Rated PG for some violence and reckless behavior. Did you know Edit. Goofs The First Blood marquee in the opening shot says the film has a "15" rating. That certificate was introduced in , part of the Video Recordings Act. In reality, the film was rated "AA," meaning "Passed as suitable only for exhibition to persons of fourteen years and over. When a programme includes an 'AA' film, no persons under fourteen years can be admitted. Quotes Lee Carter : I don't care what you and your so-called mates say about me, but don't you ever, ever call my brother a scab!
Crazy credits At the very end of the closing credits Carter's voice-over says, "By the way, you spelled the title slightly wrong; there's no 'w' in Rambo".
Will replies, "Oh, okay" and Carter then says, "It's still good though". User reviews Review. Top review. Exceeded expectations, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It helped that I'd been warned to expect something a little more substantial than just a Rambo spoof apparently suggested by trailers and bus advertising , which is possibly why my flatmate's boyfriend didn't enjoy it.
That doesn't mean though that guys won't enjoy this film as much as my girlfriends and I did. It follows similar themes to 'Stand by Me' the classic starring River Phoenix , such as childhood loyalty and comradeship, but in a typically British fashion with understated humour, quirky comedy, and some nice references to 80s Britain.
Genuine laugh out loud moments, poignant and uplifting, and it can also just be appreciated as a well made film, with good acting, dialogue and direction.
FAQ 6. Is "Son of Rambow" based on a book? Is it important to have seen "First Blood" in order to understand "Son of Rambow"?
They misspelled "Rambo"?! Will finds another surrogate father, proclaiming himself 'Son of Rambow' and dressing like the fugitive Stallone. Making himself a special uniform, Lee takes on the role of Rambo's former commander, Colonel Trautman, and the pair become blood brothers.
They perform outrageous stunts, improvise special effects and feed into the movie elements from a fantasy story Will has been drawing in his Bible that features a flying dog and a frightening scarecrow with an oilcan for a head. The developing friendship is delicately handled and the moviemaking is funny and exhilarating. They incorporate into their film a bedridden patient from the nursing home a lovely cameo from Eric Sykes and gradually other pupils, male and female, are drawn into the production.
The most significant of the recruits is Didier Jules Sitruk , a visiting French boy, one of a party of exchange students staying with their pen pals. The self-consciously sophisticated Didier, with his fashionable sunglasses, pointed red boots and black satin suit, is an exotic creature who might have stepped out of a movie by Truffaut or Malle.
The young boys worship him and the older girls queue up to learn the art of French kissing and have him assess their performance. Didier comes into the movie as co-star, battling with teenage ninjas, and soon Lee feels the film is being taken out of his hands and a sour rivalry begins.
Drama, maybe? No, that would simply be manufactured. It is technically a comedy, although the limited laughs are incredulous. That it is, in a bittersweet way. After the movie, I imagined its writer-director, Garth Jennings " The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy " being more than a little like Will, and the movie uncannily similar to one of Will's comic epics.
Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism.
Rated PG for some violence and reckless behavior. Neil Dudgeon as Joshua. Jules Sitruk as Didier. Will Poulter as Lee Carter. Jessica Stevenson as Mary. Ed Westwick as Lawrence. Jennings saw First Blood when he was years-old. Moreover, the film was storyboarded start to finish over about three months, in much the same way as Will secretly draws flip-cartoon adventures whenever he gets the opportunity.
Although the film was in shootable shape by around , the main obstacle was convincing financiers that the film would connect with audiences. Indeed, Jennings recalled in a interview with Filmmaker magazine that one executive told him no adult would see a film with children as the lead characters… while sitting right in front of a giant poster for Billy Elliot.
Whatever you think of the finished film, it went on to open at No. Once funded, the remarkably speedy production kicked off in late and the film was completed in time to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January , where it was duly acquired by Paramount Vantage. Get the best of Den of Geek delivered right to your inbox!
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