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11/13/02
First Blood (1982)
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Reviews Counted:34
Fresh:29
Rotten:5
Average Rating:7.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Sylvester Stallone stars as ex-Green Beret John Rambo, a shell-shocked Vietnam vet adrift in the Pacific Northwest. Harassment by an unsympathetic small-town sheriff brings on nasty flashbacks of... [More]
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy, David Caruso
Director: Ted Kotcheff
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Reviews for First Blood
Even the biggest fans of this type of film must acknowledge that this is an embarrassingly sloppy production.
01/01/00
Stallone's dogged tale of survival seems so fresh you'd swear it was made last week . . . except for the sad truth that they don't make 'em like that anymore.
01/07/05
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04/20/07
Stallone underwent training in survival skills and hand-to-hand combat that helped give the film such a raw and authentic edge that excited the audiences of the time.
04/17/01
This action film hangs on an interesting reversal, taking the crazed-killer-in-the-woods theme from Friday the 13th and turning it inside out-- the psychopath is now our hero, a maladjusted ex-Green Beret played by Sylvester Stallone.
03/01/07
Top CriticSylvester Stallone is one of the great physical actors in the movies, with a gift for throwing himself so fearlessly into an action scene that we can't understand why somebody doesn't really get hurt.
10/23/04
Top CriticThe first Rambo movie has more depth than many give it credit for.
09/16/03
The film is just too somber and preachy.
12/30/06
A great genre film which, unfortunatley, inspired lackluster sequels.
03/19/03
About a million miles better than the brainless sequels.
07/26/02
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06/14/05
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04/15/04
This is a dark drama about war and the exorcising of demons, and an unforgettable one at that.
01/01/00
No review available.
08/09/03
...An example of the distorting effects that oversensitivity can have on tone.
05/28/02
Call it macho crap. Call it mindless escapism. Call it Stallone's grand posturing. In fact, call it all of the above.
04/11/02
No review available.
07/26/02
The film that introduced John Rambo is a gripping survival adventure with an emotional ending that's downright moving. Jerry Goldsmith contributes an excellent musical score.
02/16/06
Rambo defeats the United States!!! The reason there shouldn't be sequels.
12/21/04
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April 07, 2008:
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January 23, 2008:
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June 05, 2007:
"John Rambo" Finds a Home at Lionsgate
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