First Blood

Stallone is feral this film, physically powerful; he's muddy and bloody, but he's still pretty even in a tarpaulin. He's the wild child coming home. First Blood is good to the last drop, if you like that sort of thing. [22 Oct 1982, p.17]

There's the fact that First Blood is a first-rate, taught action thriller.

Boasting some of the best use of rugged landscape since the westerns of Anthony Mann, First Blood is an effective, if outlandish, picture that exists merely for its big-screen thrills.

It's a film with a number of strengths, not the least of them its fierce, agile, hollow-eyed hero.

As a macho fantasy, First Blood is successful. But by the time it comes to its sobering, let's-put-this-all-in-a-sane-perspective conclusion, one has a right to feel powerfully misused. [25 Oct 1982, p.119]

Ted Kotcheff's First Blood is a cute, slick anti-Vietnam war film carefully treated to go down for the pro-war constituency it's made for. [23 Oct 1982]

First Blood is no more than a man-bites-town retread, in which Vietnam and its aftermath are merely the angle. [27 Oct 1982, p.B6]

This is the only Rambo movie worth seeing, and is an excellent thriller where we empathize with Stallone's PTSD scarred Rambo as a struggling and decorated Vietnam Vet lashing out against unsympathetic and heartless forces in a story as relevant today as it was then.

its kinda of horror movie and an action movie which is pretty interesting but that cop is annoying

Classic movie not only with some nice and intelligent action, but also with a good story, nice duell between Rambo and the police chief and a sad ending. Sylvester Stallone with a great performance

First Rambo film is decent with solid action and acting though isn't really that good.

Stinks. The movie tries to be exciting while mongoloid Stallone tries to 'act'. It isn't and he can't.