Rambo III (1988) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!

[@TheDrunkenCelt]

So many channels stop at this point, I really hope yall continue with the franchise. Referring to Lenin as "Big Forehead Guy" gave me life.

[@zombie_taco1991]

Yes, the next one is great even if just for the brutality of the films deaths and action. It’s way less fun than Rambo 3, but serious like the first…for better or worse.

[@berniegores2083]

Communism is evil

[@johndawhale3197]

The guy from Robocop who appears in this movie is Lenin reincarnated...

[@JakeNukem3D]

Russians have had it rough when it comes to presidents. Big forehead guy, big mustache guy, very drunken guy and now a small penis guy.

[@Bob-vj2mu]

I never knew the Russians held the Beatles in such high regard.

[@BatFan1]

The Rambo series got progressively more over the top since Stallone was going toe to toe with Schwarzenegger who released movies like Predator, Commando, Raw Deal, Red Heat around the same time period. When people think of Rambo movies, I think 3 is what most people think of all the movies are like.

[@aimmethod]

Pure propaganda franchise, just like his Rocky franchise.

[@chrissibersky4617]

I'm quite sure Stallone loves making over the top action. It's nothing he's forced to do. Unlike Arnold, Stallone is able to act in dramas too but he probably prefers this kind of movies.

[@Knight-Bishop]

@@aimmethod Overall, sure, yet First Blood was anything but. First Blood pt. 2 was a sort of approach towards that bullshit, but it still at least kept the theme of being screwed over/betrayed by his own countrymen for what he was expected to do for them, and still kinda made it seem less than glorious. After that it was just kind of a jingoist joke.

[@ProdSangreNueva]

Thankfully Rambo IV was made.

[@Dacre1000]

None (well, ok, Commando was REALLY OT, by design) of those Schwarzwenegger films were over the top. Stallone was just being Stallone.

[@shaggycan]

How many of you here knew at least one kid with a Rambo knife when you were like 12? They sold them as toys. Giant metal knives. God the 80s were awesome.

[@marcusfridh8489]

Sold them at marketfairs here in Sweden

[@alainvosselman9960]

I had to have one so bad, i made it myself in my dad's work place. It sucked at being a knife but it really was a good replica. Built in a compass and put in thread and a needle in case i needed to sew myself up...lol.

[@kotkaconforza]

Had one. Compas on the hilt. Matches, fishing line and hook, inside (maybe something else also). The knife itself was horrible. No balance and dull as hell, what was probably a good choice because everyone who had one was a 10 year old 😁

[@eirikrdberg1161]

I had a Rambo knife.

[@calebhodson7421]

Hollywood collectibles group makes knives from the first 3 Rambo films. I have all of them. They are more of collectors item than actually useful knives but they are worth the price alone just for their nostalgic value. The first 2 have survival kits and a compass just like they do in the first two films and 3rd one has the big Bowie style blade as shown in Rambo 3. But they all look exactly like they do in the Rambo films which is awesome.

[@lizd2943]

Rambo 1: War is hell Rambo 3: Hell yeah! War!

[@jackhardy3905]

That's why the first is the best 2nd is decent rest is Rollercoaster ride

[@MikeJohnMentzer]

No there's more to it It just shows that War is inevitable ..bad guys don't play along

[@civlwrbuf]

I remember the movie poster, I paraphrasing here it said "The first time was for himself, the second time for his country, This time its for his friend."

[@Jay-ln1co]

In the army one of our dudes got inspired by this film and hooked a glowstick to a training claymore during an exercise. Someone did pick up the glowstick, pull the cord and "detonate" the mine, wiping out a whole squad.

[@scotthewitt258]

Booby traps for booby troops. Read that in a book. Booby traps work so well because we are so inquisitive. The monkey part of our brains says "PICK IT UP!" not matter what "it" is, or how old we are.....

[@vonkroenen]

Stallone almost died decapitated by the helicopter during the attack on the Afghan village when it flew too close to the ground. The horse Rambo rides is the same one Harrison Ford rode in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Originally filmed in Israel but too many production problems made the studio move the filming to Arizona. The “Russian” soldiers were actually US Marines I think.

[@clevelandcbi]

Great facts. That's a badass horse!!! My daughter said him and Bart the Bear must be swapping some awesome stories in animal heaven.

[@michaelblaine6494]

It was almost a tradition that Stallone was almost killed making a movie in the 80s😆

[@clevelandcbi]

@@michaelblaine6494 Probably why he's avoided Russians since. 🤣💀🥊

[@andrewsawyer1375]

Glad you have gone this far into the series. Hope you watch Hot Shots 1 & 2.

[@MissTeeFy]

Was coming to say that, the Hot Shots films are a must now though they have to make sure they've watched the first Top Gun film before watching the first Hot Shots.

[@clevelandcbi]

@@MissTeeFy They commented they hadn't gotten to Top Gun yet somewhere on here.

[@bronzewand]

Can't wait for you guys to check out part 4 💣💣

[@Milleniumlance]

Sam will be traumatized..calling it now

[@reidripley1221]

And hopefully 'Hot Shots: Part Deux', which brilliantly spoofs this movie

[@andarporbuenosaires]

Yeah !! the most gore and graphic of all, it's like Saving Private Ryan, overloaded with steroids, brutal scenes.

[@awsom50]

Part 4 is my favourite sequel. Such a great movie, really well directed by Stallone

[@maingun07]

I was a US Marine tank crewman when this movie came out. We liked this movie so much that we got it on VHS in our company day room. All of the action was very entertaining, but obviously our favorite scene is when Rambo jumps into a 3 to 4 man tank and plays chicken with that Hind helicopter. He crews that tank by himself. He drives, loads, and guns, and his ass never leaves his seat. We thought this movie was the best comedy ever.

[@karlluigi1987]

Can't wait for RAMBO 4, it's the 2nd best rambo movie in my opinion.

[@bensamara1160]

Agreed!!

[@Adino1]

Easily

[@robertlayne4581]

For sure

[@greene74]

A lot of people (myself included) believe the fourth Rambo is one of the best since First Blood, I can’t wait for your reaction to that one. Also, the last Rambo movie is probably him at his most vulnerable and most savage.

[@NelsonWin]

Sadly 4 was banned in my country Myanmar. I am totally against the Corrupt Military rule. They just keep crossing the line.

[@Peter-tq9ys]

Came here to say this. You beat me to it. 😎

[@genx-tv]

I personally don't like the last two entries. The first one is an exceptional movie with a story that goes deep. You can watch that movie and forget the rest. The second and third are at least connected through Colonel Trautman and Rambo also feels the same (and Jerry Goldsmith score helps). Same I feel about the first three Die Hard movies. The only movies in which John McClane feels the same.

[@derworfnet]

The Actor who played Colonel Zayzen, Marc de Jonge, met a really unfortunate end. He forgot the keys to his home and decided to climb the building to get inside, slipped and fell from the second floor.

[@helmutschonefeld963]

He should use his helicopter what an idiot

[@joelwillems4081]

Anton Yelchin died in a similar manner. He stopped his vehicle on his steep driveway but didn't set the parking brake. Walked down to check his mail and the vehicle rolled down the hill and pinned him against a pillar.

[@birdbrainZ]

You folks REALLLLLYYYY gotta start "reacting" to Hot Shots 1 & 2. Its comedy with alot of references to the movies you both have watched. I guarantee you will like them! 😍

[@arrowsma]

You gotta watch Cobra! Gets overlooked in the Stallone catalog, but the level of 80's cheese and sleaze is glorious :)

[@clevelandcbi]

And that car was a bad MF'er.

[@ozymandias1758]

I can still hear the bad guys in COBRA banging their weapons together in their cult like meetings.. Kling-kling, kling-kling WARRIORRRRS COME OUT AND PLAYYYAYYY oOps sorry wrong film 🤣

[@clevelandcbi]

@@ozymandias1758 *"Pig!, Come out and play, Pig!!"* 🪓🪓🤣🤣🤣

[@goldenager59]

"Cheese and sleaze". That could be said to encapsulate Cannon Films and Messrs. Golan & Globus in a nutshell. 🙄 🤭

[@scotthewitt258]

Where I learned to slice pizza 🍕 with scissors ✂️!

[@alainvosselman9960]

"The big forehead guy" is just Lenin... My god... Americans...😂 You guys are my favorite reaction channel. Keep it up, love your work !!

[@willthorburn1985]

I love how much influence you see in Metal Gear Solid V is from this movie. Hideo Kojima must be a Rambo fan.

[@BigBoss-zi5ss]

Def right ..in Part 4 when he is running from the Army waiting for the bomb to go off always reminds me of an older Naked Snake or Solid Snake..the bandana and his attire and his build. Stallone could have been a good Snake if they made it in the 80's

[@Ammeeeeeeer]

The third Metal Gear game is the best Rambo game, also has the best Bond theme song 😉

[@oddish3022]

Gotta rescue Kaz in Afghanistan

[@berniegores2083]

Actually the influence goes back to the second one

[@reeyees50]

In his 1990 video game, Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake. Silvester Stallone's likeness was used for snake on the codec segments. Kojima was basically a fan, yes. This was also the biggest dumb action flick of the late 80s

[@clevelandcbi]

An excellent movie that made me instantly think of this is called *Charlie Wilson's War.* Tom, Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julia Roberts..... Underrated and awesome. The ending scenes and quotes will definitely hit hard after seeing this.

[@danskyl7279]

Rambo 3 itself was special because it was the only Rambo movie having both Rambo and Colonel Trautman fighting along side one another.

[@grumble2501]

Charlie Wilson’s war is a damn good film

[@midnightblue6668]

Charlie Wilson's War is amazing...as is anything by Aaron Sorkin.

[@tokyosmash]

@@grumble2501 absolutely, tremendous flick.

[@LiDZze]

"big forehead guy" not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of Lenin. lol

[@scotthewitt258]

I saw this comment before I got to the scene. I was thinking "You show Red Foreheadman some respect!"

[@Wash869]

Recommendation for you to react: The Howling (1981), great movie

[@clevelandcbi]

Born in '79, I'm starting to realize how much easier it was to get into R-Rated movies in the 80's.

[@renemies78]

It wasn't as easy as you think. Hahaha

[@clevelandcbi]

@@renemies78 I grew up in a small town, so I think that helped. *EDIT:* Everything went south when an old lady at our church got a job at the theater.

[@John_Locke_108]

I was never able to get into an R rated film until I turned 17. But back in 1983 I was 6 and my 70 year old babysitter rented First Blood for me to watch.

[@clevelandcbi]

@@John_Locke_108 My dad was the same way. There were some he wouldn't let me see (graphic nudity etc), but it was a pre ultra-PC simpler time. Hell, 50% of the audience for the first 2 Terminator movies were kids. I got dirty looks taking my kids (8 & 13 then) to see the PG-13 shark movie "The Shallows"

[@Osprey850]

In the 80s and early 90s, theaters near me checked ID if we looked like we were under 17, but video rental stores rarely did. So, it wasn't easy for me to see R-rated movies in the theater, but it was super easy to rent them 6 months later.

[@lincolnhawk5650]

Yes, more Stallone movies please. (More Rambo, Over the Top, Lock Up, Assassins, The Specialist, Cobra, Daylight, etc.)

[@tomarnold7284]

"Over the Top" is a great movie. I'm surprise so few people remember this movie.

[@Bensonders]

Over the top!! And Assassins is an awesome movie, too! I love Banderas in it!

[@ghostofyourmom]

Assassins just FOR THE meme.

[@oh2one2]

Judge Dredd for the lolz

[@danskyl7279]

@@tomarnold7284 The truck movie. 😉

[@poisonedpawn7813]

For those who dont know .. "bald head guy" is Vladimir Lenin, The head/founder of Soviet Russia and later the Soviet Union. Which is why the Russian had a picture of him on the wall!

[@harveybojangle475]

6:28=That was the most Bill and Ted-like evaluation of a historical figure (Lenin), ever.

[@ElDuderino84]

Stallone nearly had his head severed, during the low flying helicopter/ horse chase scene.

[@alfredstimoli2590]

I think you can explain Rambo's sense of humor with the fact he's fighting along side the colonel, someone as you said the closest thing he has to a father and a fellow brother in arms.

[@DynastyZwarrior90]

Rambo 3 in really underrated. It gave us a less depressed/pessimistic Rambo. We saw Trautman in action along with Rambo which is the closest we got to their time in Vietnam. The best after the 1st one for me. Also Stallone at his prime physically.

[@GrumpyGrndad]

The "Big Forehead Guy" is Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Vladimir Lenin. A Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist, who died roughly 100 years ago.

[@Grnademaster]

"Cobra" is a must. You have to do that one.

[@clevelandcbi]

Tried getting into after Top Gun with my big brother (6 & 12). Ended up having to watch Top Gun a 2nd time in one day🤣🤣. Cobra is definitely a must-see!!!

[@Dacre1000]

"Crime is a disease... and I am the cure."

[@DarkPaladin24]

I love that line, "God would have mercy. He won't." And also, "Your worst nightmare."

[@clevelandcbi]

First one's easily my ATF line from the franchise.

[@clevelandcbi]

The "giant guy" got beat by Stallone in "Over the Top" too. That's the movie Johnny Lawrence told the kids they had to watch in Cobra Kai (scene where Aisha couldn't hang out with Sam)

[@renemies78]

"Big forehead guy"!!!! I fucking laughed so much!

[@pigmeatmarkham898]

Yes. For history students remember: big forehead guy = Lenin; big mustache guy = Stalin.

[@zacharyashmore1830]

Now you gotta watch Rambo 2OO8. That movie is a brutal, violent mastereice.

[@oakleyorbit]

I don't know if you seen "Hot Shots part Deux" but its a gag on the Rambo movies with Charlie Sheen really hilarious and the first one is also which is a gag on Topgun totally worth watching.

[@_eclipz_]

My new fav channel, between the editing and the comments you guys supply... it's just perfect for youtube. It's like watching along sitting next to you. I know Patreon is different but i just can't afford it at the moment. Laid off, family etc. Thank you guys for some really great content. And... feels like watching something with friends because even if i don't know you.. i really like you lol. Please keep it up, much needed! Thank You!

[@Deedric_Kee]

The first 3 movies are my favorite. He was like the first top tier action hero ever in my life,especially when these movies released. Rambo was touchable. Sly is so amazing and badass! Spectacular video you too. 🤩👏

[@chrisleebowers]

The timing of this movie was unfortunate... for the movie. The rest of the world was celebrating the end of the Cold War. By the time the movie was in post production, The Soviets were pulling out of Afghanistan. The plucky Mujahadeen fighters that Rambo supported in the movie and that our government supported in their resistance against the Soviets...awkwardly are the same Taliban factions we fought against there for 20 years from 2001 until last year. The movie was still a hit but didn't quite do the numbers expected as it felt completely tone-deaf and passe in the newfound spirit of US-Russian detente, and the studio didn't think the character would resonate in the new era. The thing is, there's always someone being a dick somewhere and there's somebody that needs help fighting that dick, so, decades later when Stallone was planning to revive the long-dormant franchise, he was determined to not be caught off guard by putting an obsolete political message in his movie again. He contacted various international humanitarian organizations and asked about the parts of the world where crap is happening that the rest of the world should be more aware of, and that research helped them determine the appropriate setting for Rambo in the 21st century.

[@ryanh603]

Sadly, it has not aged well especially after 9/11. Even Stallone mentioned in the 2003 documentary that when he saw Mikhail Gorbachev kiss Nancy Reagan on tv just weeks before Rambo III’s premiere, he knew the film was in trouble. The timing of its production and release really hurt the movie’s performance aside from how it’s aged 34 years later. Still, it’s very underrated.

[@richardstephens5570]

Not all the mujahadeen became the Taliban. After the Soviets pulled out, Afghanistan erupted into a civil war.

[@chrisleebowers]

@@richardstephens5570 Yeah, that's the whole reason that country is so hard to stabilize, it's full of dozens of factions that all hate each other, but enough of them were the same guys that we eneded up fighting guys *we trained* armed with weapons *we gave them...*

[@dnllrnt]

I saw a few references to Charlie Wilson's War since this movie was set in the 80s during the US aid to the Afghans and the Mujahideen. Even after all the weapons, aid and money we sent into Afghanistan, nothing was done to help rebuild. History is repeating itself with Ukraine right now. It's eerie as hell.

[@jkhoover]

"Turns blue." Is one of my favorite movie lines of all time.

[@clevelandcbi]

100% agreed. My kids (13 & 18) got tired fast of me explaining how glow sticks worked.

[@jkhoover]

Had to go get batteries for them in the Army.

[@shanenolan8252]

Michelangelo was the sculptor who said that qoute. Michelangelos ( David) and he did the sistine chapel in the Vatican

[@waterbeauty85]

Stallone made this movie because he thought the mainstream news media was deliberately not giving coverage to the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan. That reminds me that I saw a PBS documentary that said that, because the mainstream news was looking the other way, the invasion was mainly being covered by independent journalists. I remember two things from the documentary. A Japanese woman who was covering the invasion was killed (I think it was by a mine) and was buried over there (with a great deal of respect) by the Afghan guerillas she was embedded with, and her family asked martial arts instructor who was the only Japanese citizen who in Afghanistan as a volunteer helping the guerillas fight the Soviets to bring her remains back to Japan. He did. The other story I remember was that a journalist whose nationality I can't remember was filming when the guerillas took out a Soviet tank. One of the tank's crew managed to it out of the tank and fell, wounded, at the feet of the journalist. As the Russian lay there, he stretched his hand out pleading for help. In the narration, the journalist said "He asks me for help, and I take his picture. This is war my friend, and you have lost." Even I thought that was coldblooded.

[@clevelandcbi]

DAMNNNN to that final line. Cold as hell (but true).

[@clevelandcbi]

Anyone else use the *"blue light"* quote on their kids decades later??? Although their glow sticks were green, I did it with both of mine on Halloween.

[@timothyhedrick5295]

Fun Factoid: Big Forehead Guy was later replaced in the Soviet Leadership by Big Jaw Guy.

[@timlange7096]

I just finished reading the novelation of this a few days ago which was written from the script. It is about 60% different. The Russians never knew about Rambo til after the rescue and Trautman was almost dead when he got there. It was soooooo much better but I still enjoy this movie

[@clevelandcbi]

Don't read Jaws, which the movie was based on. Very glad Spielberg or whoever didn't follow it much.

[@timlange7096]

@@clevelandcbi already read it. I liked but glad the adultery stuff wasn't used for the movie

[@clevelandcbi]

@@timlange7096 Same. Hooper being a scumbag instead of a goofball wouldn't have worked imho.

[@Dacre1000]

It was written by Morrell, right? I know he was hired to write some of the novelzations of the sequels, but I am unsure to witch.

[@timlange7096]

@@Dacre1000 yes he actually wrote all 3. First Blood and first blood part 2 and Rambo 3. He reminds you in his book Rambo dies but in the movies he doesn't

[@VonPunk]

I know how long you've waited (almost a year) to get this reaction done, so congrats on getting here. Wow I remember watching this as a teen and it was insane, might seem tamer all these years later but to lads that hadn't seen any Peckinpah yet, this, Commando & Die Hard were off the chain. It's also been slightly marred/enhanced for me by the number of times I've seen Hot Shots Part Deux that spoofs it. I hope after you've seen Top Gun, you may watch the Hot Shots movies, i think you'll get a kick outta them. Also yeah, 2 more Rambo's (Rambo 2008 & Rambo: Last Blood 2019) which are tonally more serious than this one. Great reaction, loved it, thank you.

[@Shadi092986]

Next step would either be Rambo (2008), or Charlie Sheen's Hot Shots duology. 😁

[@clevelandcbi]

My daughter almost died laughing when that stick-fighter spit up his nuts. I kinda forgot that scene.

[@Only1Noodle]

What's Ironic is that Rambo started as an antiwar movie but turned into another action movie.

[@CreepyNeighbor666]

Stallone said in an interview that, during the movie, he had a hard time to concentrate and remember lines because he wasn't having any proteins. He was obssesed about his fitness and had only around 2.8% body fat.

[@scottjo63]

You should put Uncommon Valor (1983), another Vietnam POW rescue movie on a list. It a bit more realistic and with a HUGE cast, starring Gene Hackman (Crimson Tide, Unforgiven), Fred Ward, Robert Stack (Capt. Lou Kramer of Airplane and the original Elliot Ness before Keven Costner), and surprise Patrick Swayze (you know him). Then see Red Dawn (1984), starring Swayze. Charlie Sheen, Jennifer Grey (you know her), etc etc. Oh and Powers Booth (Tombstone). Have fun!!!!!

[@LogicallyInsane8]

I totally agree. Uncommon Valor is an excellent and underrated film. Great cast with a good stroy. 👍

[@greene74]

Definitely agree with putting Uncommon Valor on the list

[@grumble2501]

I absolutely agree with uncommon valor and red dawn.

[@ozymandias1758]

I would love a reaction to the original RED DAWN. They've done series of films featuring particular actors, how about a series featuring directors? John Milius? They've already seen CONAN, I wonder if they would be able to identify and critique certain stylistic elements he uses in his films.

[@joshuaburciaga6395]

Excellent recommendation! Great movie and not many or any reactors react to it. Thumbs up!👍

[@LUIS_TINOCO_THE_SAVAGE]

YES RAMBO 3 SUCH A BADASS SEQUEL . THE FIRST 3 MOVIES WAS MADE IN THE 1980S. THEN RAMBO 4 WAS MADE IN 2006 AND RAMBO 5 IN 2017🔥🔥🔥💪💪❤

[@dustman820]

Rambo IV was released in 2008.

[@shainewhite2781]

The third and final film in the series, until 2008 when RAMBO was released then RAMBO LAST BLOOD was released in 2020 but it recieved negative Reviews by Critics. Stallone might return to make one more movie to give the character a proper sendoff.

[@robertcampbell8070]

Rambo was quite good imo, Last Blood was pretty weak.

[@76063co2]

So....the most interesting thing about this movie is Rambo fights in support of the Afghanis, against Russia who was invading them. This movie is very sympathetic to Afghanistan. Well, that was the propaganda of the day, all the while the CIA was arming Afghanistan in order to prolong the war, in an effort to drain Russia. Strengthening that regime didn't work out so well for the US, because Flash forward just 15 years....and my my how the players had flipped. Epilogue...I think there is a conflict in Europe right now that seems to sound very familiar to this. SSBD. Oh, and the guy on the wall that Samantha pointed out was Vladimir Lenin. lol

[@drkd4rk856]

Legends of the fall (1994) is a great movie if y’all ever want to check it out.

[@rubynall80]

This movie shows why Rambo was a perfect fit for Mortal Kombat, especially with that hanging/blowing up fatality.

[@chrisgrove7829]

The summer of 1988 was an interesting season for action films. You had this one, a little film called Die Hard, and the fifth and final Dirty Harry film called The Dead Pool:)

[@eabcool]

big forehead guy is Vladimir Lenin....pretty big guy in Soviet history. Also that's Omar Shariff in the movie you may remember from Lawrence of Arabia

[@calebhodson7421]

Mines are used in combat to primarily disable and take out military vehicles including tanks. There’s 2 types: anti personnel mines (primarily claymores) which face toward enemy infantry units and are operated by a clacker to make them detonate. They are filled with a bunch of steel balls that spread out in an arc when it explodes which enables it too take out a multitude of enemy troops that step in front of it. There are also anti tank mines which are driven over. Both mines have their uses in combat. The way anti tank mines are triggered is they have a strike plate on top of them and when it is depressed after being driven over or stepped upon, the mine will detonate. Anti tank mines are primarily used to take out vehicles but they can also defeat infantry units.

[@Ragnar6000]

I always liked Rambo part 3, Its like part 2 but with more action!........ ps " The Last Stand" with Arnold was a great little film! you guys missed that one!

[@odiumgeneris729]

Reactors around KZbin are starting to react to the Lesser sequels, and I am all for it. Seeing people reevaluate them after all this time is just as entertaining as having them watch classic movies. I wish more people would react to movies like Alien 3 and Terminator 3. A lot of the time, people are less harsh than we were at the time of original release.

[@LUIS_TINOCO_THE_SAVAGE]

THATS KURT WOODSMITH WHO PLAY CLEARNCE FROM ROBOCOP😎 2:43

[@clevelandcbi]

And Red from That 70's Show. Never would have given it a shot if I didn't see him flipping through channels one night.

[@ryanh603]

He was also the dance choreographer in the Stallone-directed Staying Alive, the sequel to Saturday Night Fever.

[@fashizzle78]

My favorite Rambo out of the franchise Rambo 2 at #2

[@80smoviesfan]

Suggestion for you Sylvester Stallone Suggestions 1. Nighthawks 2. Victory (1981) 3. Over the top 4. Daylight Other suggestions 1. Top gun 2. Top gun maverick 3. Hot shots = (top gun parody) 4. Hot shots part deux (Rambo parody) 5. Uhf I am really enjoying this reactions Keep them coming. We are all counting on you. 😜😜😜

[@youdoitillwatch]

The first film was such a tense, low body-count emotional film. The rest are just pure action schlock (which has its virtues).

[@izzonj]

It was "First Blood", then "Rambo: First Blood Pt II", so I always thought this should have been called "Rambo II: First Blood Pt III"

[@paulnolasco2831]

The death scenes in part 4 are even more crazy!

[@jamesmeechan6983]

The guy in the White suit in the begining was in the first RoboCop film kurtwood Smith

[@marcusfridh8489]

And red Foreman in that 70's show

[@shallowgal462]

The "big forehead guy" was Lenin, one of the founders of the Soviet Union. The scream of the mother carrying the baby was abruptly cut off by explosions. The next films are Rambo (2008) and Rambo: Last Blood (2019). If you'd like to tackle another action series, there have been 27 James Bond films.

[@swordofstmichael007]

You have to get the context of when this movie was released to really appreciate it. It was at the height of the Russian invasion of Afghanistan (1979-1989) and this movie (along with the James Bond movie The Living Daylights) highlighted it to shake the apathy out of people. Sure, there seems to be no emotional impact nowadays but during those times when that was happening and this movie came out, in the Afghan meeting with Rambo when the leader was explaining their side, that was a gut-punch of emotion for me, and I'd wager it was also for most of the movie public that time.

[@peterwilson1663]

The fight scene at the beginning is the best scene in the film.

[@PrismaticController]

Wooooo! Rambo is such a classic action film.

[@ShinSouther]

The "guy" with the big forehead on the wall is Lenine btw.

[@kimberlylovesmovies5921]

If you will watch a black n white movie, I recommend Night of the Hunter ( 1955) :)

[@Nimzzeee]

The little Afghan boy would be like "I like your reaction channel, can I have it?" 😂

[@Jordashian93]

Stallone is such an Italian stallion. You guys should react to THX 1138 (1971), American Graffiti (1973), Superman (1978) and Swamp Thing (1982)

[@rufioquin2406]

Great reaction! I’ve really enjoyed your reactions to the Rambo series as well as Rocky. I’ve also watched all of your Cobra Kai and Karate Kid reactions. My favorite reaction channel overall, and really deserving of the channel’s growth. 100K soon! Rambo II was my favorite action film as a kid, and Stallone my favorite action hero. I always really enjoyed III as well though, while the first is obviously the best film. Lock Up is a really underrated Stallone film from 3 or 4 years after Rambo III

[@clevelandcbi]

Still do the everything's okay hand motion from that movie (Lock Up). Probably haven't seen it in 25+ years but definitely need to.

[@tonyyul703]

That stick fighting is called Kalis Iscrima

[@kram0113]

Wait till you both get to the 4th Rambo film!! It's WAY more brutal & gory, than the first 3 films!!!

[@hamzah5643]

Stallone said this was a regretfull movie cos they were filming during the cold war, and the release date ended up being after the cold war was over. He's just too humble to admit Rambo ended the cold war.

[@CommanderCronus]

As an adventure film, this movie is excellent.

[@goldenager59]

😁 👍

[@MisterWilliamss]

24:04 - 24:21 - Stallone's new inclusion of comic relief may have had something to do with his competition with Arnold Schwarzenegger: Arnold addressed this years later on the Tonight Show, where he and Sly would compete on who had the best body, who killed the most people on-screen, how creatively the assailants were killed on-screen, and who had the funniest one-liners. Rambo 3 was released after Predator, and Predator's brief moments of dark comedy probably inspired some of the lighter moments in Rambo 3.

[@scotthewitt258]

"Is this how you check for mines? What happens if you poke one?" Then you know where it is. Most mines are fused with a "pressure" detonator. Stepping on an anti-personnel mine or driving on an anti-vehicle mine {the fuse takes more pressure than human body weight} is what usually sets off a mine. Manually "probing" is a common way to locate mines, so you can go around them. Although forward progress can be slow. Specific mine probe tools can be issued to soldiers. But, every soldier SHOULD have a good knife at hand. And can probe the way John is. In World War Two, Britain actually issued soldiers armed with No. 4 Lee-Enfield rifles a wooden handle that had lugs at one end that would mount the spike bayonet from their rifle, turning it into a mine probe.

[@TraynArt]

The 4th Rambo has my favorite kill out of any movie ever. Can’t wait for your reaction.

[@clevelandcbi]

Many to choose from, but I'm gonna guess the "guts" one? That and him taking out a whole boat crew in under a second were both badass. We could probably do a top 10.

[@TraynArt]

@@clevelandcbi Point blank .50 cal. = instant hamburger.

[@clevelandcbi]

@@TraynArt Oh, hell yeah. That was my daughter's favorite. My son's was the arrow knocking the guy onto the grenade.

[@jamescole3795]

The missing of any CGI in the action scenes is just great for my eyes.

[@JessesAuditorium]

It turns blue

[@shady_the_one]

This maybe a long shot, but I think the Big Forehead Guy is Vladimir Lenin, in short words, founder of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soviet Union, formed in 1921, when Lenin was in charge)

[@xionia6908]

The reason rambo is so witty around the end is cause he's with the colonel, he's comfortable around him which is rare

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hope you two are having an great and awesome day ❤

[@JohnBham]

I don't know if someone has said it previously, but at about 6:30 Samantha comments on the size of the guy's forehead (the picture on the wall)- that's Lenin, the leader of the Russian Revolution in 1917. After he had a series of strokes in 1923-4, Stalin took over as leader of the Soviet Union.

[@l.piloto7964]

Land mines of that era and many today are triggered by applying pressure to a switch on top of mine. The sides and bottom are safe to touch. Mine fields don't usually get too close to fence perimeter. If a mine of mines go off it will kill the ones stepping on it but not the fence or perimeter defenses.

[@foreignmilk]

the bourne series would be a great addition to the channel...if u havent seen em already

[@Bensonders]

Oh I'm so curious for your reaction!! I liked Rambo 3 a lot but the movie got critiqued so much for "just being a simple action movie" and not bringing anything new since Rambo 2. If I recall correctly it was the most expensive film of its time and a massive flop. Sure, it can't compete with the story, message and acting of first blood, but times were changing and it was the height of the 80s action movies. And the action in Rambo 3 is top notch! It always felt to me like when a punk rock or metal band went mainstream because they got very popular, but the "true" fans couldn't accept the change.

[@paullandis5524]

Part 4 is gonna blow your mind it’s a total gore fest and it’s awesome

[@ValexNihilist]

Been waiting for this! I'm really curious how you're gonna react to the next Rambo!

[@michelvanderweide8542]

I was so looking forward to this reaction, and it did not disappoint :) The Rambo films, next to the Lethal Weapon movies, are my favorite action franchises. Heck I even have a Rambo Boardgame (no joke ;)) Your reactions are always great to watch. If you think the deaths in this film are brutal….just wait for part 4 ;) Keep up the great work, 100k subs are close: you will reach that for sure (and go beyond of course ;))

[@XanderDorn]

Now you're ready for Hot Shots Part Deux.

[@braincrashtv8377]

6:26 A man from wall portrait,with a big forehead is actually Vladimir Lenin

[@cbreeze864]

This movie hits harder when you realize Rambo is fighting alongside Osama Bin Laden and the Mujahideen. Surprised they haven’t altered anything other than the dedication in the end credits over the years.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

I also wonder why it took Stallone 20 years to want to make another Rambo movie.

[@awesomestuffonly5483]

If you guys plan to watch the last two films, just be ready. Those two are probably the most violent action films ever created.

[@chrissibersky4617]

First and last are the best but the three in the middle is important for the impact of the last and for the full story.

[@Kamenriderneo]

13:05 It's an anti-air gun, it's made to blow up low flying aircrafts and helicopter. Bullets that things fires are freaking huge!

[@Michael.Virtus]

6:26 - "That guy on the wall" is Lenin.