First Blood (Rambo: First Blood)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 movies items)

" Based on the novel, by David Morrell, First Blood (also known as Rambo: First Blood) is a 1982 American action film directed by Ted Kotcheff and co-written by and starring Sylvester Stallone as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. It co-stars Richard Crenna as Rambo's mentor Sam Trautman and Brian Dennehy as Sheriff Will Teasle. It is the first installment in the Rambo franchise, followed by Rambo: First Blood Part II. The film is based on the 1972 novel First Blood by David Morrell, which many "

Watched Films - Anno 2024 (41 movies items)

"10.1 - Viaplay"

Movies That I have watched all (2277 movies items)

"8.8/10"

Pros and Cons of Films: Vol. 2 (130 movies items)

"Pros: It’s a very action pack film. It’s treatment of Vietnam vets, and PTSD. Sylvester Stallone, as John Rambo Brian Dennehy The small town setting. Music by Jerry Goldsmith, and “Long Road” by Dan Hill. Con: For some, the violence is on the overkill side of things."

Why It’s Rated (604 movies items)

"Rated: R Why it’s rated: Rambo doing what he does best, brief nudity, War violence, and profanity."

My Favorite Films of 1982 (15 movies items)

" "I could have killed 'em all, I could've killed 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!" Directed by Ted Kotcheff Written by Michael Kozoll, William Sackheim and Sylvester Stallone Music by Jerry Goldsmith Cinematography by Andrew Laszlo Editing by Joan E. Chapman"

“(MU) Kotcheff makes a good deviation on vet/outsider small town drama, to estabish some far right political points. Stallone supports everything but, thanks to Dennehy (not so a bad guy) and Crenna, stays in reality...” read more

Watched films in 2021 (161 movies items)

"6.5. DVD Uusintakatselu. Suurin vahvuus on myös suurin heikkous. PTSD ja Vietnamin sodan veteraanien huono kohtelu kotimaassaan on edelleen silmiä avaavaa ja tässä oikein hienosti näytetty. Toimintakohtaukset kun menevät enemmän ja enemmän isoiksi ja Rambon toiminta epäuskottavaksi, katoaa vakavalta puolelta vakaata pohjaa. Molemmat osaset toimivat hienosti, eivät vain uskottavasti yhdessä, mutta jotenkin kokonaisuus on silti varsin hyvä. Rambon loppuvuodatus on aika liikuttava."