First Blood (1982) Retrospective / Review
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Oliver Harper,
Make reviews about 'Hot Shots', part 1&2 or 'Naked Gun', even 'Airplane'! I know the movies are old, but definitely they deserve these videos. Especially, 'Hot Shots 2' which is a parody of 'Rambo' and another cult classics from the 80s.
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I'd like to see a retrospective of Buckaroo Banzai. That's one weird 80's movie.
Oliver Harper you should do a review on Come and See
This is a film that I personally consider flawless as an action film. And this is probably my favourite Stallone performance. That scene where Rambo breaks down into tears and recounts something that happened in 'Nam was so powerful that it made me cry, that scene in my opinion is the best acted scene in Stallone's career.
Agreed, well said mate
Watch that scene and then say that Stallone can't act.
Facts bro you hit it right on the head. 💯
His emotional breakdown as a result of that scene is what distinguishes him as a human being, rather than a living weapon with no purpose in life.
First Blood and Die Hard are both flawless action movies...
When people mention Rambo they think about the character in the sequels just running around shooting but when you go back to the original, you can understand his pain & suffering, being in Vietnam is like a long nightmare.
All of this because he wanted to find a diner. Thanks a lot Sheriff.
Jw Nj its because of the sequels, definitely hurt its legacy
I remember my father used to complain a lot about the Rambo sequels, he always said "the first one is the best, it's more believable than the others" and boy he was right, I got the chance to watch the first during my teen years, this was back when we had to rely on VHS rentals or watch it on TV.
I enjoyed the sequels but I feel more connected to the character in the first movie.
Part II and III were mediocre but Rambo and Last Blood were awesome.
@@ViktorKruger99 the sequels (especially the last 2) are great fun but First Blood is a stand alone masterpiece.
“I came to rescue you from him”
Classic line. Bad ass movie!
Excellent film and way more complex than it gets credit for. The mountain location is a character in itself too.
My fav Vietnam/war movie ever made. Most ppl see it as a dumb action movie, but it`s not.This movie is a drama .And if you say that Sly can`t act after seing this movie, u`re blind or out of ya mind.And the scene at the end when he talks about his friend who`s in pieces...god damn ! Great movie !
@@gabrielmajin5265 I prefer this too, as a Vietnam movie, but not a war movie. For personal reasons I prefer Band of Brothers, which I know isn't quite a movie, but I got to meet some of the real people portrayed in the film when I was in the army. Also, my battalion makes a small appearance.
@@gabrielmajin5265 Thank you. Sylvester Stallone is not what you call an actor's actor, but when a role suits his unique identity, he totally kills it!
You know an actor gave his all and convinced you he is real when you cry your eyes out in either sadness or joy and Stallone did that to me TWICE.
1. Rocky: I believe second to last round when he's knocked down and gets back up with the choral music background and has that look of "I'm still here" (after getting to know and love him throughout the entire movie).
2. First Blood: The end scene when he spills his guts to Trautman who silently listens with compassion before walking him out for his surrender.
Sylvester Stallone CAN act- just don't cast him in anything outside of his element, though, lol.
Sharon Popolow I gotta day you’re spot on. I also feel like the famous “Adrian!!!!!” Is him at his finest. You can hear and feel how over come he is at the relief of the fight being over and how he had to be so dehumanized through the whole film. At that moment he just wants human interaction with the person he loves.
@@oe542 Speaking of dehumanized, one of my favorite parts was when he tried to play it off like he didn't care about Apollo poking fun of him and his ethnicity when he, Paulie, and Adrian were watching the prefight interview, but when he was saying goodnight to Adrian alone, he admitted it hurt. I didn't get that part until I got older and watched it, but when I got, well, I got it.
You made a good point about Stallone creating two iconic movie characters that have lasted decades the only other i can think of is Harrison Ford with Han Solo and Indiana Jones.
For some reason seeing this great review and reading Harrison Ford made me remember the Fugitive.
Both movies are different, but well made manhunt movies.
I think Arnold has them both beat.
There's actually many examples not just a few. Luke Skywalker and others. Arnold, Van Damme, etc.
Stallone: Rambo '82-2019. Rocky '76-2018. Only character thats lasted for Arnold is the Terminator. I'll give u Mark Hamill if u want to count 20+ yrs voicing the Joker along with Luke of course. Yup, Harrison Ford and...? Guess i would count Sigourney Weaver. New Ghostbusters.
And The Fugitive. And Balde Runner.
When he reaches fir Troutman to embrace him in the end scene-this probably the most vulnerable that Stallone has ever allowed one of his characters to be portrayed. Very well done and for me it makes the scene as it completes the breakdown of what was, essentially the psyche of a child who had to become War to deal with its horror, returned to the child he once was.
I never noticed the war medals in the Sherrif's office before, that little detail makes the movie and his character even better!!
That little bit of knowledge I think helps emphasize that it's a conflict between two generations of soldiers.
You should read the book. The book shows the parallels between the Sheriff and Rambo.
Noggahide Gaming yea Teasle was adecorated Korean War Veteran
The Sheriff had a distinguished service cross(2nd highest award a soldier can earn, only the medal of honor is above it) for his actions in Korea at the chosin reservoir.
@@williamwalsh1533 I'm adding on a little to what you said for anyone who never read the book:
The book does first-person perspective back and forth between Rambo and Teasle (kind've like GoT books), so you learn A LOT more about both characters' psyche/opinions and history- including both personal and military backgrounds.
In the original source material, Rambo was not as valiant as the movie made him, nor was Teasle not as bad as the movie made him. There were more areas of grey in both men.
Both the movie and the book were brilliant- but different.
Stallone is kind of an underrated Hollywood genius.
Check out his return to drama with Copland. James Mangold film. Truly awesome.
@@flightofthebumblebee9529 I rewatched it like a month ago. Great movie with an amazing cast.
Stallone is just an actor. Give more credit to the writer and director.
@@ericstaples7220 Stallone was literally one of the writers dip shit. And he has directed several of his best films. You don't always have to be "that guy"
@@evilsWa Why don't you calm down? It's not that serious.
Stallone's breakdown scene at the end is some of the best acting I have ever seen in any movie.
A shame that Sly left real acting behind for such a large part of his career, being drawn in by easy sequel/action movie money rather than more grounded, deeper character-driven stuff.
He returned to acting more seriously in copland, and it made you remember how good an actor he could be. He did an ok job again in the final Rocky movie a few years back, but it didn't show him as the actor he was in the original Rocky and first blood.
He wasn't too bad in Assassins. Copland was great. He also earned that Oscar nom for Creed.
any movie can be good
copland is a great flex of his acting chops as well
@@flightofthebumblebee9529 He was really good in Creed!!!
One of the best films about PTSD.
Mr Zeus George Carlin said it best about that "watering down" the term...
Nothing is over, not for me.
RascalMatt17
The book goes a bit further into just how much Vietnam has affected Rambo.
and he does kill two civilians that tried to rob him while he is sleeping in a park and he systematically kills every cop that comes after him with the exception of the sheriff who managed to escape
Teasle convinces Trautman and Kern that Rambo is the bad guy in all of it.
One of the best films period
I, for one, am glad they changed the ending (and the story). I have read the book, and I feel that First Blood is a rare case where the film is actually better than the novel it is based on.
It is well directed, the acting is good, and the music is great!
Grubnar The sequel were actually more true to the book.
The book is more morally ambiguous.
I agree on making the changes. What would the point of the story be if it went along with the main character, tortured as he may have bee, killing a bunch of civilians/US soldiers only to be killed himself? Talk about grimdark. The way they filmed it, you have the drama and the danger while still allowing the audience someone to root for.
The author wanted to write a book where, by the end, you didn't know who to root for. Because both Rambo and Teasle (the Sheriff) are deeply flawed guys (the book basically makes them co-protagonists). Its more of a cautionary tale about two guys who let their pride and stubbornness take over and cause a situation to needlessly escalate out of control. It's actually quite a good book (the movie is really good as well), just for different reasons.
Always wanted to read the book, I'll pick it up
"RUclips drew first blood; not me" - Oliver Harper
As always, outstanding presentation, excellent editing, informative narration and most importantly, enjoyable.
Thank you Oliver!
Best regards,
TGV
It took him four movies to finally get home. If only that sheriff had let him get something to eat.
And now we're getting *Last Blood* which... has been said that if it does well they'll make a 6th one 😂
#Godspeed, *Brian Dennehy* :''(
1939-2020
Sheriff Will Teasle and Colonel Sam Trautman back together again in Heaven
Whoa. I had no idea he died till I read your comment.
I saw Dennehy do a play in Chicago back in 2010 and he was great. At one point, he actually fell down a steep set of stairs and the audience gasped because it wasn’t scripted. He slowly got up, dusted himself off and announced to the crowd “It’s ok folks. I’m only 70 years old! I’ll be fine.” That got a big laugh. I really wanted to get his autograph afterwards but I could tell he was tired and sore so I just left him alone. Such a great actor.
I also had the pleasure of seeing Dennehey act in Chicago. He was an amazing actor, and by all accounts, a good person. RIP.
“I just wanted somethin to eat!”
You're not you when your hungry!
He should have had a Snickers...
Why don't you take a seat over there
Should have gone to McDonald's
Nick Mattio You can order food online now.
First Blood is my favourite Rambo film and the only one I truly love.
Jerry Goldsmith was an epic composer! Damn, they don't make em like him any more.
Rambo was named after an apple that was named after a Peter Gunnarsson Rambo, that got his name from a place on the west coast of Sweden.
Nja lugn nu. Rambo har inget med frukt och grönt att göra. Och definitivt inget med Svensson landet att göra. Men vore kul om hälften av det du skrev va sant.
@@noairishrashid463 "Morrell says that in choosing the name Rambo he was inspired by "the sound of force" in the name of Rambo apples, which he encountered in Pennsylvania. These apples, in turn, were named for Peter Gunnarsson Rambo who sailed from Sweden to America in the 1640s, and soon the name would flourish in New Sweden. The name Rambo was likely derived from a shortened form of Ramberget (a hill on the Hisingen island in Gothenburg, where Peter Gunnarsson was born) plus "bo" (meaning "resident of"). Today, many of his descendants can still be found in this region of the US." according to Wikipedia.
Early breakfast with one of Oliver Harper's great retrospective reviews.
wstine79 same here :)
It's almost like a Saturday morning cartoon ;)
same :D
Annronjo
That Vietnamese chick was so fine in Rambo II. You can understand why he goes into berserk/infinite ammo mode.
weme06 Infinite ammo mode hahahaha
Me so horney!!
Girl/ Rambo.... you take me...
You take me with you? Yeah? To America?
Rambo/ sniffs..yeah... yeah yeah.
Don't forget the final shot when he does run out of ammo. Basically a grenade on an arrow head.
Yeah
I've always felt the ending of the film was the strongest part. The fact that he still has a good man inside him that can be reasoned with really goes a long way to highlight how PTSD has damaged this man and how he's actually a victim and not an antagonist. Im also very glad that he never directly killed anyone in the film
Once I saw First Blood I realized that it was clearly the best film from the franchise. I enjoyed parts 2 and 3 as a kid because of the action and part 4 was what I expected for the time, intense and graphic. But First Blood had a story that really made me think and study individuals. It is an awesome film. For years, as a kid, I always thought Rambo - First Blood 2 was the first film because it was the first film that I saw in the franchise. However, I always thought "wait - First Blood 2? Then where is First Blood 1?" It took me a while but I am glad that I finally found the film and was able to watch it.
Mee too, it was quite surprise to see first one. Hey, this is completely different movie!
Considering Stallone's reputation for being a bit of a meathead in the wake of his mid to late '80s output, his acting in this, and the first Rocky has nuance and poignancy. The first films in each respective series were the best for me. Both franchises became bloated and ludicrous, and while entertaining on their own merits, failed to match the gritty, yet fragile authenticity of the former films; Balboa and Rambo going from deep characters with idiosyncratic flaws to indestructible superheroes.
EDIT: wrote this before watching most of the video, basically, pre-agree with Oliver. Spot on video!
Actually Rocky sequels was not AS BAD as Rambo ones (except a mister T one
But they certainly became ludicrous. Remember the robot in the Dolph Lundgren one?
+WJZAV -- Rocky and Rambo are kinda headed back the other way now:
As of "Creed", Rocky is a punchy and near-penniless restaurant owner living off his old tales and *(spoilers)* which is even worse.
As of "John Rambo", the guy is a mentally unstable war junkie paddling around Southeast Asia in a secondhand riverboat who only feels like himself when an ongoing genocide is a weekend trip away.
Frankly, I mark Stallone's low point as a scriptwriter somewhere between 1986 and 2001. "Cobra" told him he could get away with anything until "Get Carter" and "Driven" brought him back to reality. I keep finding myself shocked how good a scriptwriter he is when there's someone there to beat him over the head with a badminton racquet every time he starts acting like a prima donna. Where was that guy on the set of "Judge Dredd"?
Yes, the last entries of Rambo and Rocky were surprisingly good. Rocky Balboa was great, Rambo of course not on par with first blood but still good and Creed was again a very good movie (though Stallone didn't direct or write it).
In fairness, Rocky has lost most of his sight in one eye and has suffered brain damage
First Blood is in every way the perfect action movie.
No matter how many time I see it.
It never looses its effect.
One of my all-time favorite psychological action movie. I don't think this movie gets the praise that it deserves compared to movies like die hard and terminator.
Are you kidding? This is a classic. Up there with the best.
Wise Guy4U did u even read my comment? I know its a classic
Agreed. I would say First Blood, Lethal Weapon, Die Hard and T2 are equal in quality.
I think that it's reputation was tarnished by the sequels. The Terminator and Die Hard had good follow ups whereas this film did not.
Wow, Tommy Callahan's dad was a jerk before he made brake pads.
wstine79 my EXACT thoughts.
😂😂😂
He stuck his head one too many times in a bull...
3 years later and it’s still funny...
Wish you would mention the iconic knife, that saved the knife industry
Mario Dumancic I remember having a bunch of toy versions of it as a kid.
What about the headband?
Truly an A+ film in every respect, and one of my all-time favorites! I was bullied as a kid, and felt such a sense of catharsis watching Rambo stand up to the bad guys.
Bruce Lee did the same in early 70s
@@postersandstuff How could Bruce Lee have watched Rambo?
They really should have left him alone.
“This film is dedicated to the brave mujahideen fighters of Afghanistan”
That message aged like milk.
I watched it for the first time soon after 9/11 and I was pretty shocked to see it. At the time it was almost incomprehensible to be pro Afghan.
That scene still sums up what most vets feel like. They lead people into war and watch them die. Then when they get out (hopefully in one piece) they face discrimination in the form of a vastly different view. They cannot relate most of their skills to civilian employment and even have a hard time speaking about past experience. Most vets have to literally translate their "in-service" jobs and positions to civilian employers. It is almost as if you have lived your last twenty years speaking a different language and now this employer expects you to break it down to them in 10 minutes or less.
Thus many vets get passed over for jobs that they are actually way overqualified for.
had a potential employer freak out because i told him i only sleep 3-5 hours a night since deployments... he couldnt wrap his head around the concept
It could just be alot of vets are ego tripping assholes and no one wants to be around them. Prideful people are a pain in the ass.
Also, it depends on the timeframe. The guys coming back from Vietnam were treated like shit. But the guys I know that served in the past 10 years post 9/11 are treated like heroes everywhere.
That's why I never understood voluntarily becoming one. I grew up in the mid 70s and 80s and nope, wasn't interested in selling my soul to a government I didn't believe in to fight wars I had no personal stake in.
That's why some special forces, army ranger types end up working for the state department or DOD.
Yea, I'll just say this, but I honestly prefer this film over the sequels. This film shows a very dark depiction of a PTSD'd veteran soldier. I'm trying to get around to reading the book, but yea apparently Rambo was more of a cold-hearted killer who *_massacres_* the authorities pursuing him, and it ended with him and Sheriff Teasle dying at a gunfight. Oh and in the book, it's explained why Teasle resented Rambo: Teasle was a Korean War veteran, envious of Rambo having fought in a war (Vietnam) more popular than the (lesser-known) Korean War.
Popular? I would have thought Teasle'd be more ticked cause Rambo was a reminder of a war we lost.
@@JnEricsonx The Vietnam war was more recent so it was more popular at the time. It was still very much in the public mindset
The Rambo franchise had some of the best one-liners of the 80s.
Or that little banter/interaction Rambo and Trautman have in Rambo 3 when after Rambo is injured and Trautman asks " Does it hurt?" R: " You taught us to ignore pain, right ?" T: "Does it work?" R: " Not really...". frigging hilarious.
What you choose to call hell... he calls home
WEAK ending? Critics can be so wrong at times...
They're wrong.
If they were referring to Rambo surviving, I think that they were absolutely right about criticizing that. I think his death would have a made a much bigger impact, and to movie seems to build up to it. That said I do not dislike the ending.
Malafakka If Rambo is symbolic of the Vietnam war then him dying would dilute it. That says the Vietnam war is over and America can move on. Rambo living means America still has to deal with the consequences of the war and in ‘82 when the movie came out Vets were still being treated poorly so the movie was making a great and true point.
crazymaner2003 I don't agree, but you are making a good statement.
It wasn't a typical 80's action film, It didn't show the typical good feeling ending that the hero had won etc, to me Rambo's ending was perfect..
If you're not crying at the final scene with Stallone's incredible acting, you're not human.
Excellent retrospective. Thank you for the hard work you put into your content!
The film is about bullying and when bullying goes too far.
Can we admit that the "Expendables" series was really just "Rambo & Friends!"
Yes, like he told Ko in Rambo 2, he's expendable. Even though later she tells him later that he's not
I love listening to Oliver gush about Jerry Goldsmith.
i grew up as a teenager in the mid-80's with Sly, Arnie, Chuck, Kurt, Bruce, Mel, Sigourney, Dolph, Eddie, Jean-Claude, Brigitte, Jackie, Harrison, etc. ...no PG-13 studio policy, no PC-bullshit, no gender-issues, no shaking cameras, no CGI, natural nudity was accepted ...those were the years with the Marlboro man, Bacardi, Levi's 501 and the controversial Benetton-commercials!
*Nostalgia vibes confirmed*
1bottlejackdaniels Back when the world had balls.
PG-13 was created in the 80's dumbass.
"Still in the closest confirmed"
Dash dot dot True, but compare Red Dawn (one of the first PG13 movies) and the remake. Same rating but the remake was far more toned down. Obviously something has gone wrong with the PG13 rating over the years.
Dash dot dot I don't think that he said that pg-13 hadn't been invented, just that it hadn't become the studios' first rule to follow for creating big action movies.
Can't go wrong with Dennehy!
My favorite line in the movie is the one where he says that in the army he could command million dollar equipment but in the world he can't even hold down a job parking cars. That line always gets me emotional
God didn't make Rambo...I made him.
Ben Davis God would have mercy....he won't.
All of Trautmans lines are so freaking quotable
Just remember one thing a good number of body bags
Suppy... a good supply of body bags.....
I would say that Rambo: First Blood Part II is the better action film, one of the best ever...but First Blood has a better story, better acting and drama. The comparison can be made between Alien and Aliens, both are special in their own way and both stand alone as amazing films!
Alien and Aliens is a good comparison.
Funny you mention that, cause James Cameron wrote Part II between The Terminator and Aliens!
Not really. First Blood Part 2 is just a ridiculous action film with better set pieces that are all meaningless and hollow. As an action film, it's just generic. All the action scenes bore me mainly because you get that feeling Rambo is never in danger and can still overcome them despite the odds.
Meanwhile in First Blood 1, every action scene feels meaningful and intense as you get that feeling Rambo is treading on thin ice and seems like he could die at any moment
Brian Dennehy, great actor, just a great actor. RIP.
Jerry Goldsmith, one of the best cinema composers of all time. Just a fine composer. RIP.
10/10 Retrospective / Review keep videos coming
Btw I had the Rambo II Metal lunchbox made me a badass n helped make me lotta friends lol
You still got that lunchbox?
I actually do..at least I know where the thermos is
I am surprised you've never done a Retrospective / Review on Stallone's film Cobra. It seems it would meet the mold of many of the movies that you've reviewed. I'd love to see that review.
" You're the disease; I'm the Cure."
Haha yeah, was just thinking about "Cobra" before reading your comment.
"Hey dirtbag..." 😆👍
Best Stallone Movie... Brian Dennehy is a truly real villain! Great performance!
the most interesting thing about this movie to me is the trends it spawned in its sequels and copycats. Even though this movie plays the narrative straight and is a hard look in the mirror for the U.S. about Vietnam and its veterans, what ended up resonating was the character and the style of action
What was supposed to portray Rambo's intensity as a trained killer set loose on a small, petty, and ungrateful American town and its sheriff ended up seen as a glorification of violence
Lethal Weapon (1987) someday maybe???
Oliver did a retrospective on Lethal Weapon from 1987
Well done Oliver Harper as usual your retrospective reviews continue to be entertaining, insightful and informative. I enjoy your voice-over and editing techniques in the videos.
Another great Retrospective review by the awesome Oliver Harper!!!
As a comparison to the book there is a film that I believe captured the original theme. The Hunted with Benicio Del Toro and Tommy Lee Jones.
Thanks! Always a pleasure watching your retrospectives. So much hard work. Never think we don't appreciate it
This movie is my favorite one in the Rambo series. Stallone does a great job portraying a decorated war hero suffering from sever PTSD which gets aggravated by dumb civilians that think are above the law. The last scene really gives us an insight into the atrocities Vietnam vets lived or witnessed.
I did not expect to find out that Rambo was named after an apple. That's pretty amusing...you really do learn something new every day.
I crack up every time the colonel shows up on screen and starts trying to scare the shit out of the cops with how badass Rambo is.
The old guy is like his cheerleader and number one fan.
"He's a Vietnam Vet" ok... "Green Beret".. hmm well's thats impressive "CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR" HOLY SHIT HE WILL KILLS US ALL!!!
Another amazing retrospective. Probably my favorite movie score that wasn't done by John Williams. FUN FACT:
The director also made "Weekend at Bernie's". lol
Oliver Harper is one of the best things about the internet
Holy shit that intro w clips from the film was just absolute gold
First Blood is in a different league to any of the other Rambo films. Such a well made film and brilliant acting performance by Stallone, don't think he gave another great acting performance until Copland
I was a kid when i last saw this movie. Watching it today, all i could think was... This is a GREAT movie!! every scene was clean, great dialogue, excellent action scenes and a beautiful tragic story. An absolute pleasure to re-watch as an adult.
Best quote of the movie:
Trautman - "You're gonna die Teasle."
Teasle - "Everybody dies (Sticks magazine in gun)."
The most interesting for element is how Rambo created a whole Genre with the Rambosplotaion movies popping up globally from 2 Turkish rambos a hindi and Godfrey Ho Hong-Kong version along with multiple ripoffs and the beast pisstake movie and Charlie Sheen movie in Hot Shots Part Deux, also it's biggest influence along with Terminator on gaming was the Metal Gear Series, probably the greatest ripoff of Rambo for me is the 1987 Django Strikes again which is set in Africa and is a direct sequel to the 1966 original and it's amazing in how it's a mix of Rambo Cobra Verde and Django and is worth looking out for a pretty amazing bit part by Donald Pleasance.
One of my favourite Jerry Goldsmith scores
Daym! You have done it again! Another high quality piece of work. Fantastic editing. And the movie First Blood is the best Rambo movie ever.
This one has a different tone compared to the rest. His speech at the end was to me a reflection of the times when it came in regards to Vietnam veterans. The films afterwards were more one the action side while I would say this one was drama action. The second one delt with him rescuing P.O.Ws in Vietnam but after that it felt like the film makers were just trying to increase the body count. I still need to read the book.
Never stop making these retrospectives, Oliver! You da man.
I saw First Blood in '83, I was then 10 years old. Man, it was a true roller coaster ride! Good times, thanx VHS!
Jarno Pesonen I see it on betamax haha
I watch quite a few RUclips movie review channels and I gotta say, you're in my top 3 ... I love the selection of movies you choose to review, the different details you highlight and relevant clip selections ... Keep up the great work!
IT'S NEVER OVER!!!
First trailer was so fucking cool!
Another great video from such a great channel
Dig the first blood movie - absolute classic exposing crooked cops in a small town; however, it's actually sad the troopers basically got away with all that behaviour though, John Rambo ,.could have avoided it simply by explaining he was there to see an old war buddy
If Rambo 2 was too cartoony. Then what do you call the entire James Bond series ? hmm I guess Rambo 2 was too cartoony in contrast to Rambo 1.
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Always found Stallones acting really good in this one, and kind of wish he had done more roles that showed an emotive side. Great review.
Recently rewatched, and it still holds up. Perhaps even more, considering decades of near constant war in the Middle East and Afghanistan keep it relevant. It remains one of Stallone's best, and is still notable for its distinct *anti-war* stance, and sympathetic depiction of a man turned into a killing machine trying desperately to reconnect with his humanity and be normal; a stark contrast to the over-the-top, and often unintentionally laughable, comic-strip sequels that followed.
Nothing is over!
Filmed very close to my hometown of Vancouver BC in the tiny town of HOPE, BC. They still do a "Rambo Tour" every summer, that shows all the locations.
I'd love to see a review/retrospective of The Dark Knight next!
That's a good idea!
I just LOVE your Trailer's!!! :D
Part III was 100% crap. It is the only one I don't own.
They should remake First Blood and stick with the book's version.
This is a great film that leaves an impact on the soul and ending always makes me teary as hell.
Great retrospective Oliver :) But I gotta be honest, RAMBO II is my personal favourite of the series, I don’t think it looks Cheap at all, I’ve always been impressed with a lot of the shots, and the cinematography in the action scenes really do shine, I agree that it takes a different direction with its tone but I’m fine with that, because let’s face it you are never going to Top First blood and i’d Prefer something different.
CRITTERBUSTERS I agree with you. I'd always thought that although Rambo II wasn't as "deep" as First Blood, and that there really wasn't a character "arc" that was presented for Rambo as a character in the film, it was still a very well-made film, and one of my favorites.
I never got the impression that it looked cheep in any respect, and I thought the cinematography and action were both very well done. Dialogue was also good, in my opinion. It wasn't trying to strike the same tone as the first film, I think it was trying to be a satisfying, visceral thrill-ride, and I think it definiteIy succeeded in that respect.
That being said, I think First Blood "is" the superior film, because it got everything so spot-on perfect, from the action, character development, cinematography, music, dialogue, and tone. But I agree that Rambo II was a very good film, and definitely deserves many a kudos as a pure action movie.
An absolute class act from start to finish.
the ending monologue of Stallone is the best part...how he depicted the breakdown of a veteran suffering from bursting emotions....in the novel Rambo died....but the movie version paved way to a great franchise
My gf and I watched this movie for our date/movie night last night as I had just ordered the blu ray set that has the first 4 movies (Last Blood doesn’t count for me), and we both cried during the end scene where Rambo breaks down. Yeah alcohol was involved but I’ve seen this movie 3-4 times now and this scene hits me every time.
Stalloned did the best fictional character ark with Rambo IV - i never felt that pleased by a sequel like there. The ending was perfect.
Man, you make such great reviews. I get pumped every time.
Nice review! You mentioned John Frankenheimer, and I was wondering if you've seen a movie he directed called Ronin?
Who tf would prefer Rambo dying at the end instead of the perfect scene we had?!?!? The whole movie is pure gold, having him die would've been way too depressing and we got enough of that with all the trauma and ptsd
Bloody Hell ! The soundtrack in the first movie was awesome.
Great review.
I would love to see the untrimmed 3 hour version of this movie.
Oliver, I can't put into words how I adore your work here in the Rambo series. Finishing your Rambo II commentary, I couldn't help but wonder if you're going to do a Rambo III commentary as well? It was the first Rambo movie I watched as a kid and while I'd put it second behind the original... I still hold it near and dear to my heart. I recently watched it now as an adult and I must say while certain parts and characters (the kid) urk me a little, it's still a gorgeous movie. I feel it's the most cinematic and best shot of the entire franchise. The cinematography is beyond words and the score is just so good. The villain is also my favorite. This movie falls into the underrated category because I've never heard anyone else mention this movie. It deserves a lot more credit.
I love Oliver's retrospective reviews, always look forward to them
I thought for ages that this was based on a script by Bruce Lee (apparently Bruce made a similar script?). Bruce's son, Brandon Lee starred in 'Rapid Fire' with Powers Boothe in 1992. Powers Boothe starred as the parent of a son who went missing in the Brazilian rainforest and raised by tribes people in the film 'Emerald Forest' in 1985 - this film explored the controversy of modern man encroaching into wild life with the building of a hydro-electric dam. In the autumn of 1982 a hydro-electric damn was completed in the brazilian rainforest - flooding the world's largest water falls at that time, which was the subject of an album called 'Cascades' released in 1982 by the the brilliant soul-funk band from Brazil 'Azymuth', who also did the soundtrack to the 1973 bio-pic of Emerson Fittipaldi, starring himself and a host of other formula one drivers including Jackie Stewart.