First Time Watching | Rambo First Blood (1984) | Movie Reaction

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

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[@daleflannery7667]

@@AwesomeUSMovies Rambo went to jail you'll see this in the second one Rambo first blood part 2

[@MessOfThings]

It's kind of crazy that in 2024 we still treat homeless people the same way the sheriff treated Rambo.

[@Kamenari37]

It's funny due to the stigma of Rambo in pop culture, when people actually get around to watching the movie, they're not ready for it.

[@ResidentPetrolhead]

It's always funny watching that mental re-calibration happen in real time with people who only know of the sequels, and often only by reputation at that. You can see their wheels turning and at some point they're always like "Oh, hang on. This is, like, a real movie...". And it is! This later retitling kind of cheapens it, in a way, because being called FIRST BLOOD already helps differentiate it from the sequels, which are a separate breed of animal all together. This whole RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD thing annoys me more than it probably should.

[@michaelblaine6494]

I love watching reactions to this for exactly that reason. I first saw this in 1984 when I was 5 which didn’t seem weird at the time but thinking about it now is a little nuts,maybe my parents were just irresponsible🤪. Anyway I feel fortunate to have got in on the ground floor so to speak and watch the perception of the character evolve. I like all the sequels but this is still the best and doesn’t feel like a movie that lends itself to sequels(especially if you read the book). Speaking of book,sorry for writing a novel as a reply😂🫡

[@michaelblaine6494]

It annoys me too,it’s now just accepted as the title even though it’s so not the title and doesn’t really make sense to call it that

[@ReymundoCortez]

Ah first blood The forgotten Christmas movie

[@Jac2587]

I went into this movie expecting it to be a huge action piece. Instead, I was really impressed with the emotion of it.

[@bernie472]

Rambo II explains where he went, and on a new mission.

[@LordVolkov]

"Keep your eyes on the road... That's how accidents happen!" Words to live by from John Rambo.

[@daniellanctot6548]

*Fun Facts: When the movie came out, it was not called “Rambo” only “First Blood”. It’s only once the name of Rambo became synonymous with tough action heroes that the studios started adding the name Rambo to the sequel; and retroactively to this movie* *Also, the role of John Rambo, though now so recognizable today, was turned down by most of the leading men of the 80s. On top of that, when Stallone saw the movie for the first time, it was almost a 3 hour long cut and he hated his performance to the point that he thought it was going to ruin his career. So, he asked the director to cut out nearly all of his dialogue, which not only helped reduce the runtime, but help create the iconic character of Rambo, as the traumatized, strong silent archetype (the term PTHD did not exist yet at that time and was denied as existing under any other name by top military brass; in fact, this movie played an enormous part in making the general public aware and sensible to the plight of veterans, even if it still take more than a decade before PTSD was a household word)* *This movie still surprises many reactors because John Rambo is not even the shadow of the action archetype that the character will become in subsequent movies: His story is much more dramatic and heavy here; which is why this movie remains the best and most iconic of the franchise, in my humble opinion (Don’t get me wrong, the next sequel and the others after are fun and worth seeing, but they do not have the psychological depth that this one has, some try but don’t come close to this, and become much more of the typical 80s action genre that people think of when talking about this cinematic era and genre)*

[@SimoExMachina2]

I strongly recommend watching the whole series. Some parts may seem a little hokie, but I think as a whole this is one of the best movie series ever made. Some of the sequels were a bit more light hearted and focused more on the action (Rambo 2 used to be my favorite, until Rambo IV came out), but the whole story of the character as he grows older with Sylvester Stallone, just has that somehing so pure. This really is a character with a sense of a living past and a tormented soul.

[@MessOfThings]

For all the years I've been watching first blood... When I was young I thought it was an action film As I got older I recognized it as a drama end social commentary Now that I've seen this reaction I realize it's a comedy.

[@illcryst]

Awesome movie. I grew up where this was filmed in Hope , british columbia , about an hour from vancouver. Its still as beautiful today ! 🍻👊

[@michaelblaine6494]

I’ve heard from Army vets that no soldier has ever wished they were at Bragg. That’s apparently the least realistic part😂

[@wesdoobner7521]

Benning maybe.

[@gallendugall8913]

This movie released at roughly the same time that a report was released by the census bureau showing that over half of the homeless population were veterans. That number is currently down to around fifteen percent, but yeah, it can be challenging for veterans to reintegrate.

[@michaelblaine6494]

Definitely read the book you won’t regret it. This was Sly’s first hit after the Rocky movies(though he had some good ones in between but they didn’t do to well)

[@michaelchaplin1600]

There are 5 Rambo movies... Also at the age of 14, I snuck into Rambo first blood part 2, AWESOME. The action is top-notch and 1 of the keystones of 80s action movies.

[@ronnierocha42]

Rambo 2.. great.. Rambo 3..hmmm, ok. Rambo 4, freaking awesome!!! Rambo 5, ok.

[@speakstheobvious5769]

Shoulda just let Rambo get some food.

[@alienwandering]

When this movie came out PTSD didn't "exist"... yes, it has ALWAYS existed, but it was ignored and help for it was virtually non=existent. Also, Vietnam vets were often not considered "real vets" because they "lost the war" and "real vets" were winners (WWII). It's a very sad thing. One of the things said by the nation's leaders after the first Gulf War, was that the Gulf War "erased the 'stain' of Vietnam" :(

[@tapoemt3995]

It was Shell shock, not PTSD. That came with the softening of language, like little people, special needs etc.

[@mokane86]

@@tapoemt3995people suffering from war trauma has been recognized since ancient war time. In more modern history with the world war shellshock the patients were treated with more respect and dignity and effort than in the post Vietnam era. In that era people were probably more properly treated with a lengthy retreat to some lake view room for a few weeks of quiet and reflection and some counseling but then the expectation to rejoin society and function proper. With some community understanding if you fall into a deep lost stare for a moment. As of today we are most certainly over coddling and over drugging. They are diagnosing people with PTSD from non combat bootcamp difficulties and from failing some exam… But this film does a good job in highlighting how fully abandoned the late era end of war Vietnam vets were. Without support and with mixed emotions including assigned contempt for the Nation’s mismanagement of the conflict.

[@ApesAmongUs]

@@tapoemt3995 Battle Fatigue. Operational Exhaustion. Peace to George.

[@BDogg2023]

“The redhead is from twins.” 😂😂😂 Sorry, it’s just really funny because at one point in time David Caruso might have been the most popular actor on television, with a handful of significant credits to his name. Twins is probably the last thing anyone would ever associate him with, if at all. 😂

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Still lots to learn

[@BDogg2023]

@ I’m not faulting you, but it’s still funny. Glad you enjoyed the movie. I liked this video, but I haven’t seen any of the other movies in the series, and don’t need anymore reactions to the Rambo universe.

[@jowbloe3673]

That was my thought, James has much to learn (and he is).

[@monarch-black]

Yeah, I had a chuckle at that. There were several things that popped into my mind as the end to that sentence. Twins wasn't one of them. Even when I tried to think if he was right, the garage worker from Ferris Beuller's Day Off popped into my head first.

[@symbiantsmh3063]

Read the book in high school, about a hundred years ago. Liked it better than the movie. Thanks

[@jazzyd312]

The 'red head kid' is David Caruso, before CSI: Miami. He was also in "An Officer and a Gentleman."

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

never seen either

[@jazzyd312]

​@AwesomeUSMovies You should check out "An Officer and a Gentleman." Stars Richard Gere, Debra Winger and Louis Gossett, Jr. (R I P).

[@MessOfThings]

I'm going to have to re-watch An Officer and a Gentleman because I don't remember him in that.

[@jazzyd312]

@MessOfThings He was the recruit that almost drowned during training.

[@billsimonis]

the movie brought to light of how america treated Vietnam vets and PTSD. in the book, Rambo was more unsympathic. Stallone changed it to be more sympathetic

[@SimoExMachina2]

Yes, David Caruso was in Twins, but he is even better known for his role in CSI: Miami and his famous "sunglasses motion" in it.

[@georgedolen1486]

He was in NYPD Blue before that.

[@LordVolkov]

Yeaaaaaah!

[@slowerthinker]

This is a rather unorthadox _First Blood_ reaction. 99% of people (including me many years ago) are shocked when they watch this film for the first time because all their pre conceived notions of the character from pop culture osmosis are based around the events of the sequels. James on the other hand is going to this just like the audience on opening night, whose only frame of reference was "an action film" and "its the guy from Rocky". He is just so adorable!

[@michellebarry1555]

“Safety First!” 😂

[@CK-og4lc]

Excellent call on the Christmas movie.

[@Joker_JAK]

Rambo clearly gets arrested at the end. He escaped from jail (whether he was wrongly arrested or not), assaulted several police officers, hijacked several vehicles, broke and entered into several buildings in the town, and destroyed lots of property. He broke all kinds of laws. So definitely arrested.

[@filipohman7277]

Awesome Movie and Work Bro, Thanks!!!👍👍👍 Greetings from Helsinki, Finland🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸

[@visionaryventures12]

People also aren’t aware of the meaning of the movie title. It’s actually a way of arguing, “who started the fight”.

[@otter3143]

This was filmed in Hope, BC, Canada. 20 minutes from me :)

[@ryanfeit1420]

"Rocky" came out in 1976 and "First Blood" came out in 1982. Another good Sylvester Stallone action film to watch is "Cobra" from 1986.

[@joeyfreeman1859]

If you watch Rambo first blood part two you will get your answer to what happened to Rambo

[@jamesdamiano8894]

Great movie which to me is more of a drama. From here on out, they become action movies. I also always say that it has a reputation as being so violent but as you noted, only one person was actually killed and that was an accident. The movie is actually only called First Blood. They didn’t start using Rambo in the title till years later. You might like a movie with George Clooney called The Peacemaker.

[@MessOfThings]

The drugstore sign was in front of the billboard. I checked and found that the "Have a Coke and a Smile" campaign was from 1979.

[@hinesmaster99]

1st movie I watched with my father on VHS back in the 80s

[@kimzwolinski9919]

Thank goodness Tommy’s dad learned to control his anger 😂

[@JoeCool7835]

The best action movies were the ones that did a lot more than just blow crap up. My favorite action movie (and favorite movie ever) is RoboCop (1987). Watch that is you haven't already. Edit: I saw you saw it a while back. A man of good taste!

[@josecarbajal5710]

Ppl always get the trivia wrong for this film about how many ppl Rambo killed. He killed no one. Dude fell out the copter.

[@ev1Lsect]

Veterans weren’t treated well when they came back from Vietnam. Thats whats with the jacket and flag.

[@mickeykmiller]

Well now you've gone and done it! You have to watch them all now to know what happens to rambo. :)

[@charlesbarnes6912]

In the book Col Troutman has to kill Rambo because his PTSD is too far gone

[@Ashwgun]

you heard him, action movies, Terminator 1 & 2, Predator if he hasn't seen it yet.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Have fun! Terminator 1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/epfNgY1oo9Ojpac Terminator 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHfUcoGMrredrbs

[@themccallpack1089]

Welcome to the Rambo Family enjoy the journey

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Thank you! Will do!

[@charlesbarnes6912]

I wish you would put the American version of the office on your list😂

[@donaldgilbert6739]

Great pick! Great reaction! All the Rambo movies are awesome! When u get to Rambo last blood, make sure you watch the unrated version!

[@alexblack9]

It's crazy to me that a man your age haven't seen these 80's Movies.Were the same age.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

right, that's why this whole channel exists. Finally catching up

[@TheTrueRatPack]

What happened to Rambo after all? Well, to find out it would help to watch the next part .... "First Blood - Rambo II" ... ;-))

[@leeyaferguson9019]

Vietnam Vets didn't have a welcome home.😪. RAMBO 2, and more😊

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

yeah and that is crap. Can't believe we treated them this way.

[@WolfStarbuck]

@@AwesomeUSMovies People couldn't separate the soldiers from war. The war itself was terrible. It was also the first time people had a war in your face, every day as it was happening. And war really is hell. Some soldiers did very bad things - but all of them took the blame when they came back.

[@R20set]

You could watch a couple of Jean Claude Van Damme movies. After all he was one of the biggest action stars back in the day, almost right up there with Stallone, Arnold and such. Few channels have reacted to his first movie Bloodsport but that's about it, there are far better ones like Double Impact and Lionheart that show JCVD in his prime. Good old slightly cheesy marrtial arts action from the 90's, can't beat that.

[@LordVolkov]

Hard Target. JCVD+John Woo 🤩

[@jowbloe3673]

1:00 - Made a comment before that this is *First Blood,* not Rambo, although your description is a pretty good description of the *Rambo* movies that follow, which I do NOT recommend, but this one is great. For something similar imo, you should watch *Southern Comfort* about Louisiana National Guard soldiers in a local bayou for weekend maneuvers.

[@stevenmoules4955]

There's 5 of these movies alltogether james...and their all good!🙂

[@marygifford9379]

I accidentally watched this in a theater when it came out. That summer in my city a Vietnam veteran took a 7=11 hostage and subsequently suicided by cop. He did not hurt anyone. I think this was filmed in Oregon.

[@gregorygant4242]

Nope, filmed in Canada but made to believe it was in the US in the movie , beautiful scenery .

[@user-dz6fy6qv2l]

Safety first . lol

[@longfootbuddy]

rambo does a lot of screaming out in pain, for someone that ignores pain

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Oh... maybe but we must test on others first to see if it's just him. You start, I'll join later

[@jowbloe3673]

Studies have shown that yelling reduces pain.

[@longfootbuddy]

@@jowbloe3673 so does holding your breath and making funny faces, but you dont need studies to know that.. im not trying to get people riled over this, i just thought it was kind of funny that they said he was trained to ignore pain, and then hes always yelling, much louder than the average guy, when he falls off the bike, falls down the ladder, gets bit by a rat, and so forth

[@powellhall9794]

😎👍

[@tomcody2203]

The novel by David Morell is also very good. But be prepared - it's a lot darker. Rambo even kills and the end...no, I'm not gonna spoil this for you. ;-)

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Yeah, No spoilers

[@papichulote1]

You need to watch the next one to find out what happens to Rambo. Watch Rambo: First Blood Part 2. I actually like it better than the first one.

[@c976061]

Def Rambo 2 more action

[@jazzyd312]

If anyone watching this reaction is a fan of the series "Grimm", did you recognize Monroe's dad?

[@Boatracer255]

You have to watch Rambo 2-5 to find out what happen to Rambo.

[@FrancisXLord]

1982 my friend, not 1984. Probably your son's fault no doubt and I hate to be the person continually pointing out errors, but I can't help it. I'm OCD. 🤣

[@shawnooweldsparks4202]

heeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[@mynameisnobody8597]

Why did all the other cars blow up? Because it was the 80’s ! Great reaction

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

YEAH!

[@roybiggs7239]

To find out what they do to Rambo react to part II.

[@JamesAnderson-e6f]

Greetings. The Sylvester Stallone characters of Rocky and Rambo had tremendous influence on my life. To what extent? You mentioned the fact that you liked to read books. I would suggest you check out my short autobiography entitled, Victory over Anger. I am sure you would find it to be a very interesting and inspiring read. Jim

[@lennyvalentin6485]

In my country, this movie single-handedly became the bad-boy symbol of extreme movie violence after it premiered, and it got lambasted by all the talking heads and all the opinions people and so on. Completely misunderstood, by the way. Yes, there's violence in it, gunfire, explosions, destruction and so on, but as you mention, nobody is actually killed outright - Galt, the dumb murderous cop who didn't strap himself in fell accidentally to his death (and was obviously mentally disturbed, probably also suffering from PTSD after having fought in Korea together with the town Sheriff - this isn't mentioned in the movie IIRC, so it probably comes from the book) - there's a bunch of whole other layers to this movie than just the violence. These talking heads people couldn't see the forest for all the trees, there's social commentary stuff easily visible here if you just have an open mind; the way cops and judges treat poor people/vagrants; the way society treats people returning from a horrific war, and so on. In Vietnam, John Rambo was trusted with million-dollar equipment (in 1970s money!), back home he can't hold a job parking cars. The difference in how a person is valued in either situation is extremely stark. Then add Rambo's PTSD angle on top. Military brass and politicians knew about PTSD - it had been described medically at least as early as WWI (then calling it "shellshock".) So, those in power in government and the military chose to look away, deliberately, and for all intents abandon afflicted soldiers because that's cheaper. Or well, it doesn't show up directly on the military's budget anyway - people suddenly going nutso and shooting up their workplace or family or something like that has a cost associated with them too - it's simply indirect, and may not show up for years and years either. I'd say this movie is actually rather profound. It has both action and depth, and the violence is by today's standards rather tame really. Nobody ought to get their britches much in a bind over that anymore methinks, particularly considering the lack of any major bodycount. :)

[@MichaelHanes-d7l]

Hey james, FYI the book is even better

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Great to hear

[@cesarvidelac]

I would advice you to watch the rest of the movies but parts two and three are much lighter emotionally, just gold digging action. But the fourth is, just a personal opinion, the real closure of the series. The fifth is not bad but it's just a stretch that I don't find necessary, the fourth is packed with good action but again it's a vet movie with a strong anti war message like the first one.

[@nickblood7080]

It’s actually just First Blood

[@bsargent8935]

Too many sleep on the OG Rambo. It's just a great movie no matter the genre

[@scottlaughlin9897]

You should check out the t.v. show “Lost”

[@aleasflowers7285]

Try the movie " The Last Boy scout" Bruce Willis.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@joshuajoshua2732]

Health and safety was not a thing then.

[@cayminlast]

Lotsa Rats!

[@clintelliott3175]

Hey James how you doing. The most friendly reductionist. 😎 I love watching movies on this channel because it feels like reading a book for some reason. Feels like home. Great movie. Can you try the Original Supergirl movie from the 80's. I'm sure you will like it, remind's me of growing up in the 80's. Also the Original Clash Of The Titans early 80s is better then the remake. If not watched that you should. Action packed with Greek mythology.. classic. Love your channel please continue theres so many movies to watched you missed.. Take care buddy 😎🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

You're so kind thanks

[@morganrussell8150]

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis Movie "TRUE LIES".

[@richardjohn658]

find out what happens in rambo part 2

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Will watch for sure

[@oDv22]

Schweet

[@SimoExMachina2]

Watch Rambo 2 to find out what happens to him.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Will do for sure

[@kevinschafer6345]

I read the novel a couple of weeks ago. A very intense story, and it has very intriguing elements. I can only recommend reading it.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Will do

[@cvdm9663]

There are 5 movies

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Well, 1 down. For sure watching the 2nd one

[@lewisjames4268]

There is no such film called Rambo-First Blood It’s just First Blood. Yeah, right. He didn’t know Stallone was in this🤦🏻🤦🏻. Stop doing this. Most reactions KZbin do this kind of thing. I’ve seen many of your videos You have been honest in many of your videos Don’t fake it like other KZbin film reactors.

[@anamewhichisnottaken]

It’s First Blood. Rambo wasn’t in the title until 2.