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First Blood Reaction! (Patreon)

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2024-07-01 17:20:25
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2026-06
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Rambo: First Blood (1982) - Sesskasays

Download Edit (3.11 GB) Edited Reaction Alongside the regular multi-part full, you now have the option of watching an edited version of the full movie reaction with 10-15mins of Picture-in-Picture. You can watch this edit

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Ryan

And now, the story of a man who fell victim to the most famous of the great blunders and got involved in a land war in Asia. The big appeal of watching reactions to this movie is that Rambo's reputation has been completely eclipsed by the other four films in the series that are just mindless action movies, which means anyone approaching the series now is likely completely blindsided by how this first movie is a very somber, tragic story calling for empathy toward veterans. And it's quite impressive how well that message is worked in, as the original novel mostly took its story from a non-war movie, 1962's Lonely are the Brave (also highly recommended, with Kirk Douglas in his personal favorite role of his legendary career). It took a decade to get the adaptation made, with all kinds of cast and crew members coming and going, but the book's author David Morrell ended up extremely happy with how it turned out and declared Stallone the best actor they possibly could have gotten. By this time, Stallone had already done the first two Rocky movies, and assisted in the script though he didn't have full creative control like in that series. He also did many of his own stunts, which he came to regret as that ungodly scream when he jumps off the cliff into the tree is because he broke three ribs. But of course his true greatest moment is the final speech. You do have to wince a bit at its including the now known to be false urban legend that anti-war protestors took their anger out on the returning soldiers at the airport, but otherwise it's a devastating closer and was cited by numerous actual veterans as showing them it was okay to open up about their trauma, which Stallone has said is one of the things he's proudest of in his whole career. I just regret you had to go through it so close to The Outpost in The Bad Batch. By now you're probably thinking I really love this movie. Well, that used to be true, but then I read the original book, and now I just can't help thinking of how much better it could have been. And if anyone would rather just hold onto the purity of their good feelings about it, I recommend skipping this paragraph. The book is thematically set up rather similar to the movie Parasite, where you're never quite sure who you should be rooting for. Rambo and Teasle both have their good and bad sides, and both are equally responsible for the initial incident getting so bad through their bullheaded refusal to empathize with each other. And if it feels weird that Teasle treats the death of one-note asshole Galt like this huge atrocity that he'll chase Rambo to the ends of the earth for, that's because Galt was a pretty decent guy in the book, and his actions in the film are an amalgam of stuff a bunch of the other cops did, with all of them getting killed for it. There's also a ton of stuff about Teasle being a veteran of the Korean War, and his initial antipathy to Rambo being fueled by how those soldiers tended to see Vietnam veterans as getting a bunch of attention and care that they never got despite their experience being just as bad. This all builds to a masterful ending that makes perfect sense for both sides. So to see all that thrown out for a very simple story of Rambo as the hero who can do no wrong and Teasle as the villain who can do no right doesn't sit well at all, and I've held out some hope ever since that we might get a more faithful adaptation some day. But for what it is, I still have to say this is some great filmmaking, and even most of the sequels have things to recommend, so I can't regret what happened too much, and I certainly don't hold anything against anyone who fully embraces it in a way I can't anymore. I'm very happy you got to see it, and I look forward to...Ferris Bueller's Day Off? Well, there's some emotional whiplash for you.

Thomas Corp

Quite the rotten timing of your congestion flaring up with this film, given how emotional it gets. No worries that it happened, just that as soon as you said you woke up congested as all hell, and you were going to be watching First Blood, my gut response was, “I’m so sorry.” Good description of this movie being the literal definition of if you’re going to fuck around, you’re going to find out. As Ryan noted, this film is vastly atypical to the franchise’s pop culture reputation. Said reputation that you spoke of is in the sequels. This makes the first one the best one of the series, though the others are still good and entertaining. My brother and I like them. Mom’s not too into these movies as they’re just not her cup of tea. Dad, as I recall, wasn’t the biggest fan of the Rambo films, though he liked them well enough. I know my uncle, Dad’s brother is a fan; a few times going to his house in my younger years, the films were on once or twice. Sylvester Stallone threw himself into this, leading to one of his best performances. As I see Ryan noted, this includes physically which led to that notable moment when he broke some ribs; that scream he lets out was not acting. Brain Dennehy delivers a strong performance as Teasle, and it’s one of his most notable performances. When he died four years ago, this got brought up a lot. I did anticipate you would have the reaction to him that you did. I’m completely sympathetic and understanding to your reactions to Teasle. Brian is great, Teasle, not as much, though he’s cuddly compared to Galt who was an even bigger asshole. Don’t sweat it wishing death on Galt as most everyone’s quite ok with that one. Your horror at the treatment Rambo receives is a shared reaction. When you said, “What? The actual? Fuckerdoodle? Is happening?” that sums it up. Richard Crenna as Colonel Trautman emerges as perhaps my favorite character of at least the first Rambo film, likely of the series. This is arguably his most notable work, though when I see him or hear his name, my mind goes to Wait Until Dark. What I like about Colonel Trautman is how he is in the middle ground; he’s got the bond with Rambo and doesn’t want him killed, by the same token, Rambo ultimately wages a small war against the town, and he makes it clear that he’s not supportive of that. Essentially, how he acknowledges that it isn’t a cut and dry situation, and nobody’s the hero or villain in this, though of course, Teasle is the antagonist, and Galt was a hateful asshole piece of shit. I did feel bad for you with the dog scene. When it came time to revisit this, I did remember that the scene happened, yet I was unclear as to how graphic it was or was not, though it did cross my mind that we never actually saw anything. Mercifully, the scene is kept offscreen, as I got reminded of when I rewatched this to prepare for the reaction. Though it still breaks my heart to see the look in your eyes and the expression on your face as I knew it would be bad. I wanted to give you a hug on that one, Jess. Likewise, though it didn’t cross my mind during my rewatch, the claustrophobic nature of the one sequence, you handled well, all things considered. The BIG highlight of the film is as you observed, the critical eye in which it examines how people are made to become soldiers, they get sent overseas and thrust into a sausage grinder, and the traumas and wounds that result from that, and they don’t receive proper help. And knowing past reactions, comments, statements you have made, I KNEW this would be something that would really get to you, Jess. It all comes out in the big speech/breakdown that Rambo has, which my brother and I borrow the “Nothing is over!!! NOTHING!!!!” part far more than we probably should. Sly just dominates the whole scene and shatters your heart. The part that often gets overlooked that forms a lump in my throat is Richard selling how Colonel Trautman is visibly struggling not to break down crying himself, and the fatherly hug that he gives Rambo. Watching this again, I knew it was coming and it still got me something fierce, matched and in some ways exceeded by how overwhelming your immensely striking reaction was, Jess. I am not attempting to add anything further to what you said at the end as I cannot improve on anything of what you said. Other quick notes. We have in the film terrific music by the late great Jerry Goldsmith, not surprising, like you said, loved that appreciation for Jerry that you expressed, Jess. The famous song in the credits, it does clash just a smidge with the rest of the film; you are correct on that. Good song by itself, yet the vibe is a hair jarring. No apologies are necessary as the congestion did not hamper anything as this was just a magnificent reaction, Jess, that I so appreciated, thank you.