George Taylor John Rambo, Vietnam Vet just wanted something to eat. But the Sheriff of Hope, couldn't allow that. He didn't like the way he looked and thus we get a great action movie where the former Green Beret goes wild, taking on the Sheriff and his deputies, the National Guard and his own demons. The most realistic and enjoyable of the Rambo movies, Stallone actually acts in this as well as being an action star. Excellent movie.

betty dalton I hate dumb action movies and Sylvester Stallone often stars in them, but "Rambo First Blood" is an exception to the rule. This is truly a well made action movie with a great revenge theme in it. The story: a deranged vietnam vet flees jail. 90 minutes of pursuit follows. Will he live, will he die?I hesitantly put on this movie, expecting the worst dumb action movie, but I got pleasantly surprised. There is a lot of attention for detail: great glorious american soundtrack. I mean really only americans can make such a gloriously suspenseful soundtrack. Compliments to Jerry Goldsmith. Great photography too, I mean really great camerawork with pursuit scenes that actually uses stuntmen instead of computer generated action. Long takes without cuts. Real explosions too. Yes, for those too young too remember, there was a time when many explosions in movies were actually REAL. NO GREEN SCREEN and NO CGI. For a moment I even thought they used actual REAL machineguns too, because in one scene an entire builing gets blasted by a huge handheld machinegun and it looks damn real. The stuntmen get special praise in the end credits. They get top billing. That's unusual, but when you have seen the actionscenes you will understand why."Rambo First Blood" is a thrilling action movie with great acting in it. Acting is always paramount, even in an action movie. Bad acting spoils the credibility of the characters. Only explosions and chases alone cant make an action movie a classic. Fortunately "Rambo First Blood" is a joy to watch. There are 3 lead characters in it, of which 2 are full blown enemies of eachother. It sure makes for an enticing thrilling watch. It has become a modern classic, however critically gutted it was back in the eighties, it was still one of the biggest most popular action movies of the entire eighties! And it still stands tall today. Hard as a rock.

Romilos Fronimides The book is an amazing novel.Even if you're not American (like I'm not), you'll be extreme touched by the drama of the hero - a patriot who went to fight a super "dirty war", he got dirty, he got "injured" (mentally mostly) and when he came back to his country to find a start for a new life... he found negative feelings towards him and his brothers in arms, they treated him like criminal, etc...The book is amazing. The film is well done indeed. I don't agree about most people feelings for Stalone (as actor). I don't believe he's a good actor; that's why the film isn't a masterpiece but "just" a very good film. Also, they could portrait John Rambo even more, to get more for his character (as the book does).Generally, as a lot folks wrote, this is BY FAR THE BEST Rambo films - all the rest are jokes. This is amazing film... that COULD be masterpiece (with another main actor).

jay_amer Wow.....what a hell of a movie! First Blood is an action movie that is unforgettable and intense! The story is great! Everything about this movie is perfect! I give this a 10/10. Would highly recommend it to others! Great movie!