I saw this movie in HS and after graduating college I enlisted in Army. My first duty station was a Brigade of the 3ID in Germany and in the barracks the first movie I saw was Rambo II. Then less than two years later we were deployed to Iraq. I was a medic, was in combat and got the CMB.

I always mention this when watching reactions to this movie. If you ever meet a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient treat them with awe and respect. There aren't many living because the award is mostly issued posthumously.

R.I.P Brian Dennehy (1938-2020)

"They drew first blood, not me!" Fun Fact: The role of "Radio Operator" was played by assistant director Craig Huston. Action Star Fact: Brian Dennehy did his own stunt when Teasle falls through the ceiling of the police station. The actor shattered his ribs when he landed. Mystery Actress Fact: The actress who played Delmar Barry's widow/mother (it is not made clear which she is) was surprisingly never credited for her small but vital speaking role, nor has ever been identified to date. Shout-Out Fact: According to Sylvester Stallone in the DVD commentary, the names of the people on Rambo's team in Vietnam (as read by Col. Trautman (Richard Crenna)) are actually names of various people of the film's crew, including make-up artist Michael Westmore and costume designer Tom Bronson. Art Before Ego Fact: Sylvester Stallone hated the first cut of the film so much that he tried to buy the film back and destroy it. When he couldn't do that, he suggested that the producers cut much of his part and let the rest of the characters tell the story. That cut the movie time in half and set a precedent for future action movies. Epic Wardrobe Fact: The large piece of rotten canvas that Rambo finds in the woods and cuts into a makeshift coat was in fact not a movie prop, but a real piece of rotten canvas found by the film crew during the movie's production. Since there was only one piece, Sylvester Stallone joked about how the canvas became a treasured prop on the set. After filming ended, Stallone kept the rotten canvas and still has it in his possession to this very day. Lost In Adaptation Fact: The first name John was given to Sylvester Stallone's character for the movie. In David Morrell's novel, the character is known only as Rambo. Also the iconic knife that Rambo carries is not mentioned in the novel. In the novel, Rambo murders people left and right while the movie version tries to avoid killing anyone. In the novel, Rambo has long hair and a fully grown beard. In the film, he has long hair and stubble. David Morrell, the author of the original novel, stated that he prefers this film over his novel.

I have a family member who was in Vietnam as a medic. To this day he can’t be in a woods alone. Great reactions guys. Good luck on the channel.

Mitch was the only cop that wasn't a complete asshole.

Man you guys kicked this reactions ass ! Best teams of reactors of this hands down guys!!!!!

This is actually a very important movie. It was the first movie to portray a Vietnam combat veteran as a protagonist.

the rambo movie's are all great

When Sylvester Stallone put his hand on the beam to jump over and run into the cave entrance the squib simulating a gunshot went off right by his hand and he said when he ran out of the shot he was afraid to look down on his hand because he thought his thumb was blown off.

A movie that totally turns around in the last 5 minutes.

4:44 apparently that guy also played Gabby Johnson in Blazing Saddles. Crazy difference

8:46 It should be called "Shell Shock," to differentiate between PTSD which civilians all claim now. Shell shock does really explain combat, because combat is very odd.

I'm lucky that I didn't get too scarred from what I saw in the Army, but I know a couple folks who were (still are) my friends that really had it hit hard.

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Ай бұрын

Thanks for your sacrifice! Appreciate you sharing.

I had one flashback in my life, where present time shifts to a place in the past and it seems real as if you were reliving it.

Yes, shooting gunpowder will set it off. In fact, even hitting it hard with a hammer will. That's how black cat firecrackers work. They're just black powder that explodes when it hits the ground.

The movie is based on the book by David Morrell. He's a great writer.

Awesome Movie and Work Guys, Thanks!!!! Greetings from Helsinki, Finland🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸

You're right the external war industry is for politicians not the people. Where is the Department for Peace?

I recommend checking out Hamburger Hill, it's an underrated Vietnam war movie.

great film which i never tire of,great soundtrack as well,films these days dont have a message the way this and the deer hunter had.

100% favorite my dad was SF (Green Beret) and is the correct "name". Dad was 10th group "mountain" stationed @ Ft.Devens in 1979. ODA 325. They were tough! Interesting fact 10th was the first group...thier isgmia was the trojan horse. The russians were curious about 1-9 that didnt exist at the time...😉

Hey Beaver & Bryan I also recommend Click (2006)

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Ай бұрын

We don’t have any Adam Sandler yet. Fun fact, our first reaction video that never released was Billy Madison! Good to hear from you, Roy!

At the time when the book was written, there wasn’t really any help for PTSD and in the book, Rambo’s CO shoots him after his breakdown.

In the end of the book by David Morrell, after Rambo's speech, Colonel Trautman shoots Rambo in the head instead of walking him out of the building.

The movie Rambo came out when Veterans weren't held in high esteem and especially Vietnam Veterans. It was an odd time.

How? How can you be a full grown man, pushing 40, and never have seen First Blood?

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Ай бұрын

LOL, valid question. I think I was just too young and missed it. Too busy playing sports I guess.

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22:39 War and combat will change you. After I got back from Iraq I focused on work and investing, but never could have a relationship with a woman or friendship.

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Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experiences! I cannot imagine the toll combat takes on a person. We appreciate your sacrifice!

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Ай бұрын

@@BluntReactionsBB I am an old man now. Thinking about it is surreal, because I hard to believe I was there. Probably what saved me was working in a VAMC ED for 27 years.

the best of the rambo movies!

The Rambo movies should have gone the way of Denzel Washington's "Equalizer". The Equalizer does a better job of portraying PTSD than any of the Rambo movies after First Blood.

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Ай бұрын

Very interesting. I have not seen The Equalizer.

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Ай бұрын

@@BluntReactionsBB You should watch all three Equalizer movies before you watch any more Rambo movies. It's easy to imagine Rambo being Denzel Washington's character after the events of First Blood. The Rambo sequels have a lot of action, but not the same emotional power of First Blood. All of the Equalizer movies are very violent, but they are also just as emotional as First Blood in dealing with PTSD.

They don't make them like this anymore.

Spent 10 years in the Infantry, wife was a nurse. They spend years and years training you… you get 5 days to out process if your single, 10 days if you’re married. 3000/10 is a sad ratio

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Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your sacrifice! The system is broken. We must do more for our veterans. Thanks for watching and commenting.

richard crenna as the colonel of Rambo turned in such a cheesy, silly performance throughout the film....Just Wow...Baaaaaad.

Unfortunately, this movie and others (TAXI DRIVER, COMING HOME) perpetuated the false image of the Vietnam vet as psychopath.

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Ай бұрын

I think you’re off base here. These movies are about extremely damaged people suffering from ptsd from their direct experiences in a warzone then the isolation and lack of proper care after that makes it all worse. There’s nothing false about any of those movies.

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Ай бұрын

@@BluntReactionsBB I am not off base. Movies like this unjustly depict Vietnam vets with PTSD lashing out and harming innocent people which is rarely if ever the case.

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Ай бұрын

First Blood is the opposite in my opinion. The police put Rambo in a survival mode. Rambo is the innocent one. Taxi Driver is a different animal, though.

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Ай бұрын

@@BluntReactionsBB Regardless of the provocation, Rambo says, "There are no friendly civilians," and procedes to destroy the town punishing the innocent along with the guilty and that is a total misrepresentation of the plight of vets with PTSD

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29 күн бұрын

I see your point. Every battle with PTSD is different and should not be judged. All we can do is listen and have compassion. Thanks for the dialogue. It’s a very important one.

You guys are terrible at editing.

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Ай бұрын

Well, let us know how you like the editing on the video we did with your mom. Coming soon!

I just turned 62, my brother is 76, he served in Vietnam as a sapper in the Australian army, told me some nasty shit. These men deserve respect, having said that let's remember every war since Napoleon has been funded by the world bank. They didn't care Saddam Hussein killed pregnant women, he was going to sell his oil in a different currency. Gaddafi wanted African money backed by gold. They knew the Japanese fleet was headed for Pearl Harbour, Australian coast watchers saw the Japanese fleet heading to Pearl Harbour and messaged ahead to the Americans. Robert Macnama said the Vietnam War was a lie, he was also a 33rd degree Freemason, people have a phone in their hands do some research people. Conspiracy FACT.

@thewildgoose7467

Ай бұрын

After WW1 Major General Smedley D Butler wrote a book called "War Is A Racket". At the time of his death in 1940 he was the most highly decorated marine in US history. Throughout WW2 the the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel Switzerland conducted business between the Nazi's and Allied Bankers. So no WW for the bankers just business as usual. At the outset of the Napoleonic wars a Rothschild sent one son to London and the other to Paris to fund both sides of the war, resulting in both England and France being indebted to the bankers. You're also correct about the Gulf war. Saddam Hussein's "crime" was that he wanted to sell oil to Europe for Euros, while Gaddafi was attempting to set up an African currency backed by gold. Both of these actions were a threat to the dollar. In 1971 Nixon defaulted on the Bretton Woods agreement of 1944, so the only thing backing the dollar as the 'reserve currency' was the "petrodollar" agreement arranged by Kissinger with the Saudi's in '74 (all oil sales must be in dollars only). Saddam Hussein and Gaddafi's 'crimes' were they wanted to use currencies other than the dollar.