First Blood (1982) 

Amazed to find the first Rambo movie so moving. Far from the cartoon violence that characterized the series and made it lose pretty much all credibility by part 3, this film has effectively one death and even that was because the guy fell out of a helicopter. The body count is incredibly low and there are some extremely engrossing sequences in this film. Stallone is at his best with a nearly wordless performance, and although parts of the movie might seem cliche that is because this is one of the most parodied action stories of all time and hard to remember that this was original at one point in time. In 1982 it seemed a very real problem with re-adjusting Vietnam vets coming home and this film definitely touched a nerve and can be seen as something of a flipside to Predator with the emphasis on the hunted. Outstanding picture and I can't wait to watch the next more over the top sequels.