watched it on VHS or dvd at least 4 times a year ever since , SO good.

First time I ever saw my father cry was at the end of this movie he did 2 tours of Vietnam it brought up some painful memories for him.

32:58 "This is kind of like a horror movie." It's crazy you said that because it sometimes gets looked at as a modern day retelling of Frankenstein, with Rambo as the Monster and Troutmann as Frankenstein!

This movie is OUTSTANDING!!! I love how Jerry Goldsmith's music meshes well with it all. The government and the U.S as a whole did a VERY terrible job dealing with both the after effects of Vietnam and veterans coming back. No PTSD solutions, No employment, no mental therapy etc. This was supposed to be the 1st and last movie because he was supposed to be killed off but the film did so well that they made a sequel

@tkopp10976

2 жыл бұрын

There still is the deleted scene around where Trautman kills him.

@DJDavis844

2 жыл бұрын

@@tkopp10976 Yea.......it's not good tho

@mnomadvfx

2 жыл бұрын

Goldsmith was king way back. He died at 75 years old still going after being active in the industry for over 52 years. His stuff was so good that when mixing the temp audio track for Alien the editor used score cues from his first film score work on "Freud" in 1963, more than 15 years earlier - those score cues remained in the final film for the facehugger acid blood scene, and the Dallas in the airshafts scene. Ironically he scored the first film of 2 major sci fi franchises within only 2 years - Alien and Star Trek The Motion Picture (plus the theme tune for all 3 80s/90s Star Trek TV shows). He also scored the original Planet of the Apes too. Nominated for Best Score Oscar 17 times, won only once (The Omen).

@tkopp10976

2 жыл бұрын

@@DJDavis844 I suspect there have been a lot of discussions about that :) Point being, this could have been the only movie of the franchise.

@DJDavis844

2 жыл бұрын

@@mnomadvfx He's the best in my opinion. This and Basic Instinct are my top favorites from him.

“Wow he’s going fast” In our generation we yelled with our balls f*** YEAH!

There is one shot in the movie where you can see that Sheriff Teasel is a veteran by the framed medals behind him. If an actor can make an audience hate him as much as I hated that sheriff then he's doing a great job.

When Rambo first came out everyone wanted that knife that Rambo was using. It's razor-sharp, with a compass in the hilt, a first aid kit in the knife chamber. To top it all off, the serrated side can cut through barbed wire. That knife was next level and cost about $100, but it was well worth it.

@Paul77ozee

2 жыл бұрын

I remember the cheap Chinese knock off that was available for around $12.

@scotthewitt258

2 жыл бұрын

All it was missing was a thing on the handle that tells time!

@lethaldose2000

2 жыл бұрын

@@Paul77ozee I had the cheap knock off first and then I had to upgrade.

@Necrowolf81

2 жыл бұрын

mine is not the same as his but it has the compass, fishing hooks,matches, etc inside the handle. The sheath has a wetstone and can be used as a slingshot too.

@Paul77ozee

2 жыл бұрын

@@Necrowolf81 that’s the one l was thinking of mate.

4:00 what you do not realize is the the Sheriff is a war veteran, having served in Korea, but despises Vietnam Vets as he thought they were mindless thugs killing innocent men, women and children, hence why he hates Rambo. He'll learn the hard way later on.

@lonewanderer3456

2 жыл бұрын

In the book he's a Korean war veteran yes, but in neither book or movie is he shown to despise veterans, he doesn't even know Rambo is anything other than a vagrant until after he's on the run,...remember, by the time Rambo reaches town, he's been moved on so many times he's just itching for an excuse to show somebody his 'skills', both characters are equally good and bad and responsible for the violence that follows.

@sitting_nut

2 жыл бұрын

well in vietnam and later american military were mindless thugs killing innocent men, women and children,

So glad you did this! I don't think I've seen it since I watched it in the movie theater when I was about 12, and I remember everybody just going crazy about how great a film it was. Stallone was definitely on a roll! Just make sure you never watch Stop, or My Mom Will Shoot! 😂

I’ve read this was one of first movies from Hollywood to show in a sympathetic light the pain and suffering of many Vietnam vets after they returned to the States