review by Chris Burns Pro
First Blood 1982
Rewatched May 25, 2012
Chris Burns’s review:
I'd like to write an unbiased review of this film, without nostalgia clouding my judgement, but I’m not sure if it can be done. I try and escape nostalgia in these instances, but it has a habit of catching up with me.
Once, it caught up with me and threw me in jail. Forcing me to fight my way to freedom.
Another time it cornered me on a cliff edge. Forcing me to make a spectacular leap into a gorge (a leap so spectacular, in fact, that I imagine if it was a scene in a film and a young boy saw it, it would completely blow his mind).
If I had more time, I could also mention the time nostalgia tracked me to some nearby woods and I only escaped by using military training to set off a thrilling sequence of events, or I could mention the time I really stuck it to nostalgia by blowing the shit out of its little town (although, I wouldn't mention that I got a bit teary afterwards).
Anyway, enough about me, lets get back to my unbiased review of First Blood. Here we go:
First Blood is brilliant. The end.
One of the best action films, period. "They drew first blood..." :)
You're right, Corey. For me, it's right up there with Die Hard.
No, Del Boy, this film would only hold a knife to Die Hard's throat and warn it not to "push it".
If that invalidates the warranty, I accept no responsibility.
Don't push it.
Let it go.
Del Boy, meet my solicitor, Keith.
There are no friendly civilians!
Ha ha ha.
Hey. If you're looking for trouble, you've come to the right place buddy.
There wouldn't be no trouble except for that king shit cop.
Oh, Zuulie, you nut, now c'mon. Just relax, c'mon. I want to talk to Dana. Dana, Dana. Can I talk to Dana?
I'm picturing that scene, with John Rambo standing in a dancehall. What a film that would be.