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First Blood is the world’s introduction to John Rambo & introductions don’t get much more memorable than this film. Sylvester Stallone was somehow able to follow up the success of Rocky with First Blood & a new franchise that carried Stallone decades into the future. Rambo has to be... show more

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Retiredat4424 days ago

First blood is such a good movie.

CUADRADO Frédéric24 days ago

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𝙱𝚘𝚋𝚋𝚢’𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚎𝚕24 days ago

First Blood’s excellent. The Rambo films… considerably less excellent

jay moodie24 days ago

Facts

Frontier Rogue24 days ago

It’s got a lot of heart, though often seen as heartless action by those only exposed to the sequels.

striking and full12 days ago

I saw this being advertised at the movie and the night that poltergeist was released when I went into the theater. I looked in the lobby and I saw the poster for first blood, and I looked at it and said it won't be that good how wrong I was.

Roberto Carnevali23 days ago

first blood: excellent. franchise movies: crap. it's a shame that the crap gas submerged and spoiled the original film

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