Rambo First Blood 4K 40th Anniversary (Nov 2022)

[IndyMLVC]

https://www.studiocanal.com/news/40t...ood-announced/

STUDIOCANAL today announce a new special edition of RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD (1982) in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Ted Kotcheff’s (WAKE IN FRIGHT, WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S) action classic which spawned a legendary character in Sylvester Stallone’s (ROCKY, THE EXPENDABLES, TULSA KING) fighting machine, John J. Rambo, and kicked off one of the most iconic action-movies franchises of all time.

The brand-new SteelBook Edition will include a Blu-Ray and 4K Ultra HD™ disc and will roll-out across STUDIOCANAL’s territories (UK, France, Germany, Australia & New Zealand) from November this year. The new release will feature a striking new artwork created by graphic designer and illustrator, Matt Ryan Tobin, as well as several new bonus features and an in-depth essay penned by david j. moore.

To further celebrate this landmark Anniversary, a 4K theatrical release is planned in the UK from June 24th 2022 via Park Circus. The film will screen in over 100 cinemas in the UK including Vue, Odeon, Showcase, and selected independent sites, allowing audiences to celebrate a cultural icon that has spanned generations.

RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD is based on David Morrell’s novel and was co-written by Sylvester Stallone. Renowned composer, Jerry Goldsmith (ALIEN, POLTERGEIST, TOTAL RECALL), scored the film and will be the focus of one of the new bonus features.

When small town Washington sheriff Will Teasle (Brian Dennehy) detains a vagrant drifter for resisting arrest, little does he realise that he has set in motion a series of events that bring mayhem and bloody reckoning to his community. The shabby vagrant is in fact former Green Beret John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone), a hero of the Vietnam War who has returned home to find America no longer wants him. Responding to brutal treatment from Teasle’s Deputies with sudden ferociousness, Rambo makes a daring escape from the town jail, steals a motorcycle and roars off towards the wilderness with the sheriffs not far behind.

© 1982 STUDIOCANAL



SPECIAL FEATURES available on the new SteelBook Edition:

A LONG ROAD: 40 YEARS OF FIRST BLOOD – A new retrospective about the making and influence of First Blood with director Ted Kotcheff, First Blood author David Morrell, RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II editor Mark Goldblatt, RAMBO III director Peter MacDonald, RAMBO III screenwriter Sheldon Lettich, screenwriter/film historian C. Courtney Joyner, 80’s action movie historian/author david j. moore, and more
THE HUNTER AND THE HUNTED: SCORING FIRST BLOOD – A new retrospective focusing on Jerry Goldsmith’s highly influential score with soundtrack producer Robert Townson, film music historian Daniel Schweiger, and Goldsmith biographer Jeff Bond



Theatrical release dates:

UK/IRELAND – PARK CIRCUS: 24th June 2022



Home Entertainment release dates:

FRANCE – STUDIOCANAL: 23rd November 2022

UK – STUDIOCANAL: November 2022

GERMANY – STUDIOCANAL: 24th November 2022

AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND – STUDIOCANAL: TBC

[laidbacklarkin]

in other words, a repackage of the current 4K disc

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by laidbacklarkin

in other words, a repackage of the current 4K disc

I mean...it has new bonus features...so....no. A repackage would just be the same disc.

[Fat Phil]

Sooo, does Zavvi's release in August have nothing to do with this 40th Anniversary steelbook (with new special features) coming just three months later? If so, that's hilarious.

[indisposed]

Not as hilarious as them name dropping Weekend at Bernie's in their announcement.

[Kinsella5]

40 years.....it literally seems like yesterday I was seeing this in the theaters back when it was first released.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Fat Phil

Sooo, does Zavvi's release in August have nothing to do with this 40th Anniversary steelbook (with new special features) coming just three months later? If so, that's hilarious.

And yet some folks will still spunk a ton on that zaavi set. Fair play to them, these ultra-tat sets seem to be all the rage.

[MifuneFan]

This will be the basis for the SB



Amazon Germany Pre-order:

https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Sylvester...d%2C160&sr=1-1

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

This will be the basis for the SB

Yeah that was in the link that I posted in the OP. Sorry I should have put it in the OP as well.

[indisposed]

Anyone seen the theatrical re-release yet? I'm seeing it tonight.

[indisposed]

Just got back from the screening ; it was the fermented in Listerine version.

Still... nice to see it on the big screen with good sound.

[Bourne1886]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

And yet some folks will still spunk a ton on that zaavi set. Fair play to them, these ultra-tat sets seem to be all the rage.

And I for one f88cking love it. What can I say I’m at tat man! Lol.😂

[Bourne1886]

Originally Posted by indisposed

Just got back from the screening ; it was the fermented in Listerine version.

Still... nice to see it on the big screen with good sound.

I want to, but the missus ain’t a fan. I mentioned it and it went down like a sack of tatties. So I’ll have to pop out at some point. I’m sure there’s another showing this week.

[indisposed]

Originally Posted by Bourne1886

I want to, but the missus ain’t a fan. I mentioned it and it went down like a sack of tatties. So I’ll have to pop out at some point. I’m sure there’s another showing this week.

I almost didn't see it, because Moonraker got in the way. Ended up going to see First Blood at a cinema I don't usually go to, but it was good ; only about 15 people and they were respectful.

You could tell the misses that "it's not like the other Rambo films", but then again, I saw one woman out of those 15 people and she looked like she really couldn't wait to leave during the end credits...

I'm not sure how it's possible to not sit and listen to Dan Hill's warbling.

[Krynoid-Man]

Never got around to buying the standard release, so I will probably get this

[Bourne1886]

Originally Posted by indisposed

I almost didn't see it, because Moonraker got in the way. Ended up going to see First Blood at a cinema I don't usually go to, but it was good ; only about 15 people and they were respectful.

You could tell the misses that "it's not like the other Rambo films", but then again, I saw one woman out of those 15 people and she looked like she really couldn't wait to leave during the end credits...

I'm not sure how it's possible to not sit and listen to Dan Hill's warbling.

I had the same dilemma with Moonraker and in the end I decided not to see either as it would have caused too much trouble. It was bad enough me wanting to see FB let alone Moonraker. I just want a peaceful life all said and done.

[DVD Josh]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

I mean...it has new bonus features...so....no. A repackage would just be the same disc.

Well, that depends if those features are going to just be in HD on a separate BD disc. If that's the case, he's right.

[indisposed]

Originally Posted by Bourne1886

I just want a peaceful life all said and done.

That ain't Dan Hill...

Frank Stallone - Peace In Our Life OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO (1985) - YouTube

[Bellicose]

Just what I wanted, some extras that involve R3 writers, one of the worst films ever made. LMAO. Yeah no.

[indisposed]

Originally Posted by Bellicose

Just what I wanted, some extras that involve R3 writers, one of the worst films ever made. LMAO. Yeah no.

I'll always be at a loss as to why Rambo III is constantly panned, often by people who are fine with the second film ; they are both over the top (without the arm wrestling) action flicks. I know the outdated politics of Rambo III doesn't sit well with people, but the premise of Rambo: First Blood Part II was always a little dubious.