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Want to ask Sylvester Stallone a Question?
Yo AICNers! Harry here!
Ok - So tonight, I get this IM from Robert Rodriguez saying that Sly Stallone called him wanting my phone number. Robert was IMing me to see if I'd let him give Stallone my phone number. I said, "Absolutely!" Robert thought that was funny, as when he read it, he imagined it in Stallone's voice.
About 30 minutes later, my phone rings and it is Stallone. Now, I had about an 8 hour conversation with Sly back when he was making SPY KIDS 3 - and found him to be a really great and down to earth guy to talk to. He was quite realistic about his career, hopeful about making one last ROCKY film, but realistic in the uphill battle he knew it would take to make the film - to convince people that it would be anything other than ridiculous.
Turns out Stallone wants to have a presence and an interaction online with you - the online audience. At the same time - he doesn't want for there to be any question about whether or not it is him answering the question, so he asked if I would be willing to let him answer 10 questions a day that I pick - and then answer them that same day. We worked out how we'd do it and I'm quite enthused about this. There's no stipulation on the questions - He'll answer questions about the making of ROCKY BALBOA and he'd answer questions about RHINESTONE. About RAMBO and his early film, THE ITALIAN STALLION. Point is - he wants to answer your questions.
The first set will go up FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1st - and will continue to answer your questions till WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20th. That's going to be 200 different questions. SO...
Whatcha got for Balboa? Email me your questions to HK@AINTITCOOL.COM - with the SUBJECT LINE - "I HAVE A SLY QUESTION FOR STALLONE" -- This will take the Question to a folder - from which I will choose the questions and then email them to Stallone - and he says he'll email me back with the answers... daily.
You should also include your name or handle and where you live (just city and state or country) That way I can place it with your question so you can brag to your friends that you asked Stallone a question!
That's Just Too Cool. Balboa is gonna answer your questions!
So Send Your Questions Now!!!
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and im first as of now.
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but i have absolutely nothing to ask him.
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Very, very cool!
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I want to ask him if Peter Jackson is directing THE HOBBIT or not.....J/K!
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So, Sly, if Rocky Balboa bombs, would you contemplate going back to making softcore porn movies again? There's a big market for GDILF'S!
Well, at least there is around my girlfriend who ended up leaving me for my granddad and moving onto his yacht and making love to him every night while he plays Nat King Cole tunes on repeat and every time I listen to Autumn Leaves I think of her and try and remember where I put the rat poison...
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Sly- you're the man. Harry- you're the man. AICN- is that flava. Rocky Balboa- it's going to be on. Yo I'm souped!
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You were excellent in "Copland" the way you under played the part. Do you see yourself taking more roles like that in the future?
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I actually have a couple friends who love, LOVE that film. Truly. I need new friends.
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What's your prediction for the fight?
Paaiiin -
I mean you're a fucking GUY. And arguably THE GUY from the '80s. Seriously, you and Arnold getting the Botulism, for what? FYI for all the ladies out there who contemplate doing stuff to their face. It DOES NOT look hot, it makes you look wierd, and if you want plastic sugery go for the breast augments you can't go wrong with that. Well you can, but you know everything in moderation.
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That's it.
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Is like, the gayest thing since Sly wore rinestones. Im sorry; neat idea but, ick, just fucking ick.
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I for one believe in SLY, this is gonna be a great film!
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I fear for the universe if he gets snubbed (or he thinks he's snubbed.)
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Stallone so obviously is just trying to drum up the geek support for Rocky VI. He knows the net is where the buzz is, and he knows if he wins us over, his movie may not tank. I remember when this site used to use Hollywood against itself. Now this site is just being used by the studios. ...and yet, I keep coming here...
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You're kidding right? To give this site's readership 20 days of 10 questions a day - asked by the readership of SYLVESTER STALLONE? That is about the coolest thing we've ever done. This wasn't some call from a publicity worker or even a studio boss... This was THE MAN himself - saying that he'd never done a big online interaction before - and he remembered when he and I hung out together in Austin and wondered if I'd be willing to do this with him. There will be goofy fanboy questions in here - but there will also be some pretty damn intelligent questions as well as confrontational questions asked. Ultimately this is an on-going interview where you guys get to stand up and ask the question you'd ask if you were talking to Stallone. That's cool. Is it a promotion for ROCKY BALBOA? Absolutely. But the test screening on the film has been extremely positive - and Robert Rodriguez told me he loved the cut that Stallone showed him back in April... and Robert isn't always so nice when it comes to stuff he's seen early... BUT - just so you know. The first time I ever spoke to Sly - I was driving back home after a press screening of some flick - when my phone rings and it's Stallone. He wanted to have me do a 10 day set visit of that car racing movie of his. And write about the visit each day - uncensored. I told Stallone that I had to read the script before giving that sort of coverage to any film. He said he'd have to ask the studio if it was ok to send the script - and I told him, don't worry - I have sources, I'll get it on my own. I got the script, which was written by Sly - and I knew it was Renny Harlan directing. I read it - it just didn't seem to work for me, and when he called me a week later to see if I would come, I told him... "I read your script - it just didn't seem to work for me. I'm not really a car guy and I think it is all going to come down to how it is visualized, it could be cool, but I can't see it. I'd rather do something with you in the future - where it was something I could honestly get behind." And Stallone respected that, and stated he'd never been turned down before, but he respected me for being honest with him.
For This. I love ROCKY 1-4, I hate 5. Hate it. I'm honest about that, but I read this script and this is a very solid script - that has tested extremely well - and that's trailers give me goosebumps, because when I was a kid - the ROCKY movies were every bit as big as STAR WARS in my world. I love that character.
To have this opportunity on what will, in all likelihood, be the very last ROCKY movie.... to give my audience the ability to ask the man any question they can think of? That's what this site is all about. Getting Hollywood and it's creators to step up to the plate. Now it's up to y'all to give it your best shot! -
it is neat that Sly is doing this and obviously not a publicity stunt; ACINers don’t account for a single percent of ticket sales so to call Sly on this is just dumb. Lighten up man. Don’t you believe in "shits and giggles"? Yeesh!
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Years after Demolition Man, I'm still wondering...How do you use the three seashells?You've delved into the world of reality television, is there any chance you'd consider a guest role or stint on a scripted show? And if so, how about giving us a hint as to what shows they'd be?Name your favorite film of each of the following action stars... Arnie, Willis, Van Damme, Seagal.I'll be eating Thanksgiving leftovers for awhile, excluding turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie, whats Thanksgiving dish?Let's say Rob Schneider was to do a Over The Top parody involving thumb wrestling, would you cameo?Do you think it was a good decision to market a R-rated franchise like Rambo to children with the cartoon?Will you bring back the mullet in Rambo IV?Given your love for boxing, any chance you'd consider doing another film about the sport after Rocky's finished? How about adapting the classic videogame Punch-Out!?What do you regret more? The robot in Rocky III or Rocky V itself?Which had the better Rambo spoof? Weird Al's UHF or Charlie Sheen's Hot Shots: Part Deux?
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"How do you use the three seashells?" I emailed and asked this question too. lol.
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(but hey, I love Landis too). I'd ask him if he ever got the visitation rights to Brigette Nielsen's tits after their divorce.
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Ignore the snot nosed 15 year olds who talk shit about Stallone as though they have any clue what a movie star is. Where is the Sly Stallone of their generation? There isn't one. Maybe Vin Diesel? Who would go as star stuck as you or me getting to talk to Sly Stallone. They have no clue how cool it is that he is offering what he is offering. He is doing it for the love of movies. The same thing that brings most of us to this site. Those of us who have actually had our balls drop know how fucking cool this is. Thanks for saying 'no' to the car movie so that one day you'd get to say 'yes' to this kind of unpresidented coolness!
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The way to ask a question is stated quite clearly in Harry's article. You think Sly is going to get a handle and answer them in here? Don't waste them, send them to Harry! ...else I'll nick them and send them in as my own hehe
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Up there with Gilliam on the streets of NYC. I like this trend.
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Well my friend, we the viewer are the ultimate power in Hollywood after all.
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"You think Sly is going to get a handle and answer them in here?"br>If he was as cool as Kevin Smith, or milla jovovich he would. ;)
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I tend to skim the story and jump straight into the talkbacks. As a vet of Coaxial, that's the only way to avoid the Amazon ads. :PAnd btw, DON'T BE STEALIN' MY QUESTIONS!!! You don't want your name attached to anything that lame.
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hehe very true that would be amazing if Sly logged on here.
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everyone wants to know how those damn 3 seashells work.
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Stallone is ending hi acting career for the most part with Rocky Balboa and Rambo IV and moving behind the camera for the rest of his career. This is a chance to reflect on the past with fans and promote his future. Seems like an all around good idea to me.
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if this does well; will you make either Rambo 4 or Cobra 2?
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Sly already guest starred on a scripted show. Stallone is a very good friend of James Caan and he has a recurring role on the show "Las Vegas". I think you can get the past seasons on DVD now. Also, a couple of weeks ago this site showed some pictures of Stallone doing some pre-production work on Rambo IV, and indeed, the mullet was starting to grow to its full-fledged form. Will he continue to work it's what I would ask him, or are Rocky VI, and Rambo IV the last act?
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He is making Rambo 4.
The final comment I'd love to see you say to him in real life lol... I'm sure your parents would have fond memories to remember you by... -
He's been making Rambo 4 for like 10 years, I think. Besides, he's 5'4" and 65 years old. I'd be more concerned about Schwarzenegger...
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Schwarzeneggar?! dude, somehow I get the feeling that you would need to be 'concerned' about the kid in the Road Trip movie who let his dog lick peanut butter off his peepee. or... ARE you that kid? hmmm...
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I was thinking Arnold might go into a
'roid rage and think he was Conan or the Terminator.
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... you ever keep up with that guy in Cobra that kept calling you "pig"?
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Scratch the 3 seashells, the scripted show, and the mullet questions.
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anybody wanna take bets to see how many times ABking has creamed his Rambo, circa 1988, underoos while reading this...?
And....Arnie, Stallone, and Chuck Norris are in a room together...who wins in a fight to the death...?
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they wouldn't fight to the death. they would team up and break out of the room and kill the people who put them there. of course... chuck norris would die in the course of breaking out. since he's not really in the same league. now. if it were sly and arnold and rob snyder... that's a different story altogether.
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(1) when does your brother (Frank Stallone) have a new album coming out? That's right. You guessed it. Frank Stallone. (2) Harry Knowles pissed all over you (regarding the DRIVEN set visit and all), why give him the scoop on this? (3) Would you please run up the nearest snow-capped mountain and scream "DRAGO!!!" one more time?
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What's with those flames on your trunks?
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An old George Foreman knocked out Michael Moorer for the heavyweight title, why couldn't Rocky?
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is it just me or is Rocky very forceful, I mean I know he wants in her pants, buy it's clear to me that she is saying no while Rocky leans over her in his stinky flat with his big manly arms that reek of B.O. while he is probably in possession of a gigantic erection that Adrian is soon going to feel in her batty.
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"Mr. Stallone, would you consider at this point in your career to move in the direction that Clint Eastwood has and re-invent yourself as a solid film director?"
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Tell me with a straight face your not going to go and see it. I think Rocky 6 is going to make $150 million plus.
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How hard was it? And what would it take (if at all possible) for a man your age too keep up a physice like that? Aging geeks want to know.
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Some white dude has to pull Rocky Marciano out of his ass?"
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In todays society we are much more conscious of the level of violence in our movies and the messages we give to impressionable children. Guns are no longer cool...cars pollute the environment and the invulnerable all-male action hero has become a relic of the past.....
...Are testosterone-driven movies like "Rambo" still relevant in todays climate of sexual equality? How will "Rambo IV: In The Serpent's Eye" differ from what we've seen before and cater for the audiences of today?
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and others... True, Foreman was 45 when he won. BUT... I will go ahead and state again something I have said a couple of times on this site. In the older days, for many reasons, heavyweight boxers fought well into their fifties. Top boxers didn't make the kind of money they make today and they had to keep on fighting, so yes, in those days you could have a fight between a fifty-year-old and a thirtysomething-year-old, so this has actually happened. Also, last year George Foreman said that the quality of heavyweight champions was crap and that he was gonna make another comeback and win back the title. A fight was set, Foreman even started training for it, I mean, this was actually happening, and Foreman is what now? 55?(I think that's what Rocky will be in the movie). Then one day Foreman came home from training and the wife said that if he ever fought again she would divorce him. She was serious, so he stopped and there ended the comeback for good. But know one thing. If Foreman announces tomorrow that he will fight Lennox Lewis if Lewis is willing and comes out of retirement, or one of the champions, say Shannon Briggs, millions would tune in to watch, and the fight would get massive coverage. We are talking pay-per-view, Vegas, the-whole-nine-yards, and millions of dollars in revenue. We are talking real life here now. And no one will doubt him again; millions of dollars were made on his first comeback. Now, By most expert's accounts, George Foreman is among the top-ten Heavyweight boxers who ever lived. In the movie world, Rocky is the greatest who ever lived, and like I said I haven't seen the film and I know Stallone is 60+, but I guess in the movie world of Rocky VI, Rocky will be 55 years-old, you know, just for the movie. So it's not that far-fetched when you factor in that if it were in real life promoters would put a ridiculous amount of money and move heaven and earth to put together a fight like that, 'cause Rocky(in the movies) and Foreman, Holyfield(in real life) put asses on the seats and on the couches at home. One final thing, did anyone see the fight between Evander Holyfield and Fres Oquendo two weeks ago? First punch thrown in the first round, as soon as the opening bell sounded, 44-year-old Holyfield drops 33-year-old Oquendo on his ass, to the utter shock of the crowd. Evander went on to win a decision over Oquendo, who is younger, taller, quicker and who weights more than Evander. And Oquendo isn't just a pushover. He's a solid heavyweight and used to be a number one contender. Don't be surprised to see "old man" Holyfield fight for the title after that victory. So it shouldn't be that difficult to suspend your disbelief, is it? So do that, suspend your disbelief and go watch and scream ROCKY! ROCKY! ROCKY! one final time for old time's sake. See you there. And with that...the rest is silence.
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Is it still happening??? and WHEN?
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Does Rocky die in the ring? hehe Nawwwww i'm lookin forward to seeing rocky pull throu7gh once again.
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would you try to get a role as Elron or Gandalf... or the guy that shoots the arrow at the end and kills the dragon. I think that would be cool. Especially if Kevin Smith is directing.
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write, direct, and star in it yourself... as Bilbo. I'm up for that too.
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I think it's great that Sly is coming on here to answer questions. Whether it's a publicity stun or not - it's generating enough interest without this and I think t's genuine. Maybe naive but what the hell.
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what are your top 3 favorite Rocky Movie ? and why ?
What are your top 3 own favorite Movie ? and why ?
What are your top 3 favorite Movie (not especially yours)? and why ?
thanks
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..to ask for my help in coming up with ideas for his new upcoming movie (hush, hush, I'm the only the only person he trusts) so naturally I agreed. Later on George Lucas showed up to help out. These guys were practically begging me to help them. "Robert Rodriguez IMed me.." haha, you're hilarious Harry!
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Yo... ?
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.Why wouldn't Stallone want to come here?.This is a top community if nothing else.This isn't a step down at all,quality idea,you'd better come correct with your question selection H.Heavyweight boxing is lame nowadays,It's sad man,I'm from the stay up till 6 in the morning to watch the match era and since Lennox(pugilist specialist) unified the belts and retired the division is waste of time.I hope a new era begins.Catch the chicken Sly,Catch the chicken everybody,flying high is a badboy tune too.
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And Damn you too Michael Bay!
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I didn't see Rambo's hair as looking especially coifed. I hit the skids, didn't wash my hair for a while and only made a half-assed attempt to comb it and it looked basically like Stallone's in First Blood. I guess that movie has aged well. Does anybody else like to think of Rambo II and III as the crazy wish fulfillment delusions Rambo is having as he slowly loses his mind in military prison?
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That's my question.
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I didn't have any interest in seeing BORAT. So I haven't. I check it out on DVD.
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Quit bein a dikhole and go see it. You'll laugh and be a happier person when you leave.
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You guys need to eat some red meat and flip through some nudie magazines, stat. "Homeless people have great heads of hair?" Ten bucks says Bobo has some homeless drifters chained in his basement for 'games." ;)
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Why it tanked I don't know.
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One: Do you feel you mistepped with both "Oscar" and "Stop! Or My Mother Will Shoot?" The whole comedy thing kind of threw people and I think at least contributed to the under-performance of both "Assassins" (a highly underrated movie) and "The Specialist". (which was fun and anyone who says different is a snobby asshole)
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ok, Rocky is a brawler, no? I mean, from the devastating uppercut, quality body work and supernatural jaw, Rock-O, least up until the 2nd Clubber Lang fight, was a brawler, no arguments there...
Could it not be said that Apollo, in both fights but especially the second, particularly in the later rounds, "loses his head", forgets his gameplan, doesn't fight the smart fight, and that's why he loses? One can also make this claim for the first fight, but since he barely trained, since he looked upon the bout as a joke, all analysis, to me at any rate, is kinda wonky.
If that is indeed the (debatable) case, then one can, if one was so inclined, indeed bring up the racism angle, no? White guy with heart, guts, courage, able to take on and indeed best (with one fucking good eye to boot!) superior athlete, and, possibly, superior tactician? While Rock-O (at least until Lang II) couldn't really be considered a "heady" fighter, at least he used his assets to his advantage. Apollo, the fucking heavyweight champion of the world fer chrissakes, a man whom we could reasonably ASSume fought his share of brawlers similar to Rocky (although perhaps he had never faced a southpaw?) simply, what, forgot / abandoned all the sage training he had received leading up to the second fight and decided (in the later rounds especially) to slug it out with Rocky? Pretty fucking stupid, yes, and a (somewhat) valid source for the racism card. At the very least, can some of ya'll "Oh NOES! No racism in Rocky at all!" folks at least acknowledge that those arguments are (relatively) valid?
There's a reason why cats like Apollo (read Ali, minus the tricky conversion to Islam) decimated the brawlers that they faced, for boxing isn't called a "sweet science" for nothing. Peppering a man with piston like jabs for 3 minutes at a time, side stepping, constantly moving / circling (FOOTWORK!), avoiding clinches, refusing to go toe-to-toe, that's how a cat like Ali ended up the Greatest, leastwise before his forced retirement (arguable, I'd go with Jack Johnson, but whatevs).
Now, whoa, back those measly thoughts up kc, for didn't Ali v. Frazier (not only the first fight, heck, all 3 of 'em) prove that a brawler with a straight ahead style could get inside on a skilled tactician, so long as they're willing to take the inevitable punishment? And instead of Frazier, substitute Rocky Marciano (he kicked Joe Louis' ass!), another brawler, for Frazier, and, VOILA!
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So, to sum up, I don't necessarily think the Rocky films are racist. Lots of things happen in the ring, or indeed any sporting event. Gameplans are abandoned, tactics change, ego (Apollo's true downfall) gets in the way. Simple minded Hollywood hokum, sure. A white mans power fantasy (if you grew up in Long Island during the 70's-80's, you know what I mean) of physically / intellectually besting the darkies...well, that's tricky. Sure, some simple minded fools get that from the flicks, consciously or subconsciously. Intended to be read that way? I don't think so. But I can see and respect some arguments to the contrary, and I can understand a lot of the ire these films raise in a minority viewer.
But...BUT...if the characters were reversed, if Apollo was the working class schmo and Rock-O was the heavyweight champion of the world, I don't think the film would've even been made.
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Kidding of course. If I were to ask a question it would be "Do you kill off Rocky at the end of this, giving Mason a knockout blow before collapsing from a brain anneurism or something and dying all heroic and such?" That'd be my approach. Give the character his big adieu doing what he loves.
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and did Sharon Stone act like a kooky bitch on the set of the Specialist?
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Why not take better, but smaller roles in other movies with someone else as the leading man?. You did it in Copland.
Build yourself into another type of actor. Try something other than the action actor. Also, Now that your profile in Hollywood has diminished a bit and you have time to reflect, what advice would go give young filmmakers who might be lucky enough to achieve some of the fame that you achieve in the 80's?. Were you happy how you handled the fame that came your way? How do you explain the current position you're in? Did Hollywood push to make action movies longet than you should have or do you share some of the blame? Lastly, What kind of career would hope for in the future? lates. -
Good to see he cares about the fans. I wish he would just give the finger to Hollywood, team up with PJ and shoot the Rambo sequel in NZ. It could be gory as hell too.
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It's not that hard to imagine someone trying to exploit an old fighter's name. What is hard to imagine is that the fighter would be able to deliver the goods. The thing people forget about Foreman's 1994 victory, is that he had pretty much lost every round before the knockout. But Stallone allegedly patterned Rocky 6's fight after the one in Rocky 2. It's completely absurd to expect a 60 year old fighter to engage in an outright war with someone half his age. You could hardly call Holyfield-Oquendo a war. Many had trouble even calling it a fight! And Rocky will be 60 in the new film, because it's set a number of years after Adrian's death in 2000. (The first film was set in 1975, and he was 30. Rocky II was set a year later, and the announcers refer to him as "31 years old".) Another factor people overlook is that both Foreman and Holyfield were still fighting regularly in their late 30's/early 40's. However, depending on how you interpret Rocky V's warped timeline, Rocky will have been retired anywhere from 15-20 years. And he has brain damage. And a bad eye. But the biggest problem with theoretically comparing Rocky to Foreman or Holyfield? It's still a 15 year difference in age! If it were possible for fighters to compete on a championship level at 60, you can bet there would be plenty of examples to point to. One look at the current heavyweight division will reveal plenty of sad old guys still trying to hang on. But I know, it's only a movie/fantasy...that is until someone starts trying to justify it. Only then does it become ridiculous. LOL
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There's a user with a handle milajovovich, and it's most likely nothing more than a handle, hence my use of the ;). But, back in the now deleted Lost talkback, the Rose episode that gueststarred Wayne Pygram who played Scorpius on Farscape, this person wrote something like "I always wanted to gueststar on Farscape, but I never use my fame in Hollywood to get roles.", now you could take it two ways, either that really was milla (anythings possible), or most likely this person was fucking around. There's really no way to prove it was or it wasn't her.Hopefully when Resident Evil 3 comes out she/he will return.
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Wait... Harry has no interest in seeing the highest critic rated movie in forever?! Somethings up with that. Borat is way too important to miss for no good reason.
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Get Hulk:Ultimate Destruction instead, if you haven't already. The story is mostly told through text, but the gameplay more than makes up for it. BEST (non-Gauntlet rehash) SUPER HERO GAME EVER!!!
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I'd rather partake in some "Hot Coffee" action with Miss Lang.:P
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thanks alot. bastards.
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I love what Hugh Jackman has done with Wolverine... not even Brett could ruin him. But I have to admit that I would have loved to see Stallone as Wolverine in a solo movie. He's how I actually imagined Wolverine before Hugh made me re-imagine him. Some green screenin and put Sly and Arnie as Wolverine and Collosus in a buddy super hero movie.
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rated NC-17 for violence and sex buddy super hero movie. with Eva Green as Rogue.
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Since she's dead, it can be some sort of horror/zombie film. Talk about takin the franchise in a new direction.
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I really think it's more of a function of the characters in his films than his own personal prejudices. People also tend to forget that the director is not the writer.
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Of course he's got a thing against Blacks; they were always the ones getting the dates with women Martin wanted to bang. That is where his angry, violent cinematic characters come from - the inability to get pussy in highschool. I don’t think he’s a racist though, just a dork with a deep seeded grudge and we are all the better for it.
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No matter what anyone says, the guy is cool. There is no one on this planet who hasn't enjoyed at least one of his movies. His acting might not be Oscar material, but his movies are entertaining. The man is an icon.
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One of my favorite films..."Tango and Cash"..just of the fact that it was ment to be an over the top action film...just to be fun..
I just wish they would make a second one...
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Hey, Sly, where did I leave my car keys?
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OS X, Windows or Linux? Has he ever Googled himself? In all seriousness, in all the interviews I've seen him in, Stallone comes across as a genuinely nice and pretty intelligent guy. I have my reservations about this movie but I hope it does well. If by some miracle, they do another Rocky movie they should make Chuck Norris his opponent.
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Harry - Thanks for setting this up. I haven't always been the friendliest person on AICN, and have disagreed, but I've always appreciated and respected the site, if for no other reason, your humanitarian work to kill the McG helmed Superman, and for putting Hollywood foot to fire more often than any other site when they try to betray the geeks. And let's face it - deep down, in the heart of everyone raised in the 70s and/or 80s, you've wanted Rocky to stand up and go the distance just one last time. I haven't seen the movie yet, but I hope it gets whatever it justly deserves.
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And when the hell can we expect "Tango and Cash 2"?
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Chuck Norris has counted to infinity. TWICE!
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How can anyone love Rocky IV and hate Rocky V? Niether is a great film, but V is light years better then IV.
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I always wanted to see one ever since Tango and Cash.
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This is a pretty nice opportunity. For all his faults as an actor (not to mention many of his films), Sylvester Stallone was pretty important to a lot of guys my age who grew up on Rocky and Rambo and even Marion Cobretti. I remember half the kids at my school wearing those shades and chewing on a matchstick. I hope this new Rocky Balboa is good.
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Yeah, how could you nOt want to see a sequel to "TANGO AND CASH" with these icons?! If this was to happen with a good (if not great) script and a great (or at least, good) director, how fun would that be??!!
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I always loved Cliffhanger. I wonder what he thinks of that movie...
plus there was the Cliffhanger game for Sega. Anyone who remembers it will recall it was impossibly hard but still really fun. -
I remember there was a MTV Movie Awards clip featuring films of that time with a sexual undertone. Laughed my ass off..
Cliffbanger,
Free My Willy,
Driving Miss Daisy..
Anyone remember some of those?
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hey rock-o what was the best thing you did with dolly partons tits? and when you look at this town why dont you like what you see?
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And they killed Pa Walton for fucks sake! God that movie was cool.
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If this one does well at the box office are you going to continue making sequels thereby running the franchise into the ground again, or will you let it rest here?
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Wash, dry, perfume.
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I agree Harry, it is one of the coolest things AICN has ever done. I love how all the fans get in a twist that Hollywood never listens, then do a 180 when something like this happens. Really all some people want to do is take shots from the balcony at everyone who passes below. Also, given what goes on on this site ... damn. Gutsy call Sly. The only thing I ask Harry, is make sure you don't give Sly all softballs. One "typical" AICN question out of 10 would be a joy to see Sly field, in the same way Kevin Smith did it a while back. Let's see Rocky go the distance with Asshat O' Wanker.
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WTF?
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He doesn't want to take Yoko... for fear that she'll see Azamat naked and cavorting about, realize that her man looks 10x WORSE in the raw than the man that the ENTIRE WORLD is laughing at... and make a hasty exit from the theatre and from his life.
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I just don't know what to ask. I can't believe he's actually doing this.
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Sylvester Stallone is a really neat guy for doing this. I'm going to try and think of some questions to send in.
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He is very close to doing t.v., so if this new feature film tanks...well, it will really be a sad day for television. We don't need another WALKER: TEXAS RANGER. Peace out.
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that Mick seemed to be a crusty old Irish trainer in 1 & 2, then he dies in 3 and it's revealed that he's Mick Goldmill. WTF?
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1) Does Paulie's Robot spit or swallow? 2) If Orson Welles was still alive...... who would win in a fight?
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Where do you keep your Razzie Award? On the mantel or as a doorstop?
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If a train leaves Houston at 2:30 p.m. going 75 mph, and another train leaves Seattle at 3 p.m. going 92 mph, what time will the two trains meet?
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for this movie. I'll give them that. Maybe it's that music... Still, I'm like 98% sure this movie is going to be retarded.
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Why didn't you break that guy's thumbs like I told you to?
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My fave Sly, John Spartan. Could be the coolest sequel to make, see you at Taco Bell. Plus Simon Phoenix needs a little extra cash, shoot it in Angola or Namibia or wherever the Hell he's on the run.
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Why are you the ringmaster in my night terrors? Oh yeah and one more Q: Passions or Friday Night Lights?
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Are you gonna make any more shitty movies? Please don't!!
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I don't think Marty's racist. Boxcar Bertha (early Scorsese) contains a very intelligent portrayal of racial and other forms of prejudice as they existed in depression-era America. The other examples you note (in Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, etc) can be explained as a director trying to portray the perspectives of racist characters.... Travis Bickle, Jake LaMotta, and the unnamed guy in the taxi may be racist, but that does not make Scorsese himself a racist. Paul Schrader himself has stated that he deliberately wrote Travis as a racist character in order to partly make the film a critique of American racism. Also, in the Aviator, Howard Hughes' tragic flaw is an irrational fear of black people... I don't know if it's historically accurate, but it does convey how groundless racial fears can seriously screw a person up. Once again, Marty's heart seems to be in the right place. His films are always complex... you won't find any simple "racism is bad" messages in his films... but he isn't afraid to go into the mind of a racist character in order to debunk their outlook. If you want to find racial biases in prominent directors' work these days, a much better case could be made for Brian DePalma, David Lynch, and possibly Quentin Tarantino. DePalma often portrays blacks as thuggish, violent, and deviant... look at Dressed to Kill and Black Dahlia for examples. Lynch's Wild at Heart is filled with awkward racial moments, and in Lost Highway he totally plays Richard Pryor's disability for laughs. There's definitely something going on there. QT isn't racist, I don't think, but his portrayal of black characters does strike me as highly reductive, and clearly the work of a white filmmaker who doesn't have first hand knowledge of what he's depicting... I guess that's postmodernism for you.
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"I own a sports jersey made by your production company on the occasion of your fortieth birthday. It has a monochrome image of your face and is emblazoned with with the words "Happy birthday, Sly". Do you want it, and if so, how much are you willing to pay for it?
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http://thesuperficial.com/
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Think about it, Sly. Could be awesome. We could see exactly how it was that Taco Bell won the wars. Besides, Wesley Snipes' career is so dead you could probably pick him up for a handful of bus tokens, a couple of Kool-Aid points, and a 12-pack of Rolling Rock. Think about it. Also, the plot of Rambo IV sucks out loud. If you must make a sequel, make a better one. While you're sequelizing all your films, how about Rhinestone 2? Could be awesome!
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Seriously.
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Come on, man, I gotta know. I used to fantasize about her like a mofo when she was in COBRA! She was like ultra-hot. Of course this was before she started making out with Flavor Flav. So what gives, Rock? Did Brigitte curl your toes, or what?
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he's seen the fucking FOUNTAIN multiple times? Are you fucking kidding me?! Please tell me that's a joke. I'd rather peel my cock with a carrot peeler than sit through that shit again. Gotta say this, though, Harry has some sort of will power sitting through that shit multiple times. SHEESH! You might like Borat, though Harry; it was the only movie that made me laugh more than THE FOUNTAIN this year.
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Sadly I can't think of a single question I'd like to ask Stallone that doesn't have to do with 3 seashells, Flava Flav tapping his ex or whether or not he started the fire on the "Oscar" set that burned down a huge chunk of MGM Studios in Florida.
And Harry, you're a dildo for not seeing Borat. Man up, dude. Just cuz you don't want Azamat's corpulent, naked ass to underline your own bodily grotesquery, doesn't mean you should ignore the best reviewed comedy in a zillion years- especially one that skewers the right (the left a little as well -with those feminist hags... but most the right). -
I got a lil somethin in the basement...:P
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Nov 29, 2006 3:33:18 PM CST
Wouldnt it be awesome if Rocky Balboa Oscar nominated?
by gibsonusa returns
Gonna fly now.
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GREAT PIG
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I've heard it's great.
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DAMN YOU RACHEL RAY
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Damn you Michael Bay
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High five!
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Don't you think it's a little cynical to market your film in the same manner as "The Passion of The Christ"? (see: http://www.rockyresources.com/ ) You're trying to play both sides that Mel "played" with POTC, the secular "geek crowd" (Mel premiered POTC at Buttnumathon, you doing your interview here), and the fundy crowd.
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C'mon Harry, have you not posted them or is Sly being a slacker?
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I think Stallone stood him up, haha. quick Harry, IM him on msn messenger!
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He did cancel his appointment with Ted Haggard though, dunno why.
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Harry, I hope you aren't going to stiff the Sly fans of the AICN community today. I know it is still early, sorta, but I myself am dying to know the inner workings of the man who will be Rambo IV.
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Seriously, your tenacity amazes me and makes me laugh, all at once. Please send in some kind of Michael-Bay themed question to Harry, and Harry, please use it. It would be such a perfect example of intertextuality that my mind aches just thinking about it.
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All I need to know is how can I get to be on the red carpet the night of Rocky Balboa! I need to be there.
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Hi SLY
My name is michael.I'm 16 and I'm italian boy.Sorry if I writing wrong :-)....
I have see your film and i like it very much.I had already see rocky I /II/..... and i love Rocky VI too.
I know who is the final round and I know who for make a film you need of much mony.
But I think, why don't you do a rocky VII (Drago back).
In the film you(rocky) walk on the street and meet a big man with his family,you remember this face but you go along, them you to hear > is Ivan DRAGO.He want do a round, you don't want but he touch your son and them you have a round with ivan drago.you in "this year" have sometime the round with the other man and you're prepared.
And put more match in the film,like the rocky II III IV....
:-)) do it now becouse you aren't young and the body can have change.I'm joke:-). bye bye and remember you're the bast and like we say in italy :-)TI SPIEZO IN DUE:-) -
Boxing seems very fun, and seems to hurt very bad. But then when you watch a Rocky movie, It kind of encourages people to start boxing (well it encouraged my friends and I)! Sylvester Stallone makes it seem so entertaning, and fun! That's why i'm singning up for boxing! Sly you're the best!
you're fan Ashla -
Hi!Sorry that you have to take some mean comments every once in awhile. But you still have some fans in UTAH!
your fan Ashla -
Hi!Sorry that you have to take some mean comments every once in awhile. But you still have some fans in UTAH!
your fan Ashla -
dear harry,
you should do the writing to Sylvester Stallone deal again so the people who didn't get to write him can! PLEASE!!!!
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dear harry,
you should do the writing to Sylvester Stallone deal again so the people who didn't get to write him can! PLEASE!!!!
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I heard that in one of the alternate scenes in Demolition Man you shoot a cryocon. Which one? A black guy or the Japanese guy when pursuing Wesley Snipes underground? Also Could you tell us of your fight scene with Jesse Ventura in Demolition Man if it was filmed? I was very disappointed not to see you fight Jesse Ventura physically in Demolition Man. I heard about in the footage of Demolition Man there was you with Jesse “The Body” Ventura slugging it out. I read the comic book adaptation and after your character kills 3 of the new recruits your character fights Jesse Ventura’s character with him choke holding and than be squat pressed and than shot with the gun pointed over the shoulder. Was that filmed when you do that to a cryocon henchman that you aim the gun over your shoulder?
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