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    First Blood
    a.k.a. Rambo: First Blood Director: Ted Kotcheff Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy, David Caruso

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    • DVD Release Date: 05/28/2002
    • Original Release: 1982
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 4,538

    Viewer Rating: (3 ratings)

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    Features

    Newly remastered 16:9 widescreen and 4:3 full-screen versions; DTS Surround Sound; 5.1 Dolby Digital; 2.0 Dolby Surround; Spanish subtitles; Digitally mastered; Scene index; New documentary: "Drawing First Blood: Creating John Rambo": 20 years later, the creators of "First Blood" recount their tales of launching David Morrell's groundbreaking novel to the big screen and developing a powerful new franchise; Production notes; Cast and crew information; Theatrical trailer and teaser; Audio commentary with writer David Morrell

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 -- Widescreen
    1. Main Credits
    2. Served Together
    3. The Law
    4. Concealed Weapon
    5. "Your Name?"
    6. Fingerprints
    7. Escape
    8. Tailing Rambo
    9. Fleeing Justice
    10. Free Fall
    11. War Hero
    12. Decoy
    13. Weakening the Enemy
    14. Colonel Samuel Trautman
    15. Defuse the Situation
    16. Drew First Blood
    17. No Shooting
    18. Trapped
    19. Rats
    20. Passage Out
    21. On the Loose
    22. Diversion
    23. Evacuation
    24. On the Roof
    25. Power Outage
    26. Revenge
    27. "It's Over"
    28. Can't Forget
    29. Surrender
    30. End Credits
    Side #2 -- Full Screen
    1. Main Credits
    2. Served Together
    3. The Law
    4. Concealed Weapon
    5. "Your Name?"
    6. Fingerprints
    7. Escape
    8. Tailing Rambo
    9. Fleeing Justice
    10. Free Fall
    11. War Hero
    12. Decoy
    13. Weakening the Enemy
    14. Colonel Samuel Trautman
    15. Defuse the Situation
    16. Drew First Blood
    17. No Shooting
    18. Trapped
    19. Rats
    20. Passage Out
    21. On the Loose
    22. Diversion
    23. Evacuation
    24. On the Roof
    25. Power Outage
    26. Revenge
    27. "It's Over"
    28. Can't Forget
    29. Surrender
    30. End Credits

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    Editorial Reviews

    First Blood is the Sylvester Stallone film that unleashed "Rambo" onto an unsuspecting world. Wandering into a small, hostile town, ex-Green Beret John Rambo (Stallone) is targeted for persecution and abuse by potbellied Sheriff Will Teasle (Brian Dennehy). When he can stand no more, Rambo goes bonkers, killing a deputy and heading into the surrounding hills, armed to the teeth. Only after Rambo has picked off practically every law enforcement officer within a radius of 50 miles do the local authorities bring in his former commanding officer, Trautman (Richard Crenna), for advice. Trautman's response -- that the locals had better get a lot of body bags ready -- is hardly encouraging. First Blood proved to be one of Stallone's biggest non-Rocky hits. Kirk Douglas had originally been cast as Trautman, but he quit the project when the producers refused to cave in to his demand that Trautman kill Rambo in the finale. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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    When in doubt, kill,by Kasia_S

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    October 27, 2008: Rambo is a classic action flick, flawlessly simple yet swarming with underlying themes that push it to the edge. The story of a wandering Vietnam vet who walks into a small, quiet town in Washington in search of his last remaining friend never reaches a happy ending. Upon discovering that his last buddy has died of cancer, John Rambo heads into town trying to find a place to eat and collect his thoughts but instead he gets picked up by the sheriff and thrown into jail for vagrancy. When Rambo starts seeing flashbacks from his days as a prisoner of war that mimic the abuse caused by deputy Teasle and his buddies all hell breaks loose as he fights his way out of the prison, grabbing his 14 split sawteeth blade, the only trusty friend in his world and dashes out in the wilderness.

    From his dog tags the sheriff knows that Rambo is a war hero and a green beret, but still is unable to leave him alone. He drives after him and begins a hunt, one that will change his life in allsorts of ways. Attacked for no reason, Rambo tries to talk his way out but when they draw first blood he fights back the only way he knows how, and that only means one thing - lots of surprise attacks and lots of bodies that starts to vanish, as if sucked into the mountainous terrain by a mysterious force. The more Teasle pushes to find Rambo the worse their personal war gets and in the end the town in hanging by its last legs as John unleashes all the demons in his head unto the smug sheriff and his unfriendly town.

    This is such a great movie, I finally got to see it again after many years and it's still amazing. I was in the mood to make it a Rambo day yesterday and see the other three parts but life got in the way. But man, this is so enjoyable and satisfying, it reminds me of the sweet days I spend with my dad watching these movies as a kid and while he lives far away they make me feel close to him. The misty, smoky mountains turned into a trap that Rambo maneuvered skillfully with bare hands except for his trusty knife. I still have a memory of my father making a replica of the Rambo knife, without the compass, so seeing it in the movie made me chuckle, the shape burned into my memory. For those who have never seen it give it a try, it's good even all those years later and has truly stood the test of time.

    - Kasia S.

    This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen edition.

    My favorite Stallone movieby Anonymous

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    December 22, 2005: The action in this movie is awesome. John Rambo is a fromer Vietnam Veteran who visits an old Army buddy and then wonders to a nearby town to grab a bite to eat. Will Teasle is a cold-blooded, brutal sheriff who tries to hunt him down. The local sheriffs department arrests him for being a drifter and then tortures him while in jail. He escapes and flees to evade the cops and then fights back to save his honor. There's plenty of action in this film. I especially love the part where he blows up the gas station. This movie shows how our veterans fought and risked their lives while serving our country and then are abused by those who they were defending when they got home.

    This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen edition.