Reacting to FIRST BLOOD (1982) | Movie Reaction

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Reacting to FIRST BLOOD (1982) | Movie Reaction

[@ColinFox]

This was filmed in Hope, BC, just east of Vancouver, in 1982, and I have to say that the town has not changed much at all in 41 years. Quite a few of the buildings you see in the movie are still there! Also - Dawn, the "orange stuff" they were referring to is Agent Orange, which is a defoliant that they sprayed over the jungles to kill the plants and eliminate the ability of the guerilla's to hide. It's also cancer-causing.

[@stevebinning977]

....and caused birth defects in many thousands of Vietnamese children.

[@srprice2383]

It looks like it was filmed in her house.

[@gwildordipkin6504]

@@srprice2383 Nice.

[@tarablack3309]

Weird seeing Hope as the US. He referred to Agent Orange which was used in Viet Nam to defoliate the jungle.

[@sintruder]

Hope is a fictional town in Washington State

[@periechontology]

The first Rambo movie is a serious dramatic artistic film. The second film is a straight action movie and its where the Rambo you know about from pop culture comes from.

[@jameswiglesworth5004]

The first film is great, the rest are best not watched or mentioned

[@papalaz4444244]

@@jameswiglesworth5004 This. Rambo goes from victim to full on psychopath american fascist commie hater.

[@jdogjohnson382]

​@@jameswiglesworth5004I disagree with that 4 is awesome gory but awesome.

[@jannemakela47]

@@jameswiglesworth5004 incorrect. The fourth is the best in the whole series.

[@mattp6089]

@@jdogjohnson382 First Blood and Rambo are both great, First Blood is next level though. I really disliked Last Blood and 2 and 3 are just basic big dumb action movies.

[@angelohernandez6060]

I had an uncle that was homeless at the time that Stallone made this movie. He was living on the streets where they filmed this movie. Mr. Stallone was about to enter a diner for a meal and noticed my uncle. He called him over and bought him a meal and then handed him $500. So not only does he make good movies he is also a good man. My uncle also thought he was a big guy but when he met him he was surprised how average sized he is. But it seems his heart makes him look bigger.

[@kevinhayes1656]

Green beret is like one of the army special forces. They send them in behind enemy lines during war and attack the enemy from the rear.

[@kevinhayes1656]

The army has green beret, army Rangers, and Delta force is primarily army

[@kevinhayes1656]

Actually, there’s three total Rambo movies

[@MultiPsycho2]

​@@kevinhayes1656 there are 5 movies.

[@MatthewMorris-kg3uq]

Wow. That is awesome!

[@jimtatro6550]

Stallone’s speech at the end of this movie is some of the best acting he’s ever done, this is still my favorite Rambo film.

[@bobschenkel7921]

Heard through the grapevine that when this movie was first released in theaters, that many Viet Nam vets stood and cheered at the end, especially because of Rambo's final speech in the Police Station, when he went off about "the world'. Sly Stallone movies are always way better than you think they are going to be.

[@scottknode898]

Sylvester stallones films had some of the end of the film speeches especially First Blood even Rambo First Blood Part 2 and Rocky 4.

[@c1ph3rpunk]

Saw it as a teen with 2 Vietnam vet family members, it was eerily silent in the theater. They didn’t say a word until we got maybe halfway home and dad said “someone finally said it” and that was about it.

[@quixote6942]

The "Orange stuff" that killed Delmar was "Agent Orange". During Vietnam it was a chemical the military dropped to kill vegetation (The Jungles). They didn't know it was dangerous to people and many servicemen that were exposed to it developed cancer and had organ failures later on in life. This movie was based on a short novel called "First Blood". It goes deeper into the characters and what drives them (different ending as well)... A Good Read! The End Song was written and sung by Dan Hill... He did a GREAT Romantic Duet with Vonda Shepard called "Can't we try".

[@rmora1]

Actually they did know 'Agent Orange' was dangerous but they didn't care or tell the soldiers that were exposed to it that information. Just like now with depleted uranium munitions and soldiers burning chemical waste and breathing the fumes that have now died as a result.

[@Cyborganna]

I think they knew the danger to people but didn't care. It was most likely its primary objective.

[@zedwpd]

We used 2-4-5-T (Agent Orange) back at home too. I remember in the 80's on our farm cutting down thorn trees and using 245T to paint the stumps. It stopped the tree from sprouting new shoots or suckers spreading.

[@scottknode898]

Agent Orange in those days during the war was probably covered up but the service men that were exposed to long term affects to the chemical herbicide and defoliant used to spray tree cover etc. I had a teacher who served in Vietnam from 68-70 and taught Art for 34 years and photography along with teaching Firearms safety for anyone who wanted to get carry and conceal permit. He was exposed to Agent Orange and died in 2021 due to long term exposure and had prostate cancer at the age of 76.

[@godlikemonolith]

They knew it was dangerous.

[@bigredtlc1828]

Stallone interviewed actual Vietnam vets and incorporated a lot of their thoughts and experiences into that last speech he gave. He dedicated that to the many veterans who came back from the war and were spit on and villified by the people who condemned the war, even though the soldiers had no say in whether they went or not (America had a draft back then). He should've at least got an Oscar nom for his performance. That speech at the end gets me every time.

[@ryank7869]

I feel this movie every time that I watch it. My dad was in Vietnam right during the Tet Offensive (25th Inf. Div. 3/4Horse, Tropic Lightning, Electric Strawberry. He has had several different types of cancers due to being around Agent Orange. I can't how 19-20yr olds that were drafted into that war and survived, can hold it together as well as most of them do. He almost never talks about Nam, and I don't blame him. God Bless our Troops and our Vets.

[@philmullineaux5405]

Nam was before my time, but I was C co. 1/21st, 25th light!

[@MrGpschmidt]

That final speech truly is a heart-breaking gut punch.

[@deannamarie3746]

Yes, that was a beautiful performance 👏😥 and sad to think that so many soldiers have those awful stories they wish they could forget...

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

It always reminds me of the Bob Dylan song Clean Cut Kid. "They sent him back into the rat race without any brakes"

[@deannamarie3746]

@@dr.burtgummerfan439 I had a cousin (much older of course) who was always drunk and moody when i was a kid in the 80's, and used to be afraid of him when he was around (which was rare), though later on when i was in my teens my family explained to me that he was a real laid back friendly guy at one time, sleek and kept himself up, but his Vietnam experience had totally changed him, and was just never the same after that. That Dylan song reminds me of his situation, seems like he got little compensation from the gov,

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

@@A_Distant_Life True. Stallone was busy making porn during the Vietnam war. 😄

[@chrismalik1579]

​@Christopher Gordon your comment is ridiculous

[@kentuckyjerk323]

The last scene is sad because it's true for a lot of vets. My dad was a field medic during the Korean War in the US Army. After the war ended he served his time in Germany working at the military hospital there. He said seeing guys missing arms or half their face was bad enough. But he said the worst was guys like Rambo. Some were still kids, 18 or 19. Completely mentally broke down. My dad said he would walk by and hear a guy talking to a wall saying "Mom, I just wanna go home ".

[@4Kandlez]

I'd say a guy with half his face missing got the worst of it, PTSD can be treated with therapy and medication, nothing is bringing your face or arms back and they probably have severe depression because of it

[@kentuckyjerk323]

@@4Kandlez In 1953 nobody was treating PTSD.

[@Dreamfox-df6bg]

@@kentuckyjerk323 Neither did they during and after the Vietnam War. The term wasn't even invented yet. Oh, sure, they had other names for it, but it wasn't seen as something that needed professional help. This movie did a lot to make people see that there was a problem and that soldiers needed the professional help.

[@johnow7]

Heading to university campus about 8 years back my leg was ran over (Long story). I headed to class despite the pain and swelling and then headed to the VA ER after class. In the bay next to me was this kid and his wife. He was in intense pain and I remember him screaming and at one point he said, "I didn't do anything to anybody over there! Why do I have to have this pain?!?! I just want it to stop!" I am close to tears just remembering.

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

@@4Kandlez I wonder tho "guys missing arms or half their face" and no PTSD? Dunno if they crazy or what but some badasses missing limbs and get a new one then go back in. Ya can break their body but not their spirit. They be able to adapt, learn to walk again or go left handed. All their pain and it's not gonna stop them. Stopped physically due to injury is just temporary vs mentally where you're a different person.

[@peterkerr4019]

Hi Dawn, I'm glad that you're enjoying First Blood. Guerilla warfare is not regular warfare, it's booby traps, sabotage, dirty tricks, shooting from hidden positions etc. It got the name during the Napoleonic war when France had invaded Spain & individuals & small groups did what they could against a much larger army that they couldn't fight head to head against. They called it the little war (guerra being Spanish for war, thanks google).

[@randywoodworth5990]

Same with the Militias in the American Revolution, they basically waged guerilla warfare on the British Redcoats.

[@peterschairer488]

Rambo's monologue at the end has to be one of the best in movie history.

[@moviewatcher1127]

Guerilla warfare is when a smaller force ambushes, sabotages or does hit and run attacks against a larger enemy. It's a way for a smaller opponent to pick and choose their battles, avoiding a head on fight, using their smaller size to keep them more mobile. Often but not always it's done by rebels, civilians in a war, or paramilitary as they are usually the smaller side.

[@kpobuibo]

Came here to day this, but you've said it first and better.

[@zedwpd]

Dont tell her that, she gets it confused with gorillas.

[@Duckfest]

She appears to be confused about gorilla warfare, which I find hilarious. But at 28:37, she captures the essence of guerilla warfare perfectly: "He's very very good at hiding".

[@gsparkman]

Guerillas. This is funny because in Dawn's reaction to "Predator" she kept looking in the jungle for gorillas. I felt bad at first because I couldn't just answer her when she first asked the question about gorillas. But I have to admit I started chuckling a bit after the third time she thought she'd spotted a gorilla. (Love you Dawn!)

[@chardtomp]

The word Guerilla is of Spanish origin and means Small War.

[@ButteredToast32]

Not so fun fact: Stallone accidentally broke that actors’ nose with that elbow strike at 9:54. I think it’s safe to say those groans of pain were legitimate.

[@DawnMarieX]

Oh oops! 🙊

[@deannamarie3746]

Oof, yes, poor guy,..sucks getting hit in the nose, let alone by Stallone 😬 Sly equally was injured when he fell through that tree,

[@dildodickings2668]

​@@deannamarie3746 Jesus that was Stallone falling in the tree ?

[@scottknode898]

Yes Sylvester Stallone broke the nose of late actor and stuntman Alf Humphreys who played Deputy Lester. Stallone himself sustained several injuries performing stunts of his own during filming of First Blood.

[@bbkyjohnson]

If I remember correctly the stunt driver of the car chase was hurt as well. My dad did a year in Vietnam and he struggled the last few years with his experiences there.

[@forreal2398]

This movie was made for a period in time that I was growing up. My dad fought in two Wars and Vietnam was the last one. Things in the US had changed A LOT from WWII to Vietnam. There were people here that threw bottles and rocks at our military coming home and would called them all kinds of names including Baby Killer. And once the people in town found out u were in a military family things changed for u and not for the better.

[@kieronball8962]

Two stuntmen and Stallone performed the jump into the tree, from different heights. The lowest height was made by Stallone, without incident. The Director wanted another take and Stallone jumped again. But during the second jump, Stallone actually hit the branch badly and his scream of pain is real.

[@tgriffin8179]

Orange stuff = Agent Orange, a defoliant broadly used in Vietnam later found to be a nerve agent and carcinogen. You crack me up when you go straight to “kill them all” when he is breaking out of jail and “I gotta learn how to make those” when the guy gets stuck in the legs… great react…keep’em coming!

[@ryancunningham6852]

soldiers were treated pretty badly after the vietnam war. my dad got spat on at the airport when he returned. things are way different now, but it’s worth researching from a sociological perspective

[@spadeespada9432]

It started to change in the 80s, I was at the ceremony for my city's 1st Viet Nam Memorial w my stepfather (1 son was KIA)

[@zedwpd]

my dad too. I served 20 years and watched my dad's face over and over again when people thanked me for my service. No one ever thanked him.

[@bryanobrien2726]

This is one reason why people go out of their way to thank soldiers for their service today . Because of the way the hippies treated soldiers returning from Vietnam . Never again .

[@carlosspeicywiener7018]

Plus the contempt that the veterans from Korea (teasle and gault) had for Vietnam veterans, like they were jealous of the attention or something. Vietnam veterans were getting lots of attention, positive or negative, but the Korean veterans were kinda quietly forgotten about. There was real trouble there. And gault was double down on it because he was a marine and Rambo was army.

[@michaelriddick7116]

Theres a couple great books by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman that talks alot about the psychological costs of war and killing. They include a couple of interviews with combat veterans (WW2, Vietnam, and Afghanistan) that are just heartbreaking 💔😭

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

Also, the Green Berets are amongst Americas finest Spec Ops soldiers. They had a huge role of counter insurgentcy against the Charlie’s and they were taught to live off of basically nothing and to eliminate the enemy.

[@jimburg621]

I think the ending part is Sly's best performance ever, so damn powerful. I cry every time I see it.

[@txaggievet]

Apparently she found it hilarious and laughed all the way through it, pathetic response

[@ronbo11]

@@txaggievet some people cannot deal with traumatic/bad events and they laugh hysterically in a panic. Dawn apologized profusely for her involuntary laughter, so give her a break. I had a similar experience like that years ago when I was injured hiking at Bryce Canyon and the friend who was with me laughed when he saw the blood from my lacerated scalp running down my face. He froze up and I just had to cake on snow and pull my baseball cap on as hard as I could until I could get to the entrance of the park and wash the wound out myself and get my head bandaged.

[@txaggievet]

@@ronbo11 When and where did she apologize? And it wasnt just the laughter... it was the comments associated with it.

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

Why should she apologize? She’s reacting to a movie.

[@bpora01]

A lot of Vietnam veterans had a tough time returning to civilian life after the war

[@DawnMarieX]

I can imagine! 😢

[@bladegtr34]

@@DawnMarieX My uncle was a Vietnam vet, and yeah, the stories he told me about what he was ordered to do (and somethings he was not ordered to do but had to do anyway in the name of survival) would give anyone nightmares or PTSD. Then when they returned home, because of the negative press that war got, people (mostly young 1960's activist) would protest soldiers at the airport. They would spit at them, call them names like baby killers and fascists, and toss garbage at their uniforms. My uncle was an Army Green Barret Sargent, he told me back when he was in uniform and returning home, a man threw dog shit at him once while he was traveling, and it took every single ounce of restraint he had not to tear that man apart.

[@mr44mag]

@@bladegtr34 I had a great-uncle that was messed up beyond all belief. He was racist to the point of being murderous around asians, but who can blame him. He was deployed to a country where he could not understand the culture or language and never knew when he was safe as the locals liked to deceive them and set traps for them. Then when he came home, one side blamed him for failing and the other hated him for being there in the first place like he made the war policies. Rocks and even human fasces were thrown at him. The trauma was so bad that loud and sudden noises caused him to drop or jump for cover and start panicking in various different ways. Also, I hate hippies, take your 💩on the politicians you cowardly walking pieces of human waste.

[@kristhomas2326]

@@DawnMarieX You thought he'd be bigger but was smaller. Wait till you see Rambo 3. I quite liked your reaction. If you liked Rambo I'd say you have good taste in men. I liked your reaction. I want to see you react to part 2 and 3 as well as 4 if you can. But please make it a must to see part 2 and 3

[@blanewilliams5960]

@@DawnMarieX Sure, is that why you were laughing at him during his breakdown ?

[@petersonchan9250]

As a kid, I loved this film for the action. But as I grew older I began to understand all the upsetting references and appreciated it much more.

[@_l3m35_]

"Oh my God, this is so sad, I'm gonna cry" [barely able to hide the laugh]

[@blakewalker84120]

In case you didn't recognize him, your favorite ginger-haired sheriff deputy became a much better cop and eventually ran the CSI unit in Miami. And he learned to deliver an overly dramatic one-liner at the start of every episode, almost always while taking off or putting on his cool shades.

[@BKPrice]

"If you were one of those boys who terrorized your sister when you were younger..." Otherwise known as any boy with a sister.

[@kenschortgenjr7540]

Guerrilla in Spanish means 'Little War'. It was coined for soldiers and squads that conduct their own wars against an enemy that doesn't involved large battlefields or armies. Secondly, the 'Orange' they were referring to was Agent Orange, a pesticide use to defoliate the Vietnam jungles but of course it was toxic to soldiers who had to go through it.

[@GranpaMike]

I read this novel when I was a sophomore in high school. (The ending was very different than what you just saw in the film.) I graduated in 1982, the same year that the film was released. A week later I was enlisted -- US Army, Infantry -- in Basic Training. Looking back, it seems odd that this fictional story about John Rambo would have had such a formative impact on my views about being a soldier, but it did nonetheless. I excelled at stealth, fieldcraft, boobytraps and improvised weapons; various forms of nonconventional warfare. I even had a big tactical knife very similar to the Jimmy Lile knife that Mr. Stallone carried in the film. It wasn't so much that I wanted to emulate the Rambo character, but rather it just made a lot of sense to me that if a man was going to be a soldier then he needed to embrace that commitment as a warrior and develop the correct skill set and attitudes. The things I did in the field may have been somewhat "above the norm", but I figure the norm should have been a lot more vigorous. There needs to be a little Rambo inside every soldier. ;) Dawn, thanks for doing this reaction. If you want to see what lay ahead for John J., check out #2.

[@ar47yrr4p]

Technically the movie was just called "First Blood". They added the "Rambo" to it after the 2nd movie came out so people would know it's a sequel!

[@quixote6942]

The movie "Rocky" has a romantic arcline that I think you'd enjoy. It's not all about "Fighting" it's more about reaching for your dreams. Arnold and Sylvester were Top Rivals back in the 80's... Eventually (around the 2000's) They began teaming up in movies (and You'll LOVE them).

[@luxurybuzz3681]

Rocky is a love story as Sly said.

[@johneastwood3039]

Yeah no film just all about fighting, some woman are thick, they can't see the metaphor in anything.

[@jasonwallace6749]

They made a lot of choices for the movie that was different from the book it was taken from. In the book he legit tried to wipe out everybody in the police department. The only reason Teasal survived to get help when they went into the forest was that he passed out and missed him. They wanted to make sure the audience would side with him so they toned down his actions to make him less bloodthirsty.

[@terryd757]

The book was better but the movie did a decent job of capturing the book. John Rambo was just a guy with problems who got pushed too hard for no reason, not the cartoon character he became in the horrible sequels. The book is clearer about the timeline. In the book Rambo was only back from Vietnam a few months and he was still pretty wound up. The book ending was probably more realistic and appropriate, but then there's be no sequel money.

[@louielouie22]

Fun Fact: When Rambo escaped the police station and swiped the feet from under that cop and elbowed him in the nose, he actually accidentally broke that actors nose. He even was in a scene with a real bandage on😂😮

[@jansenart0]

This is such an important film about the treatment of Vietnam veterans and untreated PTSD. It doesn't get enough credit, especially given that it has a bodycount of exactly one, and the rest of the films in the franchise were about a rogue Army officer perpetuating Rambo's mental health problems by exploiting him for his own private, illegal wars. The monologue at the end is classic and always makes me cry.

[@malcolmdrake6137]

It's far more important as an essay on what America's police force uses their authority for....people aren't even aware of their current war on the homeless that's going on right now...Rambo got VIP treatment by compairson.

[@jansenart0]

@@malcolmdrake6137 It is now, but not in the context of the time back then; it wasn't until Reagan started the crack cocaine epidemic that they went from public servants to a fascist paramilitary.

[@eq1373]

​@@jansenart0 you see Nazis in your soup, don't you?

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

"his own private, illegal wars" Second was about saving POWs from a life of torture, as they were forgotten by the rest of the world. Ya probably never saw the rest of the movies from how you talking about it like torture is a good thing, that they deserve to be forgotten. How he went through the same thing as we can clearly see in the first movie. You would damn them to that, and say Rambo shoulda left them there? 3rd that officer fought for what he believe throwing himself in when Rambo refused. You say that's exploiting Rambo when he was willing to die alone for it? Wasn't the entire movie but how you lie so easily I can't help but question if you seen any of them.

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

You gotta have a bad memory or something or just confusing Murdock with Trautman and branding all the movies like that. You should watch them all again, if you ever did, if that's what you think of them. Edit: Sorry I got peeved and I'm probably talking to bots but this is ridiculous. Reason I'm calling bot is the message ya sending with what most other people say about this movie. Seems like bad chatbot behaviour.

[@THEREALZENFORCE]

Marie : "You can't jump here" All who already saw the movie : "Yes he can", and after waiting on her reaction after he did.

[@jansenart0]

In the book (and informed by the decorations on display in his office in the movie) the Sheriff was a Korean War veteran, and he felt animosity towards Rambo, being a Vietnam vet. I guess because even though 'Nam vets were ill-treated, at least they were remembered? That the people cared one way or another at home instead of being forgotten? I'm not sure if this was actually ever a thing in reality though.

[@Ultracity6060]

The "orange stuff" is Agent Orange, an herbicide used to clear foliage in a few southeast Asian wars. A lot of veterans had health problems later in life because of it. 13:04 That was an actual scream, I believe he broke a rib on that take.

[@ChrisReise]

Now you gotta watch: 1985 - Rambo: First Blood Part II 1988 - Rambo III 2008 - John Rambo (AKA Rambo) 2019 - Rambo: Last Blood

[@scottdarden3091]

You have to watch all the Rocky movies!!! I know you may not think you'll like them, but they are a combined great love story! 😊 Trust me you will love the Rocky franchise.

[@jaydisqus3353]

yes, she needs to watch them.

[@dominushydra]

RAMBO: "I CAN'T FIND YOUR LEGS!" DAWN: 😂😂😂

[@davidr1050]

7:57 -- this was made in a time before we really understood what PTSD was... Before it had a name other than "war nerves" or "shell shock."

[@mikerhodes8454]

The original ending had Rambo shoot himself, but Stallone changed it because he saw the possibility of a franchise with Rambo.

[@traceyreid4585]

This film unlocked your inner 80's girl! we all fancied Sly back in the day... so good to see that you noticed Mitch (the ginger cop) at least had some common! The last scene in this is a soul breaker 😥

[@dallassukerkin6878]

And, as a complete aside, I think this is the first time I consciously realised that David Caruso (Horatio Caine in CSI Miami) was in this!

[@PrinceMagnum]

I was born about 4 years after the Fall of Saigon. The treatment of Vietnam veterans was just like you see in the movie. The troops coming home came home to a very cold reception. Hippies did everything that he described. This was the movie that woke everyone up. I recommend the second movie. You really see the character in his element.

[@LukeMaynard]

One of the best-kept secrets about "Rocky" is that it's not an action movie; it's a romantic comedy, with boxing in it. It's the movie Stallone wrote for himself when they told him that he could never play a leading man with his face and his voice (he suffered from nerve damage at birth that resulted in the paralysis to one side of his face that makes him look perpetually droopy and sleepy). He wasn't even particularly "jacked" before Rocky, but he figured out that a boxer who had taken too many punches was the kind of character he could play. After he trained to develop Rocky's physique, he never looked back, which is why he's been cast as big strong guys like Rambo ever since (as you point out, he's not massive-he's only 5'8" in real life). Quite a success story, and the first Rocky is quite a film. The rest of the Rocky series (and the "Creed" series that spins off from it) is kind of a mixed bag; some are better, some are worse. But taken on the whole, as the life story of a single character over 50 years of his life, it's a really powerful story. Watching Stallone age from his 30s to his 70s and play the character accordingly is a real powerful, but sad, experience.

[@markv1274]

ROCKY is not a romantic comedy, it's a romantic drama.

[@Ating5150]

A guerrila warfare is an engagement in or the activities involved in a war fought by small groups of irregular soldiers against typically larger regular forces. Btw... I enjoyed this reaction, you're great and fun to watch!

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Like what the IRA did in Northern Ireland in the 1970’s & 80.

[@harryhill8543]

not to be confused with gorrila warfare which mainly consists of primates throwing their poo.

[@_Sarby1]

@GoldenAgeofDinosaurs The IRA didn't only attack the British Army in Ireland though. They murdered Irish people, they dragged Irish people out of their beds in the middle of the night never to be seen again and still to this day haven't said where the bodies of "The Disappeared" are, bombed and murdered people on mainland Britain amongst other things.

[@carlosspeicywiener7018]

This is my favorite movie in the franchise for 2 reasons. 1: the moral of the story is just don't push people. 2: Rambo killed exactly zero people in this movie. Deputy gault fell from the helicopter because he unfastened his own safetybelt. Everyone else, including sherriff teasle survived.

[@KevPage-Witkicker]

...unless there was anyone in that broken-down car he shoved the cop car into? And the cops in the car? Pretty big fireball.

[@carlosspeicywiener7018]

@@KevPage-Witkicker Nope. There was nobody in the car and the cops survived. Probably very badly burned, but alive.

[@SegoMan]

In an alternate version of the movie the Sheriff buys him lunch and hires him as a deputy..

[@chadlynch1551]

If I remember correctly, the movie was based somewhat on a book. In the book, we find out the sheriff was a vet of the Korean war, the so called "forgotten war". Where Vietnam vets were often disrespected, Korean vets and their service were often just ignored. He also had just gotten divorced or his wife had died. Either way, the sheriff has a lot of resentment of his own.

[@behindthescenesphotos5133]

I think he also drove Rambo out of town multiple times before arresting him. They streamlined it for the movie, but Teasle isn't meant to be the villain a lot of people take him for.

[@EgbertWilliams]

Green Berets are Army Special Forces. Very elite and very highly trained. One of their nicknames is "snake eaters" because they're trained to live off the land.

[@slayerfern]

The first Rocky is more like a drama than a sport or boy movie. You can definitely watch it

[@visionaryventures12]

I hope you now know what First Blood refers to. It’s an argument over who was responsible for starting the whole rampage. This was based on a novel of the same name and had gone through script development hell over a long period of time with different actors in mind.

[@MrVvulf]

First blood 1. the first shedding of blood, especially in a boxing match or formerly in dueling with swords. 2. the first point or advantage gained in a contest. "King drew first blood when he took the opening set"

[@joebloggs396]

Well he said 'drew first blood', so should be clear

[@jiujitsujackson9831]

It’s ok to laugh…. I believe most people were caught off guard by him saying, “I can’t find his legs.”

[@PaPaMurph]

The Rocky franchise is one of the greatest love stories ever written

[@Tonyblack261]

Vietnam veterans were somewhat despised after the war. Vietnam was possibly the first war that was televised live, and a lot of people weren't happy with what they saw.

[@McPh1741]

I would love to see a prequel miniseries to First Blood. I would love to see a younger Troutman in Vietnam recruiting members for Baker Team including a young John Rambo. We already have info for good events- the formation of Baker team (We already have names), Rambo getting captured and escaping, the death of members throughout the series, Berry getting sprayed with Agent Orange and showing signs of cancer toward the end of the series, and sadly Danforth's death. My idea for a title, "Rambo: Baker Team".

[@ansionnachbeagrioga5260]

I often thought they really should have done that after First Blood when the original actors were the right age to do a prequel. I don't know if you're familiar with the novel but Rambo actually tried to kill his own drunken father with a bow when he was still very young. He volunteered because he knew that he might get conscripted otherwise and knew that volunteers would get better training. And when he escaped the POW camp he was delusional so that when he got back into friendly territory he still thought the American soldiers were VC and was avoiding them for days before realising his mistake. So yeah, there really is a lot of material they could use in a prequel.

[@MrMoggyman]

I knew a Green Beret who served in the Vietnam War. He was a sergeant platoon leader who served two tours there, and had a purple heart medal and star, which means that he had been wounded in two separate actions. He was medevacked out to Japan after being shot up whilst entering a small town. Three of his platoon died, but so did sixteen North Vietnamese Army soldiers. I saw all of his wound scars. They were pretty bad wounds. Elite special forces. Elite? Out of an intake of 100 wannabe's to the Green Beret assessment course , only 2 made the grade, and the guy I knew was one of the two. There was one thing I really noticed about this guy. He would never say anything unless it was worth saying. Highly trained and highly skilled, they can live off the land and adapt to any terrain. True warriors. The Vietnam War was controversial and unpopular. When the Vietnam veterans arrived back in the USA, after all the horrific experiences they had suffered, they were met by anti war protesters calling them baby killers, spitting on them, and calling them other vile crap. Most were suffering from PTSD which was not treated back then. The Vietnam veterans were discriminated against and disrespected in terms of medical support (which was poor), employment, and general treatment in the population. They could not wear their uniforms for fear of being victimized and ridiculed in public. Many committed suicide as they were unable to re-integrate into society. Others could not hold down jobs or develop any form of lasting relationships, and many marriages broke up because of their demons and flashbacks that haunted them. Others became vagrants and drifters like Rambo, and could not settle. They were blamed for the war. But most of the men had been drafted. It was not the soldiers who started the war, it was the US Government. As my Green Beret friend said, 'It is not for us to reason why, just for us to do or die.' What was that orange stuff they spreaded around? Agent orange defoliating agent. It was sprayed extensively from aircraft over the jungle to defoliate the trees so that Vietnamese activities could be seen. Unfortunately agent orange contains dioxin. Dioxin is one of the most deadly chemicals known to man. In the years after the Vietnam War it led to many Vietnam veterans who came in contact with agent orange contracting cancer. Delmore Barry was one of those victims.

[@daveleeroy]

I grew up in Hope as a kid. We used to skip out of high school to watch them film. The whole production was in Hope for a year and a half. The gas station blew up around 10pm local, and shook my bedroom windows, and scared the crap out of me.

[@Colin_Shapton]

Hi Dawn, guerilla warfare is small groups of people (civilian, paramilitary, etc) fighting in unconventional warfare, like the French resistance in WW2... But I did love when you thought it was real gorilla's in Predator 😂

[@gutz1981]

If you are in a cave like that, kerosene is better than gasoline as it is less likely to combust and is more oil based and stays in the fabric longer through water as well. Also, the way to go is where the flame is drawn to as it will try to find a draft or air flow to feed from. Good luck.

[@kenernestnation]

Rocky is actually, at its heart, a love story. Adrienne and Rocky.

[@munkeypantsman]

First Blood Part II is much more widespread in pop culture than the first film, that's probably why the character of Rambo wasn't quite what you expected.

[@artursandwich1974]

Funny thing : is that the "big crybaby" actor Brian d.Dennehy had actually been a green beret.

[@GrenzerKuK]

Nope. Dennehy served in the US Marines 1958-1963 and never saw combat. He lied about having been a Green Beret and having served in Vietnam in a number of media interviews in the late 80s and early 90s during the first big turn-around in US public sympathy for Vietnam veterans and how poorly they had been treated by the anti-war protesters, media and government. In other words he pretended to be a Vietnam vet once it was fashionable and 'on-trend'. He was outed as a fraud in B. C. Burkett's book 'Stolen Valour' (great book - worth reading if you want some insight into why some people lie - even to themselves - about being combat veterans) and subsequently publicly admitted and apologised for his deception. Burkett found that one of the things most of the fraudsters like Dennehy had in common was not just lying about having been in combat but that they almost always claimed to have served in the 'special forces' or some other elite unit - never a run-of-the-mill infantry, armour or artillery unit (never mind logistics, medical and all the other support branches).

[@SES06484]

You have to add Kill Bill 1 & 2 to your must-watch list as well as Jaws; you'll enjoy- I promise.

[@JasonRule-1]

Just a note... The Viet Cong used sharpened, pointed, "punji sticks" to set deadly booby traps in Vietnam - like the ones that Rambo made that impaled the guy in the legs.

[@lvgrniis64]

You're a charming young lady and your voice could stop me in my tracks. I graduated High School in spring of 82 and was in Basic training for the U.S. Army by september. While we were mostly tolerated I was taught my job by some of those who made it through 'Nam'. My respect for them will never diminish. In High School I was in a junior ROTC program and for the most part we were just another part of the school, but a few still referred to us as ROTC Nazis just to give you a reference of the emotions stirred up during the Viet Nam era. Your view of the police situation in the U.S. is also a little biased, but I attribute that more to media showing what they want to get a particular emotion than as unbiased data to be reported for the public to make their own decision on what truly happened. My last job, I spent 9 1/2 years in EMS dispatching private ambulances to emergencies. We relied on the police to make sure the scene was safe for us to enter when needed and we relied on them to respond swiftly when a patient would become unruly in the ambulance while enroute to the hospital for treatment. So please, before commenting on our police forces and their protocols think about how many good stories about the police that don't get told (because those aren't the stories that draw the most viewers) and remember every company has it's bad apples. For the most part our police forces are just like yours, they are the ones you can go to for protection and service, but they probably have their guard up because of all the bad publicity out there, they don't know if you are approaching them to ask for assistance or to accuse them of terrible crimes.

[@_pjb-vw6cy]

Brian Dennehy the Sherrif played a true life serial killer in To catch a killer, Brian was a great actor

[@McPh1741]

I grewup with the Rambo franchise in the 80s but i didn't get the action movie rep until the second movie. This movie is more of a drama. Only one person dies in the whole movie. Stallone's monologue at the end is so sad and proves once again that Stallone is a great actor. The Sheriff's attitude toward Rambo mirrors the sentiment of a lot of Americans towards the Vietnam vets. They weren't met with fanfare and parades. It was an unpopular war and the military bore the brunt of the hate. The Sheriff is also a Korean War veteran. In a nutshell, The Korean War only lasted a few years in the early 1950s and ended with a cease fire, no formal treaty. It is often referred to as the Forgotten War as it was overshadowed by the Vietnam War. His character has a particular bias toward Rambo. The Sheriff actually has a Distinguished Service Cross displayed on his desk. That's an award second to the Medal of Honor.

[@jbdragon3295]

3 people die. Why does everyone forget when Rambo drives the police car off the road into another can for a very bad crash and firewall. The 2 officers in that car, no way lived through that.

[@luxurybuzz3681]

The Sheriff is a Korean War Vet. His accolades are shown in his office. The Korean War is known as the "Forgotten War"

[@PeDr0.UY131]

👌👏👏 When a good story is told correctly and with few but well used special effects, you get an absolute classic.

[@dennytaylor1005]

Great reaction again. I've watched other "First Blood" reactions and mention this same thing about this movie as its almost hard to watch knowing how that ending scene goes, as what Rambo says is an accurate description of how Vietnam war veterans were treated during that time. I remember when my uncle came back from the war - I don't recall the protests, but found out about it later as I grew up ... I was little when my uncle came home from Vietnam. Its something I can't forget - as I came into my grandmother's house, he was sitting at the dining table. He looked liked he had come directly out of the jungle. He looked scary is what I remember. He never spoke about his time there that I can recall. However, years later ... much, much later ... he started to have flash backs of the war. He had delayed PTSD is what they called it. We also learned that the night he returned home, after getting off the plane, he and several of his army buddies had to sneak through the airport via a back corridor, as protestors were there shouting at them being murderers and baby killers. This movie ... the ending ... makes me think of my uncle, and how he was treated when he returned home.

[@stretch4872]

I remember as a child of 9 or 10 years crying at the airport because of seeing soldiers in uniform that I viewed as heroes being treated so nasty and my mom just couldn't find a way to explain it that I could wrap my young brain around. Still haunts me. Movies about soldiers and trauma still break me down.

[@artursandwich1974]

Yeah that ginger guy was so smart and good and all that he went on to work in CSI Miami

[@LordVolkov]

I like to think that he becomes a DA in San Fran first, then to Miami 😉

[@gaittr]

It is so rare to come across a woman that can appreciate the depth of a man. You did a great job

[@dennislopez1272]

Great reaction Dawn Marie. The rest of them are different. Very "action movie" like. This one is heartbreaking because of the subject matter. PTSD and the way soldiers were treated after the war. Rocky is not what you think it is. You'll love it. It won the 3 Oscar Awards, including best picture, for a reason.

[@richiecabral3602]

This is just some random trivia that I noticed a while back, and I'm trying to get out there, but if you pay attention, the helicopter pilot is the same helicopter pilot in Terminator 2. Also, the "orange stuff" is referring to Agent Orange. It was a chemical used by the US military during the Vietnam War. I don't quite understand it myself, but it would be dropped by planes to destroy plant life, or something. Maybe to destroy food growing by the enemy, or jungle areas where they could hide. They didn't know, or didn't care, that it could be harmful to people, and lots of soldiers came back from Vietnam with health issues to do exposure to Agent Orange. The Green Berets are a special group of Army special forces, kind of like the SAS soldiers you guys have over there. Part of their uniforms would be the green berets they'd wear as hats. Guerrilla warfare is a term used to describe a certain type of fighting, where instead of conventional fighting where two armies would face off against each other in large groups, you basically just have a smaller group that would like sneak around and surprise attack and ambush larger forces type of thing. They would compensate for their smaller size by using unconventional tactics, and just kind of do hit and run types of missions.

[@Kalamardo2010]

If Rambo had waited 10 minutes to come back after the sheriff leaves, he wouldn't have had those problems.

[@RobbiePfunder]

Man becomes vulnerable, woman laughs. Got it.

[@reddwarf3069]

Rocky is NOT a “boy” movie! It’s so much more. I can’t wait to see you find out!

[@DawnMarieX]

Oh! 🤔

[@Kasino80]

It's close to be the best romance movie ever made.

[@louismarzullo1190]

There are several more Rambo movies. I've only seen the second one. The original holds up with repeated viewings. I'd highly recommend the "Rocky" series. They will pleasantly surprise you. They're more about relationships & personal growth than boxing, per se, especially the first two. Stallone has always been underrated as an actor. He can emotionally connect with an audience with the best of them. Anyway, enjoyed the reaction. New patron here, as of last week!

[@martinealaplaya7441]

. . . Sylvester always has his hair done! this is real class!

[@michaelcoulter1725]

A beautiful scotswoman interviewing movies hell yeah

[@mikey777799]

As a kid I thought first blood was boring compared to part 2 but when I matured I realised part 1 is gold.

[@mazimbaweh]

Great reaction! I think as a film, it was even better than I remembered - and a harrowing insight into repatriation after war.

[@JeffOfTheMountains]

Just in case someone hasn't explained it in the coments yet: The Green Berets are the US Army Special Forces. They train to operate in literally any environment and to perform basically any task, be it counterinsurgencies to hostage search and rescue. They're multilingual, and part of their training is guerilla warfare, but on top of this, they have to know the politics of the regions they're deployed to. Basically, if a Green Beret wants to blend in and disappear, they're more than able to, and no one will know.

[@johnow7]

In all honesty, I laughed at the "legs" line during my second viewing of this movie.

[@johndoe-ne4wq]

You should definitely watch the Rocky movies! It's way more than a "boy" movie. It's a love story, a story of perseverance and heart. There's a lot to be learned from Rocky!

[@paulayala6174]

As an American, there are two important notes I wanted you to know. One, Americans in general are very proud of our military as they make the ultimate sacrifice to secure and protect our freedom and liberty. That oesn't necessary mean death, but just the fact thatt they choose to be away from their family for long periods of time just to serve. However, Americans largey did not support the Vietnam War. Unfortunately, they did protest our soldiers when they came home from Vietnam. Not only did Americans not support the war itself, but they also heard about many atrocities that some American soldiers committed while in Vietnam. This was largely because some soldiers chose to do drugs to deal with the Hell they went through while there. This included the use of Agent Orange (the "orange stuff" referenced in the movie). That was a defoliant checmical that was used agains the enemy, but also affected many of our own troops becase the wind often blew it back into the faces of our soldiers. It was a carcinogenic checmical that is now banned by the US for military use (as chemical warfare itself is now deemed a violation of international law). PTSD, as John Rambo obviously suffered from in this movie, was not yet a known diagnosis. Different terms were previously used to describe the psychological impact of the war experience, but it wasn't recognized widely as a serious mental condition as it is today. The Vietnam War (and this movie in particular) went a long way to bringing that issue to the attention of the mass public. The second point I wanted to make was in response to your comments about Police in the US. While ther are several cases each year about police brutality and abuse, they are far exaggerated and the details of each case are often misconstrued. The truth is, if you look at the actual statistics, there is no "systemic" problem with police forces in the US; especially when it comes to race based cases. The media fails to report all the facts in white-on-black police incidents; like the arrest history of the suspect(s) involved or the illegal actions they were committing at the time. Often times, investigations reveal further evidence that eshonerates the officer(s) involved, but that either gets ignored by the media, or people choose not to believe it. Such evidence includes witness reports, autopsy reports, or even not guilty verdicts in a trial of their peers. The fact is, while some claim there is a systemic problem in US police forces, they can only name a hadful of cases they believe to be examples that back up that falicy. But if you look at the actual facts, more than half of those cases can be proven to be justified actions by the Police Officers involved. As for the rest, well those are the exceptions to the rule, not proof of any systemic issues. This brings the total down to half a dozen or less, out of nearly 62 million individual interactions with Police on a yearly basis. That calculates down to nearly Thousand interactions per day. Even if there were 6 cases a day that supported their claim, that would represent only 0.0035% of police actions in a single day; so you can see just how insignificant that is with only that many cases a year (365 days). No sensible person would in any way consider that to be a "systemic" problem. All this goes to show that when you make judgements and opinions based on feelings instead of facts, you often end up with the wrong impression. And that can prove to be very dangerous. In the case of PTSD, it leads to a high percentage of suicides among military vets. And in the case of police relations, it results in violent riots, and an increase in police involved incidents because of the increased tensions between Police and citizens, especially those of minority races. As an example, you often hear black people referring to "the talk" they feel they must have with their children. This refers to them warning their children abouthow to behave when interacting with Police Officers. They strongly suggest to them that making a wrong move or saying the wrong thing can cost them their life, indicating that the Police are just looking for a reason to gun them down. Well, with that in mind, do you not think that increases the tension when they must interact with a Police Officer? Do you not think that might cause them to behave in a suspicious manner that might result in the officer having probable cause? Instilling this belief in them doesn't ensure thir safety, it only makes them more likely to have an issue with Police. Thus their instinct to quickly pull out a cell phone and sart recording, which only angers the officer to begins with. Thus their increased anxiety and will to resist an officer's orders, further instigating confrontation. The truth is, if everyone was just respectful and did what's asked of them, the vast majority would never have an issue with an officer in the first place. There is always a way to defend your situation in court later, or file a complaint if the officer goes over the line in any way. Of course, when that happens, there is a legal process that allows for officers to be investigated; and in many of those rare cases, the officers are punished (sometimes with jail time) if they are found guilty of a crime or abusing teir power. They are human, nobody's perfect, and they are expected to make split second life or death decisions. And yes, a few of them are bad, just as can be said with any group of people. Buth with all that said, it's just simply incorrect to judge the whole lot of Police Officers in the US by the very few who disgrace the uniform they wear. And others who have no understanding what it takes to do what they do, or with a hateful or political agenda, in my mind are the real problem!

[@custardflan]

A classmate of mine was Darwin Judge, the last American killed in Vietnam. A friend of mine was a tunnel rat, who went underground armed with a .45 and a flash light to clear out Viet Cong and got spit on in the San Francisco airport when he returned. My uncle led search and destroy missions, leading squads in the jungle for weeks at a time and hunting down Viet Cong. A coworker of mine kept photo albums in his locker with pictures of dead bodies from the war. The spring I turned 18 they stopped calling to Vietnam otherwise I might have gone, although I would have gone to college, which was a deferement. One screwed up war. Green Berets were and are elite commando types. Agent Orange was a deforestation chemical dropped on the jungel and which had adverse health effects on our soldiers.

[@leenagel3605]

In 1983 I was in the United States navy We left United States to head to bay Lebanon We were there for 9 1⁄2 months.When we left we had a new VCR installed in the cruise lounge And we only had 2 movies for it, The Man From Snowy River and First Blood. I think I've seen this movie about 2 or 3 hundred times! The "orange" he was talking about was Agent Orange, it was a defiant to help clear out the jungle. Instead of doing that it turned out to be highly toxic to humans and caused a lot of problems. In high stress situations, you instantly revert to your training. They train you intently, but they don't "untrain" you when your done. I like your videos, and your attitude! 😁😁

[@hissatsu4937]

I swear Rambo 2008 will set up to give some great Dawn reactions when we get to this 😉 Anyways First Blood is one of my favorite movies. Nice to see you decided to watch it 👍

[@Cyborganna]

Please watch them all! LOVED this reaction so much and think you'd really enjoy the lot. Also, red headband is in the next one.💖

[@michaelblaine6494]

You’ll love Rocky,so many women do and they’re always surprised that they love it

[@CoffeeMatt10]

6:35 from what I understand, the guys that returned from Vietnam were met with a lot of hostility. It was the first time a war had live news coverage, and on occasions they were made to look like inhuman monsters, killing innocent people, including children. As Rambo says in his monologue at the end (30:44 ), a child came running up to him and his buddy with a box in his hands, that box was a bomb and it blew his friend into pieces. The soldiers were shooting children running towards them because this is what was happening… the innocent children were being used to take explosive devices to the US soldiers, so they understandably became paranoid whenever children were running towards them, and would rather shoot first and ask questions later. Because it was broadcast on television, when they returned they were met with protesters with signs saying “baby killers”.

[@bard6184]

Rarely has there been such a massive difference between the initial movie and the sequels in a movie franchise. First Blood is a heartbreaking masterpiece about the horrors of war and the treatment of veterans. The sequels can be described in three words: "Rambo and weapons".

[@eq1373]

You didn't actually watch the sequels. Don't lie.

[@luxurybuzz3681]

I wouldn't describe the sequels as "Rambo and weapons" 2 is about the POW's we left behind. 3 had commentary about the Soviet - Aghan War 4 was clearly about the Burmese genocides. 5 was commentary about Mexican Drug Cartels

[@macdaddymario]

All the sequles have their place and talk about other serious topics that were not being talked about, and should have been. Are they more action movies? Yes. But anyone that watches them more than one time can easily pick up on the subtext. Also, the first movie is based off a novel where the lead character has his head blown off with a shotgun at the end. I see no one in the comments talking about the changed ending. Sly hated the idea that his film would tell any Vets of the Vietnam war that their only way out was death. That's all they had to look forward to.

[@oobrocks]

Dawn: genius predictor 🎉

[@DawnMarieX]

Only sometimes 😂

[@oobrocks]

Usually. :)

[@Phil193]

"Guerrilla Warfare" is a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, or armed civilians use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility, to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military. Usually hiding behind trees, boulders, etc. when reloading weapon, sneaking, etc.

[@lucasbobo22]

Guerrilla warfare is what you see rambo doing in this movie, traps, camouflage and ambushs, is basically how you do war if youre are outnumbered

[@DarraghC]

christmas movie lol

[@DawnMarieX]

Well… 😏

[@DarraghC]

@@DawnMarieX you put forward a compelling argument ;) I might be swayed.

[@totomomo18]

Great movie. The other Rambo movies are more pure action movies. You should try Demolition Man

[@DawnMarieX]

I’ll add it to the list thank you!

[@scottneil1187]

That ginger guy is a young David Caruso from CSI. Guerrilla fighters are essentially hit and run specialists, they use small scale stealth and surprise attacks instead of traditional warfare.

[@johnscott4196]

That machine gun he takes out of the back of the truck is called an M-60 and it's absolutely as much fun to shoot as it looks

[@deepermind4884]

Dawn, another great reaction! I've never heard of anyone laughing during Rambo's speech at the end, but then again, I've never been able to understand what he was saying there, & somehow you managed to. When Rambo was in the cave, it wasn't just luck that led him to the way out. If you light a torch in a cave, the way the flame burns will tell you whether there's another opening to the ground or not. If no other opening, the flame will burn unbothered. If there is another opening, the flame will be blown by the air circulation & will point towards the opening. If you watch the scene again, you can see that's what the flame is doing. I want to clarify to you that, although yes, there are a few police in the U.S. who abuse their powers, statistically, the incidents of brutality & abuse of power are done by a tiny fraction of officers. Mainstream media makes their money off of the dramatic, negative stories, usually giving only superficial facts, thus giving the impression that the police are horrible & out of control. The truth is, the huge majority of officers are decent, competent people who do an incredibly demanding job while maintaining a normal, sane existence. THAT fact will never be a news story. Only the slip-ups get advertised across the world. But like Rambo said, "how do they know unless they've been me & been there". I'm not in law enforcement, I don't have a "dog in the race". I just don't like it when people get a false impression of the U.S. because of the media, who usually have a bias of their own. Cheers! 😊

[@bustos1959]

Come on we know some of the training is to blame, plus to many soldier hire to be cops and do not have the temperment to be one. If good cops are in law enforcement sure have the brother hood too turn a blind eye on the crooked one's. People like you pretend the system is good enough are probably white culture , so of course you would stand up to law. They don't stop you foolishly and harass you because of skin color.

[@V-J-H]

What you mean that you never been able to understand what he was saying? Have you ever heard of subtitles?

[@deepermind4884]

@@V-J-H You actually took the time to write that comment? Are you that bored? Or just that stupid?

[@AnthonyBarnes-is9wc]

Rocky is a romance movie that has boxing in it

[@DawnMarieX]

Oh! 🤔

[@Kiernan5]

@@DawnMarieX I haven't watched the first Rocky movie since I was a kid, but I have heard other reactors say the same thing, that it was an unexpected romance movie.