This movie came out in 1982. In 1983, I transitioned from active Marine Corps to the reserve. I needed a full time job to pay rent. 250+ employers in Albuquerque refused to hire me because I was a veteran. Finally, a hotel followed federal law and hired me. Desert Storm in 1991 transitioned both active and former military from monsters to heroes. During my time in the military we were required to wear civilian clothes off base, as if our haircuts and mannerisms weren't going to give us away.
I guess you didn't take that left turn to Albuquerque ha ? Sorry, cheap joke there . I am not an American but I can still say thank you for your service . The military people go through so much ,much more than others in life , their sacrifice bears no comparison to my and most people's lives . Very sorry for your ordeals in life and hope the rest of your life leaves you withsome peace and happiness. You deserve it . God bless !
Teasle is a Korean war veteran and in his mind the Korean war was totally forgotten about so he's extremely jealous of the Vietnam vets even though when they came home from Vietnam they were treated like straight up trash but that doesn't mean anything to Teasle
And its not hollywood, our guys did experience those exact types of things in Vietnam and every war before or since. Its a brilliant, accurate monologue, that sums up a lot of war vet’s experience after that war in particular. Its a huge black eye on our country’s history then, and it didn’t begin to get better until the memorial wall was finally built. I recommend everyone who hasn’t visited The Wall to do so, in addition to all the good war memorials they have in DC. Very somber and oddly voyeristic to see obvious war vets and family/ friends of the fallen at these memorials, especially The Wall. Also all the trinkets, notes and flowers people leave at the memorials. You want to see the monuments up close and I also was fascinated and saddened watching people search for people they new, but it always felt kinda wrong to me in a way, but I just couldn’t stop looking. Very conflicting experiences each time I was there. I never served, but was born in ‘70 and Sigon fell in ‘75 and had a lot of family friends that did growing up.
It was a really weird time. We lost that war, and all of the older soldiers from other wars kind of looked down on the Vietnam vets for losing.. the sixties hippies protested the soldiers bad... and when the soldiers got home they tried to fit in by growing their hair long, which pissed off the older generation even more...ptsd wasnt really an official thing yet... so they had no one to talk to... it was just so hard for the Vietnam vets.. in every aspect. Great reaction. 😊
@@ghoffmann821 I'm American (USA), but I see Vietnam War as a loss. USA was trying to prevent the communist takeover in the region & failed to do that. USA had to withdraw after 18 years because of domestic unrest and the financial burden of the war. At the very least, it was more of a loss than a win. Also 58,000 Americans lost their lives & 300,000 wounded, arguably for nothing since the outcome of the war was the communist takeover of Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia.
I'm way late but thank you for this reaction. This film means so much to me because my father faught in vietnam and at the woman at the beging says he was killed there and didn't know it. He inhaled agent orange gas and spent 7 years wasting away from the cancer it gave him. The worst thing for him wasn't just how people disrespected him but that the VA deserted him when it came to paying for his cancer treatments for years because he couldn't prove his cancer was from the war but as a young child when he got truly sick I never got to see it. I was staying with my grandparents towards the end and he always seemed so happy when I'd visit. I strive everyday to be someone he'd be proud of.
I was 12 when this came out. One of the first movies that talked about how Vietnam Veterans were treated when they came back. This and Born on the 4th of July helped start the conversation about it.
My father served 2 tours in Vietnam as a United States Marine .When serving he was rewarded 2 purple hearts for being wounded in combat. He got his first metal during his first tour could have left but he wanted to stay with his unit but after reserving his second metal the government said he could go home .
The cliff dive scene followed by the self repair/stitches from the contents of his knife, forever sealed both Rambo as an epic character, Stallone as epic action hero, and that knife as desired by many teen boys of the day. I was young teen when this first came out
This movie is actually from a novel. The author went around talking to vets & got all their stories , experiences etc of what they went through to write the book.
Мне очень импонирует, как она внимательно смотрит фильмы. Не просто делает ролик в отличии от многих других ютуберов, а по-настоящему смотрит фильм. От этого ее реакция мне кажется настоящей.
American here! The Green Berets are one of our Tier 1 Special Forces groups and The Congregational Medal of Honor is our nation's highest possible awards.
That bit you had trouble watching, where he stitched himself up, was amazing and inspiring to all boys watching. Made him forever a legend: both character and actor
For the "Rambo" (Survival) knives, the handle is Hollow and usually comes with a Compass, Fishing line and a couple of hooks, Some a water resistant Matches and a course piece of paper to strike them on. For the Tree Fall, part of it was done by Sylvester. When you hear him scream, it's because he just broke a couple of ribs.
I was born not long after the Vietnam War on Mother's Day '77 and it was my dad's birthday who was born Mother's Day '47 lol. Him and my mom met in the Navy and I was born on the Naval base in Charleston, SC before the family moved back to dad's hometown of Birmingham, AL. I was in the Navy out of high school and never even saw a ship! I was an aircraft electronics technician and the planes I worked on were too big for aircraft carriers.
Great reaction! There are a lot of Vietnam War movies that I recommend. We Were Soldiers, Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, Born on the 4th of July.... A lot of good ones! You're Awesome! ❤
Lot of things in the movie but Will Teasle saying to book him for vagrants, resisting arrest, and carrying a concealed weapon. The Sheriff did not stop him for vagrancy In fact, Rambo was going to buy a meal, so he had money and therefore was not vagrant. The Sherriff did not know if Rambo had a debit card linked to an account with thousands. To "arrest" him for a crime he had no proof or suspicion that he was guilty. Second charge: Resisting arrest. You can not resist an arrest that is not legal. Third charge: Concealed weapon. He did not ask if Rambo had a permit to carry it concealed. On top of that, his discovery of the knife was found through an illegal search and seisure.
You seem like a very young Lady but despite your apparent youth, I was impressed with the maturity and compassion you grasped such painful deep emotional trauma our veterans suffer for us. I may be the least important member, but without doubt you earned my subscription and respect.
I was 18 when this movie came out. Too young for Vietnam, but a lot of the vets were still in their 20s when I became aware of the whole thing. PTSD treatment was helped and pushed forward by this movie. Its one of my favorites.
Guys like Rambo are referred to as "Tripwire Vets" - a certain sound, a certain smell, a certain action/reaction by someone could trigger them and they go into "VietNam Mode". Give one of these guys the choice between a knife and a gun and they will choose the knife...
Ramob's monologue is epic and is a commentary on how poorly returning Vietnam Vets were treated. These men are sent into situations we can't understand and are often expected to just return to civilian life without the support they need. we need to give our Vets all the help & support they earned.
Great, reaction, Verdy. You should know that the remaining Rambo movies focus more on action rather than suspense/thriller. Decreased drama, increased blood, gore and body count. The violence in 2008's Rambo is cartoonishly graphic.
I realize I'm late to the party, but I thought everyone might be interested ... in the book that this movie is based off of, Rambo basically kills all the people that he "injures" in the movie .. and .. in the books Colonel Trautman ends up killing Rambo to spare him from the repercussions of the things he's done.
Spot on. Colonel Trautman was actually Captain Trautman in the book, and he was the hero. Kirk Douglas was originally cast as Trautman but was so upset that he was no longer the hero that he walked, prompting a last minute scramble to recast Trautman.
Although the Movies paints a clear picture of the hero/villian, the Novel Blurs that line... Rambo and Teasle were both suffering from different effects of their time in the Military... Teasle, from Korea and Rambo, from Vietnam. Green Berets are Special forces, and the Congressional Medal of Honor is the Highest Award given in the Military.
People mistake this movie. He goes back into town, and messes that place up when he could have escaped. Bad ass. No. When he comes out the mine, he sees the army mobilized to capture him. His training says if you run they will catch you. You have to remove their ability to track you before you can run. Destroy their fuel dump, their ammo dump and their HQ. Then run. He's not being a bad ass, he's following his training.
The Rambo knife was a big hit. Everyone wanted one. It had a compass on the back of the knife, and some stitching materials (not real medical equipment) on the inside. A few friends of mine had one, but if I remember well, they were pretty cheap.
Got a couple cheep versions from harbor freight and reground the curve back before the saw. The handle joint is a weak spot but the tube can keep a small survival kit. Needles and thread for first aid or fishing and fire start kit.
The book was set in Kentucky and had a different end to the movie. The movie was shot in and an around Hope British Columbia from Nov 16, 1981 - Apr 16, 1982. Stallone spent the Canadian winter in a t-shirt and piece of rotten canvas found by the film crew during the movie's production, he still has the canvas his possession to this very day. The author of the book David Morrell stated that he prefers this film over his novel. One main difference between the novel and book is the amount of people killed by Rambo. There's 5 Rambo movies in total please keep watching.
The behind the scenes on dvd tells how hard filming this movie was . It was filmed in Hope Canada very dark area of the world . Sunlight is for very short time if the day. Also nam as not a favourable war here in the us. Politics played a roll. Soldiers has to wear regular clothes not army uniform because there were people who hated the soldiers. True story from my neighbour who was in the navy in nam .
You got that wrong, the sheriff did not know he was a veteran when he gave him a ride, he thought he was a vagrant or hobo and didn't want him in the town. Of course we know that, that is an infringement on freedom, which is what it is portraying the move.
The knife in question is just called a survival knife. They had a hollow handle with an assortment of survival related items stored inside like matches, a wire saw for cutting wood, fishing hooks and line, sewing needles etc.
Rambo was filmed in Hope, BC but depicted a US town. My best friend was in Canadian Airborne Special Forces. Of his 6-man team, he is now the only one left. They were in Afghanistan and Desert Storm and a number of other places I can't remember and some he is not allowed to talk about. He sometimes has flashbacks like Rambo did in the end. I am waiting till you watch the others. The last one is the saddest.
In guerilla warfare you want to disrupt supply lines like, fuel, food, ammunition and weapons so the enemy feels the fear of what is soon to come. Then add "shock and aw" of what seems like an unbeatable force with overpowering force and the fear destroys your enemy's will to fight or fight effectively.
I saw this movie on Halloween night the first year I didn't go trick or treating. Someone got the idea of poisoning Tylenol and everyone was freaked out.
A "Green Berets" is a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces (somewhat similar to the "Seals" of the U.S. Navy). Green Berets often work closely with the CIA while deployed on foreign soil. A congressional Medal of Honor is the highest awarded military decoration in the U.S. It's awarded for acts of valor during combat against an American enemy, and more often than not you have to be killed in that action to receive it. During the Vietnam War (roughly 1965 to 1975) only about 200 Medals of Honor were awarded, so you're supposed to believe John Rambo is a true baddie.
The jump on to pine tree branches is a technique taught to Airbourne, Rangers, Special Forces (Green Berets) if your parachute malfunctions during a jump.
‘’Platoon’’ and “Full Metal Jacket’’ are must see Vietnam movies. But “Apocalypse Now’’ is the ultimate film. Especially the “Redux” version with deleted scenes of a French platoon that they encounter in the jungle.
PTSD is an awful thing, I've seen this many times. In 1982, I was 17 a junior in high school, and now I'm pushing 60, and it's still hard to watch. Thank you for reacting to this movie. Please react to Saving Private Ryan and Taking Chance with Kevin Bacon about how our fallen soldiers are treated and the process bringing them back to their families, reverence, honor, and respect is shown.
I enjoy the whole series so much I bought the series on Blu-Ray so I can watch it a few times a year. They are all pretty good and hopefully you will get to see them. I love watching Lady V's emotions and expressions, she really gets into the movies she watches.
My coworker was a "tunnel rat." He would be sent down tunnels with a flashlight and a 45 to roust out viet Cong. He wasreturned. At the San Francisco airport. when he retuned. My uncle was a marine and led search and destroy teams. They would live in the jungles for weeks and hunt down Cong. A high school classmate of mine, Darwin Judge, was the last American killed in Vietnam defending the US embassy in Saigon. The spring of 73 when I turned 18 they stopped calling for the draft.
Your accent is adorable. Love that you are catching up on all.yhe classics. Idk if you are a star wars fan or not or reacted to those yet. Gotta do 4,5,6, then 1,2,3.
Hello there, I have been subscribed to you for a long time, and I like your reactions to music videos, I loved this reaction so much, watching getting emotional was heartwarming for me. Greetings and best wishes from your #1 fan from Mexico.
At the beginning of Vietnam conflict Green Berets were training locals to fight the communist and the trainees went up against a smaller group and lost. The 5-man Green Beret team without orders to do so went up and destroyed the superior enemy force for killing some of their trainees and to show the remaining trainees what they could achieve if they apply what they were teaching them.
Don't feel bad for not knowing much about the Vietnam War, Canada was not as involved as the USA was, but there were Canadians there. It was more than a terrible experience as wars go. I am glad to see you moved so much by this film. Movies used to be great, and today.....they want to impress you with CGI instead of a great story. You will see many other great movies unlike the movies of today. The explosions you saw in this movie WERE REAL. That's why it looked so good. I am looking forward to you see more in this series.
Yea alot of Vietnam vets, when they got back they were spit on and treated like shit as Rambo states in the end and that's why in the beginning the sheriff says you're asking for alot of trouble wearing that jacket around here as it was part of Rambos Vietnam uniform and had the Flag Patch. Sad but true facts are some soldiers DID do horrible shit over there but not all but a few bad apples spoils the bushel as they say. Great reaction!!!
Very good reaction Verdy. Thanks. This movie is based more on the return of the troops to the country and how they were rejected on their return and the post-traumatic stress they had upon returning. The following ones are a little more focused on the action and less on the post-war story. To see a little more and better the horrors of that war, I recommend Apocalypse Now, Platoon and Full Metal Jacket.
First Blood is a drama, not much an action movie, this is a film with a deep meaning on how the USA goverment and military failed to vietnam vets in every possible way
the 3 rambo books were ment to be an omage to all veterans by the author david morell, first 2 movies stay true to the books but the third drifts away .
A classic and that ending tho... Still think it's best movie Sylvester Stallone ever made, even though it's old. His "Demolition Man" movie with Sandra Bullock is a great too!
Like most movies this is exaggerated and not really how things were, it's meant to portray how bad things might get. I'm old so I served after Vietnam but before this movie came out. Coincidentally I worked as a small town cop shortly after this movie came out. We even used the same type of cop cars. I knew some terrible cops but none would have done anything like this. Btw the medal of honor is the highest decoration for any service not just Army. About the knife, this movie was popular and they reproduced cheap versions of that knife in the millions probably. For years you could buy them at flea markets for a couple of dollars
A little background that will help you put the plot into perspective. The Vietnam war was the first war in history the media was given access to directly. As a result it was the first war in which the general public back home got to hear from the media first hand accounts of a lot of the stuff that actually happens during a war. Before Vietnam, the media largely romanticized war with the bad stuff being reduced to statistics and number. As a result, a large resistance to the war in Vietnam grew with the general population with people protesting the war effort and from this movement there grew some very hateful sometimes even violent opinions directed toward anyone or anything connected to the war. When soldiers came home from Vietnam not only did they have to deal with all the normal problems that soldiers of the past had to deal with such as troubles adjusting to civilian life and P.T.S.D., they also had to deal with a very hostile public opinion. They were called baby killers to their faces because the media had reported that US soldiers were killing children. What the media failed to report was that the North Vietnamese were USING children to attack soldiers by strapping bombs to them and sending them into camps disguised as local children and so the soldiers had no choice. These men fought for their country witnessed horrors no human being should ever be forced to witness and came back home to be literally spit on and hated. I had two uncles who fought in Vietnam and when they got home friends that they'd had since grade school would refuse to even speak to them when passing in the street. The Green Beret are a special forces unit within the US Army. They're the best of the best of what the Army has to offer. The Congressional Medal of Honor that's mentioned in the film is the highest honor possible given to those who perform above and beyond the call of duty. To put this is perspective, in the US military any time you meet someone of a higher rank than you, you are required to salute that person to show respect to their higher rank. Then that person in turn sautes back. Those who have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor must be saluted by the Us President.
Verdy. Great reaction to Rambo first blood. I'm glad you liked the movie I. Was shocked to see you cry at. End. I hope. You can react to First blood. Part 2. Soon
Great reaction... Saw it when it first came out and had same reaction you just had...and was very familiar with Vietnam... I was born right before that war started and it went on until I was 10 or so.. Had uncles and cousins in that war.. It was what I knew..
As an Albertan who lived in Quebec for a year and a half (i moved there for a girl..... NEVER do that) I can confirm that Quebec's rules never make much sense.
Yes if you can find the RUclips video of the soldier who is holding a imaginary weapon which he thinks is his service weapon. His mind will not calm down he is thinking he is still in the war in the middle east. It's so sad 😢😢
Yesterday I was watching your Michael Jackson video. My name is John, I'm 32 years old. I really like your face, your hairstyle. When you look from the side your hair looks great. I really like your way of being. What a beautiful smile. Thanks for the videos.😊
This movie came out in 1982. In 1983, I transitioned from active Marine Corps to the reserve. I needed a full time job to pay rent. 250+ employers in Albuquerque refused to hire me because I was a veteran. Finally, a hotel followed federal law and hired me. Desert Storm in 1991 transitioned both active and former military from monsters to heroes. During my time in the military we were required to wear civilian clothes off base, as if our haircuts and mannerisms weren't going to give us away.
Thank you for your service I'm a veteran to from War.
I guess you didn't take that left turn to Albuquerque ha ?
Sorry, cheap joke there .
I am not an American but I can still say thank you for your service .
The military people go through so much ,much more than others in life , their sacrifice bears no comparison
to my and most people's lives .
Very sorry for your ordeals in life and hope the rest of your life leaves you withsome peace and happiness.
You deserve it .
God bless !
@@gregorygant4242No, he made the left turn to Albuquerque, should have bypassed it! Thanks for your service, dudester, sorry you experienced that.
Teasle is a Korean war veteran and in his mind the Korean war was totally forgotten about so he's extremely jealous of the Vietnam vets even though when they came home from Vietnam they were treated like straight up trash but that doesn't mean anything to Teasle
Dude, I'm so sorry. God bless you and all those who served in Vietnam.
His final breakdown / confession is a remarkable piece of cinema. it changes the whole context of the movie
And its not hollywood, our guys did experience those exact types of things in Vietnam and every war before or since. Its a brilliant, accurate monologue, that sums up a lot of war vet’s experience after that war in particular.
Its a huge black eye on our country’s history then, and it didn’t begin to get better until the memorial wall was finally built. I recommend everyone who hasn’t visited The Wall to do so, in addition to all the good war memorials they have in DC. Very somber and oddly voyeristic to see obvious war vets and family/ friends of the fallen at these memorials, especially The Wall. Also all the trinkets, notes and flowers people leave at the memorials.
You want to see the monuments up close and I also was fascinated and saddened watching people search for people they new, but it always felt kinda wrong to me in a way, but I just couldn’t stop looking. Very conflicting experiences each time I was there. I never served, but was born in ‘70 and Sigon fell in ‘75 and had a lot of family friends that did growing up.
Stallone doesn't get enough credit for his acting, especially early in his career.
It was a really weird time. We lost that war, and all of the older soldiers from other wars kind of looked down on the Vietnam vets for losing.. the sixties hippies protested the soldiers bad... and when the soldiers got home they tried to fit in by growing their hair long, which pissed off the older generation even more...ptsd wasnt really an official thing yet... so they had no one to talk to... it was just so hard for the Vietnam vets.. in every aspect. Great reaction. 😊
...except we didn't actually lose that war.
@@ghoffmann821 I'm American (USA), but I see Vietnam War as a loss. USA was trying to prevent the communist takeover in the region & failed to do that. USA had to withdraw after 18 years because of domestic unrest and the financial burden of the war. At the very least, it was more of a loss than a win. Also 58,000 Americans lost their lives & 300,000 wounded, arguably for nothing since the outcome of the war was the communist takeover of Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia.
All he wanted was something to eat.
I'm way late but thank you for this reaction. This film means so much to me because my father faught in vietnam and at the woman at the beging says he was killed there and didn't know it. He inhaled agent orange gas and spent 7 years wasting away from the cancer it gave him. The worst thing for him wasn't just how people disrespected him but that the VA deserted him when it came to paying for his cancer treatments for years because he couldn't prove his cancer was from the war but as a young child when he got truly sick I never got to see it. I was staying with my grandparents towards the end and he always seemed so happy when I'd visit. I strive everyday to be someone he'd be proud of.
I was 12 when this came out. One of the first movies that talked about how Vietnam Veterans were treated when they came back. This and Born on the 4th of July helped start the conversation about it.
I could listen to your voice all day. Very pleasing. Thanks
My father served 2 tours in Vietnam as a United States Marine .When serving he was rewarded 2 purple hearts for being wounded in combat. He got his first metal during his first tour could have left but he wanted to stay with his unit but after reserving his second metal the government said he could go home .
The cliff dive scene followed by the self repair/stitches from the contents of his knife, forever sealed both Rambo as an epic character, Stallone as epic action hero, and that knife as desired by many teen boys of the day. I was young teen when this first came out
Some of his best acting. “Nothing is over!” It still destroys me
Loving your review of Rambo-First Blood. Such a great movie.
16:07 Yes, he jumped into the trees, and the scream you hear is real, because Stallone hit a branch and broke one of his ribs doing that stunt ;)
Every boy wanted and most of us got a Rambo style knife that Christmas, lol. Good reaction, thanks.
This movie is actually from a novel. The author went around talking to vets & got all their stories , experiences etc of what they went through to write the book.
Stallone's performance is so underrated, the finale is great and the movie was the intro to that monologue.
After Rocky, Nighthawks & Rambo - I've seen them all in theater - Sylvester Stallone's performance was all & everything, but NOT underrated!
Yeah but copies a lot of the late Charles Bronson's movie plot like
Chatos Land 1972
Death Hunt 1981
Мне очень импонирует, как она внимательно смотрит фильмы. Не просто делает ролик в отличии от многих других ютуберов, а по-настоящему смотрит фильм. От этого ее реакция мне кажется настоящей.
American here! The Green Berets are one of our Tier 1 Special Forces groups and The Congregational Medal of Honor is our nation's highest possible awards.
There's 6 rocky movies, and they are all great. 5 might be a little weak, but 6 makes up for it. All the Rambos are good too.
You don’t count the Creed films?
Last Blood is even a statement on today’s issues and what is needed on the border.
@@charlesmaurer6214 it’s vile republican propaganda and nothing more.
That bit you had trouble watching, where he stitched himself up, was amazing and inspiring to all boys watching. Made him forever a legend: both character and actor
I remember watching it when I was a child, even though it wasn't from my time. I watched a lot of films from that generation, from the 80s and 90s.
That dialogue between Rambo and Troutman was very good
As a sports gal, you will enjoy the Rocky movies, especially the training montages.
For the "Rambo" (Survival) knives, the handle is Hollow and usually comes with a Compass, Fishing line and a couple of hooks, Some a water resistant Matches and a course piece of paper to strike them on.
For the Tree Fall, part of it was done by Sylvester. When you hear him scream, it's because he just broke a couple of ribs.
I was born not long after the Vietnam War on Mother's Day '77 and it was my dad's birthday who was born Mother's Day '47 lol. Him and my mom met in the Navy and I was born on the Naval base in Charleston, SC before the family moved back to dad's hometown of Birmingham, AL. I was in the Navy out of high school and never even saw a ship! I was an aircraft electronics technician and the planes I worked on were too big for aircraft carriers.
Great reaction! There are a lot of Vietnam War movies that I recommend. We Were Soldiers, Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, Born on the 4th of July.... A lot of good ones! You're Awesome! ❤
as someone who grew up in the '80's, can confirm it absolutely was a really popular Halloween costume!
Lot of things in the movie but Will Teasle saying to book him for vagrants, resisting arrest, and carrying a concealed weapon.
The Sheriff did not stop him for vagrancy In fact, Rambo was going to buy a meal, so he had money and therefore was not vagrant. The Sherriff did not know if Rambo had a debit card linked to an account with thousands. To "arrest" him for a crime he had no proof or suspicion that he was guilty.
Second charge: Resisting arrest. You can not resist an arrest that is not legal.
Third charge: Concealed weapon. He did not ask if Rambo had a permit to carry it concealed. On top of that, his discovery of the knife was found through an illegal search and seisure.
You seem like a very young Lady but despite your apparent youth, I was impressed with the maturity and compassion you grasped such painful deep emotional trauma our veterans suffer for us. I may be the least important member, but without doubt you earned my subscription and respect.
I've seen this movie a hundred times, and I still tear up during the final monologue!
This was one of my all-time favorite movies. Part 2 is pretty good too, but doesn't compare to the first.
I was 18 when this movie came out. Too young for Vietnam, but a lot of the vets were still in their 20s when I became aware of the whole thing. PTSD treatment was helped and pushed forward by this movie. Its one of my favorites.
Great reaction. And "sometimes the news"... never trust the news😉
Guys like Rambo are referred to as "Tripwire Vets" - a certain sound, a certain smell, a certain action/reaction by someone could trigger them and they go into "VietNam Mode". Give one of these guys the choice between a knife and a gun and they will choose the knife...
Great reaction, Arianne. Thanks for sharing. Awesome movie.
You are right about Halloween costume. I was 13 when I dressed as Rambo for Halloween. Since then and thru Highschool my nickname became Rambo.
Ramob's monologue is epic and is a commentary on how poorly returning Vietnam Vets were treated. These men are sent into situations we can't understand and are often expected to just return to civilian life without the support they need. we need to give our Vets all the help & support they earned.
He almost got hurt(almost hit by a truck) on the bike this is a true story
The medal of honor is the same as the Victoria Cross in Canada.
Great, reaction, Verdy. You should know that the remaining Rambo movies focus more on action rather than suspense/thriller. Decreased drama, increased blood, gore and body count. The violence in 2008's Rambo is cartoonishly graphic.
I realize I'm late to the party, but I thought everyone might be interested ... in the book that this movie is based off of, Rambo basically kills all the people that he "injures" in the movie .. and .. in the books Colonel Trautman ends up killing Rambo to spare him from the repercussions of the things he's done.
Spot on. Colonel Trautman was actually Captain Trautman in the book, and he was the hero. Kirk Douglas was originally cast as Trautman but was so upset that he was no longer the hero that he walked, prompting a last minute scramble to recast Trautman.
First Blood a ete filmer dans les Rocheuses Canadiennes (Fraser Valley) avec un budget de 15 millions en 1981.
French Candian there ?
Montreal, Quebec, Ottawa, Vancouver , BC ?
Beautiful country in the movie !
Although the Movies paints a clear picture of the hero/villian, the Novel Blurs that line... Rambo and Teasle were both suffering from different effects of their time in the Military... Teasle, from Korea and Rambo, from Vietnam.
Green Berets are Special forces, and the Congressional Medal of Honor is the Highest Award given in the Military.
People mistake this movie.
He goes back into town, and messes that place up when he could have escaped. Bad ass.
No. When he comes out the mine, he sees the army mobilized to capture him. His training says if you run they will catch you. You have to remove their ability to track you before you can run.
Destroy their fuel dump, their ammo dump and their HQ. Then run.
He's not being a bad ass, he's following his training.
The Rambo knife was a big hit. Everyone wanted one. It had a compass on the back of the knife, and some stitching materials (not real medical equipment) on the inside. A few friends of mine had one, but if I remember well, they were pretty cheap.
Got a couple cheep versions from harbor freight and reground the curve back before the saw. The handle joint is a weak spot but the tube can keep a small survival kit. Needles and thread for first aid or fishing and fire start kit.
The book was set in Kentucky and had a different end to the movie. The movie was shot in and an around Hope British Columbia from Nov 16, 1981 - Apr 16, 1982. Stallone spent the Canadian winter in a t-shirt and piece of rotten canvas found by the film crew during the movie's production, he still has the canvas his possession to this very day. The author of the book David Morrell stated that he prefers this film over his novel. One main difference between the novel and book is the amount of people killed by Rambo. There's 5 Rambo movies in total please keep watching.
Also in the book Rambo actually kills and in the end Trroutman kills Rambo to put him out of his miserly. It would be bad for any sequel's.
The behind the scenes on dvd tells how hard filming this movie was . It was filmed in Hope Canada very dark area of the world . Sunlight is for very short time if the day. Also nam as not a favourable war here in the us. Politics played a roll. Soldiers has to wear regular clothes not army uniform because there were people who hated the soldiers. True story from my neighbour who was in the navy in nam .
You got that wrong, the sheriff did not know he was a veteran when he gave him a ride, he thought he was a vagrant or hobo and didn't want him in the town. Of course we know that, that is an infringement on freedom, which is what it is portraying the move.
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The knife in question is just called a survival knife. They had a hollow handle with an assortment of survival related items stored inside like matches, a wire saw for cutting wood, fishing hooks and line, sewing needles etc.
In a pinch, you can sew something with just a fishhook and some fishing line.
Rambo was filmed in Hope, BC but depicted a US town. My best friend was in Canadian Airborne Special Forces. Of his 6-man team, he is now the only one left. They were in Afghanistan and Desert Storm and a number of other places I can't remember and some he is not allowed to talk about. He sometimes has flashbacks like Rambo did in the end. I am waiting till you watch the others. The last one is the saddest.
In guerilla warfare you want to disrupt supply lines like, fuel, food, ammunition and weapons so the enemy feels the fear of what is soon to come. Then add "shock and aw" of what seems like an unbeatable force with overpowering force and the fear destroys your enemy's will to fight or fight effectively.
I want to Thank you for crying.... your empathy shows what a good person you are!! You're appreciated!❤❤
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"Demolition Man."
"Tango And Cash."
"Harley Davidson And The Marlboro Man."
I saw this movie on Halloween night the first year I didn't go trick or treating. Someone got the idea of poisoning Tylenol and everyone was freaked out.
You show GREAT respect to Veterans. Hope you watch Band of Brothers some day!!
My pittbull was named Rambo...beautiful full blooded red nose.
Part 2 is dumbed down & has a high body count
A "Green Berets" is a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces (somewhat similar to the "Seals" of the U.S. Navy). Green Berets often work closely with the CIA while deployed on foreign soil. A congressional Medal of Honor is the highest awarded military decoration in the U.S. It's awarded for acts of valor during combat against an American enemy, and more often than not you have to be killed in that action to receive it. During the Vietnam War (roughly 1965 to 1975) only about 200 Medals of Honor were awarded, so you're supposed to believe John Rambo is a true baddie.
Another role played by the actor who played the colonel was the inspiration for the voice of Shaggy in Scooby Doo
The jump on to pine tree branches is a technique taught to Airbourne, Rangers, Special Forces (Green Berets) if your parachute malfunctions during a jump.
‘’Platoon’’ and “Full Metal Jacket’’ are must see Vietnam movies. But “Apocalypse Now’’ is the ultimate film. Especially the “Redux” version with deleted scenes of a French platoon that they encounter in the jungle.
Also, the Siege of Firebase Gloria and We Were Soldiers
PTSD is an awful thing, I've seen this many times. In 1982, I was 17 a junior in high school, and now I'm pushing 60, and it's still hard to watch. Thank you for reacting to this movie. Please react to Saving Private Ryan and Taking Chance with Kevin Bacon about how our fallen soldiers are treated and the process bringing them back to their families, reverence, honor, and respect is shown.
Ooh, Saving Private Ryan is a must.
Loved your reaction.
Ah, just the silent look on you face as you hear his final speech...
I enjoy the whole series so much I bought the series on Blu-Ray so I can watch it a few times a year. They are all pretty good and hopefully you will get to see them. I love watching Lady V's emotions and expressions, she really gets into the movies she watches.
I subscribed because of your reaction to this movie. You did a great job. Awesome reaction.
Can't wait for the Rocky movies!
My coworker was a "tunnel rat." He would be sent down tunnels with a flashlight and a 45 to roust out viet Cong. He wasreturned. At the San Francisco airport. when he retuned. My uncle was a marine and led search and destroy teams. They would live in the jungles for weeks and hunt down Cong. A high school classmate of mine, Darwin Judge, was the last American killed in Vietnam defending the US embassy in Saigon. The spring of 73 when I turned 18 they stopped calling for the draft.
Your accent is adorable. Love that you are catching up on all.yhe classics. Idk if you are a star wars fan or not or reacted to those yet. Gotta do 4,5,6, then 1,2,3.
I already brought this up. Apparently she is already a huge Star Wars fan, so I assume that means she's seen all the movies. Darn it!
This came out the same year I graduated HS. This movie is Bad Ass!!
Trautman: "God didn't make Rambo, I did."
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At the beginning of Vietnam conflict Green Berets were training locals to fight the communist and the trainees went up against a smaller group and lost. The 5-man Green Beret team without orders to do so went up and destroyed the superior enemy force for killing some of their trainees and to show the remaining trainees what they could achieve if they apply what they were teaching them.
Don't feel bad for not knowing much about the Vietnam War, Canada was not as involved as the USA was, but there were Canadians there. It was more than a terrible experience as wars go. I am glad to see you moved so much by this film. Movies used to be great, and today.....they want to impress you with CGI instead of a great story. You will see many other great movies unlike the movies of today. The explosions you saw in this movie WERE REAL. That's why it looked so good. I am looking forward to you see more in this series.
Excellent reaction. You’re wise beyond your years!❤
Yea alot of Vietnam vets, when they got back they were spit on and treated like shit as Rambo states in the end and that's why in the beginning the sheriff says you're asking for alot of trouble wearing that jacket around here as it was part of Rambos Vietnam uniform and had the Flag Patch. Sad but true facts are some soldiers DID do horrible shit over there but not all but a few bad apples spoils the bushel as they say. Great reaction!!!
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It's not popular and I don't understand why but for me it's Ridley Scott's best film.
Very good reaction Verdy. Thanks.
This movie is based more on the return of the troops to the country and how they were rejected on their return and the post-traumatic stress they had upon returning. The following ones are a little more focused on the action and less on the post-war story.
To see a little more and better the horrors of that war, I recommend Apocalypse Now, Platoon and Full Metal Jacket.
First Blood is a drama, not much an action movie, this is a film with a deep meaning on how the USA goverment and military failed to vietnam vets in every possible way
the 3 rambo books were ment to be an omage to all veterans by the author david morell, first 2 movies stay true to the books but the third drifts away .
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I think Verdy could take on Rambo no problem lol
This was actually filmed in the town of Hope, British Columbia.
A classic and that ending tho... Still think it's best movie Sylvester Stallone ever made, even though it's old. His "Demolition Man" movie with Sandra Bullock is a great too!
Good reaction ❤
Rambo: First Blood was filmed in Hope BC. Not too far from Vancouver.
Like most movies this is exaggerated and not really how things were, it's meant to portray how bad things might get. I'm old so I served after Vietnam but before this movie came out. Coincidentally I worked as a small town cop shortly after this movie came out. We even used the same type of cop cars. I knew some terrible cops but none would have done anything like this. Btw the medal of honor is the highest decoration for any service not just Army. About the knife, this movie was popular and they reproduced cheap versions of that knife in the millions probably. For years you could buy them at flea markets for a couple of dollars
A little background that will help you put the plot into perspective. The Vietnam war was the first war in history the media was given access to directly. As a result it was the first war in which the general public back home got to hear from the media first hand accounts of a lot of the stuff that actually happens during a war. Before Vietnam, the media largely romanticized war with the bad stuff being reduced to statistics and number. As a result, a large resistance to the war in Vietnam grew with the general population with people protesting the war effort and from this movement there grew some very hateful sometimes even violent opinions directed toward anyone or anything connected to the war. When soldiers came home from Vietnam not only did they have to deal with all the normal problems that soldiers of the past had to deal with such as troubles adjusting to civilian life and P.T.S.D., they also had to deal with a very hostile public opinion. They were called baby killers to their faces because the media had reported that US soldiers were killing children. What the media failed to report was that the North Vietnamese were USING children to attack soldiers by strapping bombs to them and sending them into camps disguised as local children and so the soldiers had no choice. These men fought for their country witnessed horrors no human being should ever be forced to witness and came back home to be literally spit on and hated. I had two uncles who fought in Vietnam and when they got home friends that they'd had since grade school would refuse to even speak to them when passing in the street. The Green Beret are a special forces unit within the US Army. They're the best of the best of what the Army has to offer. The Congressional Medal of Honor that's mentioned in the film is the highest honor possible given to those who perform above and beyond the call of duty. To put this is perspective, in the US military any time you meet someone of a higher rank than you, you are required to salute that person to show respect to their higher rank. Then that person in turn sautes back. Those who have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor must be saluted by the Us President.
That town your looking at is Hope B.C. The entire movie was shot in Canada's rain forest . Most people don't even realize North America has one .
there's three or four in washington state alone
Nice reaction!
great reaction.
That's frank stallone singing at the end sylvester stallone's brother
Verdy. Great reaction to Rambo first blood. I'm glad you liked the movie I. Was shocked to see you cry at. End. I hope. You can react to First blood. Part 2. Soon
Great reaction... Saw it when it first came out and had same reaction you just had...and was very familiar with Vietnam... I was born right before that war started and it went on until I was 10 or so.. Had uncles and cousins in that war.. It was what I knew..
As an Albertan who lived in Quebec for a year and a half (i moved there for a girl..... NEVER do that) I can confirm that Quebec's rules never make much sense.
PTSD IS A HORRIBLE THING.
Yes if you can find the RUclips video of the soldier who is holding a imaginary weapon which he thinks is his service weapon. His mind will not calm down he is thinking he is still in the war in the middle east. It's so sad 😢😢
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First Blood...filmed in BC, about 90 minutes east of Vancouver...in Hope, BC.
Movies that people like to remember like this one, will get you more views than series. Something to think about when growing your channel.