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Great action movie about a Vietnam era Medal of Honor winner who obviously is suffering from post traumatic stress syndrome. John Rambo (Stallone), after years of high adrenalin action and killing, is just one more war-damaged person who is searching for the answers to the biggest questions in their lives, Why? What's Next? Where do we go from here? After finding out that he is the last living member of his former company of commandos, John Rambo is just one more ticking time bomb looking for a place to go off. Passing through a small Oregon town on foot, he is stopped by a local cop, Brian Dennehe, and escorted through town to the other city limit, because "his type" aren't welcome there. Most would have moved on. . .but this man on the edge, this time bomb, has just found its place to explode. When he refuses to move on, as unfair as it may have been, Dennehe places him under arrest and takes him to jail. Brutalized there by officer Gault, Rambo has flashbacks of Vietnamese torture and escapes. Chased by Dennehe, he steals a motorbike and winds up in the mountains where the bike is wrecked. Now with police and dogs, he is the object of a manhunt. Officer Gault is a true sadist, and is out to kill Rambo. While trapped on a mountain ledge and totally unarmed, Gault is shooting at him from a helicopter. Forced to jump or be shot, Rambo jumps through tree branches to break his fall. Still under fire, he throws a baseball sized rock at the copter, and Gault falls to his death. Now armed with Gault's rifle, a hunting knife, and his survival skills, he takes the fight back to the police. They started a war, and now he's going to give them one! Using his guerrilla training, he kills the hunting dogs that were after him, and doesn't kill anyone, but totally incapacitates the entire team. He just as easily could have killed them all. Colonel Sam Troutman (Richard Crenna), Rambo's former commander and friend has heard of the incident and is now on scene to get Rambo before things get any worse. Dennehe is now after Rambo - DEAD ONLY. Using Troutman to try to locate him, a directional fix is achieved and National Guardsmen led by Lt."Stupid" trap him inside an old mine. Believing Rambo killed, and acting so vindicated, they all know where and how this fight started. Troutman, believing Rambo too good to have been killed so easily, thinks that he is still alive. He is! He finds his way out of the old mine and goes after the Sheriff and anyone else who gets in his way. Commandeering a military truck with an M-60 machine gun he runs a roadblock and arrives back in town. He shoots up the place and eventually winds up outside the police station where his ordeal began. Seeing Dennehe on the roof of the building, he shoots the place to hell, and when Dennehe tries to shoot him, he severely wounds him. Out of nowhere, Troutman shows up and stops Ranbo from killing Dennehe. Rambo is able to be taken into custody by Troutman without being killed, and the explosive situation is defused. This movie was just the start of the famous "Rambo" series of movies that will follow. This movie was enjoyable because there was a lot of good action, along with the feeling that the "Bad Cops" had it coming. In reality, this movie did a lot to focus the spotlight on just how many mentally damaged and fragile people were left by that war, and the great need for treatment that existed. This was a good movie, although some scenes are a stretch of the imagination.Read full review
Yes, the movie is great - no doubt about it. It inspired many sequels and copy-cats. And if you're thinking of buying it then chances are you've probably already seen it once before or enough of it to know you want it in your collection. So whether the movie is "Good" or "Excellent" is not the most relevant criticism here. But the quality of the footage is. At least this is what I was looking to read about in the reviews. And for a Blu-ray disc I expected much higher quality. I'm reading things like "higher resolution" and "looks great" in some of the reviews posted here. No it doesn't. Not when you're paying a little extra for that famous Blu-ray definition where you can even see the razor bumps on the actor's face. Well, you're not going to get it here in my opinion. This looks like plain DVD at best, but may be confused for even VHS with its pale lackluster quality. The movie is a classic and a must have for any cinema aficionado’s collection. But as for the quality of the disc it's simply not worth paying for that Blu-ray label. But then again, since it is ‘Blu-ray’ I'm sure it's safe to say you'll be getting at the very least the best quality the industry has to offer at this point. But just don't be expecting any fireworks because you won’t get them here. But again, that's just my opinion.Read full review
Sylvester Stallone brings emotion and realism to the part of John Rambo, a Vietnam war vet who is falsely arrested by a sadistic sheriff. When pushed over the edge, he escapes and launches a one man war against the entire police force. In this movie, he uses his environment and intelligence to survive the attacks by the cops, and watching him set traps, dodge bullets, and blow up gas stations is incredible. Richard Crenna is equally great as Coloniel Trautman who trained Rambo in the war. This is no ordinary action film, it's a drama about an unstable war vet with depth and emotion, and his monologue at the end nearly brings me to tears. This is an awesome movie that started it all. The movie now in Blu-Ray is excellent. Get it today.
This is another Stallone's movies at his best. Though unknown at the time his performance and plot of this movie glorifies Vietnam vets and f their plight after entering civilian life. Although a little bit overblown, the movie has touched the sentiments of our war heroes that have been widely disregarded for their contributions and sacrifices of every political maneuvers to get into unpopular war similar to what's currently happening in Iraq and other parts of the world where Lives of young people and responsible family members are being wasted. Movies like his vindicate those people whose lives have been enmeshed in similar situations. More power to Rambo!!!!!
Stallone's initial Rambo movie is filled with non-stop action and draws you in with sympathy for Rambo because of the ill treatment a small town police force gives him, despite their awareness of his courageous Viet Nam service.
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