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8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 34 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 32 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34

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  1. JohnRambo
    Jan 25, 2008
    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.
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  2. asylumspadez
    Nov 26, 2011
    7
    It was ok. It was interesting at first but then it just turned into a full fledged action film that was rather pointless and unrealistic (plot wise). Overall it was decent.
  3. OXIDE
    Nov 28, 2010
    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!"
  4. nickexile
    May 23, 2011
    10
    In three words - my favourite film. I mean what's to not like here? Awesome acting, a believable character (much more than in the future istallments) and a tragic story.
  5. moviefreak656
    Apr 18, 2012
    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
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Metascore
62 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. 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.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    40
    Director Ted Kotcheff has all sorts of trouble with this mess, aside from credibility. Supposedly, the real villain here is society itself, which invented a debacle like Vietnam and must now deal with its lingering tragedies. But First Blood cops out completely on that one, not even trying to find a solution to Stallone's problems.
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  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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