Very good and well acted film from a time when America a was considered 'righteous'. Ted Kotcheff would have been a great slasher movie director, because he nails the one by one, assassin in the woods stereotype. First blood is a brilliantly edited movie that boasts great camera-work, an impressive script and true suspense.
On the negative side, what has ruined Rambo into an unpopular feature is my knowledge of geopolitics. First blood celebrates a Vietnam vet, but much like the 2022 Ukraine war, it's impossible to feel sympathy for a war America started for MIC profit. An American can never be considered a hero for his massacres in Vietnam, the same way NATO can never be praised for supporting Nazi Ukraine. As a non westerner, I don't much like western movies, but if you're watching First Blood just as a good movie, sure, it's great. It's morals however are highly questionable.
On the negative side, what has ruined Rambo into an unpopular feature is my knowledge of geopolitics. First blood celebrates a Vietnam vet, but much like the 2022 Ukraine war, it's impossible to feel sympathy for a war America started for MIC profit. An American can never be considered a hero for his massacres in Vietnam, the same way NATO can never be praised for supporting Nazi Ukraine. As a non westerner, I don't much like western movies, but if you're watching First Blood just as a good movie, sure, it's great. It's morals however are highly questionable.