Review of First Blood (1982) by Bobby H — 18 Dec 2009

I enjoyed this movie.

Not only is Rambo a classic for it's time but Sylvester Stallone is a great actor. I enjoyed how it touched on the subjects of how the civilians treated the war vetrans that returned from Vietnam as if those who were drafted in a war they may or may not have agreed with; had the power to change our Governments mind. Today it applies as a real reminder to respect our troops no matter what your political views on the war are.

I enjoyed that it went as far as to point that out and side with the confused and mentally disturbed war veteran. For a movie with very small dialogue and a lot of action, it was actually fun and entertaining, and kept me watching. It was the perfect amount of time for a flick and was not to long or short for what it was presenting.

The best part was I loved the ending. **spoiler if you have not seen this** Rambo get's thrown in jail and that is how the movie comes to a conclusion, a very good and unpredictable ending for a movie of the 1980s. It stirred away from the typical films of the time and avoided the happy ending that we seen in most 80 flicks.

Overall: The film was well done and only the lack of dialogue and character developement as far as those who he is competing with, makes it not a typical five star. All else is well done and it's a great classic film to add to that collection of action packed movies.