Rambo: First Blood
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Movie Reviews of Rambo: First Blood
Movie Review: Much better than a lot of people think
Summary: 4 Stars
I think widescreen DVD will open some people eyes on a very good cinematography and acting (excluding Sly, who will be better playing numb people). DVD production is excelent (trivia game, director's commentary) and video transfer is much better then expected for 15-year old movie.Movie Review: Yes, This is a great movie, but...,
Summary: 4 Stars
Yes, this is a classic movies of the 1980s, but for not much more money, get the newer, "Special Edition", which has 5.1 surround sound and more DVD "extras". You can find it on by searching Amazon for (ASIN):
B0000640S1
Movie Review: Clean version of a good movie.
Summary: 3 Stars
John Rambo doesn't have much to say. He's just a wanderer who entered a small town where they don't like Drifters much. In many movies Brian Dennehy would be the typical badguy. He would be sort of like the fascist Donald Sutherland "warden" character in that Stallone prison film "Lock down". But he's not. In fact many people would probably tell him that he's doing a good job, keeping the vagrants out in a professional manner.
However, John Rambo is not the usual bum. He has flashbacks and can't tell the difference between Vietnamese Captains and Chris Mulkey. Sylvester Stallone has a great physical presense in this movie. You believe that he is a hardened Green Beret who can go through 10 cops without breaking a sweat. And his "escape" is well handled as well, with the magnificient West coast forests providing great scenery.
The movie gets the message across that there are no good guys and no bad guys, just victims. John Rambo is a victim of the US Government who trained him to be a killing machine then abandons him, leaving him with nightmares and a body full of scars and signs of Agent Orange. That and the fact he can't get a job and his fellow American hates the "Child murderers" of Vietnam.
And the police are victims as well, having to capture/kill this unstable killing machine.
The DVD is a clean copy and it has a difficult job. It has to high light the mistiness of the Oregon forrest, as well as provide good contrast between the background and foreground. While other discs do a better job (ie. Last of the Mohicans), this is a acceptable transfer. The sound is good as well. However it is unfortunate that they left the last song to go to Sly's brother Frank. He stinks as a singer and actor...
Rating: C+
Movie Review: WHY DIDN'T HE JUST PAY HIS PARKING TICKET?
Summary: 1 Stars
Why didn't Johnny just pay his parking ticket? Does he think he has some kind of special privileges, just because he's from Idaho?
Well, I suppose the traffic police (who were just doing their job) picked on the wrong guy...