First Blood (Rambo I)

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