Review of First Blood (1982) by Scott R — 28 Mar 2015

Truly thrilling. Implausible but not stupid with just enough social commentary to merit discussion.

This review of First Blood (1982) was written by Scott R on 28 Mar 2015.

First Blood has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of First Blood

Review of First Blood (1982)

By Brian B (2,161) on 30 Sep 2017

Five stars hands down and I was also pleasantly surprised that the 2008 Rambo was terrific…

Read Review

Review of First Blood (1982)

By Nathaniel D (114) on 10 Apr 2018

One of the best action films ever…

Read Review

Review of First Blood (1982)

By Dick D (49) on 31 May 2018

Damn. I really wasn't ready for that ending. I'm not gonna lie, I shed a few tears. Besides that, this movie is a fantastic action romp…

Read Review

Review of First Blood (1982)

By Hugh M (69) on 29 Aug 2018

First Blood is such a great drama film with many underlying themes that to classify it as a typical Stallone action flick would be doing it…

Read Review

Review of First Blood (1982)

By Kyle20Ellis (540) on 13 Apr 2020

Really enjoyed this movie, kinda underrated but is really awesome action movie, Stallone did great on it…

Read Review

Review of First Blood (1982)

By Xavier R (15) on 01 Aug 2018

First Blood is such a great drama film with many underlying themes that to classify it as a typical Stallone action flick would be doing it…

Read Review

Review of First Blood (1982)

By Kelvinselimor (157) on 11 Jul 2021

First Blood. He thought the war was over for him. A great start to the new Sylvester Stallone franchise…

Read Review

Review of First Blood (1982)

By Leo M (46) on 11 Jan 2018

Five stars for this multilayered classic, wonderful movie…

Read Review

Review of First Blood (1982)

By Afonso A (208) on 21 Sep 2018

One of the best performances of Sylvester Stallone and one of the best classics in cinema…

Read Review

Review of First Blood (1982)

By Martinruiz (4) on 21 Feb 2018

Really enjoyed this movie, kinda underrated but is really awesome action movie, Stallone did great on it…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)

By Kevin Thomas (1,201) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 13 Feb 2001

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is an utterly depersonalized thrill machine, yet it’s exactly the film’s go-go relentlessness that is likely…

Read Review

Review of Tank Girl (1995)

By Richard Harrington (181) for Washington Post (9,851) on 01 Jan 2000

Whatever the faults of Tank Girl, lack of ambition is not one of them…

Read Review

Review of Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)

By Willie Waffle (1,383) for WaffleMovies.com (1,380) on 18 Jan 2005

Mock Assault on Precinct 13 for all of its scene-chewing, stinktastic glory or your head will explode in a rage…

Read Review

Review of Standard Operating Procedure (2008)

By J. Hoberman (756) for Village Voice (8,525) on 21 Jan 2017

Since The Thin Blue Line's remarkable intervention, Morris's work has grown more public and more problematic--lofty yet snide, a form of know-it-all…

Read Review

Review of Police Story (1985)

By J H (386) on 07 Mar 2008

Not a Jackie Chan fan, forgive me but I never understood how he gets so respected just because he does his own stunts…

Read Review

Review of Black Book (2006)

By Carolinek. (1) on 03 Sep 2007

Terrible film - a very complicated plot that was not explained well. Hated the scene with all the poo just unnecessary…

Read Review

Review of All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006)

By Revron (75) on 22 Nov 2013

After a long wait (and a whole lot of complications), All the Boys Love Mandy Lane was finally released and the wait wasn't worth it…

Read Review

Review of Allegiant (2016)

By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 07 Apr 2016

By the time David gets someone to unleash the gas, I was wishing he could simply erase all memories of the sorry “Divergent’’ franchise…

Read Review

Review of Che: Part One (2008)

By Jasminej. (2) on 10 Jul 2006

I can't believe anyone would call this their favorite movie of all time. It was loud, obnoxious and pointless. Best movie of the year…

Read Review

Review of Metro (1997)

By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 19 Aug 2002

In Metro, he’s been replaced by a slick, businesslike machine of an actor, playing an uninspired variation on the Axel Foley character he’s…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Joker

2019

81%299 Reviews

Talk to Me

2023

74%83 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

Deadpool 2

2018

76%1,635 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

85%233 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

65%48 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

First Blood

1982

76%777 Reviews

Cowboys & Aliens

2011

53%993 Reviews

Hannibal

2001

65%661 Reviews

Daybreakers

2010

59%656 Reviews

Untraceable

2008

53%590 Reviews

Ghajini

2005

71%390 Reviews

Kill the Irishman

2011

64%440 Reviews

Prancer

1989

60%105 Reviews

Carrie

2013

55%1,020 Reviews

Rollerball

2002

32%570 Reviews