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Forgot to comment on the music. The score by Jerry Goldsmith is so good. Carrying all the emotions and intensity of Rambo's journey. The main theme, "It's Been a Long Road" in the score and sung by Dan Hill is much appreciated. Goldsmith also scored the next 2 sequels. The main theme itself remains one of the best from the era.
This movie did more for Vietnam Veterans in two hours than the VA did in a decade. That speech at the end is one of the best speeches about war and PTSD ever put in film
Yes and that is a shame my grandpa served under Patton in the battle of the bulge he would go to the V.A. in Miami back in the late 80s when he lived with us and he had to get a petition going because they had no American flag in the hospital they got the flag put up in the lobby but I mean these men go into a government facility and no flag! And this was at the end of the 80s! IMO ALL YOU VETERANS SHOULD BE TREATED AS THE HEROES YOU ARE! Loved my Grandpa and love you all brothers YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN NOT EVER! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GAVE AND DID for all of us Thank you.
The VA does god’s work ask the Warhawk politicians who cut its budget and privatized it out to campaign donors and cronies that cut benefits but bill us the taxpayers
To anyone that says Stallone can't act, I give you the bit where he breaks down at the end describing his friend getting blown up. That's some of the best acting I've ever seen.
I mean, that final monologue was really good but the role and the monologue wasn't enough to get a nomination. Plus, even if Stallone was nominated for Best Actor he wasn't winning over Ben Kingsley who won Best Actor that year for Ghandi
The part where Rambo does that high fall off the cliff jnto the trees, when you see Stallone land on that branch and scream, then say “Oh Jesus!” It’s because he actually broke a rib. That cry of pain and exclamation are 100% genuine. He hit the branch at a bad angle, directly on his side. Also, during the jailbreak scene, when you see Stallone elbow a cop in the face and the cop falls down screaming in pain, that was real, he actually broke the stunt man’s nose.
I got hit by a car once and I didn't break my nose, but it did pop out of the front of my skull, so I can't comment on what a broken nose feels like but I imagine the pain is somewhat similar.
My dad was a Vietnam vet. Drafted during his senior year of high school. That war obliterated an already broken young man. Then he comes back and the country shit on them more. Spit on and called baby killers. My dad didn't get an army pension until I was like 10 and I was born in 84. He had shrapnel in his body until the day he died at 60. Thank you for talking about this movie. My dad loved it and thought it spoke to the vets treatment
@@KELTROCKS1 yeah that’s exactly right, most Americans are absolute clowns just like the two clowns that watched this movie and do this show. They think everything is a funny joke. 👎🏻
The My Lai massacre is what really caused the perception of soldiers to change. Yes, it was a horrible atrocity, but it was a renegade group of men with a leader who had no business being one in the first place. Unfortunately, the government tried to cover it up. Furthermore, the one man who tried to do something about it, Major Hugh Thompson, was seen as a traitor, and sent on extremely dangerous missions to try and get him killed for speaking the truth of what happened. Major Thompson saw what was happening, set his chopper down between the rampaging 'soldiers' and a group of women and children who were trying to hide in a bunker. Before leaving to speak to said soldiers, he ordered his door gunner to open fire on them if they started shooting at the civilians. He was, and is, a hero. Unfortunately, people didn't look at his actions, they looked at the actions of everyone else, mostly because his role wasn't widely known until many years later. Vietnam was terrible, and we had no business there. But I blame our government and leadership, not the soldiers on the ground, except where warranted of course. They deserved, and still do deserve, far better than they got when they returned home. They were a bunch of kids forced into a horrible situation, and it's amazing to me that ANYONE can return home even somewhat sane after what many of them went through.
Anytime people say Stallone can't act I show them the final scene and it leaves them stunned. It is some of the best acting I've seen. How accurately he portrays PTSD brings a tear to my eye.
Stallone brought intense physicality, obviously, but also hangdog vulnerability to a character who takes revenge on a cruel, unfeeling establishment and utters some of the most iconic lines in shoot’em’up history.
This is truly the only pure action film that makes me cry like a baby. They treat Rambo so horribly for literally doing nothing. It's F'ing heartbreaking.
It wasn't heartbreaking to these two. They clowned and joked their way through the entire film. Both of these guys imagine themselves as comedians, and both think we came here to see their "comedy". This happens to a LOT of reaction channels. They reach a certain size, their egos swell, and they become tedious and annoying. They no longer react to films, but instead try to make every reaction into some kind of comedy show.
Honest to god Sly should have gotten an Oscar nomination for this movie. Which the exception of Creed and Rocky 1 this is his best performance of all time. The final scene when he talks about how horrifying the Vietnam War was still makes me cry to this day. Also he very wisely had the ending changed as well as him killing no one directly. In the original book First Blood Rambo actually completely snaps and goes on a killing spree and the book ends with Colonel Trautman shooting and killing Rambo like he was putting down a rabid animal. But Stallone in his amazing foresight knew this character needed sequels so he encouraged the director and the studio to have him kill no cops or guardsmen and have him arrested instead of killed off.
A lot of people miss that in some shots in the sheriff's office you see war memorabilia. This would imply the sheriff was a Korean war vet many such men looked down on Vietnam vet's partly for "losing" the war but also for the widely reported atrocities they also saw the Vietnam vet's rejection of military discipline and standards while still wearing their old uniforms as a direct insult.
I love this movie it really showed how horribly soldiers were treated when they got back from Vietnam and what most of them still go through with PTSD.❤
If you see promotional material for this film you can see Kirk Douglas as Colonel Samuel Trautman throughout the banner and various posters that can be found online. He then backed out due to not wanting the idea of Rambo surviving in the end. He wanted Rambo to die at the hands of Trautman just as the novel. Then Richard Crenna stepped in and had a bit of resurgence and even shot the alternate ending with Rambo dying by Trautman but the test audience didn't like it and reshot the ending with him surrendering to the authorities.
Never knew that. Honestly, that would have been a better movie. I think Crenna is too much of a hammy old time actor, 80s Kirk Douglas would have been more believable as a grizzled veteran colonel.
Crenna went on to spoof Trautman in Hot Shots series but had to get permission from Stallone and he gave his approval for it saying go ahead. Crenna also went on to spoof Sam Gerard from The Fugitive in Wrongfully Accused starring Leslie Nielsen.
There is quite a difference in the novel regarding Sheriff Teasle. He is a Korean War vet who is going through his own issues. If you look in his office you can see that he has a Silver Star on display. The Korean war is also known as the “Forgotten War” because it was largely overshadowed by WWII and Vietnam. So, in addition to how controversial the Vietnam war was, the perception of being "forgotten" further enhanced Teasle's resentment of Rambo.
Just get me something to drink. That's brisk baby! (I know that commercial was Rocky themed, but it always comes to mind when anyone says nothing is over, and even more when it's Sly
Fun fact: For the helicopter chase scene when Rambo jumps from the cliff into the trees, Stallone did that stunt himself during the bottom third of the fall and broke one of his ribs when he landed on the tree branches. That fall feels authentic because it IS authentic. Awesome movie.
The setting of this movie is probably one of the best as it was filmed in and around a town called Hope in British Columbia Canada. The famous gun that was used by Stallone(Rambo) is the M60 Machine Gun which did get heavy even for Stallone at times so you see him put it down before The Outpost blows up.
Sylvester's performance in this always has me tearing up every time I rewatch! Such a great movie, for so many great reasons. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! ❤
Man... I really hope you guys do Cliffhanger. One of my favorite Stallone / 90s action movies. Crazy cast. John Lithgow plays an amazing villain (no surprise) No doubt you guys will love it.
Ricochet another great villain role of Lithgow with Denzel Washington. Great movie. Couldn't believe seeing Lithgow in 3rd rock from the sun serial, As comedian. Versatile actor.
I do think it’s crazy how this movie is the outlier. Like only one person dies, by accident no less, yet everybody associates Rambo movies with massive body counts. It’s crazy how well structured and dramatic this is without any over the top cheesiness like the later films.
This is an iconic movie, and it makes you really connect with the character of Rambo. Wait until you get to "Last Blood". That movie will break your heart! Awesome reaction!
This movie blew us away. I was 8 when this came out. Saw it in the theater. Well before PG-13 was a thing. It was a complete shock for us kids to see soldiers painted in this light. It really made us aware of the treatment of Vietnam Vets. This movie also launched an obsession with teenage boys and survival knives. I had one. Everyone did. Had a compass like Rambo's. Fishing line, matches. It was amazing. lol That scene at the end always gets me. Sly was absolutely brilliant.
As a kid in the 80', my twin brother and I got these Rambo knives for Xmas. We were about 8 (it was the 80's, large combat knives were fine for children in New Zealand BTW). On the end of the handle it has a compass, inside the handle had fishing line, hooks and matches - can't remember what else was included, maybe a flint(?)
I absolutely recommend the film Deer Hunter as well. Award winning hard look at the Vietnam War and its aftermath worth looking into with some unbelievable actors you'll recognize.
It was a violent '80s movie, so naturally, Hasbro made action figures & a Saturday morning cartoon. I totally forgot how great this movie was! Memories! 😁
Love you guys. This is wild. You really had no idea what you were getting into, and I'm so glad you finally watched this one and found out. It makes me wonder how familiar you are with the first Rocky movie. This franchise, and the first movie, is much like how that franchise is. The climax of this movie will never cease to leave me in awe. What a choice. What a time - when an action movie ends with an emotional monologue, tears, and a hug.
This first movie in the franchise is so emotional, showcasing how these soldiers were treated when they came home. Keen to see what you guys think of the other Rambo films.
The buildup with Trautman was actually for an alternate ending where during the ending confrontation, Trautman kills Rambo, before his breakdown. the test screening were outraged Rambo wasn't allowed closure or redemption. So they used an alternate take where Stallone broke into the monologue.
Most people that don't know the movies expect First Blood to be like the sequels. This is the movie that built the franchise, and for good reason. Vietnam Vets were treated so bad and Stallone portrayed it so well. The obvious town's main "RESTAURANT" when he breaks out of the police station is such a great part of this movie that many don't notice. Also, every kid in the 80's wanted a "Survival Knife" like Rambo had. It had matches, a hook, fishing line, and a sharpening stone in the handle, then a screw on compass at the end of the handle to waterproof it and enclose it all.
Movies like this and Rocky remind us that Stallone isn’t just a meathead action star (not to imply that action stars are meatheads), but can actually, actually act. I want to see more of that Stallone.
Stallone did a lot of his own stunts in the movie. The part where Rambo is going up the hill on the bike, but then loses control and falls back down the rock hill at 14:29 was him. He says on the dvd commentary that he hurt his hands when falling. When Rambo jumped off the cliff, at 17:47, a stuntman did the jump but Stallone himself jumped the final 10 feet before landing in the trees where he hurt his ribs.
Love seeing everyone coming into this movie like a popcorn action flick, then coming out crying and genuinely touched with with how he was treated by the towns people and what veterans deal with when returning home.
First Blood was filmed in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Hope, British Columbia was selected for its quaint charm, and Pitt Lake, Golden Ears Provincial Park, and Port Coquitlam were chosen to capture the beauty of the forest.
You think you’re getting a cheesy but fun shoot ‘em up popcorn flick with bad one liners, but Stallone breaks your heart with that incredible monologue and gut punches you with the realization that it was a PTSD movie all along. Makes subsequent viewing a different experience.
On the left an ex SEAL, still popping a few at the shooting range and on the right the Vietnam vet, still enjoying Fortunate Son. I've got to watch quickly, lots of review channels hit by copyright on this number. Saw this in theatre in 1984, aged 18, weekend pass after returning from first combat deployment, age restriction was 21 in my country. You could go to war, but not watch it. Great review, one the best discussions of an '80's great.
In the original/alternate ending, Rambo begs Trautman to kill him and when he won’t he reaches out and uses the gun in Trautman’s hand to kill himself. It’s so tragic.
I was born in 1979 and this movie captured what it was like for our Vietnam veterans came home to. That ending monolog sums up how they were treated. Our Vietnam veterans never got the respect they deserved and I remember getting to know so many of them and today there are so few left.
Every time I see a scene in The Mandalorian where Mando takes out a group of bad guys -one at a time, in eerie fashion- I immediately think back to the forest scene where Rambo takes out the cops, one by one.
I didn't see a weird edit in the scene in the woods. When Rambo shot at them (after the dogs were released), the first one he hit was the dog handler. It was dark, but he went down right off. This is an incredible movie - one of Stallone's best.
Guys there is a tactic to what he does in the town towards the end. He cut the fuel supply to the "enemy" Than he cut the power,than take away their "armory"
The M60 is about 20 pounds, give or a take a few, depending on which version it is. I imagine that figure doesn't include the hundred round belt of ammo. The weight and the way it could chew through ammo are the reasons the M60 was sometimes called "The Pig."
In case nobody here mentioned it. Although the movie is said to take place in Hope, Washington it was actually filmed at the real town of Hope, British Columbia in Western Canada in fact due to the movie being filmed there if you went there now there are historical landmarks revolving around Rambo such as a statue of Rambo & Teasle & even areas with signs that show where Sylvester Stallone stood at during filming.
Based on a best-selling novel from 1972 by David Morrell. Released in the same year as Rocky III. The beginning of Sly's 2nd iconic film series and he hadn't intended to make it so. This first installment adapts the novel with balances of the emotion, suspense and action. Looking at the realism of soldiers at war with themselves. PTSD is nothing to play with and soldiers of such woes deserve to heal. Through Rambo's eyes we see the mistreatment of vietnam veterans, uncalled for actions by corrupt, ignorant opposition. Someone on the humble being forced to not back down and fight back. Rambo's struggle and presence definitely gave this town something to think about. This is one of Stallone's best as actor, writer and ultimately becoming an action icon in his career. The late Richard Crenna as Col. Trautman was perfect casting. He put a face on what makes him Rambo's mentor and only real friend. The sequels do make Rambo more of an action hero. But to purely understand the mind of such a character is to always remember where it all started. Both endings, original and alternate are incomparable.
Sometimes deviating from the source material works out good... It gave us one of the most badass, legendary action heros of all time... John Rambo, the one man army, also one of the most tragic and broken. In the book Rambo is as skilled as the movie says he was, "the best" but he was not a good dude, he was a psychotic and murderous man riddled with PTSD due to the Vietnam war that strolled into town acting strange. The Sheriff is like, well the main hero of the book, he's not necessarily a good man nor a bad one. He is a Korean War vet and quite bitter. Rambo's phyce is breaking down big time while passing through, causing disturbances when brings Teasle, Teasle gives him every chance but ends up to arrest him that thats would leads to Rambo snapping and going on a blood path of carnage and chaos, killing innocent civilians at random as well as perusing authorities. Quentin Tarantino expressed interest over the years to adapt the book and make Rambo the terrorising villain he was in said book with Adam Driver playing Rambo, would LOVE to see that 🤞
One of the greatest movies ever made! I was in 9th grade when this came out and my friend and I rushed out and bought "Rambo" knives that had the compass, fishing line and fish hooks in the handle. Living in Colorado I spent thousands of hours hiking in the mountains, camping, fishing, building shelters and exploring caves. Rambo was my inspiration.
Yeah that's very true but 1984 was seriously something else, Beverly Hills Cop, Ghostbusters, The Terminator, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Gremlins, The Karate Kid, Footloose, The Neverending Story, Romancing The Stone, Indiana Jones and The Temple Of Doom, Police Academy, Once Upon A time In America, Purple Rain Splash, Breakin, and so on i actually can't believe all those movies came out in the same year a lot of movie goer's would have spent quite a bit going to the cinema that year lol
As an 80s kid, I can tell you we all wanted the Rambo knife. The one I had was a cheap knock-off. The handle had a small cable saw, fish hooks, and different "survival" stuff, and the end had a compass. It was not at all functional.
Hey, Coy, remember that Movie Fights episode with that one question about the best Stallone performance? The twist was, of course, that it was a trick question. So, you had to argue the performance from him that you chose to argue was the best, was instead the worst. You chose Creed, and Hal (Rudnick) chose this movie, whereas JTE (Josh) chose original Rocky. Would you look back at that fight on the missed as hell podcast with different thoughts now that you've seen it for yourself?
I never saw Troutman’s role in this story as a betrayal of Rambo. He stepped in and made this escalation dissipate, not because he had any sympathy for the sheriff or the town. He cared about Rambo, and knew he got crapped on on a daily basis. He didn’t want this situation to get so bad that Rambo would go down, not as a Medal of Honor winner, but for a fiery deletion of an entire American town. How would that affect Rambo? How much closer to utter insanity would that whole remembrance bring him down the road? Troutman did everyone, even Rambo, a favor by getting directly involved.
2 and 3 are a little more over the top 'superhero-ish" - Still good, but over the top like "Commando" - Part 4 is very dark and VERY violent. 5 gets more personal like part 1, but still action filled.
Only time rambo smiles is at the very beginning when he went to delmar place ...once he finds out he died it went down hill from then on there. Great writing.. he goes from hearing bad news to getting harassed by a jerk cop to getting arrested to getting hunt down and shot at to losing it at the end
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My father passed the same way they describe Delmar passing after Vietnam so that opening scene always gets me. He talked a lot about how he didn't come back to the same country he left by the way people treated him.
I grew up where this was filmed in Hope British Columbia Canada, about an hour from Vancouver. It's just as beautiful today. One of my all time fav movies great reaction. 👍👊
I graduated High School in 1986, and the 80's definitely had the best movies and music of any decade. Such a great time to grow up, when men were men, women were women, and Americans loved their country and freedom!
Rambo 2008 next? This movie was so good and it deserves to be one of the best films about war and it’s effect on the people who served and how they’re treated when going home
Guys… hes a vietnam vet. They were trying to tale him down in a forest. Put 2 and 2 together, its his main combat experience, he used what he learned over there and brought it here including the leg traps and psychological warfare. Its crazy you’re so surprised what he can do
I’ve watched this channel for years and absolutely love your content, but with that being said.. I can’t imagine you guys haven’t actually seen a lot of these “first reactions.”
The stunts in this movie are wild. When he's going up the mountain and the motorcycle flips back towards him I don't think that was the plan. That thing almost crushes him. It's nuts.
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Stallone almost bought this movie and burned it "true story"
53:36 Judge Dredd (95) and Demolition Man (93) are 90's movies. 😁😜
You Boys ever see WaterWorld?? youd very much enjoy it.
Please finish THE MAZE RUNNER trilogy
Forgot to comment on the music.
The score by Jerry Goldsmith is so good.
Carrying all the emotions and intensity of Rambo's journey.
The main theme, "It's Been a Long Road" in the score and sung by Dan Hill is much appreciated.
Goldsmith also scored the next 2 sequels.
The main theme itself remains one of the best from the era.
This movie did more for Vietnam Veterans in two hours than the VA did in a decade. That speech at the end is one of the best speeches about war and PTSD ever put in film
Yes and that is a shame my grandpa served under Patton in the battle of the bulge he would go to the V.A. in Miami back in the late 80s when he lived with us and he had to get a petition going because they had no American flag in the hospital they got the flag put up in the lobby but I mean these men go into a government facility and no flag! And this was at the end of the 80s! IMO ALL YOU VETERANS SHOULD BE TREATED AS THE HEROES YOU ARE! Loved my Grandpa and love you all brothers YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN NOT EVER! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GAVE AND DID for all of us Thank you.
You don't know what you are talking about
@@oldgeezer3324 what do you know? You don’t sound like you know much of anything either 🤡
The VA does god’s work ask the Warhawk politicians who cut its budget and privatized it out to campaign donors and cronies that cut benefits but bill us the taxpayers
What is VA?
To anyone that says Stallone can't act, I give you the bit where he breaks down at the end describing his friend getting blown up. That's some of the best acting I've ever seen.
Sly is fantastic in this film.
And COPLAND a James MANGOLD movie where Stallone was great to .
YES. TOTALLY AGREE. He sold me as an actor in this movie
That was Oscar material, best in cinema yet. Also he was really good in film called Oscar. Showing his comedic timing chops.
Well all u have to do is see him in the first rocky film when hes venting out at Micky in his apartment while mick was leaving out.
Masterpiece of a movie. Stallone should’ve won an Oscar for that final monologue alone.
I mean, that final monologue was really good but the role and the monologue wasn't enough to get a nomination. Plus, even if Stallone was nominated for Best Actor he wasn't winning over Ben Kingsley who won Best Actor that year for Ghandi
@@antoniochasten3192there have been people who won Oscar’s for like 10 minutes of screen time. That monologue was definitely worthy of a nomination
@@antoniochasten3192 oh really? Why not? Why don’t you inlighten us all and tell us why he couldn’t win against Kingsley? 🤷♂️
The people who run Hollywood hate America. This movie stuck a thumb in their eye. Anything loved by the American people is ignored by the "Academy"
The part where Rambo does that high fall off the cliff jnto the trees, when you see Stallone land on that branch and scream, then say “Oh Jesus!” It’s because he actually broke a rib. That cry of pain and exclamation are 100% genuine. He hit the branch at a bad angle, directly on his side.
Also, during the jailbreak scene, when you see Stallone elbow a cop in the face and the cop falls down screaming in pain, that was real, he actually broke the stunt man’s nose.
Eat your heart out "Broken Toe" Viggo Mortensen!
I got hit by a car once and I didn't break my nose, but it did pop out of the front of my skull, so I can't comment on what a broken nose feels like but I imagine the pain is somewhat similar.
And in the mine explosion screen he almost got his finger ampurated by the blast
My dad was a Vietnam vet. Drafted during his senior year of high school. That war obliterated an already broken young man. Then he comes back and the country shit on them more. Spit on and called baby killers. My dad didn't get an army pension until I was like 10 and I was born in 84. He had shrapnel in his body until the day he died at 60. Thank you for talking about this movie. My dad loved it and thought it spoke to the vets treatment
Truly heartbreaking to hear. It's a damn shame how this "proud" American society treats our vets.
Heartbreaking. Your dad and all the other vets deserved better!
@@KELTROCKS1 yeah that’s exactly right, most Americans are absolute clowns just like the two clowns that watched this movie and do this show. They think everything is a funny joke. 👎🏻
The My Lai massacre is what really caused the perception of soldiers to change. Yes, it was a horrible atrocity, but it was a renegade group of men with a leader who had no business being one in the first place. Unfortunately, the government tried to cover it up. Furthermore, the one man who tried to do something about it, Major Hugh Thompson, was seen as a traitor, and sent on extremely dangerous missions to try and get him killed for speaking the truth of what happened.
Major Thompson saw what was happening, set his chopper down between the rampaging 'soldiers' and a group of women and children who were trying to hide in a bunker. Before leaving to speak to said soldiers, he ordered his door gunner to open fire on them if they started shooting at the civilians. He was, and is, a hero.
Unfortunately, people didn't look at his actions, they looked at the actions of everyone else, mostly because his role wasn't widely known until many years later.
Vietnam was terrible, and we had no business there. But I blame our government and leadership, not the soldiers on the ground, except where warranted of course. They deserved, and still do deserve, far better than they got when they returned home. They were a bunch of kids forced into a horrible situation, and it's amazing to me that ANYONE can return home even somewhat sane after what many of them went through.
Anytime people say Stallone can't act I show them the final scene and it leaves them stunned. It is some of the best acting I've seen. How accurately he portrays PTSD brings a tear to my eye.
Stallone brought intense physicality, obviously, but also hangdog vulnerability to a character who takes revenge on a cruel, unfeeling establishment and utters some of the most iconic lines in shoot’em’up history.
His face acting alone in this film is just top notch
This is truly the only pure action film that makes me cry like a baby. They treat Rambo so horribly for literally doing nothing. It's F'ing heartbreaking.
It wasn't heartbreaking to these two. They clowned and joked their way through the entire film. Both of these guys imagine themselves as comedians, and both think we came here to see their "comedy". This happens to a LOT of reaction channels. They reach a certain size, their egos swell, and they become tedious and annoying. They no longer react to films, but instead try to make every reaction into some kind of comedy show.
In the original book - they manage to kill him!
Kirk Douglas was going to play Troutman but they wouldn't stick to the book so he baled out.
@@Mr.Ekshin wow, you are absolutely right. These guys are complete clowns. Just like most Americans. No wonder Joe Biden is the president. 🤢👎🏻
Honest to god Sly should have gotten an Oscar nomination for this movie. Which the exception of Creed and Rocky 1 this is his best performance of all time. The final scene when he talks about how horrifying the Vietnam War was still makes me cry to this day.
Also he very wisely had the ending changed as well as him killing no one directly. In the original book First Blood Rambo actually completely snaps and goes on a killing spree and the book ends with Colonel Trautman shooting and killing Rambo like he was putting down a rabid animal. But Stallone in his amazing foresight knew this character needed sequels so he encouraged the director and the studio to have him kill no cops or guardsmen and have him arrested instead of killed off.
Kirk Douglas was not amused!
A lot of people miss that in some shots in the sheriff's office you see war memorabilia. This would imply the sheriff was a Korean war vet many such men looked down on Vietnam vet's partly for "losing" the war but also for the widely reported atrocities they also saw the Vietnam vet's rejection of military discipline and standards while still wearing their old uniforms as a direct insult.
Caruso and Stallone both giving subdued performances is how you know it’s from another era.
I love this movie it really showed how horribly soldiers were treated when they got back from Vietnam and what most of them still go through with PTSD.❤
If you see promotional material for this film you can see Kirk Douglas as Colonel Samuel Trautman throughout the banner and various posters that can be found online. He then backed out due to not wanting the idea of Rambo surviving in the end. He wanted Rambo to die at the hands of Trautman just as the novel. Then Richard Crenna stepped in and had a bit of resurgence and even shot the alternate ending with Rambo dying by Trautman but the test audience didn't like it and reshot the ending with him surrendering to the authorities.
Never knew that. Honestly, that would have been a better movie. I think Crenna is too much of a hammy old time actor, 80s Kirk Douglas would have been more believable as a grizzled veteran colonel.
@@davidd.6448 You can still find the promotional art for Kirk Douglas online via google in full military attire.
Yeah you can find the alternate on youtube, it is REALLY heartbreaking.
@@shadowdivided It's very sad.
@@davidd.6448 They filmed that ending, it tested horribly, basically everyone hated it which is why we got this ending.
Crenna went on to spoof Trautman in Hot Shots series but had to get permission from Stallone and he gave his approval for it saying go ahead. Crenna also went on to spoof Sam Gerard from The Fugitive in Wrongfully Accused starring Leslie Nielsen.
There is quite a difference in the novel regarding Sheriff Teasle. He is a Korean War vet who is going through his own issues. If you look in his office you can see that he has a Silver Star on display. The Korean war is also known as the “Forgotten War” because it was largely overshadowed by WWII and Vietnam. So, in addition to how controversial the Vietnam war was, the perception of being "forgotten" further enhanced Teasle's resentment of Rambo.
Absolutely. In the book neither guy was perfect nor were either one evil. There was a heck of a lot of depth between them
@@popuptarget7386 That's what Kirk Douglas was trying to preserve - the ART! Stallone wanted the commerce so Douglas bowed out.
@@popuptarget7386Especially with Rambo killing hundreds of people in the book
NOTHING IS OVER!
Such a fine classic.
Just get me something to drink. That's brisk baby! (I know that commercial was Rocky themed, but it always comes to mind when anyone says nothing is over, and even more when it's Sly
Fun fact: For the helicopter chase scene when Rambo jumps from the cliff into the trees, Stallone did that stunt himself during the bottom third of the fall and broke one of his ribs when he landed on the tree branches. That fall feels authentic because it IS authentic. Awesome movie.
The setting of this movie is probably one of the best as it was filmed in and around a town called Hope in British Columbia Canada. The famous gun that was used by Stallone(Rambo) is the M60 Machine Gun which did get heavy even for Stallone at times so you see him put it down before The Outpost blows up.
You know it’s good acting when watching someone’s react to it still makes you tear up 👏🏾
Sylvester's performance in this always has me tearing up every time I rewatch! Such a great movie, for so many great reasons.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! ❤
Man... I really hope you guys do Cliffhanger. One of my favorite Stallone / 90s action movies. Crazy cast. John Lithgow plays an amazing villain (no surprise) No doubt you guys will love it.
Ricochet another great villain role of Lithgow with Denzel Washington.
Great movie.
Couldn't believe seeing Lithgow in 3rd rock from the sun serial,
As comedian. Versatile actor.
I do think it’s crazy how this movie is the outlier. Like only one person dies, by accident no less, yet everybody associates Rambo movies with massive body counts. It’s crazy how well structured and dramatic this is without any over the top cheesiness like the later films.
this isn't an action movie. this is a masterpiece.
This is an iconic movie, and it makes you really connect with the character of Rambo. Wait until you get to "Last Blood". That movie will break your heart! Awesome reaction!
This movie blew us away. I was 8 when this came out. Saw it in the theater. Well before PG-13 was a thing. It was a complete shock for us kids to see soldiers painted in this light. It really made us aware of the treatment of Vietnam Vets. This movie also launched an obsession with teenage boys and survival knives. I had one. Everyone did. Had a compass like Rambo's. Fishing line, matches. It was amazing. lol That scene at the end always gets me. Sly was absolutely brilliant.
You weren't cool if you didn't have a Rambo knife. What 10 yo doesn't need a huge ass survival knife.
Love that everyone always comes in to Rambo thinking they know what it is, but then finds out it's about mental health, ptsd ect. Great film.
As a kid in the 80', my twin brother and I got these Rambo knives for Xmas. We were about 8 (it was the 80's, large combat knives were fine for children in New Zealand BTW). On the end of the handle it has a compass, inside the handle had fishing line, hooks and matches - can't remember what else was included, maybe a flint(?)
All my friends and me was gifted the Rambo Bowie K life as kids. It was great
I absolutely recommend the film Deer Hunter as well. Award winning hard look at the Vietnam War and its aftermath worth looking into with some unbelievable actors you'll recognize.
So excited to see Coy and John react to this movie! This movie is so great and Stallone is so good in this movie! 👍
It was a violent '80s movie, so naturally, Hasbro made action figures & a Saturday morning cartoon. I totally forgot how great this movie was! Memories! 😁
Every Rambo movie deals with a serious issues of the time. They really are all worth watching.
His other speech to his son in Rocky Balboa is just as good in a different way.
Love you guys. This is wild. You really had no idea what you were getting into, and I'm so glad you finally watched this one and found out. It makes me wonder how familiar you are with the first Rocky movie. This franchise, and the first movie, is much like how that franchise is. The climax of this movie will never cease to leave me in awe. What a choice. What a time - when an action movie ends with an emotional monologue, tears, and a hug.
"Guy hates men with feathered hair. Handsome Italian models." Loved the commemtary. You guys are hilarious!
"1980s movies I missed, like Judge Dredd and Demolition Man"
Wait ... WHAT?!? 1980s???
This first movie in the franchise is so emotional, showcasing how these soldiers were treated when they came home.
Keen to see what you guys think of the other Rambo films.
The buildup with Trautman was actually for an alternate ending where during the ending confrontation, Trautman kills Rambo, before his breakdown.
the test screening were outraged Rambo wasn't allowed closure or redemption. So they used an alternate take where Stallone broke into the monologue.
Trautman doesn't kill Rambo in the alternate ending, Rambo commits suicide.
Most people that don't know the movies expect First Blood to be like the sequels. This is the movie that built the franchise, and for good reason. Vietnam Vets were treated so bad and Stallone portrayed it so well. The obvious town's main "RESTAURANT" when he breaks out of the police station is such a great part of this movie that many don't notice. Also, every kid in the 80's wanted a "Survival Knife" like Rambo had. It had matches, a hook, fishing line, and a sharpening stone in the handle, then a screw on compass at the end of the handle to waterproof it and enclose it all.
Everyone's experience in combat is unique. And everyone is affected by their experience differently. It may all be "similar" but it is always unique.
Movies like this and Rocky remind us that Stallone isn’t just a meathead action star (not to imply that action stars are meatheads), but can actually, actually act. I want to see more of that Stallone.
Stallone actually *wrote* Rocky, so he's also a good screenwriter!
@@ColinFoxOh, for sure! I consider Rocky to be one of the greatest, single accomplishments by an actor/writer/person in the industry.
Looking forward to you guys diving into the next installment! You’re on a great path w/these 80’s selections as of late! 🤘🏻
That was the best MST3K I've ever seen. Kudos to Sergeant Buzzcut and Captain Snark. 👍👍
Stallone did a lot of his own stunts in the movie. The part where Rambo is going up the hill on the bike, but then loses control and falls back down the rock hill at 14:29 was him. He says on the dvd commentary that he hurt his hands when falling. When Rambo jumped off the cliff, at 17:47, a stuntman did the jump but Stallone himself jumped the final 10 feet before landing in the trees where he hurt his ribs.
Love seeing everyone coming into this movie like a popcorn action flick, then coming out crying and genuinely touched with with how he was treated by the towns people and what veterans deal with when returning home.
First Blood was filmed in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Hope, British Columbia was selected for its quaint charm, and Pitt Lake, Golden Ears Provincial Park, and Port Coquitlam were chosen to capture the beauty of the forest.
You think you’re getting a cheesy but fun shoot ‘em up popcorn flick with bad one liners, but Stallone breaks your heart with that incredible monologue and gut punches you with the realization that it was a PTSD movie all along. Makes subsequent viewing a different experience.
On the left an ex SEAL, still popping a few at the shooting range and on the right the Vietnam vet, still enjoying Fortunate Son.
I've got to watch quickly, lots of review channels hit by copyright on this number.
Saw this in theatre in 1984, aged 18, weekend pass after returning from first combat deployment, age restriction was 21 in my country.
You could go to war, but not watch it.
Great review, one the best discussions of an '80's great.
In the original/alternate ending, Rambo begs Trautman to kill him and when he won’t he reaches out and uses the gun in Trautman’s hand to kill himself. It’s so tragic.
Stallone is a genius taking away 90% of Rambo’s dialogue and killing no one in comparison to the book.
The truck doesn't say WARNING, it says "WARNG" for WAshington Reserve National Guard.
Y'all released this right after Kissinger's death. Perfect timing, haha.
Excellent point!
I was born in 1979 and this movie captured what it was like for our Vietnam veterans came home to. That ending monolog sums up how they were treated. Our Vietnam veterans never got the respect they deserved and I remember getting to know so many of them and today there are so few left.
I haven't seen the last one but First Blood is the best of the Rambo movies BY FAR IMO.
He did say it was 30 miles south to Portland, so it had to take place omewhere north of Vancouver, Washington. Although it was filmed up in Canada.
Great movie my parents introduced it to me as a kid now we can rewatch it without being bored
Every time I see a scene in The Mandalorian where Mando takes out a group of bad guys -one at a time, in eerie fashion- I immediately think back to the forest scene where Rambo takes out the cops, one by one.
I didn't see a weird edit in the scene in the woods. When Rambo shot at them (after the dogs were released), the first one he hit was the dog handler. It was dark, but he went down right off. This is an incredible movie - one of Stallone's best.
That "WARNG"on the truck actually stands for Washington Army National Guard.
Incredible reaction! You guys are the best! Always a fun time! WATCH THE WHOLE SERIES!
Guys there is a tactic to what he does in the town towards the end. He cut the fuel supply to the "enemy" Than he cut the power,than take away their "armory"
The M60 is about 20 pounds, give or a take a few, depending on which version it is. I imagine that figure doesn't include the hundred round belt of ammo.
The weight and the way it could chew through ammo are the reasons the M60 was sometimes called "The Pig."
Richard Crenna is soooo underrated in that movie. The way he delivers those lines and his mannerisms, superb characterization.
The movie was shot in Canada. Stallone really integral with the whole screen writing process for this film.
Hope, B.C.
In case nobody here mentioned it. Although the movie is said to take place in Hope, Washington it was actually filmed at the real town of Hope, British Columbia in Western Canada in fact due to the movie being filmed there if you went there now there are historical landmarks revolving around Rambo such as a statue of Rambo & Teasle & even areas with signs that show where Sylvester Stallone stood at during filming.
I'm 49 and First Blood is my ALL time favorite movie. Just FYI, you can skip 3, and go right into Rambo, and Rambo Last Blood.
Yea that’s my trilogy. First blood, John Rambo and last blood. All magnificent
@@JB-nj2wr Yeah, that makes the most sense.
Based on a best-selling novel from 1972 by David Morrell.
Released in the same year as Rocky III.
The beginning of Sly's 2nd iconic film series and he hadn't intended to make it so.
This first installment adapts the novel with balances of the emotion, suspense and action.
Looking at the realism of soldiers at war with themselves.
PTSD is nothing to play with and soldiers of such woes deserve to heal.
Through Rambo's eyes we see the mistreatment of vietnam veterans,
uncalled for actions by corrupt, ignorant opposition.
Someone on the humble being forced to not back down and fight back.
Rambo's struggle and presence definitely gave this town something to think about.
This is one of Stallone's best as actor, writer and
ultimately becoming an action icon in his career.
The late Richard Crenna as Col. Trautman was perfect casting.
He put a face on what makes him Rambo's mentor and only real friend.
The sequels do make Rambo more of an action hero.
But to purely understand the mind of such a character is to always remember
where it all started.
Both endings, original and alternate are incomparable.
Guys, it was shot in Canada but meant to be the US in the movie .
Beautiful scenery !
Great last scene by Stallone , Oscar worthy performance !
British Columbia, Vancouver Island is beautiful. Insomnia had that too
Every Rambo has timely commentary and the real weight of things. It is a hallmark of the drama.
Sometimes deviating from the source material works out good... It gave us one of the most badass, legendary action heros of all time... John Rambo, the one man army, also one of the most tragic and broken. In the book Rambo is as skilled as the movie says he was, "the best" but he was not a good dude, he was a psychotic and murderous man riddled with PTSD due to the Vietnam war that strolled into town acting strange. The Sheriff is like, well the main hero of the book, he's not necessarily a good man nor a bad one. He is a Korean War vet and quite bitter. Rambo's phyce is breaking down big time while passing through, causing disturbances when brings Teasle, Teasle gives him every chance but ends up to arrest him that thats would leads to Rambo snapping and going on a blood path of carnage and chaos, killing innocent civilians at random as well as perusing authorities. Quentin Tarantino expressed interest over the years to adapt the book and make Rambo the terrorising villain he was in said book with Adam Driver playing Rambo, would LOVE to see that 🤞
One of the greatest movies ever made! I was in 9th grade when this came out and my friend and I rushed out and bought "Rambo" knives that had the compass, fishing line and fish hooks in the handle. Living in Colorado I spent thousands of hours hiking in the mountains, camping, fishing, building shelters and exploring caves. Rambo was my inspiration.
1982 was one of the best cinematic years ever.
Yeah that's very true but 1984 was seriously something else, Beverly Hills Cop, Ghostbusters, The Terminator, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Gremlins, The Karate Kid, Footloose, The Neverending Story, Romancing The Stone, Indiana Jones and The Temple Of Doom, Police Academy, Once Upon A time In America, Purple Rain Splash, Breakin, and so on i actually can't believe all those movies came out in the same year a lot of movie goer's would have spent quite a bit going to the cinema that year lol
As an 80s kid, I can tell you we all wanted the Rambo knife. The one I had was a cheap knock-off. The handle had a small cable saw, fish hooks, and different "survival" stuff, and the end had a compass. It was not at all functional.
Hey, Coy, remember that Movie Fights episode with that one question about the best Stallone performance? The twist was, of course, that it was a trick question. So, you had to argue the performance from him that you chose to argue was the best, was instead the worst. You chose Creed, and Hal (Rudnick) chose this movie, whereas JTE (Josh) chose original Rocky. Would you look back at that fight on the missed as hell podcast with different thoughts now that you've seen it for yourself?
I'll give you a war you won't believe - "Such a great line"... Wait until the end, I'm expecting tears!
If you liked First Blood, you guys need to review The Deer Hunter too.
I never saw Troutman’s role in this story as a betrayal of Rambo. He stepped in and made this escalation dissipate, not because he had any sympathy for the sheriff or the town.
He cared about Rambo, and knew he got crapped on on a daily basis. He didn’t want this situation to get so bad that Rambo would go down, not as a Medal of Honor winner, but for a fiery deletion of an entire American town.
How would that affect Rambo? How much closer to utter insanity would that whole remembrance bring him down the road?
Troutman did everyone, even Rambo, a favor by getting directly involved.
2 and 3 are a little more over the top 'superhero-ish" - Still good, but over the top like "Commando" - Part 4 is very dark and VERY violent. 5 gets more personal like part 1, but still action filled.
"They used to sell these things a lot more" Easy to sell since Stallone ACTUALLY broke a rib falling through the tree.
An all time classic movie, your guys reactions are hilarious.
Only time rambo smiles is at the very beginning when he went to delmar place ...once he finds out he died it went down hill from then on there. Great writing.. he goes from hearing bad news to getting harassed by a jerk cop to getting arrested to getting hunt down and shot at to losing it at the end
This is definitely a great movie, maybe Stallone's second first performance after Rocky
"An 'insert name here' Film" Means that person is the director. It was literally the very first thing that comes up onscreen
First Blood is a great film. Y'all seemed to have a good time.
Washington is the setting of the movie, but it was actually filmed in British Columbia, Canada
Leroy is name with French origins. Meaning, “the king”. It was at its most popular during the mid-nineteenth century and was also be a habitation name from 'Le Roy', the name of several places in France. This name originated from the Normans, descendants of Norse Vikings. Earliest references cite Guillaume De Roy (William of Roy), who was a knight of the Knights Templar. In Canada and the States, the descendants of the families of Roy, Le Roy, that immigrated from France to North America have been granted a coat of arms by the Governor General of Canada. In England, Le Roy, or Le Roi was a title that was used by the kings of England and as a family name. This is seen with surnames like Fitzroy, from Fi(t)z, meaning "son of" and Le Roy, "king", denoting the name bearer as a "son of the king".
This is rad! Thanks for sharing man
My father passed the same way they describe Delmar passing after Vietnam so that opening scene always gets me. He talked a lot about how he didn't come back to the same country he left by the way people treated him.
One of my favorite movies ever
I grew up where this was filmed in Hope British Columbia Canada, about an hour from Vancouver. It's just as beautiful today. One of my all time fav movies great reaction. 👍👊
What's your favorite RAMBO Movie??
This one
This one
This one
this one
For me it goes 1, 4, 2, 5, 3
I graduated High School in 1986, and the 80's definitely had the best movies and music of any decade. Such a great time to grow up, when men were men, women were women, and Americans loved their country and freedom!
Rambo 2008 next? This movie was so good and it deserves to be one of the best films about war and it’s effect on the people who served and how they’re treated when going home
The town they filmed in is actually named Hope, but it's in the interior of British Colombia, not anywhere in the US.
Guys… hes a vietnam vet. They were trying to tale him down in a forest. Put 2 and 2 together, its his main combat experience, he used what he learned over there and brought it here including the leg traps and psychological warfare. Its crazy you’re so surprised what he can do
The later Rambos get crazy😭😭 Stallone actually broke his rib on that tree jump scene💀
Just a heads up, Cinebinge got copyright claimed for this movie.
I’ve watched this channel for years and absolutely love your content, but with that being said.. I can’t imagine you guys haven’t actually seen a lot of these “first reactions.”
Two words : Rambo 2 !
This is such a good movie for real. And this movie was first released 41 years ago in theaters.
The stunts in this movie are wild. When he's going up the mountain and the motorcycle flips back towards him I don't think that was the plan. That thing almost crushes him. It's nuts.