Review of First Blood (1982) by Keenan S — 14 Dec 2013

Easily the best movie in the series with a surprisingly good performance by Stallone!

This review of First Blood (1982) was written by Keenan S on 14 Dec 2013.

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 Jason N (338) on 17 Aug 2017

This film is awesome…

Read Review

Review of First Blood (1982)

By Robertoiglesias (204) on 21 May 2020

A great start to a great series, with astounding performances and a nice story…

Read Review

Review of First Blood (1982)

By Colwynb2K (1) on 13 Mar 2020

I have seen this movie at least 20 times. For some reason I ended up watching this every time I get ill (go figure)…

Read Review

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 Steven W (610) on 22 Dec 2017

We know it now as a ever-escalating series of bloodbaths, but that doesn't make this tale of post-traumatic angst any less powerful as a stand-alone…

Read Review

Review of First Blood (1982)

By Jon C (1,457) on 11 Jan 2018

Five stars for this multilayered classic, wonderful movie…

Read Review

Review of First Blood (1982)

By Tyranian (764) on 11 Apr 2019

First Rambo film is decent with solid action and acting though isn't really that good…

Read Review

Review of First Blood (1982)

By Darlene M (142) on 19 Oct 2017

My partner is on a mission to convince me that 80's action movies have far superior storytelling than modern ones, and dammit, he's totally…

Read Review

Review of First Blood (1982)

By Hugh N (107) on 02 Jan 2019

Intense and dark, one of Sly Stallone's most iconic performances (next to Rocky) is an action packed film with nothing but explosions and gunshells…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Strange Days (1995)

By Martin D (1,305) on 20 Feb 2010

My main interest in seeing this was to see an early film by the director of The Hurt Locker (which I found to be rather brilliant)…

Read Review

Review of Johnny Handsome (1989)

By Steve S (3,182) on 08 May 2014

Curious little crime thriller based around a disfigured criminal that has a major face lift, almost like an early version of 'Face Off' really…

Read Review

Review of Inspector Gadget (1999)

By Michael Dequina (1,684) for TheMovieReport.com (1,582) on 01 Jan 2000

A loud, hyperactively acted, directed, and edited exercise in sensory overkill that calls out for a lethal dose of Ritalin…

Read Review

Review of Fargo (1996)

By Nazgulero (109) on 05 Jul 2011

This movie won two Oscars...it must have been a bad year at the movies. The movie never can decide if it wants to be a comedy or a thriller…

Read Review

Review of Poseidon (2006)

By Walter Chaw (1,360) for Film Freak Central (1,643) on 09 May 2006

A waste of life, a waste of cash, and a step backwards somehow from the original waste of life upon which it's based…

Read Review

Review of Dirty Harry (1971)

By Nilesh J (263) on 25 Mar 2015

A movie made to focus on a super-star in his prime. It is easy to see why it must have done well with the viewers back then…

Read Review

Review of Shaft (1971)

By Dino B (207) on 24 Mar 2014

I watched this yesterday and think it's pretty horrible.. im not sure where all this good reception is coming from.. :S…

Read Review

Review of Fail Safe (1964)

By Michael B (2,768) on 13 Sep 2014

Dr. Strangelove was a much better effort…

Read Review

Review of WarGames (1983)

By Evan W (291) on 08 Jun 2016

This film is genuinely the funniest thing I've seen in a long time (unintentionally of course)…

Read Review

Review of The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

By Freddofazbeardo (17) on 15 Apr 2020

Very boring, absurd and the funny parts just are not funny, this does not compare with the previous chapter…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Past Lives

2023

84%62 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews

Purple Hearts

2022

56%11 Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

69%660 Reviews

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

No Time to Die

2021

74%254 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

First Blood

1982

76%777 Reviews

The Air I Breathe

2007

62%502 Reviews

The Thing

1982

79%886 Reviews

Victoria & Abdul

2017

64%433 Reviews

The Big One

1997

68%124 Reviews

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1987

56%50 Reviews

Repo! The Genetic Opera

2008

61%821 Reviews

Before Sunset

2004

85%904 Reviews

Ocean's Eleven

2001

78%702 Reviews

Choke

1971

61%590 Reviews