Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "First Blood" in English language version.
Instead of making modestly ambitious duds between Rockys, he now makes tortured Vietnam vetsploitation films.
Why, if it hadn't been for 'Nam then people like me would never have had the pleasure of Combat Shock, First Blood, The Exterminator or Don't Answer The Phone! (...) And Cannibal Apocalypse is almost the best vetsploitation movie ever, second only to the mighty Exterminator.
"Rambo: The Complete Collector's Set" takes us all the way through Rambo's odyssey from war-damaged veteran to redeemed mercenary. In addition to the dark vetsploitation of "First Blood" and the even darker genocides of "Rambo IV," the set also includes the explosive inanities of "Rambo: First Blood Part II" and the talky longueurs of "Rambo III."
Vetsploitation was a viable Hollywood genre in the late '70s and throughout much of the '80s. "First Blood," "The Exterminator," "Thou Shalt Not Kill… Except"… even "Taxi Driver" to a degree.
