First Blood (1982)

Posted : 1 year ago at Oct 28 7:14

''Nothing is over! Nothing! You just don't turn it off! It wasn't my war! You asked me, I didn't ask you! And I did what I had to do to win! But somebody wouldn't let us win! And I come back to the world and I see all those maggots at the airport, protesting me, spitting. Calling me baby killer and all kinds of vile crap! Who are they to protest me? Who are they? Unless they've been me and been there and know what the hell they're yelling about!'' Sylvester Stallone: John J. Rambo Richard Crenna: Col. Samuel Trautman A mentally unstable Vietnam war vet, John Rambo, when abused with a small town's police force, begins a one man war with it. Back in the 80's, a film was released, which i was pleased to get to watch recently that would change the way action movies felt. T...Read more

Rating : 9/10

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at May 2 3:36

"I could have killed 'em all, I could kill you. In town you're the law, out here it's me. Don't push it. Don't push it or I'll give you a war you won't believe. Let it go. Let it go." Because of Sylvester Stallone's reputation as being the tough, unstoppable action hero (an image painted in films like Cobra, Cliffhanger, and all the Rambo sequels) people have immediately type-cast Stallone as a luminary of the 80's action genre who can't act and doesn't display much depth. First Blood is something far from a brainless 80's action ride. In fact, it's one of Sly's most intelligent films. Before Rambo the only recognisable action hero would be someone like James Bond; a man who always stays calm and never seems to display any real vulnerability. The character of John J. Rambo is the mo...Read more

Rating : 9/10

Posted : 1 year, 8 months ago at Mar 2 21:58

When people hear Sylvester Stallone most people think of Rocky, but when I hear his name I instantly think Rambo. In First Blood, Stallone plays John Rambo, a ex Special Forces operative come back from the Vietnam war at first trying to find one of his last friends from his unit and after finding out that his friend was dead, Rambo starts to drift and comes to a town with a sheriff that doesn't like Rambo and arrests him for trying to go back into town for something to eat. Rambo is brought in the local jail and is really mistreated by the deputies and escapes and makes his way in to the near by mountains where he is chased by the sheriff's and later by the National Guard with nation wide media. I'm not going to spoil the end because its a great ending with a great message that says s...Read more

Rating : 9/10

Posted : 1 year, 9 months ago at Feb 18 7:46

I assume the consensus for this film is that it's an all-guns-blazing kill-fest, but I don't think that could be further from the truth. From the serene and beautiful setting of the opening sequence, the film follows a former Vietnam veteran on his return to civilian life in America. After tracking down the only surviving member of his unit and realising that he has died since his return, Rambo assumes the role of a drifter who aimlessly roams from town to town trying to re-adjust to everyday life. He is arrested for no reason whatsoever by a small town sherif and humiliated for the entertainment of the deputies. Sparking a series of flashbacks form his time in the jungle, Rambo flips and stages a daring escape to the nearby mountain covered in thick forest. A manhunt ensues and media a...Read more

Rating : 7/10