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Saw this at the cinema when it came out in way back in 1982.
Loved it then and I still love it now. Really great performance from Stallone. Some excellent action and has one of my favourite Jerry Goldsmith scores.
The original novel by David Morrell is well worth a read.
Kirk Douglas was almost cast as Col. Trautman but he backed out at the last minute due to a dispute over the script.
"I am your wuuurst nightmere."
PS plus the original movie was over three hours and Stallone hated it, trying to buy the rights but, thankfully, it was re-cut to a much shorter movie.
This scene is a great example of how you can build tension with limited resources. Two great actors, a bridge plus great dialogue and directing. You dont need big budgets, CGI, 3d glasses etc etc to create tension and excitement. Love this scene.....good scripts have pivotal points where the main character makes a choice to go down a certain route and it will be too late to go back. At 40 seconds we see this in literal and symbolic form. The music (and a bell?) kick in and the rollercoaster begins.
I'm pretty sure it was generally well reviewed in 82. All the film mags I read back then liked it and it got the thumbs up on Film 82. One of my favourite programmes back then!
It's an action film with a sympathetic protagonist. It's also raw and emotional. Better than the 'gun-fu' CGI wank that passes for action these days.
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Yeah, but I think it was quite well received in the UK.
No Rottentomatoes.com back then!
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It's available to buy HD download not seen it yet, though you cannot rent it until next week though I hate renting a film I end up liking and wanting to buy. I do like my Sci fi I'll take a gamble cheers
Very funny yet also poignant story of the woman who was probably the worst Opera singer in the public eye. Meryl Streep smashes it yet again and both her and Hugh Grant (playing her loyal husband) create some genuinely moving moments in their scenes together,
...and yes it did make me go on Youtube and look up the real Florence Foster Jenkins #-o
Wild Tales (2014) - Got to say I absolutely loved this Argentinian movie. 6 tales of violent revenge. All different, all with their own little twists. Superb, would recommend to anyone who enjoys a good anthology movie.
@LeonardPine. I loved Barry Norman too but I didn't become a fan until 1996 when I was 10. I remember being genuinely upset when he left the bbc two years later. I later got a signed copy of his book "...And why Not?" when I went to a talk he did in 2008.
I'm not a fan of any of the sequels. I'm not sure if it's for the reason you mention or not though. FB is the only John Rambo film I like.
Good french crime flick.
Also, I can't say I remember a lot of Barry Norman's views on specific horror films. Though I do remember him doing one interview with William Friedkin in which he talks about feeling unsettled after watching The Exorcist and describing it as "the only film that's ever scared him".
I used to get 'Film Review' every month. This was one of the few film magazines around at the time. Before Empire and Total Film came on the scene.
I remember the snotty write up Film Review gave Blade Runner in 1982. A cursory mention of it being 'An overdone fancy lightshow....!'
In the mid-eighties I started getting 'Time Out magazine' whose reviews I really respected and mostly agreed with.
Re the clip I posted, I only just noticed the stars and stripe patch on his coat - these things add to the movie IMHO. I also like the way he pauses and then puts his collar up - preparing for the oncoming storm that he knows he is walking into. The rest of the Rambo follow ups are just trash IMHO which is a shame as FB tends to be "guilty by association". It should be respected as a standalone film.
You're right @patb
First Blood is an intelligent action thriller based on a very good novel. And should be considered a standalone film.
The other 'Rambo' films are mindless action films, turning Rambo into an unstoppable killing machine.
I hated having one of my favourite films associated with them.
The second and third films, even though abysmal in comparison, are guilty pleasures of mine.
True @ClarkDevlin, I thought John Rambo was a fun throwback to all those 70's exploitation films. The cheap grimy look of the film and the over the top gore really nailed that era. More so than Grindhouse or any of Eli Roth's output.
And it's so far removed from First Blood I can enjoy it for what it is.
Recently viewed Kotcheffs cult movie 'Wake in Fright', with Donald Pleasance. Worth a look!