First Blood set a benchmark for the action genre with its gritty sequences and compelling narrative. One combat veteran also confirmed that the jungle warfare depicted in the film was 100% accurate.

First Blood stands as one of cinema's best war dramas, it broke the mold of the blockbuster action flick. Per Insider, Special Ops Expert Bob Keller also explained what made the film unique: it's a very realistic depiction of jungle warfare, especially the brutal and sneaky kills. Keller served in the US Army Special Forces and was a Delta Force Operator, so he knows what he's talking about. "All this stuff would be 100% legit," he asserted. "Like as an Sf guy, being in the woods, like you'll be trained on booby traps, and all these tactics."

Keller aspired to be like Rambo growing up. "What kid didn't? Rambo First Blood is going off of a, like he's an Sf guy from Vietnam,...