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62 out of 100

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8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 34 Ratings

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Empire
    Reviewed by: Adam Smith
    80
    There's the fact that First Blood is a first-rate, taught action thriller.
  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    Until the last twenty or thirty minutes, however, First Blood is a very good movie, well-paced, and well-acted not only by Stallone (who invests an unlikely character with great authority) but also by Crenna and Brian Dennehy, as the police chief.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Bruce McCabe
    50
    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]
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. JohnRambo
    10
    Awesome film. Stallone's greatest acting performance. An instant classic imho - has brilliant character development and an excellent story with some amazing gun shooting action. Awesome cast - everyone is perfectly casted and each portray the characters brilliantly. No doubt, First Blood is the best in the Rambo series.… Expand
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  2. moviefreak656
    10
    this is the best action thriller movie of all times, the best performance of Sylvester Stallone in my opinion the best of the trilogy. First Blood should win an oscar… Expand
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  3. OXIDE
    8
    "Rambo...?John J?Bwahahaha, well what do we have here...?Our boy is a vet.!" "Out there, you are the law, but out here, i am!Don't push it, don't push it or i'll give you a war you can't imagine!" "Don't forget to bring a good supply of body bags!"… Expand
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