RAMBO: First Blood's Ending Hit Me Like a Ton of *Emotional* Bricks - First Time Watching (Reaction)

[@duanelavely5481]

I'm a disabled Vietnam veteran. I served "in country" during the Tet Offensive (1968). I had an appointment today at the V.A.M.C. in Boise, Id. About 25 yrs. ago, the V.A. told me that my Type II Diabetes, Ischemic Heart Disease, & other problems were a result of exposure to "Agent Orange" in Vietnam. Upon returning from Vietnam in 1969, we were told NOT to wear our uniforms in public to avoid being confronted, spit upon, & called "baby killer". Viet. vets were portrayed as psycho killers in many prime time T.V. shows at that time. I'm always curious to see young people's reaction to "Rambo: First Blood". I always cry at the end.

[@jujulienneil8281]

Thank you for your service, Sir.

[@Mister_Samsonite]

First of all, thank you for your service! My dad was also a Vietnam veteran. During my lifetime, I only knew him as a broken man who couldn't talk about it, tried to drink away the pain and memories. Oddly enough, the man could sleep thru fireworks, but if you waved a hand over his face he'd wake up and toss you across the room (learned that one the hard way). I just wish I could have known the boy who went over, not only the shell of a man who came back.

[@johnnymclaneutah]

i always thought its crazy how americans treated their vietnam vets. many of them were drafted to my knowledge, most of them were just normal guys and didnt do anything crazy during the war, just tried to survive and get back home.

[@maybeitsyou1317]

@@johnnymclaneutah It wasn't all Americans to be fair. It was those on the political left at the time. The "Peace loving" crowd. The ones that grew up and started numerous wars worse then vietnam.

[@jamesfears83]

Thank you for your service. You didn't deserve the unwelcoming committee. I hope people treat you with much more respect now.

[@mikeman2862]

When you said "I hope he didn't break a rib" .... Well, the character didn't, but Sylvester Stallone did doing the stunt.

[@RonnieG]

Yes sir he did. Even with a net to catch him. Broke a rib doing his own stunts & filming was briefly postponed.

[@OneEyedJack1970]

The character did too. The injury kept griping him for the rest of the book.

[@YouDontKnowMe2011.9]

@@OneEyedJack1970 It's cool that you've read the book. Not many people who have commented on these videos have. I've read it like 8 times. Completely different than the movie.

[@OneEyedJack1970]

@@YouDontKnowMe2011.9 I was halfway through the book when I saw the movie. I was a bit surprised by the differences in direction they went. I did a book report for it in school.

[@DRAONWEED]

Breaking, or even cracking ribs F-ING hurts, every time you draw breath it feels like someone twisting a knife between them.

[@RichardM1366]

My dad was in Vietnam. When he came home was never the same. The term First Blood was drawn by the enemy. My dad never talked about what he saw there. He passed away in 2014. To me my dad was a hero.

[@anthonyanthony8827]

To many of us Patriots he was a hero 👍🦅🇺🇲💪

[@daltonletta2760]

My Grandfather was in Vietnam too Sergeant Roy Letta I’m proud of him and thank him for his service, as a matter of fact I got him his Honor flight coming up in a few months

[@AceMoonshot]

My dad and three brothers were in Vietnam. Two of those brothers were wounded and came home junkies because of it. Cousin died there from friendly fire when a mortar round fell short. It was a messed up war, to be sure.

[@ididthisonpulpous6526]

Vietnam had a devastating effect on the psyche of Americans for 30 years or so. It was a disaster that pretty much every family at the time had some sense of in terms of veterans. It was also the "bad war" both in it's cause and effect as a conflict and because we lost. Vietnam vets got very little respect in the immediate aftermath through the 70s and early 80s most especially. I had 2 uncles and a cousin that fought there and their experience versus my own service during Iraqi Freedom and coming home are very different, but the after effects for many modern veterans were not dissimilar in terms of a VA system that was not equipped to help the number of physically and emotionally damaged vets.

[@stell4you]

We all know Vietnam didn't draw first blood.

[@robertjewell9727]

Stallone gave an amazing performance particularly in that last scene. In a recent interview he said he wasn't the first choice for John Rambo, there were several other actors, I think 8 asked before he was asked, and he read the script and said, This doesn't work. Rambo is just a mean guy and the script has no heart. So he asked the script be rewritten in a much more realistic way, which for the most part, at least as far as Rambo's character is concerned, it was. I don't care for the sequels much, but Stallone makes this film.

[@WaywardVet]

Yeah. We don't cry. If you believe that, you're an idiot. 22 a day was the number of veteran suicides for a while. Celebration when it dropped to 21. I was a failed attempt and my buddies still check on me. In fact, my first combat loss, I was more concerned with keeping morale up. But when the official announcement came he was KIA I cried and my First Sergeant looked rattled to see the guy who doesn't seem to care cry.

[@blakewalker84120]

10:50 "He didn't even aim for the water?" The water is about 2 feet deep and full of rocks. Guaranteed death. This way he uses tree branches to break his fall. Probably death. So he went for his best chance.

[@quixote6942]

FOR YOUR BACK: Heating pads and vibrating Massage Pads help. A hot Shower/Bath before taping might also help or perhaps you can position your seat and Monitor so you can recline with your legs raised while watching. If you "Partake", it can help.

[@jg51ogg]

In the end of the book Rambo, John Rambo gave his speach to Troutman about the Vietnam War Troutman put his arms around Rambo and then apologized for what had happened to Rambo because of what was expected by the Army, then shot him in the head to release him from his pain. Stallone changed the end of the movie from the book so as not to suggest Vietnam Vets should be dealt with such extreme measures. When this movie was made the Vietman war was only 7 years behind the calendar and there were still protestor from the war that would chastise veterans. After this movie there was an outpouring of support for Veterans. One of the biggest differences of PTSD from WW2 and Korean war vets compared to Vietman vets was the time from the battlefield to the streets. After WW2 and Korea the soldiers were kept in-country for 6 months and then returned to the States by way of ships. They had time to work out the psycological trauma and what they had done and had done to them. My Grandfather who was involved with clearing obstacles during D-day didn't get home until April of 1946. My Uncle who served in a combat unit in Vietman was on the battlefield on day 335 of his deployment, was given a transport plane home on Day 336, and was walking on the streets day 337. He became a recluse from what he saw when he got home. He spent years with a psycologist to work out his mental issues caused by what had happened to him. God Bless the American Soldiers who went through much the same.

[@billpimentel-vm6cu]

Rambo story is great enough to have 5 movies

[@ajhunter7283]

PTSD is such a hard road. i have many friends that have needed intense help for years from the things they had to do, and i have my share too. no one told us our minds would shatter when we put the uniform on.

[@Heracles_FE]

You have a great sense of humor . I love the memes you inlay . This is what I consider the perfect reaction style . 😅👏

[@user-EricWatson55]

I consider this Stallone's greatest performance.

[@michaelblaine6494]

I saw this movie when I was 5,I only knew Rocky because Rocky 3 was on cable everyday around 1984(when I was 4) and because I was from Philadelphia I was aware of Rocky as a local fictional folk hero especially in south Philly. First Blood wasn’t released on VHS int late 1984(kids today don’t know the pain🤪😂) . I saw it late one night in early 85 when my uncle who was staying with us put it on and I absolutely loved it,I had no idea about the politics of the Vietnam war or the mood of the country when the novel was released but even as a child I empathized with Rambo and couldn’t wait to see the second one a few months later. To give an idea how young and naive I was,I thought it was called First Blood because Rambo was so tough that him falling through the trees was the first time he was ever cut and bled(hence First Blood🤦🏻‍♂️😂). Anyway I always appreciate this the most(and might prefer John Rambo to Rocky Balboa “gasp”😅) and though the sequels were all something completely different from this(except for 4) I’ve loved all of them,even Last Blood and I hope there’s one more

[@GershomSeventyEight]

@5:43 Finally. Someone who notices!! 😂 thought I was alone!

[@bestopinion9257]

War is no joke. Many times the next minutes might be your last minutes. And it's real.

[@yellowblanka6058]

"What do you want to do Rambo?" The man just wanted a shower and a meal, if they had given him that, he would have moved on in the morning and they'd have no trouble (and no movie)

[@jameseddy4748]

My Dad also didn't like talking about his time in Korea.... Less than half of his Platoon didn't come back

[@michaelblaine6494]

I think I said Rocky at some point when I meant to say Stallone🤦🏻‍♂️😂

[@johncoyote7455]

I so enjoyed watching this movie with you girl. Thank you! Thank you very much! You are cool chick!

[@SJ-ty5rw]

Some people say Arnold was the king of 80's action films . But Stallone was the far better character actor . Rocky and Rambo prove this . Two completely different personalities . Not easy to do

[@amandamiquilena]

I completely agree with you, Stallone is definitely the better actor

[@booqueefious2230]

Stallone also wrote. He pitched Rocky and got the green light but he wouldn't let the movie be made unless he played the role. Not that Arnold isnt also intelligent or creative, but Stallone definitely did more than just read lines and look tough. That breakdown scene is legendary.

[@natmanprime4295]

schwartzy cant act at all, theres no comparison lol

[@roberthaines1227]

Not really a straight up action movie, but a character study. One of the first films to really deal with PTSD.

[@heyrobwest3908]

I don't know what they did with the title and sequences for this 1 but the movies are not called Chucky and then a subtitle the original movie was called child's play Second 1 I'm pretty sure was child's play 2 or part 2After the second or 3rd 4th movie they start calling it chucky! They've even done this for older movies Way back in the 50s or 60s there was a movie made called holiday hotel A Christmas a Christmas movie The title song in the movie White chrismas Decade of soul later they changed the name of the movie to white Christmas! Sometimes they bounce back and forth Franchise 1st movie alien Second movie 3rd 3rd movie Alien alien 34th movie Alien resurrection! Then they had the predator movies 4 or 5 of them and then they came up with alien versus predator!

[@Sandy-dd4le]

I'm not Stallone's biggest fan, but i do have a soft spot for this film, he's pretty much perfect for it. The rest of the franchise misses the point of the first film and become caricatures for my money. One of the first films to explore the fact that soldiers returning from Vietnam were generally not treated as heroes as the political climate had changed on the war, it also explores what is now called ptsd, a pretty unusual move at the time. Lots of reactors miss the significance of the death of Rambo's friend, right at the beginning of the film if they don't know what Agent Orange is. ...it was supposed to be a defoliant, a chemical agent sprayed on the trees and vegetation to strip the leaves and make it easier to find the enemy, in reality it gave people cancer and caused some horrible birth defects. So Rambo's friend had effectively been given a death sentence by his own side.

[@rottieshepcalibre9156]

brilliant movie 🎥

[@bestopinion9257]

3:47 Me too.

[@estudiog7expresioncreativa735]

I don't like summer either but I have to suffer it 🥵

[@The_Great_Darino]

Very good movie. My advice would be to skip all the sequels. They are average at best, and you’ll be wasting your time if you are looking to be entertained

[@nickrizzi4927]

Understand your pov, but I found the final one (come to find out not so afterall) with the good do medical missionaries and two bit mercenaries a darn good watch. No?

[@jimwoodman8158]

Rambo barely says ten words throughout the whole movie, but when he lets go at the end, it's powerful stuff

[@amandamiquilena]

I had the same thought while re-watching this a few minutes ago. You definitely don't expect the character to open up like that 😮

[@commsense1979]

Apparently we owe a lot to the editor of this film because Stallone says the version he filmed Rambo didn't stop talking or cracking weird jokes. It was unwatchable. They took all that out (thank God).

[@JuandeFucaU]

@@commsense1979 "keep your eyes on the road..... that's how accidents happen."

[@kurfsolb]

@@commsense1979Sly said, originally the movie was 3 hours long. The scene where he’s hunting cops in the woods was 90 minutes long. And yes it was full of stupid quotes. Sly and his manager wanted to buy the movie from the studio just to destroy it, because they were afraid it will kill his carreer. Lucky for all of us, they finally decided to go to editing room and save the movie. And they did a great job.

[@lyhuy7413]

@@amandamiquilenaFilmed in Hope British Columbia Canada 1982😊😅😂🎉

[@booqueefious2230]

Imagine trying to fight a seasoned special forces veteran with PTSD in the woods, just because he wanted to grab some food as he passed through your little town

[@infiad1275]

I wonder if the sheriff ever came to grips with himself setting the whole thing in motion.

[@AJ0223]

​@@infiad1275the way he gets shot he's probably paralyzed for the rest of life, plenty of time to think about it

[@bestopinion9257]

It's called keeping the town boring.

[@adlwilliams]

This movie really brought the epidemic of ptsd among vietnam veterans to the publics consciousness. Nobody talked about it until this came out

[@flobp2381]

It wasn't just Vietnam Veterans. WW!, WW2 and Korean War Vets, like my dad, suffered and dealt with it in silence, too.

[@ididthisonpulpous6526]

Well it is still hard to get veterans to get help for psychiatric trauma. It's world's better than it was, but the climate among veterans is not always open to admitting you cant hump it. At least in my experience as veteran of Iraq.

[@Mister_Samsonite]

@@flobp2381 Correct! Even after WW2 they knew our heroes weren't coming back the same as they went over. They just didn't give it a name until many years after Vietnam. After WW2 they called it "shell shock".

[@lolmao500]

Murica conservative values : if we dont talk about the bad things, they dont exist... a lot of americans are just like islamists, repressed AF and trying to ignore all the problems of society while saying we'll pray for ya.... yeah cause praying ever fixed anything....

[@DeathToTheDictators]

This town Hope (where this was filmed, which is actually in Canada....i live about 45 minutes drive from there) IS actually a very beautiful mountain town in real life (and doesn't look much different today than it did back in the 80s).

[@Straun30]

My aunt lived there for a long time.

[@gregmcdonald8962]

Came here to say pretty much all of this. Howdy, neighbour!🤣

[@samsonau8205]

this production also kicked off the Vancouver film industry. The local people who worked on the movie eventually started all the schools that exist today to build the industry.

[@Yevgeniy-Incognito]

When people say that Silvestre Stallone is a bad actor, I always tell them to watch the final 15 minutes of the "First Blood" movie. They will definitely change their minds

[@AceMoonshot]

I remember watching Cop Land. Cast loaded with acting heavyweights. But I felt Stallone actually did the best acting of the whole bunch. Just my opinion but there it is...

[@LuckySmurf]

It's because Stallone was largely typecast as a action movie star that doesn't require much thinking. I'm not saying he's a terrible actor but telling people they should only watch a small excerpt from a film and ignore everything else isn't the strong argument for Stallone you think it is.

[@manuelacosta9463]

Stallone stole the show especially with his final breakdown at the end, you can literally feel the trauma and pain. Both Brian Dennehy and Jack Starrett also delivered in their roles as the overzealous and corrupt small town policemen.

[@VinciGlassArt]

"Asshole Face" dude is named Brian Dennehy. He's gone now, but was considered a great Character actor for his ability to be just what you said. He did a lot of Broadway plays in addition to movies. If you wanna see him play a more entertaining bad guy, then you might check out the western, Silverado. Anyway, thank you for the fun reaction. It's actually fun to see YOU growing in the emotional range you're willing to show over the years. Be well.

[@user-cs4fg1rm5k]

And a good guy in F/X

[@Sandy-dd4le]

Good, solid character actor, he's all over US TV and film like a rash in the 70's

[@PolferiferusII]

That "asshole face" smirk was a trademark. My brother-in-law had a little smile on his face just naturally, even while half-asleep, only changing if he was snoring, angry, or tearing up. I always figured Dennehy had that kind of face.

[@blakewalker84120]

17:52 "Can you be trained to ignore pain? I would like to know more about that." Since you asked, Yes. I've been doing it for 25 years, ever since I got an incurable and unbelievably painful disease. Every day, everything hurts. I hurt right now. I feel almost like I'm breaking my fingers typing this. All true. I used to teach Karate. Now I can barely lift a glass of water without dropping or spilling it, and it hurts to pick it up. If you asked me back when I used to spar for a living "What is the worst pain you can imagine?" I would never have guessed anything like my life now. But, i still type, I still drink, I still manage to get through life. No karate any more - that's way behind me. I'd shatter my wrist the first time I punched a heavy bag today. How do I do things that cause me that much pain? When you do it every day, all day, all the time, you get so used to it, that you just deal with the pain and do what you have to do. I still feel it. It still hurts like hell. But I ignore it and carry on. All true. Or, as Patrick Swayze said in Roadhouse: "Pain don't hurt." He wasn't as verbose as I am.

[@waterbeauty85]

When this first came out, some people loved it just for the action, but many people, including actual Vietnam veterans, believed that in perpetuated the stereotype of the violent, mentally ill 'Nam vet as a danger to society. However, the movie came out at a time when the United States was coming out of its post Vietnam guilt and shame and the American public was reevaluating its how it had treated returning veterans, and PTSD was starting to make its way into the nations collective consciousness. Because of that, people who watch the movie today immediately seize upon its deeper message.

[@Toomaletoopaletoostale]

Part of the training is to learn to ignore pain, hunger and weather. Its crazy brutal.

[@MikeJohnMentzer]

Fun Fact, Sly tried if the wound was realistic enough by entering a Hospital with the Fake wound and did the same stitching thing in front of everyone..the nurses said he's the toughest man they've ever seen

[@quixote6942]

Because of the Limited Time of the Movies, they have to clearly define the Heroes from the Villains, but the Novel shows us more about Teasle and Rambo that Blurs the lines between their roles as well as separating them even more. Chuck Norris dissed on the Movie because He was a vet, but Stallone never served in the Military and was disqualified from the draft through Medical Issues he received during Birth. Many don't notice, but half of Stallone's face is partially Paralysed and his speech was affected as well. While some currently try say it's because of Botox injections, Stallone's had these issues all his life,

[@PolferiferusII]

Partially through reading your comment I had a feeling you were going to say it was something about his face, his eyes always looked strangely droopy. Gave him those "sad puppy eyes", I'm guessing. Don't know the details of this paralysis, but does it involve his vision? The possibility of his eyes literally coming out of their sockets too easily? If not, that is an actual congenital defect, believe it or not.

[@jamesdesanders5618]

I could see this 100 times and I still cry at the end. His performance makes me believe he was a vet!!! Stallone is great.

[@Gabriel_Moline]

Salt, the statement! You know your shit! Brilliant!🌿🌸

[@infiad1275]

No Grey Poupon, either! 🤣

[@wilgarcia1]

Ya this movie is pretty deep and meaningful. This is why people say they don't support wars, but they may support the soldiers that have to fight it.

[@CoastalNomad]

Great Reaction..... This was one of the First Post-Vietnam movies that addressed PTSD.... This is from a Novel/Book, They Changed the ending for the movie.... Will Teasale, the Sheriff, is a Decorated Korea Conflict Veteran, which is considered America's forgotten war, So there is some animosity between Veterans of different wars. Rambo didn't kill, till he had no choice.... Experts have been surveyed and verified that all the things in this movie is possible and realistic. In the mine, Rambo knew that the first thing that would be done was an airshaft, and escape exit in case of cave-in...... Reason he blew up the Gas Station and the Gun Store was to draw the police away from the station, where Rambo knew the Sheriff would stay...... Rambo's Speech at the end is so elequently worded and performed..... Anyone who says Stallone can't act has not see this or the First Rocky.... In my Opinion, Parts 2 & 3 have some unbelievable parts, Rambo (4) and Last Blood (5) are back the the believable action......

[@Youngie761]

The vid of Homer falling. I f'n lost it. 😅🤣

[@roywall8169]

This is Stallone’s best acting performance, and the only one of his movies I own.

[@MySchitz]

That "Shave" Edit, was hilarious.(Don't blink during this re-act)😄

[@raymonddevera2796]

These veterans never got the welcome like other veterans WW l, WW ll, Korea and veterans who fought the war on terror. Veterans form Vietnam would throw their uniforms in the trash at the airport. These men are finally getting the recognition they sorely deserve.

[@helifanodobezanozi7689]

Well, while they weren't harrased by people on both the left and the right like Vietnam vets, Korean War vets NEVER got any parades either. Not even 20 years later like the Vietnam vets in the 80's! I know this because not only do I have Korean War vets in my family, but I grew up knowing several more!

[@boboboy8189]

US is the bad guy in Vietnam, same goes to aghan waran Iraq war

[@leefischer5814]

Think there was a typo man. Korean War is called The Forgotten War for a reason. There was no welcome home ticker tape parades for them either and were viewed as if they lost the Korean Conflict. Still not treated as crappy as the Nam Vets, but weren't celebrated either.

[@tommacduff4330]

I love your shirt! Can I ask where you got it from?

[@davidbennett1357]

Stallone did a great job calling attention to PTSD afflicted vets which is something very few movies had addressed up till that point. I personally think the sequels are not really worth the watch and they just get worse as time goes by. I would like to address a few things. I am one of the minority of people who read the book before seeing the film. There are some notable differences and of course, a book can shed insight into a character in ways that no film really can. I don't know if you noticed or not, but there is a case with military medals in it on Teasle's desk at the police station. He is, in fact, a Korean war veteran and part of the reason he disliked Rambo from the get-go is because he feels that his service in the early 1950's to the country was largely ignored. Another reason is because he genuinely thinks that men like rambo will come in droves to his small town and bring drugs and crime with them. (By the way, in the book, the town is a fictional town in Kentucky. Why they chose to move the location to Oregon is beyond me) In the film, Rambo is indirectly responsible for just one death, which was Galt falling from the helicopter (to be fair, in the film, he WAS an asshole and helped cause the awful situation. In the book Galt was an inexperienced officer just trying to do his job when Rambo's PTSD kicked into overdrive). In the book, Rambo was way more bloodthirsty. In fact, when the sheriff and his posse were hunting him in the forest, Rambo actually kills all of the deputies and seriously injures Teasle. That is 13 men dead in the book before Trautman arrives on the scene. Also, in the book, Trautman and Rambo had never actually met each other. Trautman had been involved in the training program that produced the Green Berets in Rambo's A team. In the novel, Rambo has been run out of 15 different towns before the one where he and Teasle cross paths, and Rambo is just sick to death of being judged so unfairly based on pretty much nothing but his appearance. One of the biggest differences between novel and film is the ending. In the book, Teasle succumbs to his wounds shortly after Trautman shoots a dying Rambo in the head with a shotgun. I guess they decided that was just too dark for the movie. PTSD is a very real and very serious consequence of the sort of things that military combat vets experience and I'm glad that some films willing to address it.

[@DougRayPhillips]

Many reactors see no rationale to the way the Sheriff's department is acting. It's a matter of historical context. In the early 1970s (when the novel came out and when the Vietnam War was still going on), there was a rationale. Maybe not a justifiable one. The 1960s were a time of upheaval. The Kennedy/King assassinations, the civil rights and antiwar movements. The existing power structure saw any man with long hair as being subversive. If the guy was also wearing military garb, that was even worse. It was interpreted to mean that the person was either mocking the military, or else (worst of all) he might be a member of Vietnam Vets Against the War. Sheriff Teasle was a Korean War vet (you can only see that in the film version if you look closely at the stuff on his desk), so he had a grudge about not being honored like WWII vets were, and he partly took out his anger on Vietnam vets. It's hard to explain, but the scenario (this kind of hassling from Law Enforcement) was real.

[@remo27]

Thank you for putting that in some sort of context. That being said, I'm skeptical of the last part of your post. Korea was still considered a 'good war', and while Korean vets weren't honored nationally like WW2 vets were, they weren't spat on and called baby killers like so infamously happened to some Vietnam vets. There was no shame in being a Korean Vet (unlike in some situations with Vietnam Vets) short of the fact the war ended in a 'draw' there was no reason for Korean vets to feel a grudge, esp against guys who arguably had it worse than them.

[@flobp2381]

@@remo27 My dad was a Korean War Vet. There's a reason why the Korean War is called the "Forgotten War". He served, he came home, and went on with his life. While he was proud of his military service, he didn't talk about it unless he was asked. Vets moved on and the Public forgot about it. BTW approx. 36,000+ KIAs in 3 years in Korea vs approx.58,000+ KIAs in 8 years in Vietnam. Tell me, again, who had it worse.

[@remo27]

@@flobp2381 Easy. The Vietnam vets. As I said, the Korean War wasn't a 'loss'. There was a South Korea which still exists today, there was something tangible for their efforts. Vietnam? We lost that war, in part because of lack of support at home and in part because quite frankly the Powers That Be in the US didn't want to risk anything, so they prevented us so many times and ways of striking at the enemy. So you lose your friends for nothing, not one goddam thing, and you come home to find that possibly half the country and often the most vocal part hates your guts, not for losing but for shit you often didn't even do.

[@flobp2381]

@@remo27 You said, "... there was no reason for Korean vets to feel a grudge, esp against guys who arguably had it worse than them." What do you base your opinion on? The Korean War and their Vets are all but forgotten while Vietnam Vets eventually got their deserved recognition. Which is worse being forgotten/unappreciated or eventually getting the deserved recognition? I saw being forgotten and ignored.

[@remo27]

@@flobp2381 www.nps.gov/kowa/index.htm

[@joseedurado00]

1:30 just started watching and I can already tell you will enjoy this movie and will cheer for Rambo towards the end ❤ I cry almost every time when he is giving his speaxh

[@LordBloodraven]

Brian Dennehy was a great actor to play a villain that was so easy to despise. I'm pretty sure there's a statue of him and a statue of Stallone in the town where they filmed the movie.

[@KurticeYZreacts]

The parking cars part is so... it just hits

[@markcarpenter6020]

One of my uncles who served in nam lived under a bridge for around 6 months when he first came home. People didn't make it easy for them

[@KurticeYZreacts]

@@markcarpenter6020 ppl are so ignorant of... so much. I am too on certain things no doubt but freedom? Shouldnt be one of them

[@TheBearGrappler]

It was a different era in the 1960s during the Vietnam War, and many people tried many ways to avoid getting drafted. My dad’s younger brother (my uncle) was one such character. He was kicked out of high school, was in trouble with the law, and appeared before judges several times. Finally, he was given an ultimatum: go to jail two years or join the army. He joined and served 4 years, was wounded three times, then honorably discharged. When he came back, he picked up where he left off: more trouble. Couldn’t function in regular society. He then enlisted in the USN, and went back to Vietnam. He served 20 years before retiring. He passed away in 2021 due to Covid.

[@Sherman1fan]

Vietnam vets were treated badly by the general public. PTSD was not a thing. Monologue at the end is never what people expect. Thank you for understanding.

[@superflylee003]

Thanks for reaction, i always enjoy your thoughts and commentary, just continue being yourself.✌

[@PhiL-zz6cu]

@Amanda Miquilena Please go ahead and watch the other 4 Rambo movies also! Regarding his back stories because you asked for it: Rambo came from Vietnam and is the best of the best special elite and this is kinda normal behavior back in the day for cops and also normal citizens - Vietnam veterans were treated like shit / hated / spit on / didn’t get jobs and everything - most couldn’t find a home they could rent and all bad stuff you can imagine… also the hippie-movement back in the day on top of all that hated war all over and also increased pressure on the veterans… this movie here alone did more for the veterans than decades of government agenda did for them… Regarding your statement at 09:47 no in real life he wouldn’t die - that’s a kinda nice to know background story: Stallone was the 11th person to be cast as Rambo and nobody wanted the role because the stunts had to be made by the actors themselves and back in the day there was no good cgi and nothing - so Stallone actually jumped of that cliff in real life (nowadays this would be illegal but back in the days Hollywood and the whole world was another place and the rules weren’t as strict obviously) so yeah he did this stunt himself and broke multiple ribs and got a quite good spine injury and also got some major cuts and bruises (also the stitching later in the movie is actually not make up but Stallone really stitching his wound from filming) also nice to know: he didn’t stayed in hospital or something, after breaking those ribs and everything he went on filming…. Just a different breed of people back in the days…

[@zig_zag____1265]

There's 5 Rambo movies. The last one was filmed in 2019. I've seen the first blood and the last blood at the movie theater.

[@frontprochproduction]

Decades ago, my then landlord was a Vietnam Vet. One afternoon, after I had lived their for years, he told me about some of the things that happened there. I can't tell you what he said, but it was some unbelievable stuff. Not war crimes or anything like that, just the job he had, what he had to do to get it done and how dangerous it all was. As a young man it really blew my mind. This was one of the first movies I ever saw that really showed that. I still think this is one of the best "action" movies of all time because it's really more than just an action movie.

[@captainhrothgar4637]

"At least he didn't drop that fire thing" ...too funny, it's called a torch. Love your reactions and that line cracked me up for some reason. Fire thing.

[@PolferiferusII]

"That guy has an asshole face ... he looks like an asshole" got me

[@AFKeveryday]

your mom was john rambo?! holy cow.. great reaction

[@mendellrankin5076]

Brian Dennehy, the actor who played the sheriff, was often cast in roles like this. He was very good at playing these types of characters

[@mrnaughtycat]

Agent orange gave poor Vietnam s children defects ever since it’s horrible

[@pennyyoung3166]

Most civilians college students hated the Vietnam veteran may I point out the homelessness is still there watch Rambo part two it is just as good

[@toddhill7483]

That was very prophetic suggesting that the town was going to blow up.

[@MrYoup11]

Yes Rambo is his Surname in the movie, but it has become a nickname. The movie was filmed about 100km out of Vancouver, Canada in and around the town of Hope.

[@amandamiquilena]

Wow, I have to go to Canada. It's so beautiful!

[@DougRayPhillips]

@@amandamiquilenaYes. Hope, British Columbia. Presented as the (nonexistent) town of Hope, Washington.

[@TheDuckofDoom.]

​@@amandamiquilena The area around Hope is a nice place to visit for a 2-3 days. The whole Columbia district is nice, both Canada and USA. A very diverse area with rain forest, desert, mountains, vinyards, lava scablands carved by giant floods, a canyon deeper than the grand canyon, fiords, remote small towns and scuzzy sprawling cities. June-September is dry and sunny, October-April is wet and cloudy. Two places in Washington have had the world records for total snow in one winter, 29meters. Only 50km away they get less than 1m of snow. Northwest Canada and south Alaska are also very nice, but now I am including far too much area for one vacation.

[@mrnaughtycat]

The law enforcement in this movie are insane and I hope this. Don’t happen in real life

[@christopherfujino]

Huge drop off in quality after this one...

[@mrnaughtycat]

When they used to duel on olden times the winner was the person who drew first blood or if it was not to the death they would mark each other with cuts

[@mikematusek4233]

The book took place in the coal country of Eastern Kentucky. and Troutman put Rambo down with a 12 gauge to the head. The book was written by Robin Moore, the same one that wrote the book that the John Wayne Movie, The Green Beret came from.

[@markcarpenter6020]

He wrote a number of books and it's pretty common for his main characters to have PTSD. My favorite is actually about an ex cop trying to find his wife(who had been abducted and killed by a serial killer). It's set in asberry park back before they tried to redevelop it and it was mostly an abandoned city.

[@chrisby30]

Great Reaction as always

[@amandamiquilena]

Thank you, Christopher :)

[@thekittygoesmeow9652]

The scene where he jumps from the cliff into the trees was Stallone. When he hits the ground and groans it’s because he broke multiple ribs. Dig your channel and I hate the heat too!

[@edpublic]

Next to nothing was known about PTSD in the early 80's,,,This film single handedly brought it into the light and began people and Dr.'s into looking into it Seriously as a mental illness and led us to where we are today with our better understanding of it's debilitating and crippling effects

[@natmanprime4295]

"rrrambo" great stuff

[@EllisThings]

Crying In The Woods - out now on CD and cassette! haha you're the best

[@yellowblanka6058]

The first movie is so different in tone from every Rambo movie that follows it almost doesn't feel like the same movie series. He goes from extremely reluctant to kill, just trying to escape police persecution to willingly going back into warzones.

[@user-cs4fg1rm5k]

I really enjoyed her remastered reaction video. She should do more of these.

[@earth7551]

Stallone always copies the plots of the late great Charles Bronson's movies Chatos land 1972 Death hunt 1981

[@rabooey]

Here's a tip on how to watch the Rambo series.. 1. Rambo: First Blood 2. And then I'd be like, "Wooo you have won the prize! You have watched the first movie in the series, it was great, and now you can sit back, relax, and be happy that the God of Let's Be Real.. laid his, or ~her~, hand upon you and blessed you with +3 wisdom in movie picking."👍 But right now I'd be like, "You've been warned!"

[@benschultz1784]

Each of the sequels deals with a different subject. First Blood: Part II has Rambo return to Vietnam in regards to possible prisoners-of-war unreleased in 1973. Rambo III has Rambo go head-to-head with the Spetsnaz in Afghanistan (and the final message has _really_ aged poorly in the last 20 years...) John Rambo has an older Rambo escort Christian missionaries into Myanmar to help Karen refugees (really topical given the new civil war there) Last Blood has Rambo back home in the States, taking on cartel-funded human trafficking.

[@georges6580]

"I'm curious. Can you ignore Pain, guys ?" Yes you can. I'm afraid to tell you this. But yes. When you haven't slept for months, dehydrated, & haven't eaten for three or four days... Made a previsible mistake, that sliced through something critical to your body, and with nothing but your b*lls & yourself to cautherise the wound, zero painkillers, yes you can, it's what keep you alive. I prefer café, honestly, but it does maintain your focus.

[@emucat1]

Biggest Film 0f the 80's was _First Blood Part 2 : Rambo_ The first film was great but it was the second movie that made the 80's, known as RAMBO. It was super-hyped and a meme for years. - and the first film just known a _First Blood_ Hope that makes sense.

[@benprewitt4600]

27:47...you mentioned that you're "not even sure" if you know what happened...it's okay. It's often enough just to be a friendly ear. Vietnam wasn't my war, I was WAY too young. I served in Afghanistan, which in many ways was my generation's equivalent. And often, the best folks to help those of us who came back is just to help make a safe space. Little things can get you: I got into a car accident avoiding a piece of roadkill on the street because dead animals are something the Taliban used to hide explosives in it. For just a few seconds I was back there in an MRAP, hoping we didn't get stuck in a firefight. You honestly did fine with your reaction. And I don't know if it means anything to you, but thank you for understanding that at least it's a hard topic. Like I said: sometimes (most of the time) what a person who's been through that needs isn't someone who has a deep knowledge of the war we fought in: oftentimes it's just a willingness to be a sounding board and let folks vent. Thanks again for sharing your reaction with us!

[@graciefolden2359]

I wish people would quit calling this movie Rambo: First Blood. It's just FIRST BLOOD! Essentially this is a stand alone serious movie, not an "action" film like the movies with the same character that follow it.

[@Cbricklyne]

Amanda : "....but then he's going to be the man that shot the sherriff...." Yeah,......but he didn't shoot no Deputy. Oooh! Oooh! Oooooooh! (*I'll see myself out)

[@blakewalker84120]

10:15 "I think this is illegal." Nope. Oddly enough, it's not illegal for him to shoot Rambo here. Law enforcement officers are allowed to use deadly force (shooting) in two clearly defined cases: 1. To defend themselves or other citizens from harm at the hands of a dangerous perpetrator. 2. To stop a fugitive fleeing from lawful arrest. Quibble all we want about whether Sheriff Teasle should have arrested him or not. He did. Then Rambo assaulted every Sheriff and deputy in the place. Some of them needed to go to the hospital. Rambo has committed at least 10 felonies, most of them against officers. Then he ran. That makes him a fugitive from lawful arrest so he can be legally shot. OK, we know Gault is crooked. He illegally assaulted and battered Rambo. Now Rambo is trapped. if he doesn't fall to his death, the Sheriffs will just rescue him from the cliff and put him in jail. It's done. Gault doesn't need to shoot him. But Rambo is going to tell a judge about how he was assaulted by Gault, and Gault has the legal justification to shoot him and never have that story told in court. So what he's doing is technically legal but totally unnecessary, and he's doing it to protect himself and cover up his crime, which is actually a new crime: obstruction of justice.

[@realBkay]

When they were spraying Rambo w/water hose - that was a 3” hose. It puts out 1200 psi (pounds per square inch). A Rottweiler’s bite is around 300 psi. Put simply, if u were sprayed w/this, it would hurt.

[@georges6580]

Whe made a fun discovery/discution with my dad a few months back : On my father's mother's side, we are Rambo's, lol. (I mean the name) & Conan, like the barbarian. Fun times.

[@blakewalker84120]

It's easy to write a story about a corrupt cop and the little people rising up to stop him. That story is literally as old as Robin Hood fighting the Sheriff of Nottingham. Probably older. It's much harder to write a good story where the cop and the little guy are both right, and both are wrong. The wrong cop is Sheriff Deputy Art Gault who assaulted Rambo in the Sheriff station and triggered his PTSD - which was something that nobody understood when this story was written. Sheriff Teasle was arrogant and pushy, but did nothing illegal or technically wrong. Yeah, he could have given Rambo time to get a burger at the Dairy Queen - that was a jerk move, but not illegal. Rambo of course committed multiple felonies, maybe as many as 50 or more by the end, with at least one confirmed death and several others possible. That is all on him. Sure, he got pushed into doing something, but that doesn't excuse all the felonies or the homicide. I commented so much because I think this is what makes this movie great. The law did what the law should do, except Art Gault, and he paid with his life. Rambo did what he was trained to do, fueled by PTSD, and no other outcome was possible. The writers put it all together and told us a story where you and I root for the "good guy" and we assume it's Rambo because he's the "protagonist" and Sylvester Stallone is playing him. But with well over 50 felonies through just this movie, it's hard to call him the "good guy" anymore - pushed into it or not, he committed all those felonies. So this is a story about a good but arrogant Sheriff chasing a good but emotionally wrecked veteran in a situation caused by a truly awful bully with a badge (Gault, not Teasle), and a string of events that couldn't possibly end any other way, not after Gault fell out of the helicopter, and maybe even before that. Excellent storytelling. There are no truly good guys here, and the only bad guy is the one guy that we see die in the movie (Teasle might or might not die, and the cops chasing Rambo in their car that crashed might have died, but we don't see those or even know for sure). Excellent acting, by Stallone and Dennehey (the Sheriff). Excellent directing. This is why it's a classic that still holds up 42 years later.

[@blakewalker84120]

A bit of US history to explain the setup: Vietnam. The war nobody in America wanted but we fought it for 2 decades. Also, the first war that had film crews running around filming all the terrible things that happened. Some of those terrible things were done by the enemy, some by US soldiers. Even in World War II, more civilians died than soldiers, but there were no cameras around to film it in real time. So Americans hated the war, the violence, the killing of our troops and the killing our troops did. Sure, we blamed the politicians who kept us in that war for 20 years, but we also blamed the soldiers. When those guys came home, most of them still under the age of 21, instead of being welcomed as heroes like our men in WWII, these guys were yelled at, spit on, called "baby killers" and many worse things. They literally survived a hellish war to come home to a whole new hell. So at 2:55 the Sheriff says "Wearing that flag and looking like you do." he means "Trying to look like a respectable Veteran with the US flag on your jacket, but looking like a homeless "baby killer" is just going to get the people who live here angry, and they might start trouble." Then the Sheriff tries to get Rambo to the other side of town. Yeah, he's a jerk about it, but many cops are jerks - it's not illegal as long as they do their job. Then Rambo went back into town and that's when the fun begins... (not really).

[@lidlett9883]

At this time very little was believed about PTSD. Most people thought it was a type of gimmick being played. Others who knew stayed quiet for the most part because when they came back from WW2 and Korea there was no help for them. So when Rambo is in the jail and suddenly sees the bamboo . In Rambo's mind he is back in Vietnam reliving his experiences. The director should of had Rambo talking in broken French or Vietnamese. Imho

[@futuregenerationz]

You know Amanda, I'm totally in love with you. But that said, this MO of letting patreon pick your movies, is just going to get you the same crew, watching reactions to the same movies, until they've seen them so many times that they get tired of them. Could I possibly suggest some other method? Like maybe nominated movies? There is so much gold in them there hills. You're trading views, for money. Maybe that's worth it. But if you react to popular movies that were nominated, that HAVEN'T been reacted to, your viewership will blow up.

[@Flesharrower]

Would have been great if the movie opened with Rambo curled around a hot water bottle for his cramping as he tries to deal with his "first blood". His mother never told him it would be THIS bad! PS: You'll be mightily disappointed by the subsequent films. Real turds.

[@CapteinRiggs]

Amazing! You should definitely watch a movie called 'Born on the Fourth of July'. It tells a story about a guy who got paralyzed in the Vietnam war and when he got back from the war he turned into an anti-war political activist. It's based on a true story and I think it's one of Tom Cruise's best movies.

[@streetguru3054]

Australian comedian Rodney Rude did that joke in the 80’s. Went to the movies to see first blood, story bout a 12 year old girl

[@jimglenn6972]

The first one is powerful, just as you said. The others are more like Arnold Schwarzenegger films. The Vietnam War as about trying to “save” Southeast Asia and Australia from communism. Clearly this was a mistake. The USA ended up involved in a big political mess. At the beginning, few people in the US had any idea what it was about. As the war went on, people were more and more aggregated with the violence. At first young people protested but got nowhere. Finally in the early 70’s, most people were angered by the war. It took a long time to get political leaders to understand. The Congress shut off all funding of the war. By this time, many veterans were shipped home as, sadly, most civilians were so outset about the war which they couldn’t stop the their anger was directed towards the soldiers. It was wrong and we are still paying for it today.

[@richiecabral3602]

So, the story goes, this had been a novel that some producers wanted to adapt into a movie. I've never read the novel, but there are videos explaining the difference, and it seems the book is kind of a different vibe. Stallone was basically on the rise at the time after the first two Rocky movies, and they approached him about starring in it, and supposedly in the script they showed him, Rambo barely has any lines. He mainly just grunted a lot. So, Stallone told them that he'd do it, if they let him rewrite the script, which he did. This one is pretty significant, as I think you saw, but there's also a tone shift with the sequels going forward. The second one was more of a cheesy action flick, but it was during a time in the 80s when that was the popular thing. It's very iconic of the 80s in that way. When I was a little boy, Rambo 2 was huge! After that, there's a mix of quality, and if I'm being honest, as much as I grew up in that era, and love Stallone, basically, whenever his career was slowing down, he just made another Rocky or Rambo movie. Like literally until recently. It's always his fall back when he wants to do something, but doesn't have anything else to do. In the end though, it's still Rocky or Rambo! If you're a fan, you're a fan. The third one came out on my 10th birthday! Which I was very excited about at the time, and I actually really liked that one! After that, it got a little silly for me because enough time had passed, I'd watched Stallone, his career, and his look progress, so I thought it was cheesy seeing a 20 year older Rambo that was still rocking the same exact 80s look, like a day hadn't passed, and like he wasn't 20 years older, but ok. A lot of younger people seem to actually dig it, so whatever. It's still Rambo, and I still saw them all.

[@heyrobwest3908]

You know When you react to a movie you don't have to partially watch the movie to get the background information about it! You can still do a1st time watching reaction But you should at least get the name of the movie right! The name of this movie you reacted to on this video Is not 1st blood Rambo and it's not Rambo 1st blood the original theatrical title of this movie is1st 1st blood The name the name Rambo The name Rambo Rambo was nowhere in the title Ⅱ Ⅱ movie was titled Rambo Rambo 1st blood part 2Then that established it as the Rambo franchise And like what always happens frequently instead of leaving their original movie alone they rename it And put his 1st name last name Rambo into it Once again the original movie Was called 1st blood they had no idea they were gonna make4 or 5 or 5 more sequels to it Sylvester Stallone wasn't even that big of a star then Then there's the rocky franchise The 1st movie titled simply Rocky Was Supposedly his 1st acting role outside of and yes he originally was making porno movies! In fact an iconic porno he was in stands out because the name of the X. rated porno movie was The Italian stallion And what was rocky's fighting nickname in the rocky movies the Italian stallion! His opponent Apollo creed Creed creed and stallion are words used in relation to male horses A male horse is called a stallion Creed has another meaning but it relates to male horses! Here's another one The Indiana Jones franchise The 1st movie was not called Indiana Jones and the raiders of the lost ark it was called the raiders of the lost ark Then the second movie was called Indiana jone Temple of doom I think that was the second movie They made for 5 of them all the sudden the franchise became Indiana Jones cause they couldn't very well call it raiders of the lost ark Cause they did that in the 1st movie!

[@Rastafaustian]

Man hunts, kills, and butchers a wild boar with just a knife. "There's no salt" How typical 🤣

[@miorandmior]

A lot of movies have rightly addressed the ptsd suffered by soldiers post war, especially American soldiers. If you think what they suffer is bad, imagine if you can what the civilians in those countries amercia wafes its wars suffer through. In vietnam, the carpet bombngs, the mass spraying of agent orange, the raids, destruction of villages etc. There's a good book I read which showed the perspective on the side of victims of war - Kara's Game.

[@Stogie2112]

Amanda, the sequels are not worth your time, IMO. The plots are all the same: Rambo goes against brutal thugs and makes them pay. More and more brutal violence to "thrill" the audience. 👎👎