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This is a film that I was told that this is the only good one of all four Rambo films that there have been. Rambo: First Blood is the start of a franchise that is full of fun and complete fast thrill rides that will keep you on the edge of your seat. What I really loved about this film was that real kick ass style that some people really hate but some people love aswell. This film made me feel really nervous at first because I know that is was going to be a very graphic film but I didnt know it wasnt going to be really gut wretching gore. But for me it wasnt as violent as I thought it would be even though it still was violent. I have to say that I dont think Sylvester Stallone earned very much credit for the Rambo series as he did in the Rocky series because it might seem like a rip-off of awesome action films. This film is just a complete action packed thrill ride that sounds a tiny bit like Deliverance because they are in the wild with arrows, guns, knives and stuff like that.
Sylvester Stallone delivers a decent performance as John Rambo. Sylvester Stallone did have the looks for Rambo: the personality, the muscles and the voice for Rambo but in my opinion he doesnt quite have the acting abilities for Rambo. At first, before I saw Rambo: First Blood I couldnt stand him not only because he was a crap actor but also because of the way he portrays his characters. It is his deep booming voice and the way he moves around that really irritated me. It wasnt so much in his earlier acting career but it was mostly in the sixth Rocky film Rocky Balboa.
The direction was good from Ted Kotcheff. His direction is probably the best from all of the Rambo films. He shows his real epic style of what sort of character John Rambo really is and how deadly he can really be. The writing wasnt that bad really but it was still really well done though. The first and probably the best of all of the Rambo's didnt receive any common nominations at all where I think it should have for Best Sound Mixing and Editing and also Best Visual Effects and Make-Up. The only thing that disappointed me about it was the slightly lame script and the not many good supporting characters involved with Rambo. Apart from that, Rambo truly is one of the best aciton films of all time. Rambo: First Blood is an absolutely amazing start of real hardcore action that hasnt really been seen on the big screen before.
7/10
