RAMBO FIRST BLOOD (1982) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

[@tristramcoffin926]

This movie is never what people think it is the first time they see it. It is not some mindless shoot em up action movie but a film about genuine loneliness and pain and Stallone is legendary in it.

[@osmanyousif7849]

Sucks how they destroyed that legacy by making more movies (the Rambo sequels) and they all end up destroying what was supposed to be the message of the original First Blood.

[@wadethegreat22]

@@osmanyousif7849 wrong. message still stands. Other "movies" not based on books had a message, too.

[@clevelandcbi]

@@wadethegreat22 "Don't eff with a boatman who makes his own machetes and loves shooting people?" - What my daughter (was maybe 7ish) replied when I asked her the message from part 4🤣🤣🤣 And I do agree with you if I'm being serious.

[@osmanyousif7849]

@@wadethegreat22 , rephrase: By other movies, I’m talking about the Rambo sequels.

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

@@osmanyousif7849 All of them were about something and had a message but yeah all of them also went more shootem up as they went along as well.

[@michaelrickert1284]

I remember when we got off the plane from Afghanistan, the first people we saw were Vietnam vets. They made it a point to be at every home bound flight in order to make sure all service members were properly welcomed back to the US. They said it was their goal that what happened to them upon their arrival would never happen again. 14 years later, coming home from another deployment, and the first people we saw were Vietnam vets. They were still coming out to welcome service members home.

[@thedragonreborn9856]

Who will take their place when they’re all gone 😢 Also thank you for your service 🫡

[@dylankahler981]

@@thedragonreborn9856 There are tons of people who still care. But I do speak from Texas, not sure how things are in other areas. In Texas we still stand and pay respects to all military leaving and coming in.

[@sanjinn0311]

They were also there, to welcome us home, for us coming back from the 1st Gulf War. We tried to make sure they were recognized as well, as best as we could. My pop was also a Marine did his tour at Ah Hoa, Liberty Bridge in 1969. Coming home the first time from a war, he and I now shared a unique brotherhood. 1/5 baby SFMF, Rah

[@kanteannightmare]

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[@lordbison]

I Love Talking To The Vietnam, Korean War & The WW2 Veterans That Are Still With Us When I Visit The VA Hospital!

[@yyctallguy2365]

For anyone who says Stallone can’t act never watched the ending to this film. He’s incredible and showed why he’s an academy award winner

[@michaelwatson266]

I think his monolog at the end is his best acting of his career

[@hughjorg4008]

@@michaelwatson266 Monologue, Mr. Watson.

[@hughjorg4008]

The ending is totally different in the 1972 novel that inspired the film, *FIRST BLOOD by David Morrell* . Also, a lot of people die. Plese read the novel if you like. No spoilers, please. 👍

[@trulybtd5396]

@@hughjorg4008 monolog in oh, so many languages, one of which is probably on that persons autocorrect.

[@michaelwatson266]

@@hughjorg4008 ya. Autocorrect 🤗

[@TheJohmac]

That scene at the end is probably one of most powerful commentaries on the costs of war and PTSD I've ever seen. The acting by Stalone was brilliant.

[@adspur]

You are very correct.This movie has action but,it has a heavy underlying storyline.I forgot how great this film was.

[@kurgisempyrion6125]

Spot on both of you @@adspur

[@NijFix]

Based on a real dialogue account between a Vietnam Vet and original author.

[@fistovuzi]

@@NijFix really? because in the book Rambo dies. there's no conversation in person, Troutman blows his head off with a shotgun. the end.

[@WBookout10]

@@fistovuziRambo died in the original ending to the movie as well. We got this ending either because test audiences thought it too depressing, or because they wanted to leave it open to a sequel.

[@haydenlindquist7006]

That final monologue really demonstrates Stallone's exceptional acting skill.

[@jediknightjairinaiki560]

If only he could enunciate. I couldn't understand a damn thing he said.

[@aronscott9698]

@@jediknightjairinaiki560yes you could you just have to have something to say.

[@mm9773]

*decent acting skill

[@swanvictor887]

I think its perhaps, one of the best scenes Stallone has ever filmed. He's an underrated writer and actor. I was disappointed by the path he chose in Hollywood, but of course, it made him famous and immensely rich, so, I inderstand why he went down the route he did with action films.

[@PainInTheS]

Funny, English is not my first language and I can make out what he says just fine. People like to bash on Stallone's speech.

[@gunchman01]

My father came back from Vietnam and never talked about it until I was almost 30. Just learned how to live with all the bad things that happened over there. Even after he told me some of the stories, I could not imagine going through live like that. Before he passed he finally built a display case for his medals. He received the silver star for saving the lives of 5 soldiers after they got shot down. He loaded his helicopter down with too many people and was able to crash it back in friendly territory after taking numerous hits to the helicopter and crash landing. One of the guys who he saved actually came to his funeral and spoke. That brotherhood just does not ever die.

[@stephengamber7000]

Thanks for sharing this story!

[@isabadacoo]

Legend. 🫡

[@yaimavol]

We actually did a lot of bad things over there and a lot of guys had a hard time with it. You can justify a lot of things in war, but when you get back home and you start remembering, you question everything. Vietnam is really a country of very gentle and peaceful people. We should have never been fighting them. We could have taken out their government and it would have been over.

[@wileyroberts5759]

Your father's "experience" sounds AWFULLY similar to First Blood 2. I'm sure it actually happened.

[@alrokx13]

My pops is like that too.

[@44excalibur]

The reason that Sheriff Will Teasle resented John Rambo was because in the novel it was explained that Teasle was a Korean War veteran, a plotline that was deleted from the movie. Many Korean War veterans felt that they had become veterans of a forgotten war, and their service and sacrifice had been forgotten as well, while Vietnam veterans got all the attention. Also, many Vietnam veterans came home from the war resentful and critical of the US government's actions during the Vietnam War, which many Korean vets felt was unpatriotic and unbecoming a US soldier.

[@Rio..o7..]

add to the fact that Korean War was widely looked at as a victory vs the Vietnam War which was looked at more as a defeat

[@joebloggs396]

In Teasle's office isn't there something representing his military service?

[@JohnSmith-bn9sw]

A silver star which they talk about more in the book

[@44excalibur]

@@joebloggs396 Yes, there are several medals in a cabinet in Teasle's office that are never explained, but originally the film was going to mention that Teasle was in the Korean War. It was cut because the director felt that it was unnecessary and took away from the pace of the film. The original cut of First Blood was nearly three hours long, according to Sylvester Stallone.

[@Kaspar.C0LD]

"They get all the attention!" The attention: Being spat on, harangued, told they're baby killers, resented publicly, etc. Good old Teasle.

[@TheRealBamboonga]

The welcome the Sheriff gave him was exactly the kind of welcome I got from the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department when I got home from Afghanistan. The way police treat vets is portrayed spot-on in this movie.

[@seanboy4386]

Thank you for your service God bless and may he go before you and be beside you and have his protection over you and your family, friends and children (present and future) we pray this if you will say it with me I Jesus Christ name we pray Amen. Thank The Father, The Son Jesus and The Holy Ghost and may he heal you of all your wounds in Jesus Christ name we pray Amen ❤

[@billymichaels2889]

Thank you for your service my friend. No one and I mean no one has the right to treat you that way. That dude needed fired and jailed for that.

[@stanleydavidlepretre4241]

Thank you for your service. Stay safe wish you and those close to you nothing but the best.

[@billymichaels2889]

I thank you for you service brother. And I hope those bastards got justice for their actions.

[@jameslongest6410]

My wife's father did three tours in Vietnam. He said he did the extra tours because he felt safer and more appreciated in country than he did here in the States.

[@zardox78]

5:56 He was going to see Delmar because he was his last wartime buddy. But functionally, for the story's sake, he goes there to establish how completely alone and directionless he currently feels/is. He brought a pocket full of pictures and memorabilia for the two of them to sit and reminisce about. But once he hears that Delmar's dead, he gives the widow the picture with her husband and immediately throws the rest of it in the trash. He's held onto it all this time, but it's suddenly worthless. Worse than worthless, it's outright depressing. There is no one left who would appreciate any of it. Nobody to reminisce with, and he clearly has no interest in doing so alone.

[@themiddleagedgamer3503]

Great interpretation. Thank you.

[@technofilejr3401]

I thought that was Delmar’s mother

[@billielachatte4841]

I think she was.

[@zardox78]

@@technofilejr3401It's possible, I suppose. But all the other kids running around do look pretty young. Are those his siblings? Did she have her first kid and then wait 20 - 25 years to have a bunch more? One would assume that Delmar was roughly the same age as Rambo, give or take 5 - 10 years. Eh, maybe she was supposed to be his older sister or something.

[@FuckGoogle2]

@@zardox78 Nieces most likely. But yeah that got to me, prized possessions till there was no-one left to share them with.

[@65chevelle44]

I'm 52 years old and I first saw this movie with my dad who was an Army Sargeant Vietnam Vet he enlisted when he was about 19 straight out of high school a young Mexican American from Northern Ca. Who wanted to serve his country his base camp was in Tu Duc near Bien Hoa he did 2 tours of duty in Nam from 1966 to 68 and was decorated. Sadly Agent Orange took him at age 59 in Feb. 2006. I remember when we were watching this movie and at the ending I heard someone crying I looked over and it was my Hero my dad the first time I ever saw him cry. The man who I always thought who was invincible is a memory I will never forget. He would never talk about his time there very much and he would be distant when I asked him what he did to be awarded his medals. RIP "Pops" 1946-2006 🙏🇺🇲🕊🕊 God Bless all service men and women who have proudly served this nation past, present, and future.🙏🇺🇲

[@SeanBlader]

I'm 50 and I watched this with my dad on HBO when I was like 10 or 11. My dad was a door gunner, but came back without his legs, like Lt. Dan. He died from liver cirrhosis when I was 13 in the late 80s. Honestly I'm not sure who had it harder, your dad or mine.

[@kevinbyrne4537]

Fucking true hero. God bless your Pops.

[@lespaul36]

My ex wife's dad was hit with orange. Got cancer and it may show signs of issues with offspring. I can say my ex maybe off and has 2 kids with autism. Agent Orange was a bad call.

[@terryduncan31]

RiP to your dad.

[@wetspotswimwear1199]

Why do you call yourself Mexican American ? Just like the African Americans, stop it, we're all Americans regardless of race or ethnicity. When we stop categorizing ourselves as one or another type of American, we can finally be brothers, we can all just be Americans

[@tbirdUCW6ReAJ]

That ending monologue hits so close to home how badly the US treated our troops after Vietnam. I personally have once or twice had a PTSD experience like he did at the end but it’s nothing compared to the trauma troops had to go through and what they actually experienced; Stallone captured it so effectively. Anybody who says he’s a bad actor need to look no further.

[@Youdontknowwhatliterallymeans]

He's an excellent actor. The problem is a prejudice in Hollywood. If a man's a bodybuilder or martial artist then he's automatically not taken seriously.

[@beowulfthedane]

IMO Stallone would get more acting credit but make less money if he stopped with the sequels. Rocky 2 was okay. Rocky 3 started to get real silly with him fighting Hulk Hogan. Rocky 4 was pure escapism. I haven't seen the rest because Rocky 5 was so bad. Rambo 2 was a rip off of "Uncommon Valor" and "Missing in Action". Rambo 3 was just silly.

[@osmanyousif7849]

The only thing that I kind of wish happen, was that they stick to the original ending like in the book. Where Rambo has gone too far to turn back, and due to the trauma he went through, dies with Colonel Trautman there to see. It would actually stay more true to the theme of the novel, especially since the author hated the fact that they wanted to make more movies.

[@davidwoolbright3675]

I think you missed the point of Rocky 3. Fighting Hulk Hogan was silly and Rocky knew it. He was becoming a sideshow and wanted a legitimate fight.

[@Ismail-sl3th]

@@beowulfthedanehe fought Clubber lang aka Mr. T in Rocky 3. Hogan was a gimmick fight for charity. But Rocky 4 was my absolute favorite as a kid and after watching 1 and 2 as an adult, they became my favorites .5 is trash and I can’t even remember the rest before the creed versions came out because they were so awful.

[@margameplays5246]

I remember when my grandfather (who served in Vietnam) showed me this movie, he told me that Stallone interpreted exactly what many comrades felt when they were socially rejected after having given everything in a war, losing their humanity and awareness, many ended up in psychiatric hospitals. and those who were lucky returned home with quite a few post-war traumas. I remember my grandfather reciting exactly the phrase that Rambo says "many of us were fortunate enough to return home, but we never really came back."

[@poppletop8331]

Just makes me think, how many men were fighting that inner war all their life with no help from anyone, makes me cry. Sly nailed it.

[@wmason1961]

"Were?" Many are still.

[@LIGHTNING132YTG]

The War At Home starring Emilio Estevez is another great example of this

[@ozymandias1758]

They are still fighting it now. VA and other organizations only help so much. Like Plato wrote over two thousand years ago, Only the dead have seen the end of War. Prayers for the fallen and the walking wounded, our warriors. May they all be healed and made whole🇺🇸

[@joshuaortiz2031]

I still am. I served from 2006-2015. Was medically discharged for a torn rotator cuff. I don't really get the help I need for any mental health stuff vets like me are on our own.

[@wmason1961]

@@joshuaortiz2031 help is there. You have to seek it. Do you use the VA at all?

[@bigredtlc1828]

Stallone dedicated his speech at the end to all the vets that came back from that horrible war wounded, both emotionally and physically. I know a lot of vets who say he spoke for them and for what they went through. Incredible turn of events at the end there were you think this is just standard action flick and then Stallone turns it into a treatise on the war and its effects. Amazing.

[@archersfriend5900]

I think it worked in many ways.

[@eve-llblyat2576]

You sure. I think that speech should depicture that the soldiers leaving the army are kids. Nerver learned any thing of adulthood, never had any resposibilities, dont know the social structure, cant handle the task of an adult. And they get told that the will be heros, honered and loved. But thats worthless and meaningless. They see the reality, that other made carrier and be sucessfull compared to them who cant do the simplest paperwork. At the army they handle million dollar equipment, and back home they recognize that they cant handle anything. I dont think the vets want to hear the hard truth. They just chooesed the wrong job.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

I was just talking to a gentleman a couple of weeks ago. He said for a long time he was ashamed to tell anyone he was a Vietnam veteran. I told him that was awful, and thanked him for his service and sacrifice.

[@7Earthsky]

@@eve-llblyat2576 What choice? In those days people were drafted.

[@joshuasanders6893]

@@eve-llblyat2576 Well, that is certainly a way to look at it. Not sure what choice they had since they were conscripted but sure.

[@clevelandcbi]

ANOTHER TRUE STORY: When my daughter was 4, she got me out of a speeding ticket by telling the cop *"I was rooting for Rambo the whole time."* Got him laughing so hard with how serious her face was that he literally fell over. Pulled us over a month later just to tell us that everyone calls him "Teasle" now and literally boo him when he walks into the station each morning. And yes, its still going on 10 years later. His daughter and mine are BFF's.

[@ct6852]

Lol. The 'whole time' part was hardcore.

[@clevelandcbi]

​​@@ct6852She just texted me (from upstairs) saying "I said the whole freaking time, Dad. Do better." And yes she's still a smartazz. Obviously

[@stanleydavidlepretre4241]

Um... *Bwhahaha.*

[@ct6852]

@@clevelandcbi Lol. That's brave. I was so freaked out by cops as a kid.

[@clevelandcbi]

​​@@ct6852She was going through a very overprotective phase around that time. A few months earlier she said way too darn loud "Excuse me, but my dad doesn't date girls!!" to an extremely cute female cashier that was flirting with me at our local Dollar General. l still get messed with for that. Just got a "So how are Bob and the kids?" about a week ago. 🤬🤬🤬 I had my mom with me, and she was trying not to crack up the whole ride home.

[@SofianeHaciane]

The last scene is so underrated, its one of the most emotional scene in cinema history and ,its a fact and true to what happened to soldiers who returned from Vietnam back home

[@akse]

I didn't even remember this scene really. But now seeing it felt like this is what the movie was about.. in a single moment.

[@SofianeHaciane]

@@akse exactly, brilliant

[@stanleydavidlepretre4241]

Sylvester Stallone is a great actor. If you haven't already seen Copland I highly recommend it. Stallone holds his own opposite Harvey Keitel, Robert DeNiro etc. My response to people who say he can't act... *Jeously is never a good look.*

[@fistovuzi]

bit different to the end of the book.

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

What is the last scene rated?

[@ingobordewick6480]

That monologue at the end is one of Stallones finest performances. And this was one of the first movies that portraied Vietnam Vets the way most of them felt when they came back. That's why this movie was and is so important.

[@Fangtorn]

The only bit I don't like is that it perpetuates the myth that Vietnam vets were routinely harassed and spat upon as "baby killers" by the public. That was a myth spread by the Nixon administration to smear the anti-war movement. It was the government that forced them to fight a pointless war and then abandoned them afterwards.

[@ThomasCorp]

The entire ending scene gets me every time. It feels like everyone focuses on Stallone in the entire ending and understandably so, yet I always feel like Richard Crenna gets overlooked in that scene. Specifically, his acting where he quietly conveys Trautman struggling not to cry hearing Rambo’s breakdown.

[@Archie2c]

There's There's Snipit of the alternate cut in Rambo 4

[@Scottrob20]

In the book and alternate cut of the film Trautman kills Rambo when he consoles Rambo. In test screening with audience, they didn’t like the message that killing Rambo was the answer with Vietnam vets struggling with PTSD. They reshot it with Rambo living.

[@leomarlonestrada5954]

@@Scottrob20 Yeah! I've heard of this too. Deep inside I refused to believe it. Until now.....thank you for confirming it. I am a believer now.

[@zeusdarkgod7727]

​@@Scottrob20I always heard it was Stallone who didn't want to send that message, instead ending it on a high note. But in an alternate ending of the movie he ends himself.

[@derekdecker555]

Even without the book, I always got the vibe Troutman was internally debating on killing Rambo. Like “is he so broken that if I let him live I’m gonna be responsible for what happens?” Or, if you want a bleak outlook “Can I fix him enough for him to be an asset again?”

[@randybrandon2071]

The monologue at the end shows how many Vietnam vets were treated when they came home. It also shows what PTSD really is before anyone knew anything about it. If you pay attention Rambo did not kill a single person. All the deputies were only wounded in the woods. The death from the helicopter was only caused because the guy took his seatbelt off. Even Teasle lived at the end. Not a single death can be attributed to Rambo. This movie is actually based off a book by David Morell. He was a college professor who had returning vets in his classes and he saw the effects PTSD had on these men. The original book was actually a bloodfest of killing with Rambo dying in the end. Stallone didn't want to shed a bad light on vets and wrote the script intentionally with no deaths. That last monologue was one of the best in cinematic history in my opinion. Going forward the sequels were just your basic 80s/90s action movie cash grabs.

[@ZwiekszoneRyzyko]

Yeah, read the book... it was almost a horror story. And the sheriff was much nicer in it, they just wanted to cut Rambo's hair but that triggered his memories and he started killing.

[@malibuconv1968]

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[@Mcvthree3]

The sequels were cartoonist except for "John Rambo," which I ADORED.

[@jiayi2650]

I think It is also a war strategy because if one is wounded your enemy will have to use at least 1 person to take care of him.

[@spinynorman887]

I STILL get choked up during the last scene where Rambo breaks down.

[@KlassicKolt5612]

This first Rambo movie was more than just a run-of-the-mill action flick. It was meant to pay homage to Vietnam veterans who were ostracized by the American public when they returned home. Rambo's final rant about his struggles to assimilate back into civilian life was meant to voice how many, if not all of them, must have felt. Amazing movie.

[@Fangtorn]

The idea that Vietnam vets were ostracized by the public is a myth. There were some soldiers that were spat upon and called baby killers, but those were mostly soldiers being tried for war crimes like killing babies. It didn't happen en masse. Soldiers from any war often struggle to assimilate back into civilian life and the failure there is on the government for not providing the support they deserve.

[@nwslimbubba]

First Blood is filmed in my home town of Hope British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦. I was in Grade 3 I think when this was being filmed the school took us on field trips to watch the filming. I watched them film when Rambo runs out of the sheriff's office and takes the guy off of the motorcycle. He actually slides under a logging truck at the Traffic lights but that wasn't put in the movie. When he blows the Gas Station up across the street you see the Shell Station. My family owns that station I am the manager there. Canyon Shell First Blood is a big thing here in Hope. In Oct they usually have a weekend long Rambo days people come from All over the world to be here for it. I could go on and on but I don't want to bore you. Lol😂.

[@tomtom34b]

I hope they didn´t blow up your family´s gas station for realzies, lol. Amazing insight!

[@DomeDweller]

That was definitely not boring. What a cool perspective from someone actually there. Pretty cool for me to read.

[@anonymousf454]

Please, go on

[@BerraLJ]

I see hope and think Highway thru hell :) i like this movie and i guess he came for them cause they did not leave him alone.

[@leapinglouie5908]

Bore me? I could listen for hours! I lived that movie I was 13 when I watched it with dad on HBO

[@srairmand]

When I left the military in 96, there was little to none help for vets. I wrote the VA about getting any kind of help but I got no response. I felt depressed and alone. I had to get a job as a stock person at a grocery store. From being a Sgt. to a stock boy was hard to take. When he said "nobody would help, I can totally get it."

[@rollomaughfling380]

Sorry you went through that, brother. I terminated in 1992, after the Gulf War, and nearly felt the same way. Being disabled meant I could get care, but only for direct service-related conditions. Thankfully, serious reforms happened with the VHA, starting in the mid-90s, ending with a limited form of universal primary care, which has grown. Been a rocky road, but there've been a couple times I might not have made it if I didn't have the option of going to the ER, etc. Very thankful for that. Anyway, thanks for sharing, and best of health to you!

[@thedragonreborn9856]

My respect for veterans is the highest humanly possible. Thank you for your service 🫡. You too @rollomaughfling380 🫡

[@SarthorS]

@@rollomaughfling380 We just don't hear of this happening in the UK. Vets get their military pensions and that's pretty much it. Any sort of medical or psychiatric help they might need is covered by the NHS. They get whatever help is needed free of charge, same as everyone else. We also don't have politicians using our servicemen to drum up support and then kicking them into a gutter when they need help.

[@Davelakful]

So very sorry our country treated you so poorly. I hope you are doing ok.

[@srairmand]

@@rollomaughfling380 I wish you well brother. Things are good now. It was a long road to get to where I am. We just gotta keep fighting.

[@brindlebucker4741]

First Blood was a genuinely good movie. You have to take into account the historical context. This was 1982, so 9 years after the end of the Vietnam War. That war was an ugly scar on our psyche back then. This movie addresses that. Here's a guy with PTSD probably, who never got any respect once he got back home for his service and sacrifice. You see, you guys grew up in the post 2001 ear. 'Thank you for you service' is something you say almost like 'gesundheit' or 'bless you' after someone sneezes. But back then, if you had long hair, you were immediately suspect- it didn't matter if you served or not. America itself was at a point where it was about to change, but had not yet. That's what this movie is all about, and it's weird for me, because I don't really think of myself as old, but I was born in the 60s. And I watched all this take place. I remember the Moon landings, Vietnam, Nixon resigning. I remember this film coming out and watched it in the cinema. Yeah, I don't really know what I'm trying to say, but it's interesting to note how outraged you are at the behaviour of the police. Back then, that's how it was. No internet. No mobile phones. It was your word against the word of the police, and who do you think they believed? Back then, this is true, Rambo would have been shipped out to the county work farm for a few months or rustled out of town like that for vagrancy.

[@JosephRusso-z7i]

Another MOVIE THAT CAME OUT WAS THE DEER HUNTER A MOVIE I WATCHED ONLY ONCE, I NEVER WOULD WATCH IT AGAIN.I FOUND IT VERY TRAGIC. A LOT OF VETS JOINED BIKER CLUBS BECAUSE THEY FELT BETTER WITH PEOPLE LIKE THEMSELVES.... OUTCAST... AND THAT'S A DAMM SHAME. THE PEACE NICKS HAD A RIGHT TO PROTEST THE WAR , BUT NOT A THE AIRPORTS WHEN THESE MEN CAME HOME ! I KNOW GUYS WHO REENLISTED, NOW AND I KNOW WHY .P.S IT WAS ALL TRUE ABOUT THE SHINE BOYS WIRED TO BLOW UP.

[@andrewsawyer1375]

One of the best ending monologs & acting you will see. The pain portrayed is so real & you feel it.

[@hughjorg4008]

In the 1972 novel that inspired the film, FIRST BLOOD by David Morrell, a lot of people die, and the ending is different too. Plese read the novel. No spoilers, please. 👍

[@timhonigs6859]

In the end, you saw the pain, the misery, the feelings of helplessness, loneliness, survivor's guilt, that tons of wartime soldiers deal with. Vietnam was the worst, but for a lot of the vets from the Iraq/Afghanistan war, it's very similar. Semper Fi, and Absent Companions.

[@anthonybeal9069]

he really broke his ribs hitting that tree. him screaming in pain was real.

[@matts1166]

There was an alternate ending filmed (I have the DVD special edition). After the "legs blown off" monolog he got into a tussle with Trotman. Trotman pulls a pistol, but can't fire. Rambo pulls the gun to his own head, and forces Trotman's finger back, self-terminating.

[@lopa-u9f]

no

[@kurtgriffin8365]

Whenever people say Sly can’t act, I point them towards him confronting Mick at the apartment in the first Rocky and the speech at the end of this movie.

[@charlesmaurer6214]

I always liked Oscar and the shell game with the rollercoaster ride with more twist and turns you are lost in a 5 min. break to get a drink or go to the restroom.

[@stanleydavidlepretre4241]

One Stallone movie I highly recommend is Copland. As an actor Sly holds his own opposite Harvey Keitel, Robert DeNiro, etc. Also to anyone who says that Stallone can't act my response is... *Jeously is never a good look.* Edit: Fixed a typo.

[@MisoSilly]

'Fist' is a great Stallone movie, and a really good book.

[@clevelandcbi]

"I can't hear you, Ray."

[@wadethegreat22]

after he vents, he goes down the stairs and gets Mick who's surprised down the street. Love it.

[@SpideySensei72]

In the Netflix documentary on Stallone, he recounts how he interviewed a bunch of veterans while they were working on the outline for this film. And that story about the guy getting his friend's lower body blown up was real and as soon as he heard it they knew they had to keep it for the script.

[@pablosuarez4592]

REMEMBER FOLKS!!! All Rambo wanted was something to eat!!!

[@victorcoleman949]

And to be left alone...

[@Romero817]

So much carnage... could've been avoided with a cup of coffee and a short stack

[@JeffOfTheMountains]

Rambo's final monologue... just wow. Should have won Stallone at least one award.

[@Archie2c]

It should have.

[@CaptainRC1]

He should have gotten a freaking Oscar.

[@kentonkruger8333]

@@CaptainRC1 As good as it was you can't give him a lead actor award for one speech at the end.

[@joekane622]

Can you imagine if they had kept the original ending after that speech?

[@ringokageyama6439]

Nothing is Over!~ Nothing!!

[@mgaamerica9185]

Our town lost 37 boys in Vietnam, and a lot of dads high school friends served in Vietnam, dad got out of the Army before the war. So when First Blood came out it was differently a big deal in our community, one it gave the vets a lot of much needed attention.

[@Penlager]

Such a great movie. Rambo was just a veteran trying to confirm to life back home and he was pushed to far. He reverted back to the killing machine he was trained to be... And you actually feel for Rambo. You wind up rooting for him. His speech at the end was heartbreaking

[@Falorik]

This was the first movie I saw as a kid and it influenced my whole life. The kind of heroism of Rambo, never giving up no matter the odds, letting no one push him around, that really impressed me. Im a grown man now and the last scene still makes me cry. By the way, nice reaction video, you two are sweet together. Have a nice day

[@markchavarria5187]

I tear up during the final scene when Rambo compares civilian life with military life. That resonates deeply with me as I too struggled to “assimilate” back to civilian life after 14 years of knowing nothing but being in the military. We did have a code of honor, a brotherhood. It didn’t matter where you were from or what you looked like. We had each others backs because our survival and accomplishing the mission depended on it. Then we come back and you have, what seemed at the time, the majority of your own countrymen hating you. We give our lives for them and that was our “thank you”. That’s why we vets keep to ourselves or associate with other vets because we want that brotherhood back. Thank you for watching this film and learning about what we go through and showing appreciation. You’re part of the few.

[@moshesett8580]

Me to me too soldier

[@petert834]

I'm old enough to remember when this movie was new. This was one of the influential movies (along with films like The Deer Hunter) that really helped to start changing the way America felt about Vietnam vets and how they were perceived and treated in American culture.

[@michaelmiller378]

Deer Hunter is a great movie

[@spaceace4387]

@@michaelmiller378 Yes it is and it explored very similar themes that First Blood did (what its like for returning vets to attempt to readapt to society).

[@nickh5937]

Thank you for your comment. I feel like a lot of people don’t understand the sentiment that Americans had towards Vietnam vets returning home.

[@K1ng1995]

I'm actually from BC where this movie was filmed if you go there on July 1st they celebrate Rambo day it's really fun put it on your Bucket list.

[@helmedon]

This was one of the first movies to highlight how poorly our Vietnam vets were treated when they came home. Also one of the first to highlight PTSD and police brutality. It also made the "Rambo knife" popular. Big with simple tools in the hilt. Also started the "don't mess with the crazy Vietnam vet" narrative.

[@dongilleo9743]

The "crazy Vietnam veteran" trope was a staple of TV and movies from the mid to late 60s and to the 70s, well before First Blood. They were usually portrayed in the most unsympathetic way. First Blood seemed to be one of the first to offer up a sympathetic view of Vietnam veterans. The neglect, abuse, distain, and hatred our veterans were subjected to at that time was cruel and disgusting; and something for which the political and social elements of our society were never fully held to account for, and for which they never fully apologized or repented of.

[@p.bckman2997]

I was a teenager in the 80's, I got myself one of those knives. It was a horrible knife. the hollow grip meant the junction between grip and blade was too weak for bush use (I was an avid boy-scout).

[@boboboy8189]

​@@p.bckman2997those rambo knife Its actually originate from Malaysia when British Learned it from us. We called it as golok. Its shorter than machete but longer and sturdier than knife. Its used for People Who want to search rattan in jungle. British copy that and used it in British army fo jungle warfare. My dad did teach me how to proper hold it but i didn't pay any attention because i won't enter any jungle or forest. My dad is Villager but i'm City boy. If you not holding correctly it won't do any damage. Most people Who use it learned basic silat which is why non martial artist didn't know how to use it properly

[@p.bckman2997]

@@boboboy8189 , I'm a Norwegian, and I used it a bit like you would do a Lappish knife (as a sort alternative to an axe for cutting down small trees to build stuff). My survival knife has a small threaded thang fastened to the bottom of the hollow handle with a nut. It didn't hold up long the way I was using it. What is the name of the proper Malaysian type, not the ratty Western copies?

[@redmictian]

blame the government and the war, it’s all their fault

[@reinaldo-maciel]

In Brazil, Rambo First Blood is titled as "designed to kill" but, if you pay close attention to the movie, Rambo doesn't kill anybody.

[@billwoods9302]

Though it was marketed as an action thriller, in many ways it holds a place among other films like Coming Home and The Deer Hunter in the way it sheds light on the PTSD that haunts so many of our military veterans. John Rambo's emotional breakdown in front of his commanding officer carries far more weight than any of the explosions or gun fights that led up to it.

[@yvonnesanders4308]

I forgot coming home. Great movie. They should watch both of these. If they want something that feels flashier then born in the 4th of July should be on the list, it doesn't feel as dark

[@seraphinaaizen6278]

Stallone often gets really underestimated as an actor. It's true he doesn't have a lot of range, but when he hits a role he can do, he always nails it. The end scene in Rambo is some of the best acting he's ever done. The way he underplays the character through the whole movie until that final snap when it all comes out makes it even more effective.

[@carig121]

He 's a good actor, sad he later got caught by the "winning 80's" and its Reaganism that pushed his career to more action oriented roles, First Blood and Rocky will always be his best ones.

[@zeusimback9503]

Stallone has range, you just see him as an action hero. But he got acting chops, just watch Cop Land you already scene First Blood the ending of it or Rocky 3 with Mick passing showcases acting chops. Very underrated actor

I agree. The end of the movie Creed. When he goes visit his son and his grand son. I feel like… yeah, it looks real. Very emotional.

[@AliceBowie]

He's a good actor, I think a lot of people thought he was dumb because of his voice, which is from partial deafness. He's in that show Tulsa King now, which is well regarded. And he's like 78.

[@jamesfrench7299]

Night Hawks from 81 was great he showed he could do thrillers and Tango and Cash be plays a suited white collar detective.

[@bryanwheaton3866]

This movie did a great service to veterans. Vietnam vets were treated terribly after that war, and the popularity of this movie sort of rubbed that in the face of people, while also addressing the long-ignored problems of PTSD. Instant classic for all the right reasons.

[@jimiewilliams7623]

We had no business being in Vietnam. Civilian protests helped to end the war and save lives on both sides. If you go around bombing villages that have stood for decades and centuries, you deserve to catch some flack when you get back home. Some of us actually thought we were supposed to be the good guys. Then came the images from the war, and the tragedy of the My Lai massacre. That kind of stuff put a bad taste in the mouths of those with insight and empathy. Not to mention all the fathers, sons and brothers, who came back with missing limbs and PTSD. For What? All I learned from First Blood, is that war sucks, and the country you fought for, may discard you like a broken rubber band. Oh, and don't mess with John Rambo. Yeah, those were the lessons of this film.

[@keithgunvordahl]

@@jimiewilliams7623 You watch to much television.

[@philwill0123]

​@@keithgunvordahlno , he's entirely right. Same thing with the Iraq wars. We learned nothing when governments manipulate war. Many soldiers went into murder mode and just went to kill, rape and torture people themselves.

[@jimiewilliams7623]

Said my mom, back in 1975. The same year that I watched the fall of Saigon on ABC news. That was also the year that "Fame" came blaring out of the radio, and made me a David Bowie fan for life. Thanks for triggering those cool memories. @@keithgunvordahl

[@evil1259]

as a veteran of foreign war (2014-2015) i have come home to treatment not unlike this ..not to this extreme but with the same intensity..but with the same level of ignorance and malice. this movie is so well done and speaks to PTSD in the most real way possible

[@shooterdownunder]

The last part didn’t just apply to the American veterans as Australia and New Zealand also sent troops to Vietnam. They were also drafted into the war and when they returned home they were also treated horribly. We lost more troops to suicide than we did in combat in all the years of the war. The famous song “I was only 19” really outlines the experience. There was a movie that came out years ago called danger close: the battle of long tan which shows one of the largest battles fought by the Australian forces in the Vietnam war which you could react to.

[@ct6852]

Had no idea Australia had a draft for Vietnam.

[@peterbates9841]

​@@ct6852 The draft was your date of birth everyone over 18 could be drafted two of my cousins were drafted, one came back fuc#€d up the other was ok.

[@ct6852]

@@peterbates9841 Must've been a stressed out nightmare over there. Such a clusterf**k.

[@heffatheanimal2200]

A good mate of mine at the local Men's Shed was stationed at Nui Dat, the fire base near Long Tan. His twin brother got drafted, so he volunteered to go too. His brother died on patrol. We talk a lot, both having PTSD. He reckons a good part of his mental illness was from the way he was treated by the public, doctors, and even some family after he returned.

[@mestupkid211986]

South Korea also sent troops. They were the troops the NVA actually, legit FEARED.

[@tbmike23]

In the book, he snaps and goes on a rampage killing spree. The movie took the story and made it into sometging so much more. A brilliant performance by Sly.

[@Dularr]

With a much different ending.

[@osmanyousif7849]

In hindsight, though, the novel made it established that there is no good guy or bad guy as we later see why Rambo is the way he is. And Teasle is way less of a villain in the novel. Sure, his actions were wrong, but you do understand where he was coming from.

[@Dularr]

@@osmanyousif7849 in the book the sheriff wife had just filed for divorce, so he was having a bad day.

[@sonofkarma5461]

The Writer of the book even said He Preferred the Movie over his Writing

[@logankerlee1988]

This movie is incredible! I was shocked when I first watched this as an adult. It's a film that opens your eyes to the pain and struggle of a soldier. Stallone played this role phenomenally well!

[@zeusimback9503]

Classic film and these people couldn't even appreciate the film, they lose points more and more every time I see a reaction

[@johnallen4030]

They sold Rambo knives at flea markets. It had a wire saw, compass, waterproof matches, sewing kit. All us guys had them

[@wheelmanstan]

yeah most of us kids had that knife, all metal, not the best blade but it was really neat, even had a honing stone in the sheath

[@chongsfury4358]

We use to call them survival knives

[@danielcurtis1434]

“Guys” or “kids”???

[@SENILE_TYRANT]

​@@danielcurtis1434I was a kid when I had those junk knives. We all thought they were awesome. 😂

[@Mickr4]

Ironically, the empty handle make the tang super short, which make the knife not only fragile, but dangerous.

[@darthmatt4120]

Cassie said, "It's like Home Alone, but in the woods." LOL, that should have been on the movie poster!

[@RABartlett]

That poster wouldn't sell the movie but the graphic designer might be approached to bet on horse races.

[@ct6852]

Or Home Alone could've been called 'Rambo...for kids.'

[@andrewjohnson6907]

First Blood came out in 1982. Home Alone wasn't until 1990.

[@joshr8666]

This time he's out for blood

[@randellosburn5105]

ROFL!!!!!!! ... *Movie announcer voice* In a world,... where a (crap how did his commanding officer say it?... Nevermind) gross ditchwater town's, head up his rear end, sheriff treats a Vietnam veteran, who is going through the worse ptsd episode in his life after finding out his last surviving brother in arms has died,.. Like month old diaper rash. Rambo... "Its like Home Alone, but in the woods."

[@Metamorfeus]

There's a reason that the Vietnam War and it's returning vets were so unpopular. It was the first instance where unfiltered images of war were beamed directly to every living room in America. This is in stark contrast to WWII where the War Department ensured that only stories of heroism made it to America's newspapers, radio and news reels.

[@chemquests]

& it’s healthy that the public knows what we’re putting people into when we support certain actions. They have more skin in the game & should accept more responsibility for outcomes

[@seraphinaaizen6278]

It also doesn't help that the US was carrying out widespread war crimes, and literally had the attitude of "better dead than red" when it came to Vietnamese civilians.

[@Millicente]

@@chemquests it is, until you have people reacting this way and being negative as a blanket statement to war vets

[@chemquests]

@@Millicente of course

[@roughmanready]

My grandfather who was a WWII Army Vet told me while watching coverage of the war in Iraq & Afghanistan that we would never finish another war because of the coverage. He said civilians can never truly understand what is necessary.

[@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. Stallone changed the end of the movie from the book so if there was interest he could write more Rambo Sagas. 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 and was given a transport plane home on Day 337. He spent years with a psycologist to work out his mental issues caused by what had happened to him. God Bless the American (and Canadian) Soldiers. As for more Rambo movies 2 and 3 were more shoot-em' ups. #2 was about returning to Vietman to find Vets that were MIA and 3 was to help the Afghani Rebels fight the Russians who had captured Troutman and were holding him prisoner. The 4th on is Burma same thing different people, the 5th is a story of Rambo after he has returned to the United States, in Arizona I think, to take care of his deceased father's ranch with a woman friend and her daughter. Mexican cartel tries to kill him but he smokes them.

[@AndrewKendall71]

My dad is a retired Army Aviator who flew helicopters in Vietnam. He is considered 100% disabled (was diagnosed with and then beat cancer 20 years ago) because of exposure to Agent Orange which was a defoliant to remove thick vegetation so the enemy couldn't hide as easily. Yeah, it was used kinda a lot. By the way, look up Richard Crenna for what else he's been in.

[@wildmanbeyond]

It was a dream come true to finally see you get into this franchise. You have no idea how much the franchise of Rambo have meant to the action franchise. Just like how Superman was the pioneer with Superheroes, Rambo was like that with old school action heroes. Especially in the ‘80s. Actionheroes were the only super Heroes we needed back then . They were real people. They can be cops, military men, martial artist. People who did their own stunts and not rely on super powers or CGI. Just like how top gun made people want to fly planes in the navy, Rambo made people want to be soldiers in the battlefield. I was one of those kids in the 80s that dressed up as Rambo with the toy guns instead of just wearing superhero pajamas. Back then r-rated action movies Was in the norm for children to watch. It was crazy I know. Back then r- rated action movies were even that bloody and gory like they are now. Which is why you will totally get a kick out of the sequel which is Rambo first blood part two. Just took the character from a tortured victim to a modern day superhero back in the 80s. Kids loved it, adults loved it. Even President Reagan was a fan. Rambo created this huge phenomenon in the 80s called rambomania. Every movie that came out in the 80s, they always mention Rambo for no good reason. They had these crazy ridiculous excuses to create merchandising for Rambo. I don’t want to get into it here but maybe in another comment. Please do the rest of the Rambo movies. It’s about time Rambo finally has a second break in pop culture because we already know Stallone as Rocky but you have to know him as Rambo.

[@jqryan]

Rambo's speech and break-down at the end is an iconic moment in cinema...."It wasn't my war!!".. and he see's his best friend blown to pieces. In the end he is a character he feel sorry for a great deal.

[@alexalston3001]

The breakdown at the end gets me in tears every time. The pain is real.

[@PatrolOfficer161]

Stalone was asked if he wanted some more resonable costuming considering the weather and decided the tee shirt look was best until the production dragged on and he was exposed to the extreme cold day after day. Thought better of it after a while but was locked into the shirt. Crenna's first scene was at the tent and he was wearing five layers of coats, sweaters, and socks and marveled at Stalone's dedication to his craft. Trivia note. Kirk Douglas was originally cast to play Troutman and left the production the day before shooting began. Crenna had 24 hours to accept, arrive on set, and be cameras ready for the shoot.

[@technofilejr3401]

Crenna nailed it

[@clevelandcbi]

Great info!!! Didn't know any of this.

[@derekwischmann6123]

Why did Kirk Douglas drop out? Creative differences?

[@PatrolOfficer161]

Exactly. Constantly reworked the script and was finally told, "we shoot as it's written". it's reported he got in his limo and left without notice. @@derekwischmann6123

[@PatrolOfficer161]

If you check out some background material on the "making of" you will see the poster prepared with Douglas the only character visible. Apparently, Douglas was the draw that could get the foriegn investment to make the movie. @@clevelandcbi

[@shakycam3]

Yes. It would be fun to have Carly do her own reaction to a movie Cassie has seen already. Do it once a year on her Bday or something.

[@DerrickMims]

They did that with the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and it was very entertaining.

[@Jekyll_Island_Creatures]

Why? She'd just hide the whole time. Kinda defeats the purpose of a reaction video.

[@shakycam3]

@@Jekyll_Island_Creatures I’m sure Cassie could pick a good one for her that she could tolerate.

[@lopa-u9f]

Romancing the Stone needs to happen

[@Xehanort117]

I don't talk about this much, but I worked in a state mental hospital when I was younger. For the most part, most people that came to that place had less extreme, and I use that term very carefully, conditions like manic depression, dissociative personality disorder, and severe mood swings. I happened to work on the all-male ward, and I can say without a doubt that of all the human beings I ever encountered, it was the military vets that intrigued/worried me the most. There were several Vietnam vets who were long-timers that had either wound up homeless or incarcerated after literally never re-adjusting to post-war civilian life. Believe me when I say that if I ever had to try to describe what a broken human being is like, those vets are the first people that come to mind. The things those guys saw and/or did affected them in ways that never could be fixed. The biggest indicator of this was the eyes. They all had the same 1000 mile stare that seemed to always linger as if they were stuck in the past and truly left the best of themselves behind in the jungle. I'll never forget them as long as I live, knowing that whatever it is they experienced was enough to tear the soul straight in half and leave a person truly broken forever.

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

I once saw a documentary about VietNam veterans living in the hills of Washington. They chose to live in solitary because life and other people was just too much to deal with. One of the veterans were close to killing his own grandmother, because she would try to wake him up bu pinching a toe on him, and he just got up and grapped her by the throat and started stranguling her. He did however came to his senses and stopped it. After that he went into the woods in the hills.

[@AudieHolland]

*Thousand-yard stare*

[@coregonusfishing]

Just a masterpiece. I remember as i was a kid everyone wanted a Rambo Knife lol

[@dmgill83]

One of the brief Easter Eggs in this was that Teasel was a Korean War veteran. His medals were displayed behind him when he sat back at his desk after Rambo was "blown up" by the NG. The Korean War is the 20th century's forgotten war and there was little appreciation of the men who served there, thus some animosity for a VN vet from Teasel.

[@Jokerstylez1995]

I always heard exactly that. Teasel was the town all star. Soldier and man who knew everyone's name so yeah he was elected sheriff. He wanted rambo out because if someone from a "bigger" war came in, he would lose his fan base. He's all ego and he can't stand to be bested at anything. He won't quit to save face and he has to be seen as the hero that stopped the wild man on the loose.

[@blacksheep_edge1412]

@@Jokerstylez1995 It also had something to do with "losing" the Vietnam War. At least I heard it was alluded to in the book that was part of the reason.

[@alshabib5849]

That breakdown at the end is arguably one of the best performances of Stallone's career and takes everyone completly by surprise, especially if they are going into it with the background knowledge of Rambo being just a run of the mill action movie. The reputation around Rambo being a big dumb action movie comes from the sequels which lean way more into the action and turns away from police corruption and abuse of power and instead heads more into cold war era drama, this first movie is the one with the most emotional substance.

[@michaeltabor4176]

There is quite a difference in the novel regarding Sheriff Teasle. The movie glances over it, but he is a Korean War vet who is going through his own issues. If you look in his office you can see that he has a Silver Star on display, which is the third-highest military decoration for valor in combat. The Korean war is also known as the “Forgotten War” because it was largely overshadowed by WWII and Vietnam. So, in addition to how controversial the Vietnam war was, the perception of being "forgotten" further enhanced Teasle's resentment of Rambo.

[@matthew55793]

Teasle's motivation makes so much more sense in the book than it did in the movie.

[@spaceace4387]

@@matthew55793 Yes, the characters in the novel are very different even though the events that happen are pretty similar.

[@doobleludo3589]

Merci a Mr Trump de ne pas avoir fait de guerre ... votre pays est tellement criminelle !

[@SciFiCatGuy]

One of the first books & films about PTSD.

[@MegaBriarpatch]

The colonel Troutman speech is legendary. I've had it memorized since I was 9.

[@crewchief5144]

Back then they made a few Viet Nam action movies but no one had done a real "after the war" movies, this was a giant step towards addressing veteran mental health issues. One of the saddest moments moments in film that I've seen was the Marine Viet Nam vet that jumps on the bus at the end of Jarhead. Gut wrenching. Knowing how the nation treated those guys when they came back, I feel a swell of guilt whenever civilians thank me for my service. I always say "thank the guys that went before me. THEY'RE the ones that sacrificed to make things the way they are today."

[@technofilejr3401]

Yep that veteran just wanted to sit on the welcome home bus with the Marines for a minute. Makes me sad. My father was a Vietnam vet and never was the same after that conflict.

[@emeraldcity_]

The Deer Hunter was a great after the war movie everyone should see

[@Viraxii]

Guess Deer Hunter was made to early for you to know about

[@SeanHendy]

If you haven't seen it yet, I recommend the film 'Gardens Of Stone', its a very different perspective, quite unique.

[@PjRjHj]

The 1978 song "Khe Sanh" by Cold Chisel nails it

[@THXbox]

The older I get, and the more I learn about what happened in Vietnam, the more devastating the ending is. His breakdown and the things he says…Stallone’s best acting ever.

[@TheFacelessStoryMaker]

I love how Trautman just lets Rambo vent. No interruptions. He was likely a vet himself from WWII just lets him get everything off his chest.

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

As an ardent fan of Stallone, if there is one thing I wish the "Rambo" series had done better, it is to explore the relationship between Colonel Trautman and john Rambo a bit more. Trautman is, for all intents and purposes, his surrogate father in addition to being his (former) commanding officer. The 3rd film in the series got into it more, which was nice, but still wanted to know more about them. It is such a strong scene at the start of the third film when Trautman comes to visit Rambo in Thailand and they talk man-to-man, Rambo saying that he doesn't want the life of a combat soldier anymore, and Trautman saying that he is stuck with, and so on. Very well done scene, even though fairly brief. Richard Crenna was a highly-underrated actor.

[@stewartwattson5386]

I interpreted Trautman's silent response as he doesn't know what to do. He too is only trained for military efficiency, not emotions

[@FuckGoogle2]

Lulling him into a sense of security before putting a bullet in his head, that's how the book ended anyways.

[@jamellelangfordiii3586]

Troutman states he was in the shit with him.

[@TheHiddenHistoryChannel]

Korean War

[@johnsorrow1987]

I first seen this movie over 20 years ago. Still love it. A timeless classic that never gets old. First Blood is the best of all the Rambo movies.

[@LordEriolTolkien]

The cliff jump/self stitching scene forever cemented Rambo as an Epic Hero in the minds of teen boys world wide. And all boys wanted his knife. The Rambo Knife itself became iconic

[@fjsioewiox]

Rambo is just as famous as Rocky, it was basically the 2 of the most famous franchises of the 80's/90's, I'm shocked they are so familiar with one but not the other.

[@patticriss2238]

I was born and raised in Texas. Now I live in a rural Oklahoma town. I’ve never, in my life, known a sheriff that wasn’t this guy. That’s a fact. And I’m old.

[@marcusfridh8489]

Bullies allways search for positions of power, where they can bully and boss people around

[@BryGoose]

I didn't see this movie until after my military deployment and ets from the army. That ending hit so hard my first time. And still does.

[@fredwerza3478]

I remember my parents renting this movie in summer '84 right after they bought a VCR --- my Dad is a Vietnam Vet and he was pretty emotional at Rambo's cry for help at the end --- really brought up a lot of repressed memories for my Dad that he was trying to forget

[@13Bbeards]

It's amazing how that last scene with Rambo changes everything in the movie. It puts it into an entirely new perspective.

[@RedEarth20XDX]

In school i learned from my science teacher that the way Vietnam vets were treated in certain parts of the country after the war was awful. Media really demonized the troops and government with no tact so people had it in their mind that it was okay to treat those soldiers badly. Imagine coming back home after the worst experience in your life and getting treated like trash by everyone you meet. I couldn't imagine living that.

[@LetTheWrite1inn]

They got what they deserved

[@RedEarth20XDX]

@@LetTheWrite1inn thats certainly an opinion. Cool name btw.

[@jamescheddar4896]

The other side to it is that vets of tyrannical wars were propagandized into thinking they're fighting for the homelands personal freedoms. Some of them parrot of this rhetoric and it makes them look foolish. As a moral stance yes, they're your troops, stand behind them or in front of them. However random civilians deserve to be free of the pressure of feeling beholden to a man with a gun, especially the ones who did everything they could to vote against the war and not send that man to fight in the first place.

[@philwill0123]

You forget, the sheriff here is a vet himself. Of the Korean war. Basically they looked down on Vietnam vets for being in an "unjust" war.

[@PruneHub]

@@LetTheWrite1inn Burned any cities recently?

[@Rob-eo5ql]

The last line in the movie: “Every day, I have this. And sometimes, I wake up, and I don't know where I am. I don't talk to anybody. Sometimes a day...a week. I can't put it out of my mind….” WOW!

[@djt8518]

I feel the same way about my wifes death 2 years ago

[@djt8518]

I feel the same way about my wifes death 2 years ago

[@brichan1851]

This is my second video of yours that I have watched. The sequels are definitely worth viewing. Rambo III is the weakest of the 5 movies, but still good. As a veteran, I very much identify with Rambo. He was always an iconic figure, throughout my life growing up. But since Afghanistan, he is something even more to me. I know what it’s like to feel lost and alone. No one I am around can understand. Only other veterans. This character started in a book; First Blood by David Morel. I read the book when I was on the plane to Afghanistan. Rambo is a very different character in it. He is a ruthless killer. But he goes through many of the same things. The Sheriff is more of a sympathetic character. The way the story converges, at the end, is disturbingly beautiful. At least, that was my takeaway. I’m glad you chose to watch this movie. Vietnam was a horrible time. Our vets were treated in the worst possible way, coming home from a hell that most of them were drafted into. Many of our leaders in government were the rich kids who got out of the draft because of money. People like Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Bill Clinton, and Hillary Rodham Clinton were the ones spitting on our troops and calling them “baby killers.” They don’t teach that, nowadays, because they are the people in charge and it was such a shameful time in American history; domestically. I encourage you both to watch the continuing saga of Rambo. He is violent, but he is a tried and true hero. This series is the embodiment of heroism; a man who will fight against the wrongs of corrupt power. Stallone is my Hollywood hero. He is unafraid to stand up and say what needs to be said in his movies and in reality. We have been lucky and blessed to have a man like him in cinema. Again, thank you both for allowing us to share your first time views of these movies. It’s even better when you watch the deeper and more meaningful films, rather than limiting yourself to Austin Powers (though that’s a lot of fun).

[@TheYeti6000]

The final monologue is absolutely elite.

[@mattconner6416]

Vietnam Vets were treated horribly coming home... I remember when my Dad got his first piece of respect after coming home. It was the late 90's and he had just bought his first Vietnam Vet ball cap .. someone walked up to him and said "Welcome home, partner" ... first time I'd ever seen my dad cry. He won't talk about it over there ... he talks about how poorly he was treated coming home (by his own family even). That last part where Rambo is breaking down from all of his past trauma brings me to tears every time.

[@briansolo]

If memory serves, Rambo's monologue at the end was somewhat improvised from an amalgam of stories that Stallone had heard from Vietnam vets. Mesmerising.

[@cullertransportation]

You need to see all the Rambo movies. the story of this man and what all he went through is more than epic, it's also heartbreaking at times

[@wills.364]

I had a teacher in high school who served in Vietnam. It gave me perspective on what it was like to be in their shoes. I shuddered at the thought of being in unknown territory, where I’m exposed to danger every step of the way. That’s why every time I come across a veteran, I always tell them welcome home.

[@ct6852]

It can be hard sometimes when it feels like they hate their home. Or like it's not their home anymore.

[@Fordo007]

If I recall the story Rambo told about his friend dying from the bomb was a real story that Stallone heard that he used for the movie. Vietnam veterans were treated horribly. The anti-war crowd treated them like fascists or imperialists or war criminals for fighting in the war, and the 'patriotic' side was still very cold to them for 'losing' America's first war and for how 'political' a lot of the veterans were. And the PTSD the vets experienced was looked down on as the Korean War and WWII and WWI vets didn't 'whine and complain' about 'trauma' like they did and they handled it like men. Nevermind they handled it by bottling it up inside and letting only their wives and kids suffer from it while the Vietnam vets were just trying to get help and make people realize war changes people and breaks people. Vietnam vets were at the wrong point in history where everything was against them. Almost no one in America had their back or thought well of them. The only war vets who had it worst were WWI vets in my opinion. People forget that the 'support the troops' mindset we had in America for the War on Terror, where even if you were against the war you still supported the troops, didn't exist in Vietnam. If you were against the war and felt LBJ and Nixon were war criminals... you treated the soldiers the same way. And Vietnam had the draft, people were forced to go over there, only to suffer the horrors of war and come back and be treated like a monster or failure by everyone back home.

[@joeconcepts5552]

And a lot of that modern push to support the veterans was from people remembering how the Vietnam vets were treated.

[@nemanjap8768]

You should reverse that one . Vietnam War veterans were forced to go , all the guys after that willingly went to kill innocent people in the middle East and yet you thank them for their service

[@danerook]

​@@nemanjap8768NOT, true

[@nemanjap8768]

@@danerook absolutely true

[@craigcottrell944]

​@nemanjap8768 no one was forced to go people joined up

[@jonathonhumes449]

I’m not a combat veteran but tbh Rambo’s speech to Troutman hits home You do all this training, all these customs courtesies traditions, wear a certain way, talk a certain way day in and day out and you come home to find out home isn’t home anymore And for the first few years you come home for Christmas or something and your family still welcomes you home with open arms, they call and text on a regular basis asking how you are before one day? You wake up and realize “oh God! I’m a stranger in a place I called home!” Nothing is familiar and the welcoming you had isn’t there anymore It’s not really that you’re a stranger, it’s just they learned to live without you The longer you stay in the military the worse it gets Honestly if family is important to you, either do one contract and get out or don’t do it at all It sure as hell doesn’t pay enough to isolate yourself from your family on the enlisted side

[@CinemaScrollKeeper]

One of my favorite things about this movie is how the tarp found in the abandoned truck wasn’t a planned prop but was just there to be used by whoever left it. A small part of the movie, but could have just as easily not been part of the film had it not been discarded by whoever left that truck behind

[@SurenDrakensberg]

This movie was filmed in Hope, BC. The cliff scene was filmed at the Othello Tunnels just outside the town of Hope. Just last year they celebrated the 40th anniversary of the movie being filmed there. My kids and I try to stop in whenever in the area. Beautiful town and you can take a tour of all the filming locations. 👍🏼 Also, as an added note. The highway that the town is on is the Coquihalla (Coke - key - hal - la), or the "Coke" as it's known by locals. The town is also home base for Jamie Davis Towing. Jamie and the crew are featured on the show "Highway Thru Hell"! I stopped in one time to meet them. Great bunch of guys. You can purchase merch from their store.😊

[@clevelandcbi]

I'll be in Vancouver in May. My daughter (14) just texted me "We're going to this town that's only 96 miles away from Vancouver when we go there" with a screenshot of your comment. Tell the Canadian tourism industry they owe you some serious bucks. 😀

[@jch5150]

A big bucket list item for me is to tour the filming sites in Hope BC.

[@jamesrein648]

Oh thank you it was hope I was trying to remember where this movie was filmed I knew it was in BC but I couldn't remember the town

[@ct6852]

Looks like the same town that was in Roxanne. But not sure.

[@lobokurg2786]

There's a lot going on under the surface of this film. Rambo was not only Special Forces, but a Medal of Honor recipient. Green Berets are selected from less than the top 1% of soldiers each year, and out of those 70% don't make the cut. To receive a Medal of Honor you have to perform an act of valor above and beyond the call of duty, as a result most men that earn one perish in the process. To hold both of those titles John Rambo has to be one of the most dangerous men on the planet. All special forces are sent to a training school called SERE - Survive, Evade, Resist, Escape; which trains soldiers in resisting torture tactics and evasion when being hunted by an enemy force. There are lots of films that touch on PTSD, but very few where we can see a soldier immediately fallback on the instincts that he's been trained to employ. We actively see Rambo's SERE training take over when he is being tormented and abused. From that point on in the film it's like a switch flipped in his brain. When soldiers returned home from Vietnam they were mistreated and alienated because the media had portrayed them as barbarians that committed war crimes against the local population on a regular basis. When Rambo returned home, he doesn't know how to cope with this, and eventually the soldier training takes over and treats small town America like enemy territory. Everything he does is exceptionally well calculated, even things you might have thought were merciful or just dumb action. When he sets up traps in the woods, the point was to break contact, not kill. Each wounded man would take at least one more out of the fight to carry the injured out of the area. He used fear to keep them unfocused and off balance, which made the National Guard reluctant to swarm the mine and overwhelm him. Even the parts of town he blew up was classic Art of War doctrine where he forced emergency services to spread out across town to investigate all the issues; never let the enemy know from which direction you will come and then strike with your full force where they are weakest. When everyone was out of the police station except the chief, he was able to do just that. To be able to instinctively act in that mode and mindset on the fly in a battlefield scenario is absolutely phenomenal, and serves a testament to how impressive of a soldier he was. The ending really tied the whole thing together for me, that dialogue was simply incredible and showed the kind of toll a life of that kind training can take. The rest of the franchise was far more action based and never revisited the deeper drama of the first film. *SPOILER* In the novel, he was seen as a malfunctioning product of the military, and at the end of it the military was forced to take him out.

[@jcat3409]

This movie still holds up today! ..it's a classic! 😊

[@jcat3409]

@TE.LEGRA.M_YTPopcorninBed ???

[@Enigmatic..]

Rambo deliberately sets fire to the gas station to light up the town so he can see them approaching his position. He also sets fire to the gun store as a distraction to draw their attention away from where he is. Most people don't seem to understand why he does this in the movie so i thought i'd let you know in case you were wondering the same thing.

[@williamj.dovejr.8613]

Thanks for that info!

[@zeller3228]

i always thought that he methodically removed the fuel, ammunition, and power systematically from the target. assault tactics.

[@Jokerstylez1995]

​@@zeller3228 came to say the same. I always took it as he took out their resources so that they were cut off from everything. Teasel seems more upset about the gun store than anything. Now he only has what he has with him at the station. No munitions to fight, no fuel to leave, and no way to call for help.

[@TheKiman2]

I was a kid in the 80s and my friend got a survival knife just like Rambo's for Christmas. 80s was such a carefree time.

[@marcusfridh8489]

Cool knives, bad performance

[@capnmoby13]

My buddies and I were all given one of those knives by one of their parents. Nobody complained.

[@ken_9359]

I went to locksmith school and there was five vietnam vets in our class. A lot of them are the coolest type of people you'll ever meet. There was John, Jet-ski, another guy we called Earthquake because his hands would shake sometimes due to agent orange, Cat-Burglar because of his style of cap he wore, and there was a few others. I always liked their sense of humor as nothing seems to offend them. Great movie reaction here.

[@ShawNshawN]

Every kid wanted the Rambo knife to do survival stuff. We did snow camping training in boy scouts, built fires from scratch on abandoned property and cooked steak of cement blocks. We also got BB guns and hunted each other down in the woods. Boys were all inspired by the crazy Rambo movie in the 80s.

[@SmokeNoMirrors]

“A bullet to the eye, would that kill you?” Lol! And the reaction to the stitches was nice as well!

[@mitchellneu]

I know this one was tough for you both, but thank you for reacting to this, Cassie and Carly. This movie is a powerful reminder of what Vietnam vets went through, the tragically poor treatment by civilians they endured when they returned home, and a lesson in why we should treat all veterans with the love and respect they deserve, especially with that brilliant final monologue. If it helps, it’s much easier to sympathize with and root for Rambo in the second and third movies against a whole new batch of enemies, especially with Colonel Trautman on his side.

[@curtismartin2866]

I know that you kids are missing some context. The Vietnam War was the first war that was on tv. Previously, Amerca's wars were seen via edited news reels or by Hollywood movies. Americans were horrified at what war, especially a confusing war like Vietnam looked like. As a result. We kinda overreacted. Rambo was wearing the "uniform" of an anti-war veteran. The town sheriff was a Korean war veteran and that explains some of his animosity .

[@Fangtorn]

No. The idea that Vietnam vets were poorly treated by the public is a myth, one spread by the Nixon administration to smear the anti-war movement, and the same trick the Bush administration used to conflate being against the Iraq War with being against the troops. Obviously there _were_ soldiers who were mistreated, but not en mass, at least not by the public. It's the government that sends soldiers to war and then abandons them afterwards.

[@jdspencer60]

This movie is really a masterpiece. Brian Dennehy is the most hateable guy ever in this one, a testament to his acting skill

[@eriklehman5782]

I disagree, the guy that fell out of the helicopter was the most hated guy, he was egging the others on in beating on Rambo while Teasle had a misguided approach to preserving the peace of that town

[@THOMMGB]

Brian Dennehy's character in the scifi fantasy movie, Cocoon is the exact opposite.

[@brandonhall5615]

Checking in fom Return from Snowy River.

[@schroughphie1699]

They should have never made anymore of these movies. Turning Rambo into a meme just sucks.

[@waterbeauty85]

I remember a reviewer saying how brilliant it was to cast Brian Dennehy as the main antagonist because he was usually played "a comforting slab of a man." I always thought that description was hilarious yet true.

[@isaytheenay5961]

First Blood: Home Alone in the Woods. Hahahahahahahaha

[@ringokageyama6439]

It's a special treat to have Carlie with Cassie's duo reactions

[@yourlifeisagreatstory]

“A bullet to the eye would kill him?” “It’s the head, where do you think it’s going?” - Little gems like this are why I watch this channel haha

[@apb672]

Btw this is all in Hope, BC. There is a giant wooden sculpture of Rambo and stores sell all kinds of Rambo stuff there.

[@akselmani]

In a parallel universe: "Yeah, there is a diner in the center of the village, let me give you a ride buddy." THE END.

[@Adino1]

Thank you for your service, let me buy you a hot meal. Also the POWs never get rescued and the Soviets conquer Afghanistan.

[@akselmani]

@@Adino1 You just had to ruin it at the end didn't you :D

[@Adino1]

@@akselmani Haha

[@williamr3840]

Yeah, and THAT'S the universe we should all strive to live in. We can go thers right now -- takes nothing more than a little consideration and kindness. Kindness is King! :0)

[@tikka8218]

Lol. True.

[@ratking1608]

That final monologue is perfect. It's in my audition repertoire

[@derekwischmann6123]

Ends on a downer. The enemies are friendlies. No clear lines. Confusion, anger, pride, conflict. Rambo is trying to hold it in the whole movie, but then unleashes himself when he’s had enough. Rambo’s meltdown at the end is gutwrenching. Damn great movie! I love that you girls gave it a chance! Love your channel!! Cheers!

[@cleekmaker00]

I met Richard Crenna (Col. Trautman) in a Hotel elevator near Narita Airport in Tokyo, 1989. He was a very friendly and gracious man. His Acting resumé is as long as your Arm.

[@thomasthomas2418]

Highly skilled and underrated. I've always enjoyed his work Glad to know that he was a nice guy.

[@Zenoandturtle]

He did a great job in Hot Shots 2, a spoof on Rambo sequels.

[@gwenfairholm8080]

The thing i love about this movie is as angry as rambo was, as much as he rampaged and raged against the country that failed him, he only killed one person, and that was an accident. It really speaks to his character, and unfortunately its something that the sequals forgot about him

[@dougfa3515]

Well said!

[@tyrantrex734]

Unfortunately he stepped foot in a Liberal State with a Liberal police force. He knew they weren't the enemy (at least in terms of nationality). They just didn't understand. He had to MAKE them understand.

[@thisismyyoutubecommentacco6302]

This is a movie invention, the book is vastly different, Rambo racks up a body count of well over 20+ in the book and Teasle and Rambo are both portrayed much more fairly.

[@tyrantrex734]

@@thisismyyoutubecommentacco6302 To be fair...both are invention because neither happened.

[@thisismyyoutubecommentacco6302]

@@tyrantrex734 My point was the portrayal of Rambo as a reluctant warrior who spares everyone he fights was a major departure from the source material (which is the book by David Morrell). The shift away from a more balanced look at both Teasle and Rambo, Rambo not killing anyone, and even Rambo living are all major departures from the book, made mostly because the movie came out in the 1980's when Vietnam sentiment was less evenly divided and now decidedly negative vs. when the book was written and the war saw equal parts supporters and protesters. Yes I think everyone is aware the book and movie are fiction lol.

[@Optimus_Prime.]

This was the birth of the genre "ACTION MOVIES". As an 11 year old Australian kid who snuck into the cinema to see this R-Rated cassic in 1982, it changed my life forever. 99% of my channel's inspriration is credited to this movie. First Blood for #life ♥

[@darkchiron]

Interesting(?) fact on this: Stallone gave an interview on this movie not that long ago. The movie was based on a book, and the ending for the book was that Rambo was too dangerous to be alive and was killed. Stallone didn't like that ending and wanted to change the tone to show that men who suffer from PTSD are not beyond help and that there is hope they can live the civilian life.

[@johnsmith-jk9ol]

I remember hearing that was the reason. Completely valid reason. But the book ending is fantastic as well. With veteran suicide rates so high that would also be an appropriate ending.

[@jacfalle27]

“If they would have just been watching the movie like we were … “ 😂😂😂😂😂 I couldn’t stop laughing at that.

[@jkhoover]

They never watch the movie first to get the whole story!