Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy, Bill McKinney, Jack Starrett Directed By: Ted Kotcheff Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Live / Artisan Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 21, 1998 Running Time: 96 minutes Theatrical Release Date: October 22, 1982
Amazon.com: It's easy to forget that this Spartan, violent film, which begat the Rambo series, was such a big hit in 1982 because it was a good movie. Green Beret vet John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) wanders into the wrong small town to find a fellow 'Nam buddy and gets the living heck kicked out of him by the local law enforcement (led by Brian Dennehy). The vet strikes back the only way he knows how, leading to a visceral, if unrealistic, flight and fight through the local mountains. Based on the 1972 novel by David Morrell, this film saved Stallone's then-foundering career and the Rambo character became the inspiration for countless political cartoons. But this film is Deliverance without the moral ambiguity. --Keith Simanton
When in doubt, kill Rambo is a classic action flick, flawlessly simple yet swarming with underlying themes that push it to the edge. The story of a wandering Vietnam vet who walks into a small, quiet town in Washington in search of his last remaining friend never reaches a happy ending. Upon discovering that his last buddy has died of cancer, John Rambo heads into town trying to find a place to eat and collect his thoughts but instead he gets picked up by the sheriff and thrown into jail for vagrancy. When Rambo starts seeing flashbacks from his days as a prisoner of war that mimic the abuse caused by deputy Teasle and his buddies all hell breaks loose as he fights his way out of the prison, grabbing his 14 split sawteeth blade, the only trusty friend in his world and dashes out in the wilderness.
From his dog tags the sheriff knows that Rambo is a war hero and a green beret, but still is unable to leave him alone. He drives after him and begins a hunt, one that will change his life in allsorts of ways. Attacked for no reason, Rambo tries to talk his way out but when they draw first blood he fights back the only way he knows how, and that only means one thing - lots of surprise attacks and lots of bodies that starts to vanish, as if sucked into the mountainous terrain by a mysterious force. The more Teasle pushes to find Rambo the worse their personal war gets and in the end the town in hanging by its last legs as John unleashes all the demons in his head unto the smug sheriff and his unfriendly town.
This is such a great movie, I finally got to see it again after many years and it's still amazing. I was in the mood to make it a Rambo day yesterday and see the other three parts but life got in the way. But man, this is so enjoyable and satisfying, it reminds me of the sweet days I spend with my dad watching these movies as a kid and while he lives far away they make me feel close to him. The misty, smoky mountains turned into a trap that Rambo maneuvered skillfully with bare hands except for his trusty knife. I still have a memory of my father making a replica of the Rambo knife, without the compass, so seeing it in the movie made me chuckle, the shape burned into my memory. For those who have never seen it give it a try, it's good even all those years later and has truly stood the test of time.
- Kasia S.
The Classic Rambo Action Film!!! The original is always the best! No one could have done it better than Stallone. Rambo comes to a small quiet town looking for his friend. After he finds out his friend has died, he goes looking for a place to eat, but the sheriff for some reason, doesn't like him. After Rambo escapes custody, he starts his one-man war against the town's police. It has the classic look of the 1980's. If you love action, you'll love FIRST BLOOD!!!
Movie: 4/5 Picture Quality: 3.25/5 Sound Quality: 3/5 Extras: 2.75/5 Version: U.K VC-1 BD-25 080p / 23.976fps / Advanced Profile 3 Running time: 1:33:07 (h:m:s) Movie size: 19,783,827,456 bytes Disc size: 22,651,466,802 bytes Average video bit rate: 17.05 Mbps
Subtitles: English / Dutch / Danish / Finnish / French / German / Norwegian / Portuguese / Spanish / Swedish Number of chapters: 12
Version: U.S.A / Lionsgate MPEG-4 AVC BD-24 1080p / 23.976fps / High Profile 4.1 Running time: 1:33:11 (h:m:s) Movie size: 19,456,284,672 bytes Disc size: 22,596,756,050 bytes Average video bit rate: 21.64 Mbps DTS-HD Audio English 3018 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 3018kbps (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 1536kbps) Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps Subtitles: English / English SDH / Spanish Number of chapters: 30
Version: E.U / Studio Canal HD DVD VC-1 HD-30 Running time: 1:33:02 (h:m:s) Movie size: 15,682,226,176 bytes Disc size: 16,458,405,647 bytes Average video bit rate: 17.06 Mbps DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
1st Blood I still love and enjoy this movie everytime I watch it. Thanks to blu ray technology, it got so much better. Big improvement with the picture quality and sound. A great addition to your movie library. I recommend it. Enjoy!
Involving survivalist flick Although the next two Rambo movies get progressively sillier, this is a good movie that has a surprisingly moving finale. Apart from the bull headed attitudes of the local cops, we see a veteran who is a genuine guy. And we see him hurting. The final scenes, after tremendous destruction and skills with violence, are thought provoking and emotional. A surprisingly thoughtful movie.
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