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How does anyone know that the rats were rabid?
Would you say First Blood is Anti-authoritarian enough for this to be linked to in the see also section? After all, Rambo is a victim of police brutality and a victim of military service. This came across to a much greater extent than in the sequels.--Darrelljon 22:26, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
As I recall, the movie spurred sales of "Rambo-style" hunting knives. Would it be appropriate to mention something to this effect? I guess it'd be better if I had some kind of sales numbers, but I do recall seeing this movie (and my younger brother getting a Rambo knife.) -HiFiGuy 13:40, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
I have one myself. It is a fragile knife, and the blade broke off when I used it to cut some 1/4 inch thick vines growing around a tree. It broke because the tang of the blade is simply a 1/4 inch bolt which attaches by a nut through a hole in the hilt. The hole is slotted to prevent the blade from turning but the nut still loosened even before the blade broke off so I had to keep tightening it or the blade would be lose. I've thought about welding the blade to the hilt but I don't think I could rely on such an unreliable knife. Neat idea but impractically fragile because the blade has to attach to a hollow tube "hilt" with a nut, and bolt rather than with a solid tang bolted to a proper hilt. Another problem with such mean looking "saw tooth" blades is that the saw teeth side gets the blade stuck in anything you stick it in. It's a mean looking "action movie" knife. A more practical design would be to have a proper knife, and the extras in a pouch in the scabbard. Also such blades designed to cause excessive damage have been illegal in combat according to treaties, and rules of war since before World War One. See the movie "All Quiet On The Western Front". A soldier is reprimanded by the sergeant (Ernest Borgnine), and told it's illegal to even have the knife. 98.164.71.229 (talk) 12:14, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:39, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
The "Critics' Views" section includes the following:
The writer and journalist Gustav Hasford, author of the novel The Short-Timers and Vietnam War vet, accused the film of being a dishonest portrait of the war and its veterans, calling the movie the “Triumph of the Will for American Nazis.”[5]
I read the cited newspaper interview, and it seems quite possible that Hasford is actually talking about the sequel, "Rambo: First Blood Part II," rather than the original film. The interview is from 1987, so the 2nd film had already been released; in addition, there are comments about the depiction of the country of Vietnam, which wasn't shown in the original "First Blood."
Without further evidence, it's ambiguous which film(s) Hasford's criticism refers to. Perhaps it should be moved to the article about the entire "Rambo" series, rather than this particular movie? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.175.238.208 (talk) 09:20, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
The section on the film's critical reception begins by stating that "the film received mostly positive reviews"; it then goes on to cite a group of modern reviews of DVD releases of the film. How was the film received in 1982? I've replaced one of the reviews with Roger Ebert's take, but what about Pauline Kael, Leonard Maltin etc? What did they think about the film in 1982? -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 17:12, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
The plot should be between 400 and 700 words to meet wikipedia's quality standards (see WP:FilmPlot). I'm going to work on cutting the fat. JohnnyCalifornia 03:57, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
There are so many errors of usage and interpretation here that after about half a dozen emendations I finally threw in the towel when I came across this: "He rams the car into an [abandoned] car, which explodes and overturns[it.] Rambo returns to town, crashing [it] into a gas station. He [blocks the highway to anyone in pursuit] by igniting [the] spilled fuel, also [destroying] the stolen truck. Armed with an M60 machine gun, Rambo destroys a sporting goods shop and a few other businesses [in an attempt to confuse Teasle and identify his position] before spotting him on the roof of the police station." The brackets indicate either solecisms or misreadings. This film deserves better than this.
I felt in Plot the info about Filming Locations was not needed there, are mentioned in more detail in Production, so I made the change. --RicHard (talk) 20:23, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
http://web.archive.org/web/20011004065149/www.ahafilm.org/alphabet/f.html This page of my source deems the movie unacceptable in regards to animal wellbeing. Any information on the movie for when this happens, or what exactly is done to animals? --Kishona (talk) 18:06, 12 April 2009 (UTC) Theres a scene where dogs get killed off screen. Could that be it? 209.40.209.76 (talk) 21:33, 30 July 2009 (UTC) Rambo hunts a wildboar(?) with his knife (-What's this for? -Hunting -What do you hunt with a knife? -You name it); Rats are swimming in the depts of the mine when he is looking a way out.--RicHard-59 (talk) 15:00, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
I do remember there was kind of a Soviet Rambo movie. It was published some time after the release of the first Rambo movies.
A "daring Soviet marine" with white and blue stripped shirt was fighting "evil American soldiers" on a tropical island. Has anyone any idea what this movie is called? I just don't remember. It was an obvious reaction to Rambo I or II. The movie was so campy that it might be real good fun to review it after all these years... --Nemissimo (talk) 01:06, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
Arent the book and film just a re hash of "The Brave Cowboy/Lonely are the Brave"? Far too many similarities-or did the Rambo film take bits from the later book and earlier film? 82.37.67.90 (talk) 20:03, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
Two contributors think Teasle's injuries at the end of the film weren't life threatening. Can someone with medical knowledge verify that? He appeared to be shot in at least 3 places, including the chest or lungs, and also fell through glass on to his back. He probably has spinal injuries and a punctured lung, if not also severe internal bleeding and minor or moderate traumatic brain injury. Sy35 (talk) 10:39, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
I was just talking to someone who mentioned that this movie brought the Vietnam War back to the forefront of American consciousness; that previously it had been almost forgotten. He says many Vietnam vets have told him this. I wonder if there's any independent sources which corroborate this... GrimmC (talk) 23:17, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
Another interesting point on this topic.... There are no documented reports from the Vietnam era of soldiers being spat upon when they returned from Vietnam. This story began to appear in popular culture shortly after the release of this film, which contains this anecdote. I will look for references that support this and see if there is enough evidence to include it in this article. DFS (talk) 07:53, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
Terence Hill aka Mario Girotti, an italian actor, says he was contacted to act as Rambo but he refused for the violence he perceived his public does'nt want from his characters.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvSYsqYwqFk A reference is present in italian wikipedia too.. True or false ?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.62.95.177 (talk) 10:15, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. Number 57 21:48, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
First Blood → First Blood (film) – It's praxis to link the original work as the main article, as The Lord of the Rings – Eleutheure (talk) 16:52, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
The reference used the most in this article, especially in the production section, is at the address http://search.proquest.com/docview/154252710, which cannot be accessed without a login. Thus, there is no way to check the article to make sure it is being quoted correctly, nor is there any way to properly format the reference. All we have is a URL that most users can't check. This is troubling. Can anyone look at the article in question and find out if it is more widely available? Thanks. ---The Old JacobiteThe '45 21:42, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
As above. It was filmed in Canada. The director is also Canadian.PeterMan844 (talk) 01:58, 24 October 2017 (UTC)
"a series of brutal events results in him having to survive a massive manhunt by police and government troops near the small town of Hope, British Columbia."
I'm pretty sure the film is set in the US, not Canada (though it was shot in British Columbia). Dornwald (talk) 12:36, 17 April 2024 (UTC)