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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Live / Artisan
Salesrank: 23154
Released: May 28, 2002 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
It's easy to forget that this Spartan, violent film, which begat the Rambo series, was such a big hit in 1982 because it was a good movie. Green Beret vet John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) wanders into the wrong small town to find a fellow 'Nam buddy and gets the living heck kicked out of him by the local law enforcement (led by Brian Dennehy). The vet strikes back the only way he knows how, leading to a visceral, if unrealistic, flight and fight through the local mountains. Based on the 1972 novel by David Morrell, this film saved Stallone's then-foundering career and the Rambo character became the inspiration for countless political cartoons. But this film is Deliverance without the moral ambiguity. --Keith Simanton
First Blood (Special Edition) Reviews:
Did i miss someting? 
2008-11-07 - Wheres the scene where he eats raw hamburger at the starting!? I just started watching this version how many more things did they cut? Why have they been doing this to classic movies lately?
First rate 
2008-10-25 - Vietnam vet John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) runs afoul of the local constabulary while passing through a small town in Washington state. Abused by a sadistic police officer (Jack Starrett), he becomes a fugitive, ultimately going on the offensive when Sheriff Will Teasle (Brian Dennehy) simply refuses to "let it go."
The film starts out great but becomes a bit too routine toward the end, which features explosions galore. Stallone's physical presence lends great authority to his role, and an impassioned monologue in the film's final moments ends the movie on a powerful note. The gorgeous landscape of the Pacific Northwest provided an excellent setting for the action and was a major reason for my appreciation of this film.
When in doubt, kill 
2008-10-06 - 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.
The Classic Rambo Action Film!!!
2008-09-09 - The original is always the best! No one could have done it better than Stallone. Rambo comes to a small quiet town looking for his friend. After he finds out his friend has died, he goes looking for a place to eat, but the sheriff for some reason, doesn't like him. After Rambo escapes custody, he starts his one-man war against the town's police. It has the classic look of the 1980's. If you love action, you'll love FIRST BLOOD!!!
Movie: 4/5 Picture Quality: 3.25/5 Sound Quality: 3/5 Extras: 2.75/5
2008-08-20 - Version: U.K
VC-1 BD-25 080p / 23.976fps / Advanced Profile 3
Running time: 1:33:07 (h:m:s)
Movie size: 19,783,827,456 bytes
Disc size: 22,651,466,802 bytes
Average video bit rate: 17.05 Mbps
DTS-HD Master Audio English 1834 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1834kbps (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1536kbps)
DTS-HD Audio French 2046 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 2046kbps (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1536kbps)
DTS-HD Audio German 2046 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 2046kbps (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1536kbps)
DTS Audio Portuguese 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1536kbps
DTS Audio Spanish 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1536kbps
Subtitles: English / Dutch / Danish / Finnish / French / German / Norwegian / Portuguese / Spanish / Swedish
Number of chapters: 12
Version: U.S.A / Lionsgate
MPEG-4 AVC BD-24 1080p / 23.976fps / High Profile 4.1
Running time: 1:33:11 (h:m:s)
Movie size: 19,456,284,672 bytes
Disc size: 22,596,756,050 bytes
Average video bit rate: 21.64 Mbps
DTS-HD Audio English 3018 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 3018kbps (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 1536kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Subtitles: English / English SDH / Spanish
Number of chapters: 30
Version: E.U / Studio Canal HD DVD
VC-1 HD-30
Running time: 1:33:02 (h:m:s)
Movie size: 15,682,226,176 bytes
Disc size: 16,458,405,647 bytes
Average video bit rate: 17.06 Mbps
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
