Any woman who gets mad at Rambo for not breaking Teasle's legs is a keeper.

rambo: "i was in charge of million dollar equipment, BACK HERE I CAN'T EVEN HOLD A JOB PARKING CARS!!!" that line gets me every time ...

I’m Italian, and my psychology teacher in high school chose the last monologue of this movie to illustrate to us the ptsd and the feeling of loneliness and abandonment from motherland of veterans. That monologue is ABSOLUTELY Sylvester Stallone masterpiece

Vietnam veterans were not treated kindly upon their return. My dad was in Vietnam and I served for 20 years later. I had to see his eyes over and over as people thanked me for my service. No one thanked him. He has since passed away.

What he was doing when he went back to the town was disrupting the command and control of the opposing forces. He was often behind enemy lines during the war. He closed the highway, destroyed their refueling capabilities and eliminated ammunition and weapons. He knocked out electricity and then attacked police headquarters. Wonderful reaction 😊👍

Sending the National Guard after Rambo was like sending the Boy Scouts after John Wick. Yeah, I said it!

Stallone surprises so many reaction channels who think they're getting an action movie, and they get a ptsd drama. Same with Rocky, people think it's a sports movie and they get a romance.

This will always be my favourite Stallone movie. His speech at the end is heartbreaking, and Stallone delivers it perfectly.

From what I have heard, the stories that Rambo tells Troutman at the end are real stories from Vietnam vets.

In the woods, Rambo promised the sheriff a war if he didn't let it go. His attack on the town was him just living up to that promise.

Just to give some context for Teasle's situation, at the time this story takes place, the US was going through it's worst economic recession since The Great Depression. Jobs were scarce and many people found themselves wandering from town-to-town looking for work just to survive. People in this situation were in dire straights and would often either get drunk and make trouble or take to thievery out of desperation. A large group of drifters could wreak havoc on a small town, so many communities took a hard stance against drifters to protect themselves. Teasle made the mistake of assuming Rambo was a drifter and running him out right away without giving him a chance. Between his lack of compassion and that other asshole's abuse, Rambo was pushed over the edge. Everything that went wrong after that can be attributed directly to Teasle's wounded pride. It's worth noting that the original ending had the Colonel putting Rambo out of his misery, but the studio nixed that ending when they began to sense the franchise potential. Rambo: First Blood 2 is definitely worth seeing. It's not as deep as First Blood, but it's more like what you were probably expecting.

Vietnam vets were treated horribly back in the day. My dad was called a baby killer when he got home.

11:50 Stallone did his own stunts. Though he had a net to catch him he did break a rib falling through the trees on the cliff jump scene.

I teach American history, and I would show the beginning of the movie and his ending monolgue when we got to Vietnam. My father is a veteran of the war, and almost never talks about it. Suffered from Undiagnosed PTSD for decades and never even applied for his VA benefits until he was around 60 and reconnected with an army friend that reached out through social media. I asked why he never did and he shrugged and said I came back with all my arms and legs and not so much as a scratch. Lotta guys came back with a lot less. Felt like complaining. His friend convinced him that the benefits were for him too and he also had scars even if no one could see them. Also, Rambo III was the first rated R movie I ever got to see in the theater. Came out when I was 11.

Fun fact: Sylvester Stallone actually broke one of his ribs while filming the scene where Rambo jumps down into the trees off the cliffside. When he hit that last branch before falling and hitting the ground (as the film's edited), and he's writhing in pain and clutching his side, that wasn't an acting choice, Sylvester was actually in pain.

My friends and I were watching UHF and the Rambo parody came up. We all realized none of us had ever seen a Rambo movie, so we went to Family Video and rented First Blood for a quarter, expecting a dumb action movie. All I can say is it was fantastic and we were blown away by how good and poignant it is. Many are caught off guard because the sequels are what have permeated pop culture.

Teasle didn't like Rambo for several reasons, the initial one being he took him for a homeless, hippie-type drifter looking to cause trouble. His comments about his hair and his jacket relate to the protests surrounding the Vietnam war. Teasle was a Korean vet in the book and the movie hints at this by showing his medals on his desk, and as a result, he didn't take kindly to a supposed objector in his town. Also, Korean vets were largely overlooked by the public both for good and ill, and were seen as largely forgotten, while Nam vets got a lot more public attention, so Teasle saw Rambo as a reminder of that when he found out who he was. He likely had his own PTSD from his service and "dealt" with it by exerting what power he had over his town, giving him control over something. Rambo was a lot less sympathetic in the book since he left quite a large body-count in his wake. Movie Rambo is a lot more merciful in his rampage, and if not for Teasle, none of this would have happened, but Rambo is guilty of several crimes by the end. I'm probably missing some things, but off the top of my head, Rambo was guilty of: *Escape from custody and resisting arrest (very likely wouldn't be convicted) *Destruction of property *Several counts of assault with and without a deadly weapon *Attempted murder (Teasle) *Theft of a civilian and military vehicle *Possible manslaughter of the police in the car that hit the other during the chase, (very likely they died from that) as well as Galt (the latter charge can easily be dropped or pleaded self-defense given the circumstances) *And if the dogs were police dogs, murder of 3 police officers (anything you do to a police dog is treated the same as if it's against an officer) Obviously I'm not counting the bogus charges he was arrested for initially. So yeah, he'll be doing time. Not for everything, though. And rightly so, given the situation he was put in, but he also didn't have to do a lot of what he did, including walking back into town. But that's no crime either and Teasle didn't have to arrest him for it. The whole movie is escalation over Rambo wanting something to eat.

If I were the helicopter pilot, the moment he threatened to kill me he would've fallen to his death. That draft would've been more than I was able to correct for. "I told him to get back in the chopper but he was hanging outside of it and wouldn't listen."

Jerry Goldsmith's First Blood(1982) music score was a symphonic masterpiece.

Strawman Critic: "Stallone can't act!" Me: "Re-watch the ending speech in 'First Blood' and get back to me."

In the book ending, after Rambo’s monologue Troutman didn’t hug him but instead shoots him in the head.

Stallone was in a league of his own in the 80s

@13:20 The Rambo survival knife was a huge seller in the eighties.

In guerilla warfare you want to disrupt supply lines like, fuel, food, ammunition and weapons so the enemy feels the fear of what is soon to come. Then add "shock and aw" of what seems like an unbeatable force with overpowering force and the fear destroys your enemy's will to fight or fight effectively.

This is the best of the series but most of the rest are fun. This one was so underrated though and Stallone is an amazing actor. If you don’t tear up at his monologue in the end, you have to be a robot. So powerful.

There’s a lot of depth of character first time reactors never really expect. I also love Brian Dennehy as Sheriff Will Teasle. He’s not totally evil as a villain, but he’s definitely power tripping, and has a lot of insecurities that seem to be hidden behind the badge:)

Such a great movie you guys have to remember he warned the sheriff "I'LL GIVE YOU A WAR YOU WON'T BELIEVE " that's why he went off he's the best in disposing of enemy personnel, great reaction guys I really enjoyed your reaction to this movie, BTW I got to see this movie on the big screen awesome!!!

Rambo's Monologue at the end is epic.

Y’all should read the book. It is amazing. You get more back story on the Sheriff and his motivations, the same for Rambo. Plus the ending is way different.

" youre not tough youre assholes " 🥰

Agent Orange wasn't a chemical weapon, as such. It was one of many folicides used by our troops to kill the foliage around our encampments so the enemy couldn't sneak up on them. There were several folicides made by various chemical companies (like Dow and Monsanto), and they were identified by the color of the stripe on the 55 gallon drum - orange, brown, blue, etc.

It was a particular irony for the Baby Boomers. When the Vietnam conflict came about, your options were: Flee to Canada Accept service in the military from the draft Go to prison If you went into the military, you were regarded as a criminal. If you went to prison, you were by definition a criminal. The public didn't acknowledge the injustice this was to the vets until decades afterwards.

Fun Facts: That tree stunt was one that Stallone did himself, and it nearly killed him. Also, this movie is *WAY* more tame than the novel it's based on.

I grew up watching this movie in the 90’s

The sheriff is Brian Dennehy. He's always good and his movies are usually well written. The Quick and The Dead is a western with him and a killer cast.

This was one of the movies to actually address PTSD to the public on what it feels like. My partner never understood how I felt at times as I don't yell, I am not a depressed person, and i am pretty happy. She finally was able to feel just a little taste when I broke down at a hospital when I heard the wailing of relatives when the doctor told them the patient had died. The sounds flashed me back to when two parents were holding their lifeless child on the ground rocking the lifeless child wailing and screaming to the sky " God help me, someone help my baby" but there wasn't anything that could be done. I took my daughter in my arms and held her tight and broke down. My partner saw for the first time my pain. Just as Rambo makes us all feel his pain that we can relate to for a few moments. Wonderful acting that allows the audience to feel just a taste of what flashbacks are like.

“No! You have to break his leg arm something.” 🤣🤣🤣, I agree. Teasle is an asshole.

POWERFUL ending scene from Stallone. Really underrated scene. I think he deserved a Best Actor Nomination for this role. But alas... Sad.

understand my English. In the book, the sheriff has a very interesting story, he fought in the Korean War, which also left him tormented. Both the sheriff and Rambo have a very similar background.

The easiest thing in the world to do is to just leave somebody alone. Good manners and a kind word cost you nothing.

Great Reaction. PTSD is a real thing. Vietnam was a war based on a lie like most wars. 18 year olds got drafted fresh out of High school. Many never came back alive or the same.😢

Fun fact: one of the actors who plays a cop also played a cop (and not a good cop at that) in the series "Miami Vice". This film shows us how dangerous a bad cop is. Rambo was just passing through; the most harmful thing he could have done was to ask for a job somewhere and, if he found it, to rent a room.

I watched this finally last year and its become one of my favorite movies of all time, I love Rambo when he's quiet and waiting. Much more compelling than the parodies where people remember his rage and guns blazing moments, in my opinion. Also, I'd seriously recommend watching the rest of the films. Seeing Rambo's character stay strong enough to make it through is always worth it to me.

22:11 I'm always impressed by this scene particularly just because the temperatures of rivers and rapids in the northwest area are pretty damn frigid. Just hanging out in the waters like nothing. Or is it just me? 🤔

The Rambo films are very topical. First Blood - How soldiers were treated after Vietnam Rambo 2 - American POWs still held in Vietnam Rambo 3 - The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979-1989) Rambo 4 - The Burmese Civil War Rambo 5 - Human trafficking

He was told that he was dealing with a military trained killing machine and still believed he could take Rambo. My grandfather used to say “ There is no cure for stupidity or a way for an arrogant fool to get over their wounded pride.”

The movie was based on a 1972 novel by a guy named David Morrell. The novel was solid writing but sensationalistic and exploitative, capitalizing on a public frenzy at the time about returning Vietnam vets. That was the first time PTSD was really being studied, and mental health professionals were warning that there might be hundreds of thousands of young men with problems adapting to peacetime life in the States. The news media, being the news media, leaped to the worst possible interpretation of that and suddenly we were reading stories of "hundreds of thousands of ticking time bombs" who were all going to go on murder rampages at the slightest provocation. Every time a guy who happened to be a vet robbed a gas station or killed someone in a bar fight, the headline was "VIETNAM VET robs gas station" or "VIETNAM VET murders man." The novel just played that national terror up. Those were very different times.

Did you recognize the young red-haired cop? A very, very young version of David Caruso--Horatio Caine on CSI Miami.

Rambo probably has no murder charges at all since the Helicopter pilot is a witness to the truth and the autopsy will show no bullet wounds or knife wounds. So typically one would go to jail for all the damage including injured officers but the thing is since the Colonel is escorting him under his personal wing they'll likely sweep things under the rug and actually deploy him again off the books. He's a high asset, and his usefulness protects him. However if not, then I would imagine they would keep him in a comfortable type prison to live out his days because they'd take his service and valor into account. Really loved your reaction to this one guys, the natural empathy from Wyn is brilliant. It's a heartbreaker.

The thing here is the Vietnam War was the first televised war. For common americans, it shattered the illusion of what they thought war was. For Vets of that war, you either fled to canada making you a draft dodger and thus a criminal, you got drafted where people thought u were a criminal for doing so, and coming back and being shunned by society which was not fair. The irony is that if you listen and look at teasle’s office. He has a shadow box with medals making him a vet like Rambo (probably korea) which many historians dub ‘the forgotten war’ because people either concentrate on WWII or vietnam. He is not only a cop with a god complex, but he clearly hates rambo because Vietnam vets got all the attention where as korea is barely taught. I took AP us history and my professor spent half a class on korea but 2 months vietnam. And another difference is that on a comparative basis, korean vets integrated back into society. Teasle became town sheriff while rambo cant even be a parking attendant.

anyone else scared for nick if these two ever break up? "you have to at least break his leg!"

First Blood is the title of the source novel. This movie was called First Blood in some world markets, and Rambo in others. Nowadays, it's usually known by a combined title. There are four sequels.

Aww my favourite couple. I have to agree with the comments, it’s one of my favourite Stallone movies. Especially the speech at the end. I still think, he should’ve whacked the Sheriff! Thank you for this reaction. Stay blessed ❤️

@11:53 & 12:00 Those screams in pain were real, not acting. Stallone actually broke one of his ribs falling through the tree.

Fun fact related to the movie franchise. First Blood was based on a book of same name. The author, David Morrell, never intended for the character to remain alive by the of the book.

You were wondering what would happen to him at the end... He did a hell of a lot of property damage, and stole a lot of government property (both local and federal). But despite everything he went through, and what was thrown at him, keep this in mind: throughout this entire movie, only _one_ person died -- the cop who fell from the helicopter.

That final monologue is powerful, it clearly shows how veterans suffering of PTSD have it bad, reliving nightmares in their minds on a daily basis, trying to live a normal live while having those horrible memories flushing back every now and then.

"I have failed you in my job to protect you..." I almost fell over laughing.

FYI, the production of this movie kicked off the film industry in Vancouver, BC. The Canadian members became the ones who opened schools and trained new people as more and more film productions chose Canada because of the scenery AND save $$ due to the favorable exchanges rates and tax breaks. The sequels are nothing like this film as the are all superhero type of ACTION. This one had a message and Rambo was the victim of a bully. They filmed most of the movie in Hope, BC about 150 km from Vancouver. They recently put up a statue for Brian Dennehy who played the sheriff. He also passed away recently (before/after I'm not sure).

The reason the sheriff is so mean to Rambo is because he was a veteran from the Korean War and was jealous of the Vietnam vets because he felt like his service in Korea was not given it's due diligence when he came home.

She's SO FUNNY -"I'd be good in this situation" 😂

The end speech is stirring and absolutely incredible and I'd for those few minutes Stallones best performance.

You're correct, Nick - this is "First Blood"... then came "Rambo: First Blood Part II" followed by "Rambo III".

People didn't understand PTSD at this time. WW2 soldiers didn't talk about what they suffered. So the general public either didn't believe the soldiers and Marines or they were looked upon as being weak minded. The pentagon established the average combat soldier saw approximately 40-60 days of combat per year in WW2. The Vietnam soldiers saw approximately 240 days of combat per year. Then this brave men returned home. With one side calling them war criminals throwing feces and urine on them. And the other side looking past them.as if they were ghosts and invisible. Because Vietnam was not won. Blaming the warriors for decisions made for political optics.

"Sometimes I wake up and I don't know where I am" is such a brutal truth for those who fought that war ....

I'm sure plenty of people have mentioned this but I'm going to mention it on the off chance that it wasn't but also to say that what a huge problem it was. In the very second scene when Rambo first meets the cop and he mentions about being careful cuz the way he looks. Well it's obvious that he was in Vietnam with his attire the flag the military jacket. And during Vietnam and after Vietnam people that went the soldiers in general overall over pretty much hated by most of society. It was not very well-respected thing and so when they came back they weren't treated well they were looked at as horrible human beings. And so that is why that warning was there. It's not appropriate but that is what happened, and ironically it's the only war that that's ever happened in. And that resonated throughout the world even here in Canada where if you were from Vietnam you were not treated while you were not giving respect you were not liked by people for having gone. Which is also ironically, where they shot the film is here in canada. For a multitude of reasons. One of which of course being because of that history. It's a little bit easier here to talk about it than it is in america.

He goes to military prison and is sentenced to hard labor breaking rocks with a hammer you see that in the second movie. He earns his freedom and the last movie in the series is amazing.

When he's falling through the tree and lands that pain was a genuine reaction as sly broke a couple ribs doing that

That beautiful country you commented on is Hope B.C. Canada 🇨🇦 . Mountain range to the east , Pacific Ocean to the west and North American rain forest all around . Gods Country some day .

There's 5 Rambo movies. Last blood came out in 2019. I've see first blood and last blood in the theater.

It's strange that in the United States this movie was called First Blood, because internationally it was always sold as Rambo 1.

Love how the ending touched her heart and soul that much. Made me shed a tear. Beautiful perspective

11:50 the scream of pain when Rambo falls into the tree is real, because Sylvester Stalone did break some ribs performing that stunt

I have everyone of the Rambo movies, love them! Each movie represents that time period and what went on! Rambo first blood= Veterans coming home and how treated! Sly went and talked to veterans to clear vision of what they went through! Love these movies. Kudos to Sylvester Stallone ❤️❤️

Read the book as the movie missed the nuance between Teasle and Rambo. Teasle was a Korean war silver star vet. Part of the conflict was generational.

He actually died in the novel, where they filmed a version with that happening. But instead it became a movie franchise.

I love how nick responds to every unreasonable thing the cops say to rambo 😂

18:45 Teasle says it himself but he doesn't realize. "You start fucking around with the law and all hell breaks loose"

Ahhh, you finally discovered “ Home Alone in the woods.”

Good luck, Warner Brothers seems to really go after First Blood reactions.

Rambo holds up the dead bloody body of Galt and she says "say something cool, he's already dead" 🤣🤣

a masterful movie, and Stallones acting- top notch!

I'm Australian, my brother served in Vietnam as a sapper in the Australian army, every year on Anzac day I thank him for his service. He told me some awful shit. Great reaction guy's.

That scene where he breaks down is so sad. I don’t cry a lot, but that gets me teary eyed.

Stallone's performance in this movie was Oscar worthy. First Blood is one the greatest movies ever made !

Thank you for sharing your reaction with the world. I appreciated your insights. I first saw First Blood in the Bad Tolz military theater. I was attending the US Army NCO academy and two perks were free movies--and most of the audience sharing that theater were 10th Special Forces. I was stationed in Berlin but the NCO academy was in what was West Germany. The Special Forces soldiers appreciated that movie.

Everyone called it Rambo back then! I believe when I went to the theatre in like 1982 to watch it the ticket was for “Rambo, First Blood”.

This was when action movies had the cheesy oneliners, and because Sly did the screenplay he felt that Rambo being a loner should have few words.

I vividly remember when this movie came out -- survival knives like Rambo's became super popular for quite some time!

I watched these movies, unintentionally, out of order. I saw the second to the last one first, then saw this one 2-3 then last, what a journey. It is one of my favorite sagas. I just watched in awe and cried 😊 and it was so good. I could not believe how much hurt Rambo had. It's shattering. If you don't watch them all please check out the one titled Rambo

Wow, I haven’t watched this movie in over 30 years. Blast from the past 🔥

So one thing Stallone is known for is trying to be as real as possible. That tarp cloth thing he found and made in into a top, was really a tarp cloth thing he did actually find while getting the area ready for filming rambo and made it into a top.

Brian Dennehy (RIP) played Teasle, Marine. Hell of an actor. Mitch was played by David Caruso, Horatio Cain on ''CSI: Miami''.

It’s a cracking series. Make sure you watch them all. They do link up ❤❤❤

In the book that the Rambo screenplay was written from Colonel Troutman did kill Rambo at the end. He heard Rambo talk about losing Danfort to the shoeshine box bomb and realized he was mentally destroyed from what he went through in Vietnam.

Well done. You two gave us an excellent reaction to this remarkably underestimated and under recognized movie that has always gone on as "just a well known 80's Action Movie staring a young Sylvester Stallone" which almost always strikes an unexpected chord in the hearts of unsuspecting viewers who find themselves profoundly touched by the message at the heart of the movie. Thanks for your candor, from the both of you, your genuine feelings and commentary on this iconic movie are greatly appreciated.

Definitely the best film in the series.

So the knife. Soldiers were issued these and they were each a little different depending on branch or so my dad said. My dad used his to get out of the wreckage of the plane he was shot down in. He then killed 2 VC waiting to be rescued while dealing with burns, a broken leg, & shrapnel. He kept the knife. He still has it. He had untreated PTSD and to this day has to sleep with it under his pillow. In the middle of a PTSD episode dad came up behind me in the dark & nearly slit my throat with it. My screaming at him finally snapped him out of it. So many had untreated PTSD on top of the mistreatment 😔

There is quite a difference in the novel regarding Sheriff Teasle. The movie glances over it, but he is a Korean War vet who is going through his own issues. If you look in his office you can see that he has a Silver Star on display, which is the third-highest military decoration for valor in combat. The Korean war is also known as the “Forgotten War” because it was largely overshadowed by WWII and Vietnam. So, in addition to how controversial the Vietnam war was, the perception of being "forgotten" further enhanced Teasle's resentment of Rambo.

Very underrated movie and performance especially at the end. Stallone was more than just an action movie actor