First Blood (runtime 1:33:24) - Patreon Version
Added 2025-01-02 17:00:05 +0000 UTCHappy 2025 Everyone!
That's right, we've got another Thursday movie for ya! Normally The Harry potter movies would be here, but we've got a couple movies you all voted on that we want to get up first, so after this we've got The Fifth Element going up on the 9th, and THEN we get back to the wonderful world of Harry Potter!
Until then, grab your popcorn and join us for an incredibly made movie, filmed right here in our very own province of British Columbia!
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Vietnam vets were treated VERY poorly by the American people when they came home. You have to remember by the end of the War, most Americans felt we shouldn't have been there in the first place, plus news about horrible atrocities committed by American troops had become widespread. Add to that the huge number of vets who came back with severe mental health issues or drug addictions, post-nam vets were really treated like trash. This movie (and also Born on the 4th of July) was a major factor in changing attitudes towards Nam vets.
Simone's Coconut Squire
2025-01-07 20:39:06 +0000 UTCCop Land (1997) Stallone. DeNiro. Liotta. Keitel. And the T-1000 ๐
John Colson
2025-01-04 00:03:47 +0000 UTCTotally! When we did our "what should be our next tv series" poll, I think it might have been on there? I've heard really good things!
Chandra
2025-01-03 23:50:01 +0000 UTCWondering if you guys would ever consider doing an animated show like Arcane? I promise it will blow you away.
Benjamin Lien
2025-01-03 13:59:02 +0000 UTCOh yes, I've heard of this film! We'll definitely add it to our list of must watch movies!
Chandra
2025-01-03 05:20:49 +0000 UTCThank you, that's all really good to know! And you had me at "explosions"!! Haha
Chandra
2025-01-03 05:19:23 +0000 UTCOooo thank you for the feedback!! โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
Chandra
2025-01-03 05:18:24 +0000 UTCHell yeah. I mean, you guys really got tons out of this one and that's pretty cool -- most people seem to kind of balk at the idea of this being anything more than an action flick even after drinking in the intro and outro scenes. But, there's also room for the Where's Waldo section of the flick of course and just the appreciation of the stunts/action. Excited for The Fifth Element on the 9th, definitely top 3 big budget flicks of all time for me....not to, uh, hype it up too much or anything. And you guys are killing it on the lighting game these days; just noticed the diffusion looks great and pretty natural and it's really gonna pop when you guys go for the gusto on a big boi sensor later on and really dial the temperature in! Also, mics sound great and really do make that bit of difference. You may've had doubts in the edit or just in the raw playback that this level of gear would really matter, but trust that it does. It's gonna kill once you guys get the privileges to upload at 2160p and then have auto transcodes.
tkitez (take it easy)
2025-01-03 01:58:35 +0000 UTCHey S/J I do highly recommend you continue with the sequels. YES they are more straightforward action movies over the drama that this movie was but I think they are necessary in fully telling John Rambo's story. What happened in this film is just a glimpse of what the man is capable of. Definitely give the next three films a watch (yes there will be A LOT of explosions), I never saw the latest movie "Last Blood" but I have heard most fans say it is nowhere near as good as the others and pretty much mostly forgettable, but Rambo 2, ,3 and 4 are really fun. Also if you haven't already seen it I recommend "We Were Soldiers" with Mel Gibson, about the first large scale combat mission between U.S. soldiers and the Viet Cong.
Robert Durant
2025-01-03 00:54:47 +0000 UTCWell there are plenty of movies on the subject and while they of course should not be considered as an accurate historic recounting of the topic they often do show the occasional glimpse of what it was like. In this regard maybe start of with "Good Morning Vietnam". It stars Robin Williams in one of his most memorable roles. While he plays the role of someone who actually existed most of his experiences in the movie are fiction. And yet it provides a gripping insight in the Vietnam war from a unique perspective. Robin Williams incidentally did (if memory serves) 6 USO tours between 2002 and 2013 entertaining the troops abroad with his immeasurable wit and humor. Loosing him still saddens me to no end to this day.
Hans Engelen
2025-01-02 22:46:20 +0000 UTCThat's so sad for the veterans. I definitely want to learn more about that war... At this point I know next to nothing.
Chandra
2025-01-02 22:25:48 +0000 UTCOh! Okay good to know.
Chandra
2025-01-02 22:23:53 +0000 UTCJust know if you watch the sequels they are very different movies than this, much more your stereotypical "blow 'em up, shoot a bunch of guns and stuff" movies. This one is special.
Kenton Kruger
2025-01-02 18:54:48 +0000 UTCThis is the movie that sold me, when I was young and you could not readily look up such details on the internet (given that it did not exist yet), on small town America. Imagine my surprise when I found out :) ... In case it wasn't clear Vietnam was pretty controversial with a lot of people at home protesting it. Vietnam veterans came home after what was arguably hell on earth and were met at the airport by the protesters who showed them nothing but contempt. The government didn't help them much either being embarrassed by the outcome. They were essentially left to fend for themselves despite many of them suffering from all manner of problems not in the least PTSD. That being said you should do the others too at some point. The first one is special sure but the others all highlight conflict all over the globe and also try, in a small way, to shed light on the horrors of war.
Hans Engelen
2025-01-02 18:24:25 +0000 UTC
