First Blood and the sequels are completely different beasts. Agreed on all counts it is an amazing standalone movie. And the sequels are pure 80s action movie epic cheese. Very similar to the first Rocky movie and its sequels (II to IV)

Knit wool sweaters. You can get them for cheap at thrift stores, they are the brick shithouses of clothing. Warm as hell even when wet, safe around camp fires, and you look fly

Project Hail Mary matches this, will be a movie soon