First Blood (1982)
It only serves to placate the viewer by copping out to the fact that a test audience didn’t like the original ending to this film, which had Rambo committing suicide instead of being captured and incarcerated. Once again, weak-kneed executives bowed to the will of the moronic masses that don’t understand that irony is the fuel that all good drama feeds upon. And of course, there would have been no sequels had he taken this course of action. In the end, First Blood will only be remembered as a B-level action movie instead of a classic tale of a disenfranchised cog in the machinery of American military might.
I can't quite remember now, but I never thought the novels death scene had been filmed? Certainly Stallone made a big thing in a recent interview I saw on the Blu-Ray about not wanting to kill Rambo off (specifically to avoid the irony!), but instead give him an "emotional death" in the speech. I always thought that was pretty good, but I take your point.Revisionist history on the part of Sly. If he had committed suicide, there would have been no Rambo franchise. And that franchise was very, very good to Stallone.
Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Sylvester Stallone
Deleted Scenes - 1. Alternate Suicide Ending
Interactive Features:
Full Spectrum Warrior X-Box Game Demo
RAMBO Download - 1.Portable Media Center Versions
MetaVision: Survival Mode - 1. Activate to anhance your viewing capability of the film.
I can't quite remember now, but I never thought the novels death scene had been filmed? Certainly Stallone made a big thing in a recent interview I saw on the Blu-Ray about not wanting to kill Rambo off (specifically to avoid the irony!), but instead give him an "emotional death" in the speech. I always thought that was pretty good, but I take your point.Revisionist history on the part of Sly. If he had committed suicide, there would have been no Rambo franchise. And that franchise was very, very good to Stallone.
From First Blood's Special Features listings at Deep Discount DVD...QuoteRegion 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Sylvester Stallone
Deleted Scenes - 1. Alternate Suicide Ending
Interactive Features:
Full Spectrum Warrior X-Box Game Demo
RAMBO Download - 1.Portable Media Center Versions
MetaVision: Survival Mode - 1. Activate to anhance your viewing capability of the film.