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He never fought a battle he couldn't win: except the conflict raging within his own soul. Academy Award winner Sylvester Stallone stars as war hero John Rambo. An ex-Green Beret haunted by memories of Vietnam, he was once the perfect killing machine. Now he's searching for peace, but finds instead an over-zealous, small-town .. Read more

Starring	Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy, David Caruso
Director	Ted Kotcheff
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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- A long-haired undesirable, run off-limits by a small town sheriff, turns right around and comes back. Taken to the... read more on Time Out
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  High Noon for the Reagan era
  
  To his Mum he's John, to his Dad simply J, but to the rest of us, this one man fighting machine is known only as... Rambo. Based on David Morrell's ... read more »
  
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  - alrose
  - 26 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 23 Oct 2008 at 11:38
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  a true 80s action classic
  
  a timeless classic - not for homosexuals or women though
  
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- - a customer
  - Fife, Scotland
  - 03 Mar 2012 at 09:43
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  Wasn't Blown Away...
  
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  So I saw this film the other day called 'Rambo: First Blood'. Never having been a fan of the stereotypical Hollywood muscle men (Schwarzenegger and ... read more »
  
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  - Jibbet10
  - 52 reviews
  - Chippenham
  - 24 Feb 2011 at 16:13
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  Great film!
  
  I know some say SS can't act-but I think he's great in this fast-paced thriller with brilliant music, photography and mountainous forrest locations. ... read more »
  
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- - jazzdave
  - 11 reviews
  - Cheltenham, England
  - 05 Jun 2010 at 17:47
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  - 2
  Typical America.
  
  I liked this film in the sense that it was completely original for the time but these days there are greater action films, which are easily less farfetched and ... read more »
  
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- - davecob
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  - Sutton Coldfield
  - 08 Feb 2010 at 21:16
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  Very different from the Novel.
  
  1st off, I loved this film, but it is nothing like the novel written by David Morrell. In Morrell's book, Rambo is a lot more sadistic and the body count is... read more »
  
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  - carlsob
  - 82 reviews
  - Kidderminster
  - 14 Jan 2010 at 17:07
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  Great
  
  another good film if you like the one man army thought of thing.
  
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- - kolaboy
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  - 24 Dec 2009 at 11:16
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  Excellent movie!!
  
  A smashing movie from Rambo....
  
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- - papanii
  - 60 reviews
  - Cambridge
  - 09 Sep 2009 at 14:15
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  Good, Dumb Fun
  
  If I'd have seen this at the time of its release I imagine I'd have loved it. However, having only seen it for the first time recently, it all just ... read more »
  
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- - Andrew
  - Lancashire
  - 03 Sep 2009 at 09:42
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  first blood
  
  good film worth watching i think one of only films that get better each one they bring out not worse
  
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- - carlos111
  - 1 review
  - Kidderminster
  - 11 Aug 2009 at 18:54
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  Rambo - Better than I expected!
  
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  This is a good all round action/violence film, with no real point, but is alot better than I ever thought it was going to be! A bit random in places - I liked ... read more »
  
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- - victoriab
  - 5 reviews
  - UK
  - 07 Aug 2009 at 21:07
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  High Noon for the Reagan era
  
  To his Mum he's John, to his Dad simply J, but to the rest of us, this one man fighting machine is known only as... Rambo. Based on David Morrell's ... read more »
  
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  - alrose
  - 26 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 23 Oct 2008 at 11:38
- - 10
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  A cinematic work of art.
  
  Truly underrated, and a film that stays with the viewer long after. Stallone plays it perfectly, as the ex veteran, who gets picked for vagrancy. The hostility ... read more »
  
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- - boogsy
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  - Moston
  - 23 Jan 2004 at 21:18
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  A surprisingly thoughtful action film
  
  The first ?Rambo? film is something of an oxymoron insofar as it?s a reasonably intelligent, well thought out and possibly even subtle action adventure movie. ... read more »
  
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- - Daniel Fox
  - Manchester, UK
  - 28 Mar 2004 at 20:22
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  very good film
  
  could watch this film over and over again. one of his best films
  
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- - a customer
  - england
  - 12 Jan 2005 at 08:49
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  Good harmless fun!
  
  I hadn't seen this movie for ages and was pleasantly surprised by the DVD. Far better than its sequels - there's a story and half decent characters as ... read more »
  
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- - Phil
  - Saffron Walden, England
  - 10 Aug 2004 at 11:52
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  RAMBO - S.STALLONE AT HIS BEST!!
  
  One of my all time classics, truly well made and well thought out. John Rambo escapes from jail and thats where the story all starts........this is one of them... read more »
  
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- - JASVINDER REHAL
  - Leeds, England
  - 21 Apr 2005 at 09:51
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  Saw this film for the ...
  
  Saw this film for the first time on some dodgy video back in the 80's.
  
  Stalones performance as John Rambo, is amazing, hardman with a concious ... read more »
  
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- - Matthew#3
  - PORTHCAWL
  - 18 Mar 2004 at 22:54
- - 4
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  A good Stallone film?
  
  Stallone's finest moment in my opinion. A simple, sparse action film a world away from today's Sfx-fests. If you're thinking of renting T3, get this... read more »
  
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- - StuSlade
  - London
  - 21 Jan 2004 at 20:00
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  Excellent action movie...
  
  Excellent action movie. Stallone is a Vietnam war veteran who gets hassled by a local sheriff, and a small-town war ensures.
  
  Unlike the spectcle of a... read more »
  
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- - Peter#164
  - ALTRINCHAM
  - 07 Apr 2004 at 11:53
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  Stallone's best film !!!!!!!!
  
  Forget Rocky with all its American patriotism and we're better than you lot (Rocky IV against the Russians) mentality this is Stallone's finest film. ... read more »
  
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- - Martin
  - Leeds
  - 09 Dec 2005 at 14:14

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- Rambo - First Blood - HD
  
  After being arrested for a crime which he did not commit, a Green Beret survivor of the Vietnam War begins having terrible nightmares. This gripping, action-packed tale demonstrates the tragic psychological consequences of armed struggle. Sequel: "Rambo: First Blood Part II."...

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  He never fought a battle he couldn't win: except the conflict raging within his own soul. Academy Award winner Sylvester Stallone stars as war hero John Rambo. An ex-Green Beret haunted by memories of Vietnam, he was once the perfect killing machine. Now he's searching for peace, but finds instead ...