First Blood (Rambo I)

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The Rambo movies are known for their over the top action and ass kicking performances. The names of these movies, which are a bit confusing yet equally awesome, are as follows: First Blood, Rambo First Blood Part II, Rambo III, Rambo. Yeah, the fourth movie is just friggin’ ‘Rambo’.

Rambo: FB pt I is good in its own ways, yet, a completely different movie from the rest of them. It forms the foundation for the rest of the Rambo movies to build upon. The action in this first flick is not anything up to snuff with the action standard set by the other Rambo flicks. After all, the kill count in Rambo: FB pt I is just one, and that could be deemed an accidental death. I mean, worst case scenario, I’m sure the court system would have just deemed it involuntary manslaughter. Compare this to the kill count for even Rambo FB: pt II and it just comes up short in the body bag department. So if you’re looking for a good action flick to sit down and watch with the family, you might stick to one of the later Rambos. However, if you’re looking for something heavier on plot and not so heavy on blood and bullets, go ahead and snag this one.

Best Kill: Rambo picks up a rock and throws it through the windshield of a helicopter, startling the pilot and causing him to flip out and fall out of the chopper to his certain doom.

Best line:
*Rambo sneaks up next to a passing national guard truck and jumps in, pressing a knife to the throat of the driver. The driver, shaken, looks at Rambo.

Rambo: Don’t look at me, look at the road. That’s how accidents happen.

Guys getting killed (Bad guys): Hicksville police force/national guard.
Amount of time before Rambo related action: ~15 mins

Best Explosion:
Rambo blows up a jeep, which rolls into a gas station, which explodes, causing the flaming wreckage to fly into a nearby car dealership lot, wherein all the parked cars also explode.

Rating: 1 exploding totalitarian dictators out of 5

AFC 1 kaboom out of 5



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Action Flick Chick Katrina Hill, author of the books Action Movie Freak and 100 Greatest Graphic Novels , learned to appreciate all things action at a young age by sneaking into the room while her two older brothers watched action movies and horror. At ActionFlickChick.com, she shares her love of these films with everyone, along with interviews, news, and whatever else she happens to choose. G4TV crowned her their Next Woman of the Web champion, and she co-hosted MTV Geek’s live Comic-Con coverage. Her articles have appeared at sites including MTV.com, io9.com, Arcade Sushi, and Newsarama. Follow her as @ActionChick on Twitter. Base of operations: Dallas, Texas. Favorite Movie: Tremors (1990).
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2 Responses to First Blood (Rambo I)

  1. thepicklebot says:

    He did kill some dogs though, do they count?

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