Carla kindly bought me the "Ultimate Rambo Collection" DVD box set, as it was cheap in HMV. I've been meaning to pick this set up for some time, as I've been a fan of the films for many years and look forward to seeing Stallone in action again in the new one. We just watched "First Blood", the first film originally relased in October 1982. This feature is still a powerful and exciting action film that doesn't let up for it's 90 minute run time. Good performances from Stallone as John Rambo, the crazed Vietnam war veteran, Richard Crenna (a late replacment for Kirk Douglas) in the role of Col. Trautman, and Brian Dennehey as the small town sherrif. There is a little documentary on the DVD covering the making and release of the film, and quite a few of the people involved with the production are interviewed, such as director Ted Kotcheff and the producers Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna. The documentary also includes photos of the cut John Rambo 'death' scene.We'll watch the rest of the box set this week. Nice set....wierd packaging though!
An interesting article about the films is located here.
