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HIGHLY ENTERTAINING ACTION FILM! STALLONE VS THE KEYSTONE KOPS!
This is the first film in the Rambo series and is by far the best! Most people know what the Rambo character is all about, but for those of you who don't......In this entry Stallone's character Rambo is an ex army Green Beret who is wandering across the country in search of an old army buddy. He is not welcomed in the small town he comes to and is treated in the worst way by the town's police. Rambo strikes back and rages a one man war on the town and I'm sure before it is all over, they wish they had just let the guy get a little something to eat! Stallone really knows how to make you hate these moronic cops! Really well done and he has some good supporting characters in Brian Dennehy,Richard Crenna and a young David Carusso! This is Hollywood action and it is not completely believable, but not so unbelievable either. Compared to the sequels it is a masterpiece! The DVD transfer is excellent and it has some very interesting extras.

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"We ain't huntin' him, he's huntin' us"
I remember seeing bits and pieces of the Rambo movies on TV as a kid, and after seeing the amazing new Rambo trailer, I had to go back and watch the original to get me in the mood for the new Rambo movie. <
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>John Rambo is singled out by a prejudice cop when he is passing through a small town. Brian Dennehy escorts him out of town and then brings him to jail because Rambo doesn't want to leave. Rambo escapes and decides to go to war with the local police force. The police have no idea what they are getting in to. After 5 or so officers are quickly disposed of, the police retreat. Rambo's former superior comes to tell him he needs to give himself up, but Rambo still won't budge. <
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>This is a strong portrayal of a man who has not fully recovered from his experiences in the Vietnam war, and when bad memories are brought back, a screw goes loose in Rambo's head. Now he has pretty much no choice but to fight the police, because he knows he didn't do anything wrong. Now that an army is after him, he kinda feels more comfortable than he did in every day life. <
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>The action scenes are awesome. Very brutal and very well choreographed. Stallone's athletic skills look great and he gives the action a lot of life. <
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>The DVD from Lions Gate has good picture quality. Other than minor scratches and a bit of grain, it is perfect. Sound is also good. <
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>Special features include a commentary with Stallone and an alternate ending. I have the ulitmate edition, not the special edition. <
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Man......I Really Need a Knife with A Compass!!!
You ever happen to catch an 80's action flick on TV and think "Man I used to Love these movies" only to be chuckling to yourself a few minutes later as you realize just how bad the movie really is. I've done that on a few occasions with flicks like "Hard to Kill", "Silent Rage", "Tango and Cash" etc. So when I sat down to watch "First Blood" again after not seeing the film in about a decade I was expecting the worst. I was actually pleasantly surprised. "First Blood" still holds up as a great action flick. Stallone gives a solid performance with his first go as John Rambo, none of the action-flick cliches or hammy acting that ruined his later movies like "Cobra" are present. One thing I got out of my most recent viewing that I never noticed before was the sympathy you begin to feel for Sheriff Will Teasle. Instead of just a run-of-the-mill bad guy, Sheriff Teasle finds himself in a situation where he is in over his head, and at a complete loss as to how to handle it. Initially he is just trying to protect his small town from what he considers a bad element, things get out of his control quickly, and he is stuck trying to mop things up. Rediscover this movie, like "Rocky", "First Blood" is one of Stallone's movies that you can enjoy as much today as you did during the Reagan administration.