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First Blood (movie)

4 Ratings: 4.3

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First Blood was the first non-Rocky film from Sylvester Stallone not to bomb at the box office. Al Pacino, Nick Nolte, Michael Douglas, James Garner and Dustin Hoffman turned down the role of John Rambo. … see full wiki

Tags: Movies, Action Movies, Action, Thriller Movies, Based Upon A Novel, Rambo Series

Cast: Sylvester Stallone, David Caruso, Michael Talbott, Brian Dennehy, Bruce Greenwood, Richard Crenna, see all

Director: Ted Kotcheff

Genre: Action, Thriller, Adventure

Release Date: October 22, 1982

MPAA Rating: R

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review by TheJohn. March 14, 2012

posted in Movie Hype

Johnny's Playroom is a Bunker Filled With Sand.

You always hear about in movies or other media about someone named Rambo being a bad ass or a tough guy. He could very well be one of the greatest in movie history and you'd almost think his movies were nothing but gore fests and total mindless violence with no narrative or reason behind the meyhem. The first film however, is pretty removed from that tag that is stuck on to the series. John Rambo is a drifter who fought with honor in the Vietnam … more

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Quick Tip by TheJohn. January 26, 2012

A Quick Tip by TheJohn

Troubled ex Green Beret gets harassed by small town sheriffs and wages war against them after he snaps from a bad flashback. Fantastic and tense movie starts slow and builds to a strong conclusion.

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review by Captain_Couth. October 24, 2009

"They drew first blood, not me!"

John Rambo, (Sylvester Stallone) a Vietnam veteran turned vagrant is wandering in the Northwest Mountains looking for an old army buddy. His shaggy unkempt appearance and cold demeanor hasn't won him many friends in a nearby town called Hope. The town's sheriff (Brian Dennehy) doesn't like him very much and escorts him out of the city limits warning him to keep out. John doesn't heed his warning and tries to return back but his immediately arrested. Inside the Sheriff's station, … more

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