Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy
A mentally unstable Vietnam war vet, when abused with a small town's police force, begins a one man war with it.
DVD Release Date: August 29, 2000
Stats: 5,737 reviews
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October 27, 2009
Like a lot of other reviewers have said, First Blood wasn't at all what I expected to be. This isn't a typical 80's action movie. It has a heart and a message that elevates it beyond its explosions and gunshots.
Who knew that Sly Stalone had this kind of a performance in him? M...( read more) -
October 1, 2009
I saw it for the very first time last night and I have to say, it?s not what I expected, it?s much better! It?s quite a sad and moving story really. There is also a lot of butt kicking in it and sticking it to the man, he just wanted something to eat damn it! Rambo is cool!
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September 6, 2009
Teasle: Whatever possessed God in heaven to make a man like Rambo?
Trautman: God didn't make Rambo. I made him!
A finely made 80s action film. It has a good premise and Stallone does a great job in the lead both physically and as an actor.
Stallone stars as John Rambo, a ...( read more) -
April 5, 2009
The first film my parents ever hired when we bought our first Video recorder. I can?t help thinking; if only they had let him have something to eat?
Such an escalation of events for something that begins so trivial, yet a thoroughly entertaining film, even all these years lat...( read more) -
March 6, 2009
Rambo is now a veritable cultural institution, the name given to any one-man army in action films, or anyone who thinks they are one in reality. A cartoon, action figures, four movies, cultural references down to (my favourite) Gizmo the mogwai in Gremlins 2, who dons a he...( read more)
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November 18, 2009
By no means is it a bad movie, but it does often fall under the category of action for the sake of action. Sylvester Stallone makes a great shell-shocked Nam vet, but you don't really get to see a character moment until the last ten minutes of the movie. It does have a lot to enj...( read more)
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November 5, 2009
Nice story about how a veteran struggle to re-integrate into the society....
The psychological portrayal is very good, but Stallone cant really act....
The beginning of the movie is very boring and slow....
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November 3, 2009
The ending is too preachy, but altogether it is a nice action film that makes us care about its character, mostly thanks to Stallone's convincing performance.
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March 13, 2007First blood was no joke-the other Rambo movies were a waste of time,avoid them
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January 22, 2007The way stallone bursted out of prison was great.Galt thinks he was it but he got killed bya rock.weren't so tough were you galt.Remember the name JOHN RAMBO
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January 4, 2007as an avid action movie fan, ive had more then my fair share of good and bad movies. this is one of the greatest action movie i ever saw. it does a nice job of balancing the drama and gratuitious violence. ive seen all 3 rambo movies, and this one sticks out as being the best. shame they dont make movies like this anymore.
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