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Answering Questions Is As Easy As Breathing - Sly Answers Back! Day 1
Hey folks, Harry here... Sorry for this first set being a tad late - We had an internet mail virus hurting Stallone's assistant's computer - but I helped get that figured out and now we have Stallone's answers to your questions. Thanks goes out to the amazing Celeste for getting these questions and answers to and from Stallone! Here ya go - set one:
Tristan Christianson from San Francisco
1. Besides Rocky and Rambo what other popular character that you've portrayed over the years would you like to bring back to the screen one more time?
Dude, for all the jabs you've taken over the years you've been a big favorite of mine and have done some pretty awesome work. Thanks for reprising some of the cooler characters I grew up with and had fun at the movies with.
1. I’ve been salivating to the point of dehydration just anticipating the reprisal of my groundbreaking performance in RHINESTONE, which I thought I could couple with STOP! OR MY MOM WILL SHOOT, where I could play identical twins that are artistically challenged and in a final display of manic behavior they cannibalize one another in front of Cobra.
Hey Sly,
2. I know he's like y'know the govenator, but
dammit, once he's out of there, can we please get
the ultimate action throwdown? I've waited OH SO
LONG for you and Arnold to team up, it'd be
better than Eastwood and Burt teaming up for that
crapfest they did.
thanks for your time,
G Gideon Swann
Humboldt County, Ca
2. The truth is Arnold and I have become very close. Years ago we were savagely competitive to the point of wanting to challenge one another on every level. But now we’ve become kindred spirits and would love to perform together, however it would most likely be a difficult film to do since our wheel chairs would most likely become entangled during our chase scenes. Truthfully, he’ll probably go on to do more incredible things as I drift off into senility. I did let him see the new RAMBO movie first and he called me at 10 o’clock at night complimenting me on what he saw. How’s that for irony? So maybe all that cinematic bloodshed has rekindled his action hero machinery into overdrive and he may want to act again. Who knows?
3) The latest trailers/TV Spots for RAMBO really just showcase the killing and mayhem with heavy metal music in the background. Is this a marketing angle that you have come up with, or something Lions Gate is pushing in order to play on the film's, well, killing and mayhem? I ask because I think you can bring in a larger audience by utilizing the character moments of Rambo (with the excellent Rambo score)... something you kind of did with one of the first trailers, with the Rambo voiceover about killing and ending with the image of him approaching stealth-like behind a soldier, ready to kill. We love action and violence, but the reason Rambo has such a following is because his character has depth (many moments in First Blood, boat scene and ending of Part 2, village scenes in Part 3). Cut another trailer to showcase this if you can.
Ken Miyamoto -
3. Well it’s definitely too late to cut another trailer, but I couldn’t agree with you more. In today’s world of promoting films you have a very limited window to make the biggest impact. We opted for the action angle to drive the hardcore audience into the theater knowing they’re not going to be disappointed and we keep our collective fingers crossed that the dramatic portion will be discovered once they’re in the seats. It’s never easy displaying a film. Sometimes you can do the right thing and end up with a disaster by trying to second-guess an audience.
4 - Is Trautman's death (if this is even a part of the Rambo world, since Crenna passed away in real life) addressed in this movie? Is it mentioned how he died? Does his death have any impact on Rambo's character in the movie, and how he thinks and lives nows?
IAmJack'sUserID, from Spartanburg, SC
4. I miss Colonel Trautman. The father figure aspect that he provided was a necessary link in the chain that held Rambo’s psyche together. With his death, like with Mickey’s death in ROCKY, Rambo is forced to face life completely alone. Like many individuals in the audience, they see the world as a frightening adventure and it’s only their sense of survival and pride that keeps them going. In the middle of this film Trautman will emerge in a flashback reminding Rambo what he must do to become a complete person as he says “To come full circle you have to admit what you are, really are.” To be your whole self, one has to look in the mirror and admit they are truly being honest with that image that’s coming back at them. Rambo believes he’s been a victim of America’s war machine, but in truth he has to come to the realization that he is a killer, a hunter, a protector, a warrior without a war.
5) What direction do you think your career would have taken had "First Blood" ended like the novel, with Rambo's death? I mean, there would be no Rambo sequels. Would you have been typecast as Rocky? How much did Rambo help balance that out? I think of it like Harrison Ford being blessed with the role of Indiana Jones, thus not being typecast as Han Solo, as could very easily have happened. Just dreaing a bit, how differently would your career have been without the Rambo sequels?
The Game Master
5. Without a doubt I would’ve been Rocky Balboa for the next 10,000 years or more. The blessing of Rambo is that it provided me a character that can show the darker savage that every human possesses. Whereas Rocky is a beacon of goodness, Rambo lives in a cave of shadows. To be able to inhabit these two characters has been a true blessing.
6. Just wondering about the upcoming Death Wish remake. I'm far more of a fan of the orignal Brian Garfield novel (which to me was more thoughtful and had more depth) and was wondering if this version will hew closer to the book (and I for one would LOVE to see a faithful adaptation) or to the Michael Winner film?
Paul Ryan
6. It won’t resemble the Michael Winner film at all. The only thing that would be used is the title. Whereas the original character was a pacifist and a conscientious objector, the new character will be a whole other creature; much heavier, more volatile, a product of a distorted modern society. I believe DEATHWISH worked in the 70’s because we were a more gentle society and the violence was, in that era, considered groundbreaking.
Now the bombardment of ruthless violence that reigns down on us everyday in the media has thickened our hides. For example, one of the muggers/killers in DEATHWISH was Jeff Goldblum wearing a jug-head hat and the other muggers resembled third-rate hotdog testers. That just wouldn’t fly today. Being confronted by a man who resembles Pee Wee Herman holding a .32 caliber would not exactly jellify my knees. The felons today are hard-core sociopaths that require a character that can equal or surpass their savagery to succeed.
Yo Sly!
This is Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr from Los Angeles
I love Rambo like God loves Jesus and I am proud to say I saw RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II twelve times in the theater and even turned down high school sex to see it on opening night. (And to this day no sex has equalled that experience).
My question is this: 7- In the eighties, John Rambo took on villains who were the real villains of the day: ruthless, invading Russian commie bastards hellbent on global communism. So I always assumed that if Rambo returned he'd be taking on the real villain of this day: extreme, radical Islamist bastards hellbent on worldwide jihad. It seems like all of today's movies have pussed out on making Islamofacists the bad guys even though they are clearly the bad guys in the real world right now. Why is Rambo pussing out on this mission? Has he become politically correct?
Just curious. I still love ya.
xoxox,
Dr. H
7. The phrase ‘politically correct’ is basically a euphemism for bold face lying because unfortunately, lies keep society functioning. The day we have our politicians actually tell us the real truth, we’d have anarchy in the streets. So we’re told what they think will pacify the masses not inflame them. So getting back to your question..I thought the idea of Rambo dealing with Al-Qaeda, etc. would be an insult to our American forces that are actually dying trying to rid the world of this cancer. To have at the end of a 90 minute movie the character of Rambo seizing Osama bin Laden in a choke hold then dragging him into the Oval Office then tossing him in the President’s lap declaring “The world is now safe, Chief” would be a bit insulting. We’ve seen today every film that deals with the Middle Eastern situation has failed because it is a subject people find incredibly painful to sit through while it is ongoing. Maybe ten years in the future a good film will be produced on the subject. Right now I believe revealing a situation like the ongoing genocide in Burma provides a compelling story simply because it is true and is the longest running civil war in the world – 60 years against a small group of Christian peasants called The Karen. Also, I wanted to keep Rambo in the Far Eastern jungles, where cinematically it would reflect his days in Vietnam.
.Hey Sly! I loved ROCKY BALBOA and I'm looking forward to the new RAMBO; both are such great heroes to me since I was a kid. here are my questions:
8. How different was the physical preparation for RAMBO 4 compared to ROCKY BALBOA?
thanks for taking the time for these questions, good luck for the future!
p.s. 'Hearts on Fire' Montage in ROCKY IV is Legendary!
A big fan and friend - Omer Sheriff,
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
8. In RAMBO I wanted the character to be a metaphor for a man who is slowly being engulfed by his savage surroundings. For example - he lives in the jungle and is becoming one of its beasts. The human elements are dissolving, therefore the training was done in a way where the muscles developed were working muscles; back and shoulders, neck, portions of the body that would reflect a strong working beast of burden as opposed to a well-defined athlete. Also it was the heaviest I’ve ever been in any film. To give you an example, in RAMBO II I was 168 lbs and in this RAMBO I am 215 lbs.
9. What was your initial reaction to Weird Al's spoof on rambo in UHF?
Andy Mahoney - Oak Harbor, WA
9. I thought it was great except he had better abs than me, but I thought the glasses were a good touch. It made Rambo seem much more scholastic, so if there’s another RAMBO I know what direction to go - WEIRD RAMBO: ASSAULT ON A BOOKSTORE.
Hey Sly,
10. What is your favorite bad movie? I'm talking a TROLL 2 or BATTLEFIELD EARTH level of lousiness. The kind of movie that fills you with shame, even as you are enjoying it.
Also, I am very much looking forward to RAMBO. Thank you.
10. Without a doubt it is one of my own. I appear in a dream sequence wearing diapers in STOP OR MY MOM WILL SHOOT. It makes me want to lower myself into a wood chipper headfirst every time I see it. God…if I could take every print of that movie and airdrop it across Iraq, the war would be over! People would run screaming into the streets begging to surrender saying “No more, no more, this is too inhumane!!”
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Awesome! Thanks Sly!
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Sly is a class act, and very, very funny. Can't wait for more Q & A.
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an underrated farcicle comedy, if ever I saw one
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A couple he deflected with jokes, some he just re-directed. So it looks like for each day's 10 questions, we'll get about 6.5 answers.
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I loved that movie!
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So awesome! First?
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Its awesome that he pokes fun at Stop! Or my Mom Will Shoot!
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No "Return to the Party at Kitty and Studs: The Next Generation?"
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I love the fact that he's focusing on the shit going down in Burma, something Hollywood seems to be too afraid to tackle. Way to fight the good fight! January 25th's gonna be so cathartic
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but is it me or our pen pal Sly is a bit less outspoken than last year? His answers seem a bit rushed. Ahh, nevermind...
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That had more than a little bit of filler, but there were a few decent bits of info. I await bigger and better answers in the days ahead.
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Naw, I'm sure the man has a lot going on two weeks before the release of Rambo. To have him do an entire week of questions still shows a lot more than our non-friend Bruce Willis.
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Keep 'em coming! "Tango & Cash 2"?!!
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I've said it before, but if you are jonesing to remake a cool Bronson flick, do THE MECHANIC. And please, please see if you can get a "Sly" cut of Nighthawks out there. Love that movie, would love it even more I think if you could get that version out there you spoke of last year. Oh, and God bless you, you're the coolest.
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And it's great to see he's kept the same wit that made his stay so much fun last time! The last answer had me LMAO. Thanks, Sly!
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Humble and self-depricating - I get cynical about Sly watching those thrash metal Rambo trailers, but his answers make me like the man again. And, great answer to the Rambo-Islamic question which many have been asking, and he's totally right, and movies about the current war have been tanking for precisely that reason.
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I understand how audiences couldn't see the humour back then, but fuck me is it a good idea. CHILDREN OF FUCKING MEN!
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I will say your take on it sounds interesting. At least you're going to up the ante.
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I'm a little confused by the idea of Rambo coming full circle in the new film. Wasn't that the underlying theme of Rambo 3? I hope Sly expands upon that notion, either in a Q&A or in the actual Rambo film.
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kykjgyqil1c
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Hmph. Well, to each his own.
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kykjgyqil1c
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it's probably just a warm up and still it makes WalterB (or BeeDug, whatever) look like a fool for pussying out last year.
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You should be the villain of the piece. I just rewatched Death Race 2000 on TCM the other night, you've got it in you. I caught the ad for Rambo earlier while watching TV with a friend, and we got to talking about your films. I never realized what a link there is between my childhood and Sylvester Stallone.
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I'm a big fan of Bronson's take on the character, but I wouldn't be entirely opposed to seeing Sly's version. However, if it bears no relation to the original film or novel, why is it even being called Death Wish?
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Yu da man, Sly! I know this question aint gonna get to you, since I didn't follow the proper channels, but: Did you get much teasing as a kid with a name like Sylvester? When did you adopt the nickname Sly? Ah well, maybe next time... Thx much for your time!
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Sly's a pimp, loved all the Q&As and am glad someone asked that number 9
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I love Sly's sense of humor, I especially love his answer to number 10, that cracked me up!!!
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Thanks once again for your answers Sly. Talkbacks can be tough on you but most of these guys are jaded and just hate everything. But at least RAMBO will shut all their fucking mouths:) Maybe after RAMBO opens to 25 million, studios will shove numerous projects at you including John Singletons THE-A TEAM; Tarantino's INGLORIOUS BASTARDS; James Byron Huggins HUNTER; Hell maybe you and Arnie can team up and fight a Predator IN PREDATOR 3:)
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I want to hear more about this "bizarre idea" he has for a "Rambo 5"
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had me laughing so hard I started to tear up. Nice one Sly!
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I must say I love Sly's reasoning for using the conflict in Burma as the new source material for RAMBO. The Karen tribe has been suffering for decades under the oppresive Burmese regime (which is basically communist). Just a brilliant decision by Sly both from a cinematic perspective (Rambo in the jungle again) and a humanitarian perspective (the suffering Karen) to finally shed some light on this long ignored genocide against the peaceful Karen. A million thanks, Sly! Good answer! Good answer! (I feel like Richard Dawson).
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It's coming tomorrow (via Nextflix) I'm really excited. I love Sly, and the new RAMBO looks great.
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Really have me excited. I never got into the Rambo franchise, but I check out this one and the earlier ones.
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the last line is for the history books, as the most badass-yet-moving line ever.
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We just need a movie about aliens coming down and making these actors (acting as themselves) fight each other to the death.
Sylvestor Stallone
Arnold S.
Bruce Willis
Jackie Chan
and more...
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Some of you talkbacker PUSSIES will see a real action movie on JANUARY 25TH. Sly...show them how it is done OLD SCHOOL!
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how come he never references over the top ??? an all time classic. I need to get a ? to sly to comment on OverTheTop!
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considering Rambo 2 is my favorite of that series, glad he's going back to the jungles and not in that sandpit of middleeast.
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I'm willing to wager with anyone on this talkback that AbKing's bedroom walls are adorned with posters featuring a shirtless Stallone and a shirtless Schwartzenegger. Any takers? I'll give you 20 to 1 odds.
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Well, he didn't...
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I think Rambo will fade into oblivion at the box office much like the "long awaited" comeback of Basic Instinct 2. Which is a shame, because Sly has the potential for so much more. When he tried to "reinvent" himself years ago with Copland I thought that was a great step and was disappointed he didn't make more movies like that. Or, in today's market, find a great drama on HBO or FX to sink his teeth into. Sly's days of being a marquee draw at the cinema are over, but if he stopped with this Rocky 7 and Rambo 4 bullshit he could really continue as an actor.
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I look forward to January 25.
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Jan 15, 2008 12:06:11 AM CST
ANCHORITE YOU MUST BE THAT MICHAEL HUHFFURRRER ASSHOLE
by bringingsexyback
That "question" just fucking reeks of you like sewer reeks of shit. Sly just PWNED your stupid crusadist posturing you fucking twat. And if that wasn't you, fuck you anyway.
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he grew up both as an actor and a director with that one. Maybe the lightning will strike twice with Rambo, who knows? At the very least, we could be in for a good ol'fashioned action flick.
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They've had Brian Tyler and Brian Garfield both on the show! And they'd love to have you on as a guest, too. They're supporting your film 100%!
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Douche. PWNED, what a dipshit.
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He actually stole the movie from Woody Allen. Tough to do. Anyway, RAMBO is good bloody fun. Bravo.
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Best part of the OQA (Original Q&A) was the personal stuff, conflicts and chicken grease.
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I wish more people knew about this side of his personality. The funny open self-deprecating fan-welcoming side.
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You need to disembowel those idiots who went this route.
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Really, think about it...RAMBO...back in theaters..I mean we're talking one of the biggest icons in movie history and say what you will, but Stallone proved with Rocky he can pull something like this off with flying colors. The man is SMART. I just hope the movie is as violent and bloody as that early footage was!
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Although I think his statement that all movies about the middle east have so far been failures is a bit dismissive and generalised.
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I think Rambo is gonna suck big time, but my ass will be the first one in line to see it either way.
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They actually used my shit-ass question!
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I had forgotten all about the diaper dream sequence. You've dredged up many painful memories. Thank you, Sly.
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-tell him that "In the middle of this film Trautman will emerge in a flashback" is a pretty awful idea. I know Rambo isn't supposed to be Full Metal Jacket or The Big Red One, but that doesn't mean it's got to completely take you out of the real world altogether. Flashbacks- especially to dead characters- are 9 times out of 10 a shitty, hamfisted writers' device. Maybe it's a sign of how stuck on the past Rambo is, or how unstrung he is, but that doesn't change the fact that it's weak, Lifetime Movie-style writing.
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Jan 15, 2008 12:43:36 AM CST
I wonder why Sly never did a movie with a canine co-star
by caruso_stalker217
I wonder if he regrets not doing one when he had the chance.
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...You could just repost the original Rocky Q and A's. Looks like your gonna get mostly repeat business from the question askers.
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There is only one project that is badass enough, a movie-adaptation of CONTRA! Check out this fake trailer: http://youtube.com/watch?v=pZynFFOkNf4
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People can talk up all the crap they want about certain movies of his or his career, etc... whatever At the end of the day he's still a class act and one heck of a funny guy. Way to go Sly!
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Classic.
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format wars are retarded. The corporations are purposely suppressing HD/bluray hybrid players because then everybody loses. Anybody who talks up either format is a corporate tool.
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i like the first question:
dude, for all the jabs you've taken over the years..
JABS!
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very is the answer.
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People are doubting this like they did with Rocky Balboa - and again, the naysayers will need to shut the fuck up once they see the movie. I cannot wait. Oh, and Sly, thanks for answering my question :)
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This Stallone guy is one funny motherfucker.
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I think this movie will rock. I'm an "Action Guy" and I love action movies. Especially movies involving an ass kicking protagonist. I loved First Blood. I think it's one of the all time coolest flicks ever. One of those movies that makes me stop channel surfing. No matter how many times I've seen it.
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i said in another tb but if freakin Pacino and DeNiro are making their 3rd movie together surely Rambo and Dutch can TOO DAMMIT.
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Jan 15, 2008 3:30:08 AM CST
Still waiting for my DEMOLITION MAN and TANGO & CASH sequels, Sl
by steve rogers
...they would fucking rule and you all know it!
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Stallone got a lot of respect from me for Rocky Balboa, a thoughtful, classy, mature movie, almost a direct sequel to the original. Fingers crossed for this one. And to those dissing the Crenna flashback: Just imagine Rambo sitting thinking about what he should do, having second thoughts about his mission and whether he can do it or not...then the Crenna flashback comes on and Rambo realises what he HAS to do and the Jerry Goldsmith music comes crashing in!!!!! Awesome! To the guy doing the score for this film - if you screw up the Goldsmith music you'll be on the hit list buddy.
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Damn thee thy haters!
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but there's no way Stallone wrote "where I could play identical twins that are artistically challenged and in a final display of manic behavior they cannibalize one another in front of Cobra."just not possible. funny, well-written, cohesive, and with no errors. no way a weightlifting "actor" wrote it, no matter how many iconic roles you guys can throw at me. he's a fun guy (a republican, but whatever), and it's cool that "he's" doing this, but an assistant or publicist wrote that sentence.
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thanks in advance.
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on Lionsgate Blu-Ray Disc!! ;)
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You got a problem with people being muslim?...or Russians?redneck inbred piece of shit...people like you should be dropped in Iraq,big mouth no show
Glad Sly is using the Burma situation,instead of cashing in on peoples emotions concerning 911...
It's sad that the US of Assholes are too cheap do do anything about the situation there,but hey maybe some day they will find oil in Burma....
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but that post does stink of Anchorite. You're really losing it dude.
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Sly,
Can you PLEASE actually talk to or kick down the door of "the suits" and tell them to STOP re-releasing Rocky Box Sets and the ONLY new thing is New Artwork!
Please... Make Double Disk Special Edition DVD's for Rocky 2,3,4,5 & 6... Commentary Track, 90 Minute Documentary, Behind the scenes footage, deleted scenes. (( For ALL the Rocky Films ))
YOU Sly are going to have to push them to do these! Please for the fans, for ALL TIME sake, do this for the fans! -
Now more than ever a movie bearing that name would have some serious traction. Demolition Man was fun. Too bad Simon Phoenix is going to jail for tax evasion.
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...totally underrated!! Sure, it 'aint going to stop world hunger, but it was a laugh! I said it before and I will say it again, if Stallone was a bad actor, Rocky and Rambo would have had zero impact on the world. It was him, and him alone, that made these movies what they were (credit of course due to the stunt guys)...but could you imagine Tom Cruise as Rambo? No...nor could I. Stallone rules. Simple. In his genre, he was king. And in my eyes, still is...plus he is an awesome director...maybe he should have made superman returns...the guy knows action, and would have made something monumental, as compared to that Duck's puke that Singer made....
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this is one of the great myths kicking around- for a truly, truly great Stallone performance see Copland.
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Jan 15, 2008 5:24:25 AM CST
I liked the Q&A about Rambo giving Stallone's career variety
by alice cooper stalker
I liked the Q from gamemaster about whether or not the Rambo franchise saved Stallone from being typcast as Rocky. Good question. Good Answer.
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and Rip her fucking Head off and stay on top of her dead body for 4weeks!Then RAMBO goes back hunting!THATS ALL!
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Was the Sly's best performance...if you believe in the crap that goes with awards Stallone should have won an Oscar..he out acted some very good performers in that film
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seriously are there still people in the world who have access to a computer and the internet who think that these terrorists are Muslims...by definition of there actions as soon as they kill a human being they stop being muslims...god dammit you fucking Americans do some reading use your brains and and stop blaming the big bad guy for the problems that you have created around the world...this is why you are the most hated people in the world right now.. you ignorant fat greedy inbreeds...by the way sly cant wait to see some Rambo action!!
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But I want to see Edgar Alan Poe played by him, I've been waiting for 20 years !
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muslims, what the hell are you talking about ? In true muslim religion, you will get your eyes ripped out and hands chopped off for browsing the internet. All religion sucks btw, I mean, you get catholic priests raping young kids, which says as much for christians.
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John Hurt actually doesn't have elephantiasis.
John Travolta actually isn't a genius who got smart from a flash of light.
Arnie actually isn't a monosyllabic robot from the future.
Forrest Whitaker actually isn't a loony African dictator.
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i think you will find that 1.3 billion muslims hate Ameicans..about 300,000 of them turn into terrorists..also most educated people from around the world have a dislike for you because of vietnam..your foreign policy in south america..the first gulf war..invasion of Afghanistan and iraq, the fact that wouldnt sign the keyote treaty...your abilty to enlist the help of dictators and keep them in powr untill you no longer need them ..for exmple saddam..the training of terrorists..example the IRA and Osama bin laden...you really are stupid fucks..do some reading use your mind stamper and think for yourself...idiot...you are right about one thing..religion does suck
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He provided me with endless hours of entertainment with camp schlock like COBRA as a kid, but the fact is that for all the cheesy shit Sly is a talented man and a dedicated performer who just wants to tell a story, even if sometimes, that story is RHINESTONE, COBRA or STOP OR MY MOM WILL SHOOT. And I'm entertained! He's very eloquent about his best works or his worst blunders. BTW, ROCKY BALBOA was class.
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of you for starting another gruesome political/religion BS debate on a TB!
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sorry you are correct and i will never do this again!
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This has got to be one of the most idiotic and confusing numbering of titling of sequels I have ever seen. They really should have called this movie "John Rambo." Or if they wanted to be really accurate, "Who Cares."
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most of the world hates America for 2 reasons: 1) Being fatter, more arrogant, louder and more stupid than the rest (a sweeping generalisation, but it's a pretty common one)2)Being the dominant power on the planet. Foriegn policy (sepecially shit like vietnam) is mostly irrelevant in our percerption. BTW I like Americans, places in America that I've been to (except for San Fransisco- which I hated), and most things american so I post this expecting to be flamed.
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He's referring to the bad guys, not Bronson. Fuck, Bronson was granite.
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killed Bronsons family to look like Pee Wee Herman.
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would you move to Usbekistan?Mr Saxon has not shown up yet.Could give my love to other people.
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Death wish With sly could be great!! sounds like it has a Touch of Rambo and Cobra...
I hope if this rambo is a hit you will do another Rambo sly!
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I'd come for a holiday, obviously to carry on England's great lager lout tradition, but living there?
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despite the fact that you croats dumped us out of the European Cup.
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That place was awesome, beautiful. If I had to move to the USA, I'd want to live there. Anyway, anyone know who's playing Trautman in RAMBO now that Crenna is dead? I hope RAMBO is good, but wanting it to be a new FIRST BLOOD doesn't mean it will be. Fingers crossed though.
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John Landis' last decent film, an amazing piano duet scene, Peter Reigert (Boon!!!), Tim Curry, high quality farce. Ok so Sly isn't a natural comedic actor (although he is a naturally comedic individual), but that film is good goddammit! Once again big man, cheers for this.
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it's full of arseholes, and doing anything is a complete fucking hassle. And I've been there quite a few times and something shitty happens to me every time. It is pretty though.
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no one is playing "trautman"
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I would like to see some kind of movie with Arnold and Sly. I would not care if it was cheesy.
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Stallone has proven himself with the American masterpiece that is Rocky Balboa. I never truly lost faith in the man--Lock up is a great movie, eg. But bringing back Rambo was necessary. When the only true action star we have is a 25 ft. robot named Prime, it's time for a real action hero. John's return is prime, itself. I think Stallone is JUST starting his creative peak...so what if he's older when it happens? Look at Eastwood--he's producing his best work yet. I would like too see Sly direct more films for other people, personally. Thanks for being the best, Mr. Stallone.
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I'd love to see sequels to either of those. Actually, I'd quite like another Judge Dredd too, despite most people hating it, I rather enjoyed it! :)
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i dont think someone else is playing Trautman, i got the impression he was implying they used a clip from a previous Rambo movie for his flashback appearance.
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when aliens invade the earth and wipe out the major military forces, its time for the thespians of america to unite......Planet Hollywood : The Movie.
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If I throw a stick out of my window I'll probably hit a couple. Was walking up all those hills too much of a hassle? Anyway, whatever, each to his own I guess.. So how can Trautman be in a flashback in RAMBO if no one is playing him? Voiceover? Lookey-likey? CGI? Handpuppet?
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Yes.
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Who else would do something like this? Most celebrities seem too self absorbed to do something fun like this to connect with fans - not my man Tango. Thanks, Sly.
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The mechanic is Already being remade...
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Jan 15, 2008 7:17:15 AM CST
BadMrWonka, did have you ever written a screeplay for and oscar
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I meant to say 'BadMrWonka, have you ever written a screenplay for an Oscar nominated film?'
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so sly, when is Death Wish going into production? is there a script?? I really love your idea!! sounds hardcore!
I also wonder what stallones "absurd idea" for rambo 5 is?? any hints
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Call Zack Snyder. And you should do a 300-style Roman epic as homage to your Italian roots.
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I had that dream for so long, please make it true!, Konami, are you hearing!?
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You need to do a Superman/Dark Knight movie with Bruce, with you playing Superman. Arnold's a joke (there, I said it, he's a fucking joke) but Bruce is a actor you can really match talents with.
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sly, i think it would be interesting if you put one other not as big as you but known actor in death wish as maybe the bad guy?
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After Rocky, First Blood and Rocky Balboa. Copland is great, but you weren't in it much, Sly.
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With you guys as Cops or something...Arnie would be great! but hes still governor for 3 years..team up with Bruce after Death Wish! or after rambo 5 whichever comes first!
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And he showed it be making sure composer Brian Tyler paid proper respect and used the Jerry Goldsmith themes in Rambo. Very Nice, Sly. Goldsmith was the unifying force in all the films, he wrote some brillaint kick-ass action scores for the 3 movies and it's a wonderful gesture that Sly did not forget that.
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has a rumored role for SIN CITY 2. That's TWO friends you have involved with that movie (well, at least Bruce used to be involved). You need to call them, take them out to a nice lunch, and ask them to get you a part. Then after you do the movie, you'll be offered more parts by Robert Rodriguez where you can be the DiNiro to his Scorcese, or Mortensen to his Cronenberg.
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Bruce?to ugly!Arnie?to washed up!He just needs some pet actors like Maguire,Fraser,Sandler,Stiler,Bloom and that kind of dudes,who he kills with a swing of his Machete before he goes hunting again!If Sly teams up with somebody it should be some dude like Danny Trejo or Johhny Depp(blind samurai style).
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I watched it! I can definitely see slys point...the world is mch more violent now...
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STOLE MY QUESTION!! Good Q & A though. Well done AICN.
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I feel the same way about religion...but it is always the people with power within a religion who will lie to herd the masses for their personal goals...I have friends and family from every creed, social background and religion...the common man with a stable mind will not be misguided in his personnal beliefs...It's the fanatics, the the emotional represed beliefers who want to change the world with violence...has nothing to do with a belief system...all fanatics around the world, from any belief, political view or way of life are to blame not a specific race or religion...
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that she's one hot mama? Thanks!
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...I love the RAMBO films but better than sex?!?!?!?! Only in America...
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of the action, but the whole social commentary satire. I loved it. You never think of Armor Hot Dogs the same way again. Snipes delivery of the line "Jeffrey Dahmer, I love that guy" was just sick and funny at the same time. The cast was great pre- or just on the edge of fame Bullock, Bratt, and Leary, plus Snipes, and a Jesse Ventura bit part, plus the Shawshank warden on a bad hair day. It was great. Sly goes off on PC in his Q&A today, but he totally trashes it in this movie.
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...please carry on making movies.
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Jan 15, 2008 8:01:36 AM CST
Interesting that the battle of the talkbacks is
by grammaton cleric binks
kind of going between Sly and Arnold (sort of) today. Makes me feel like it's the 80s again.
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... that would be great. Sly has Hannibal in the A-TEAM and I would love to see him and Arnie in a Tarantino film. I don't think it would be a gimmick too, Sly is a under-rated actor in my opinion. Sure he made some not very good films in the past but who hasn't.
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The film was ahead of it's time as the subject of terrorism is more than prevelant today. Besides that, Billy Dee Williams gotta eat.
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I don't know if you guys have seen this but Stallone's talking about you.....
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Your responses were terrific. I haven't read the TB comments yet, though, I'm still busy creaming my pants. That Rambo clip was awesome, whoever posted that, thanks
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Jan 15, 2008 8:40:49 AM CST
"every film that deals with the Middle Eastern situation has fai
by pwnedbystallone
Hi Sly. Remember me. I doubt it. Anyway, after the glorified online casino commercial cash-in you called "Rocky Balboa" you couldn't pay me to see another one of your painfully rehashed white male paranoia-fueled characters on film.
But I did want to say one word in response to your quote above since I know you read talkback: "Syriana" -
I'm not expecting a lot of depth to the film, but the parallels to Vietnam make sense, and any exposure of the current crisis in Burma is admirable.
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Sly, my king, in the new film after Rambo purees the truckload of Burmese soldiers with the Browning .50 caliber machine gun, does Frank Stallone suddenly pop up from behind a bush in a ruffle-shirted tuxedo with a microphone and sing, "PUSHIN! Gettin'READY for the FIGHT!" I'd fuckin' howl
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Must admit you made me laugh. When I work out I do listen to Rocky tunes quite often, and Pushin does creep onto my playlist. It's nice to smile whilst pummeling a canvas wall bag.
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Because he actually got "PWNED" by Stallone. And nice job fucking up your own insult/post by exceeding the character limit. Douche.
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...with Sly in the main role. Now...THAT...would be awesome!
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I'm a huge Stallone fan...check out my Rocky Montage I made for myself trying to get a job...
youtube.com/watch?v=a UY5t4LK0Pc
AICN should have a Rambo or Rocky homemade video contest for talkbackers!
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I like the music Frank gave to the Rocky series, especially "Take You Back." Heck, I even like that "Far From Over" song he did in Stayin' Alive. The "Pushin'" tune is catchy, and while it is a bit schmaltzy, I think part of that was intentional, because it was used during Rocky's cheezy hotel-training sequence, and it was meant to be portrayed that Rocky was approaching that first Clubber fight in a none-too-serious a frame of mind, and sure enough Clubber hands him his ass
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I got an espresso maker, and make a mean Thai coffee with it.
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Eagles win!!
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That was a great movie. The last 30 minutes is heart pounding. Lots rocket launchers and shit.
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ABking, does AB stand for Abdominals, as in you're a body builder?
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It'd be funny if Skynet dragged off soldier Sly and turned him into Arnold.
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No Country for Old Men? Do ya ever speak with David Morrell? You should write a script for his "Blood Oath" novel and give it to an up-and-coming action guy, like Josh Brolin. Sah-weet.
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was basement sex with the school janitor. Stop pretending like people even noticed you in school.
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The song "Pushin'" is my sex soundtrack. I hear it, and I start thrusting. Doesn't matter if I'm dressed or not, or whether a chick is on my pony or not.
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Josh Brolin is the man these days. Sly should definitely do something with him. Like a father/son action thriller.
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Yeah go to amazon.com and check out the plot synopsis for "Blood Oath" by Morrell. Or "Testament," that's a great book too, hunted becomes hunter. Now, I must go pretend to work in my office. But my hips will be thrustin' to the "Pushin'" soundtrack in my head, and I'll be squeezin' the bajongas of all the girls in the hallway as they pass by.
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Jessica Simpson wears that stupid pink Cowboys shirt sold at the mall...and Tom Cruise doesnt even bother to wear anything Redskin, rather surrounded by 50 bodyguards. Sly's bodyguards are his left and right arm.
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I actually read somewhere where Sly was being considered for T4 or future sequels? Wouldnt that be cool? Maybe T5 or T6 is where we can get Arnold and Sly working together.
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Sly and Josh on a trail of vengeance ... count me in.
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Jan 15, 2008 9:46:08 AM CST
SLY, YOU SHOULD GET A RECURRING ROLE ON LAW AND ORDER
by bringingsexyback
With you being a detective. Love that show - you'd be great on it.
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Jan 15, 2008 9:49:07 AM CST
T3 WOULD HAVE BEEN PASSABLE IF SLY WAS THE TERMINATOR
by bringingsexyback
instead of Kristanna Loken. Just watched it last night - horrible.
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I thought I heard ages ago that someone was going to make this King short story into a movie with Sly as Dolan. Ed Norton would have been great, or still could be rather as the lead character whose wife was killed. Forgot the character name, but the character was great. Man, I should have submitted a question and asked that one.
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That way Cruise will be there...Sly could they show up in the crowd to raise the Eagles flag like before and point at him lol.
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the book that was written with you in mind? I would love to see an adaptation of that!
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Problem solved.
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Just kidding Sly! Don't hurt me! High five?
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Celeste wants to do more than make appointments.
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You're an idiot. I've seen a ton of TV interviews with Sly in which he's very articulate and displays an extensive vocabulary.
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...I didn't ask Sly this in my question submission, but I always wondered if he had any advice for parents of autistic or retarded children. And when will a Rocky box set be released with all the deleted footage, bonus materials, fetish stuff? And will it be possible to buy fashion headbands like Rambo wears in the new film? Did Rambo knit that headband, or did he get it at the store where Rush drummer Neil Peart gets his hats? Will action figues based on the new movie feature bad guys with heads that pop off, or explode? Is killing as easy as breathing...for people with emphysema? Inquiring minds want to know. The first question was not a joke, incidentally.
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Americans are "fatter, louder, and stupider" than the rest? In fact, the typical American...the everyday guy in the suburban Americana, is probably one of the friendliest, welcoming, and most open minded on the planet. I've travelled the world and there's no place like the States, period.
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On the Rocky Balboa DVD (I believe), somebody talked about how you have this High Definition TV setup thats ridiculously real looking.
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I know that. I'm talking about how they are perceived. I've also extensively travelled in America, and with the exception of San Fransisco they've aways been far nicer than the British.
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Absolutely Bonkers? Absurdly Biased? Appalingly Boring?
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I don't think Americans are "fatter, more arrogant, louder and more stupid than the rest"- Just this is how they are perceived. Except the fatter thing. That's probably true.
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Anally Bemused?
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Just kiddin.. ;-)
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Nice interview. Sly is just fucking great as an interviewee.
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good start some good questions and pretty light hearted. caurso, glad your question got answered and it was a great answer.
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FMBay asked how Sly put on 47 pounds. Simple: he got older. For a majority of men, aging changes the metabolism and your body frame just becomes wider - not neccessarily 'fatter', but you take on more of a stocky frame - your neck gets thicker, your pelvis gets larger, etc.
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I can just picture this conversation
Tarantino: 'Cause it's like,itslike, Rambo has to die, HEHASTODIE! Andhedidn't diebecauseofthehollywoodmachine. He's the great american hero like if John Wayne had sex with Patton and they had a Davy Crockett baby whowashalf indian and got drafted and turned into a killing machine and he needed to die tragically but you didn't let him do that because of greed!
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My co-worker who is 60 and retiring this year was standing near the TV and the Rambo trailer came on during a news break. He turned to me and asked "what are they re-releasing Rambo back in the theaters?" I had to explain that no, it is an all new Rambo. He couldn't believe it, saying it must be a remake with another actor.. then he realized it and remarked how Stallone looked the same as he did in the last film. Just thought I'd pass that along for Sly.
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Props for hiring local people and giving them breaks.
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The wheelchairs got me thinking. Two former bodybuilders getting a little older get like osteoporosis or something. Maybe they live next door to each other and they still try to compete with each other with backyard feats of strength only to become pals who realize there's nothing wrong with getting older. Money in the bank.
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Jan 15, 2008 11:01:34 AM CST
LOL Sly's wheelchair comment made me imagine American Gladiators
by gibsonusa
American Gladiators...when Sly said that I imagined him and Arnold in wheelchairs racing up the ramp in the obstacle course while the theme music plays.
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I don't think Sly looks the "same" as Rambo III in '88, but shit yeah he looks great for a guy at 60. Even without the insane physique, he's a picture of good health. Whereas most of the 60 year old guys I work with are grizzled, grey, and look every year of it. My dad, for example, is encroaching 60, and while he's a handsome enough guy, he looks 60. If not more. Maybe Sly drinks the blood of infants. He mentioned putting on some 45 pounds, which is understandable after 20 years and getting older, but he's built like a mountain. His upper body is like, I dunno, a pickup truck.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Q7U8Yb28g
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From that interview, it is now clear that Sly's hair is immortal. I guess he had do do that once before the 80's were over. LONG LIVE SLY'S HAIR. He looks like a 17th century French aristocrat.
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I wanted to ask him about doing some more Judge Dredd shit. If done right there are some great stories to be told from those comics. I think Stallone is Dredd as much as he is Rocky and Rambo. I would love to see him take on Paul Kersey as well,bring on Death Wish.
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Directed by Uwe Boll. Just kidding. But a Sly/Arnold Contra movie should exist in history, shouldn't it? Both still have possibly long long careers ahead of them, but I want to see them together in action hero versions.
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but they should redesign the aliens. No more half-assed xenomorph ripoffs. and it should be easier than the game, otherwise they won't make it 50 feet from the drop point without another quarter, even if they're Sly and Arnold (kidding)
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Jan 15, 2008 11:29:02 AM CST
Contra - definately have that monster with the human baby head
by gibsonusa
Now that would be a scene.
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Jan 15, 2008 11:34:34 AM CST
And that lizard that turns around and his ass is a giant human f
by gibsonusa
Rock on! With John Woo's camera swinging around as Sly/Arnold run cricles around it.
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save these new Sly TBs as some kinda word file? Questions, responses, TB comments and all? I want to be able to print it off, text format, and read it in the potty and whut-not. Maybe rub one out if the mood strikes.
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....while shooting down enemies-on-jetskis....
This is the greatest movie of all time! -
Jan 15, 2008 11:40:58 AM CST
GibsonUSA - Only one of those teams didn't make it to the playof
by movietool
Oh, yes, that would be the Eagles.
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Jan 15, 2008 11:45:27 AM CST
Contra - Sly must fight enemies on a giant moving train....
by gibsonusa
...while the train transforms into a robot. This is the epitome of entertainment. No movie shall satisfy after this.
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...who's pigtails are giant meatclaws that fly after him.
As for the Eagles, yeah they sucked this year. I was speaking of star support though.
Opening day at Philly...Tom Cruise is standing behind the glass in his club seats looking at his Redskins. This means Sly has to be there in the crowd, wearing his green sweatshirt and jumping around like he did last time...so he can point at Tom in "I want chu!" fashion -
I would have become highly aroused shooting a shower scene with Sharon Stone in Specialist. Did you? Did she hold "it" against you?
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I friggin' love OSCAR! I'm glad several talkbackers do as well. I just picked up the RAMBO DVD trilogy to get myself pumped for the new RAMBO! Keep it up, Sly!
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Loved the answer to that question. I totally agree that making a movie about a lone soldier moving in and single-handedly bringing back Osama would be a huge slap in the face to the troops currently fighting in Iraq and Afghanastan. Well said Sly.
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...why the free pass on the HGH or roids he got popped with Down Under? It gets me to thinking about the hypocrisy of the whole HGH/sterios thing. Here we are savaging athletes because we don't want our kids to take short cuts and it's "unfair" competition for those they compete against. What about celebrities? Don't they have an influence too? Isn't your body shape a part of making a living for many roles in Hollywood? Wouldn't that keep an older guy in action roles longer than someone else thereby giving him an unfair advantage? Of course, I have no proof but at age 60 and his height to be putting on the amount of weight in muscle does not seem natural. I was a football player up through college and briefly used roids to bulk up a lanky frame. They work...real well. I have also seen HGH proposed as a medical treatment to counter aging. Rambling a bit here, but I guess my ultimate point is why do entertainers and actors get a pass on performance enhancing drugs vs. athletes? Aren't they illegal for both? Maybe that's changing though...
http://tinyurl.com/ytp76v
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...in the Rocky Q&A.
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Yeah, I vaguely recall something about that, which is why I brought it up again. Didn't he say something about so many people being on set, and lights, and cold, that it's really not the 'hot' stuff one would think? And didn't he say something about Stone being a little uptight about it--not in a nervous way, but in a bitchy way? I dunno. I'd have rammed the bone home in the name of good cinema.
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Jan 15, 2008 12:45:05 PM CST
How can people dismiss a Sly and Arnold teamup?
by judge dredds fresh undies
Seriously that has been the action fans hoy grail for nigh on quater of a century.
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Just have Sly advise him to zoom back a little and stop cutting every split second. But then you have a winner.
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Throw in some Kurt Russell for good measure. Tango, Cash & Dutch.
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John McClane.
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when does it?? just wondreing...hope the writers strike isnt affecting it..
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Dutch, Rambo, snake plisken and John McClane
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Please ask him about his idea for another Rambo,which he recently said he had
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Mad mo-fo Max.
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That post about Frank popping up in the tuxedo made me laugh my ass off. Thanks.
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...in Cambodia and surrounding regions. Those are the real monsters. Maybe a little too touchy, but the crowd would go nuts at retribution.
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http://www.pastdeadline.com/2007/12/forget-hasta-a.html
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dick.
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That might be interesting...perhaps Sly should kill some molestors in Death wish! or Rambo 5!
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Jan 15, 2008 1:36:21 PM CST
SLY, DO YOU PREFER PALM, BLACKBERRY OR WINDOWS MOBILE?
by bringingsexyback
I'm thinking of going Windows Mobile but here about a lot of reboot problems.
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and while you're at it, go after the white slave industry too. Oh shit, this could be the next Death Wish series ... molestors, slavers, Mexican gangs ..
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It's pretty good. Just strong coffee (I use espresso) and sweetened condensed milk. A hot, deliciously invigorating drink that's perfect for an afternoon of Talkbacking.
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Not sure where Sly's trying to go with Death Wish but I'm worried it sounds a bit like he's going slightly down the "generic" route. It's not the physical makeup so much as the atmosphere of the scene, the motivations of the characters, the manifestation of the emotions of all the actors (killer, victims, bystanders), the means and methods of the violent acts, the camera, editing, lighting, music etc that illicit the particular emotional response from the audience. Personally I'd hope for a creepy suspense thriller vs Rambo in the urban jungle.
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He'd be serving up Karr cheesesteaks.
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I personally like stallones ideas...he talks abit more about it with IGN....actually this plot is very different than most "vigilante" flicks..so it interests me..someone who knows Violence coming back to who he was..
Death wish movies were never "suspense thrillers" more "action movies" so rambo in the urban jungle is exciting to me! im interested to see where he can take this.
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I hope this will be a yearly returning feature here at AICN ;-)
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...guys who walk onto the subway train talking to themselves, carrying all their stuff wrapped in belts....then they sit down and take out a bottle of rubbing alcohol and start rubbing their faces with it and making noises.
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The first movie still rocks! Just rewatched it very recently and it still felt fresh (though it has some minor flaws).
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FUCK YEAH
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That wheelchair buddy movie idea actually sounds kind of fun. Someone should get to writing that right n... oh... wait... nevermind.
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Nighthawks was fucking awesome. It needs a sequel Sly! Got to be some way to bring back Hauer's character.
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What the hell are you talking about ? Worst movie ever made, beats Plan 9 from Outer Space
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Rutger Hauer wasn't actually killed by Ice-T in the first movie...he LIVES!! And this time, he's hunting RAMBO. And DUTCH!
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Coming soon from lucasfilm. Every saga has a beginning. The story of a gungan. Banished for being clumsy. Jar-Jar Binks is THE GUNGAN. This summer will be mesa bombad
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"Yeah I'm baaaaad, I'm the baddest muthafucka in the woooorld. Have you seen a costume like mine?"
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Sly got a free pass on the HGH because it was perscription. men have declining growth hormone levels as they age, Sly just decided to do something about it. He tried to get a huge supply into Burma because it would obviously be hard to get locally. That's his take on the situation.
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Jan 15, 2008 2:33:00 PM CST
WHEN THE HUNTER BECOMES THE HUNTED, THEN BECOMES HUNTER
by bringingsexyback
again, hunting his hunter who becomes the hunted, then vice versa 3 times. That would make a great movie, Sly.
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of your heartstrings being played as teenage Jar Jar Binks leads a merry band of BABY EWOKS on a quest to save an Endor orphanage. So cute you'll convulse in a diabetic orgasm of sugary cinema bliss. Jar Jar Binks is THE GUNGAN. Because even in space, LOVE is MESA GOODE.
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Coming to theaters this summer...When the HUNTED becomes the HUNTER...and the HUNTED becomes HUNGRY...the HUNTED lunch at HARDEES. This summer, ketchup will spill. Featuring cinema's first major decapitation by spatula
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100% beef patties ... of man.
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Gabe Tango and John Spartan, Tango & Cash is the mutts nuts and i farkin LOVE Demolition Man, the satire really elevated that movie.
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Sheesh. Sly had to fight hard to get Rocky Balboa done his way...what are the chances for Tango & Cash? There's no way. I would think a Sly/Arnold movie would actually be more likely and sellable.
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about I Am Legend when they should have been talking about Rambo? They wouldnt shutup about it (no offense AICN, but its true right?)...and it turned out to be exactly what was expected, financially and artistically....Ironically the big surprise of that weekend was Alvin & the Chipmunks, which conquered expectations and didnt get a single peep out of this page. Go figure.
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Not only is the man forthcoming about his mistakes but Rocky Balboa really was one of the best films of 2006. Why a few of you seem hellbent on slandering this guy is beyond me, especially since the new Rambo looks awesome.
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Is gonna kick your ass at the box office..Owned!!!
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Wish he would do that that...FIND AMY!!!
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Its like a pre-release director's commentary or something. Really pumps me for seeing the film. God, I hope it doesn't tank. It has an odd release date (during the notorious Hollywood dumping ground of January), but then, so does Cloverfield. I hope they both open big and have legs. Let's take our Januaries back, RAMBO style!! Thanks Sly.
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American Gladiators! Shades of Rocky 3!
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Sly said to reelzchannel he has an "abusrd idea" id love to know what that idea is..
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At the beginning of Rambo 5, he wakes up to realize that Rambo 1-4 was all just a dream, and that he is actually Rocky Balboa and the movie is actually Rocky 7.
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Ken sez: "We love action and violence, but the reason Rambo has such a following is because his character has depth (many moments in First Blood, boat scene and ending of Part 2, village scenes in Part 3)."
Ummm, no, not really. The reason why we love Rambo is because its fun to watch a supersoldier guy kick the shit out of people. Thats it. Since when is Rambo a character with depth? Since when was the dialogue anything less than totally hilariously bad? (That is to say "so bad its good", nay, "so bad its AWESOME!") Whoever "Ken" is, he is clearly either a studio shill, or deeply out of touch with what people like about Rambo -- killing, mayhem, and ludicrous feats of strength. I mean, I love Rambo too, but its for the mayhem and insanity, not for the "depth." If I want depth from a movie about a Vietnam vet gone caacaa cuckoo crayzay, I'll watch APOCALYPSE NOW and thrill to scenes such as Martin Sheen having a nervous breakdown, or Marlon Brando waxing psycho-rhapsodic about "piles of tiny limbs." -
I think he seriously said that the absurd idea had something to do with bringing Schwarzenegger and Willis into Rambo V somehow, possibly as one of their own respective past characters. my vote's for the True Lies guy, (Dutch or Terminator wouldn't fit at all, unless they didn't mention that one was a robot or the other fought a rasta alien) and John McClane.
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I dont think thats what he meant...but the sheer testosterone in the film would make my head explode! lol
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If what you say was true, as far as fans just loving a super soldier just going around kicking the shit out of people then all of those 80s and 90s action hero clones/rip offs would have the same following and the same iconic status as Rambo.
The original First Blood showcased a lot of depth for Rambo's character. While the second and third flicks didn't showcase as much, there's still moments in there. A far cry from the many rip offs one can see in numerous B movie flicks. Heck, Van Peebles' SOLO of the 90s would be a classic. .. God forbid (although it can be a guilty pleasure).
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The other two, not so much. Still love 'em though. Goldsmiths scores say as much. The First Blood score is very much about Rambo's Psychology whereas the part 2 score is a more conventional action score.
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Jan 15, 2008 4:21:20 PM CST
Moto, Did Any Of Those Clones Have Stallone's Starpower Or Appea
by laserpants
Nope. Peebles isn't a big name star; Stallone is, and was at the time of FIRST BLOOD's opening, hence the popularity of watching him kick ass without bothering to take names. People like the guy cause he's cool and he's got the charisma to pull it off. Schwarzeneggar (sp?) is (was) the same deal. Your kidding yourself if you think the number one reason Rambo was so popular is the depth of the character. Unless, of course, by "depth of character" you mean how deep he plunges his survival knife into some guys chest.
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None of you bothered to go see it.
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The number one reason he was popular wasn't because of his depth of character... no. It was because he had SOME depth. If you think that Stallone's big name was the reason he stands apart, then you are forgetting the debacles that were Judge Dread (who was a character that had no depth... just a bad ass going around kicking ass), Cobra (a guilty pleasure I admit), etc. Heck, even Stallone himself agreed with the question asked.
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Didn't he play the extreme sports guy that died trying to climb out of the tunnel using his climbing gear? Yeah, that wasn't a great flick at all.
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yo sly,i cant think of any good questions,and i might have missed my chance to ask any anyways,but look:
my man,rambo 3 was great,and it kills me when you talk so bad about it. stickfighting was cool,buzkashi was cool,the fort infiltration ROCKED(nothin like rambo-stealth)
and what was so bad about stop or my mom will shoot? hah,she cleans his gun with the dishes! there is worse out there sly,you shouldnt have to apologize. if anyone should apologize,it should be arnold,for the garbage that was "running man" sly,i will watch your worst film 50 times in a row before i ever sit through THAT waste of time. and also,WE NEED A RAMBO VIDEO GAME. if done right,it will out sell almost anything short of halo. when they ask if they can use your voice and likeness,give em what they need,sir,it will be appreciated. -
Id personally rather see sly make his own movies like Death wish etc...we see what he can do directing/starring/writing his own stuff...
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slys been doing non ass-kicking roles for AWHILE...this is probably his first return to action since Cliffhanger? its a welcomed return
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Sly did agree, its true. I just don't think its the case. But yeah, okay, there is SOME depth to the character. But I mean, cmon. The real appeal is the mayhem and generalized badassery. Judge Dredd was a limp movie. If it was crazy asskicking mayhem, it would have made a mint.
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i wanna say more about this. what have we seen rambo do? stealth. cave/maze solving. surviving torture.silent kills.setting traps. lethal/nonlethal kills. minigames (stickfighting,buzkashi,snakehandling,fishing and hunting) helicopters,jeeps,motorcycles,horses.hand to hand combat. skydiving. all out jungle survival. these things have been the foundation of action games since the original metal gear for the nintendo in 87-88,and its PLAIN to see that rambo is the quintessential action hero. the handful of rambo games out there have done nothing to capture the fun of rambo action. (except maybe the bow/arrow sequences in rambo 3 for the sega genesis) i mean,come on. i wanna play a game where im rambo hiding in the mud with my knife. anyone else feel the same?
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Where are the Day 2 Questions, Harry?
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If the movie does well, we'll probably see one at some point.
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Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the violence and mayhem... lol.
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as a bonus. Said it before but it is essential.
I actually dont want a new Rambo game to be stealth, as good as it could be. Why? Because an MGS style stealth game is harder to make good. Think about all the clones that sucked. Safer bet is to make it a straight up action blast-a-thon...like the Sega Genesis version. -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1BzNKu7y6M
Look at SLy's fro in the beginning! -
Jan 15, 2008 6:00:19 PM CST
arockfosheezy you're insane The Running Man is awesome!
by judge dredds fresh undies
Classic Arnold flick, some great one liners, Yaphet Kotto, Jesse Ventura and a sprinkling of satire.
Killian, I live to see you eat that contract, but I hope you leave enough room for my fist because I'm going to ram it into your stomach and break your goddamn spine!! -
there is a video of someone beating the arcade version of Rambo III as well. second player is Trautman! I see a new Rambo game starting with First Blood, with little "flashback" missions to Vietnam where you basically play mini-games for him to learn his skills (sniping, trapping, etc.) Perhaps they could base the game more on the novel while still using stallone's character. Then he could kill a shitload of police
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Stop or my mom will shoot was Hilarious!!
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Professor Toru Tanaka, he was the ultimate Asian heavy next to Bolo Yeung.
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than that hack Rob Cohen. It boils down to script and director. Cliffhanger had both. Sure, Renny Harlin's no Paul Verhoeven, but he did a spectacular job with it and it had a stellar cast. He made Stallone shine in the role and gave lots of time to the other characters, too. A true ensemble movie that had a lot of cameraderie between Sly and Michael Rooker. That movie holds up like few others from that time.
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And if they make a RAMBO game they should do it like the DIE HARD trilogy game,where every part is a different Game(First Blood=MGS,Part2=Lightgunshooter,Part3=Doom like shooter)and a stand alone part4 that plays like the good parts of Tomb Raider.
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That apparent Edgar Allen Poe biopic he was supposed to write and direct, starring Robert Downey Jr. That sounds interesting as hell. Is it still happening?
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Sub Zero is cool but I'm not familiar (at least not that I know of) with any of Tanaka's other work. Bolo rules.
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but it has to include stealth in some areas. if it was to be true to the movies anyways.
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Have a like that says "Don't talk back!" or something lol.
"I hate talkbackers!"
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Jan 15, 2008 7:36:29 PM CST
Yo Rocco, were you happy with Rocky Balboa's box offfice #'s?
by darth voodoo
Sly, if you are out there how did you feel about the warm reception that Rocky Balboa (a favorite of mine)received at the box office despite the fact that many "experts" were convinced it would not do well? I bet the guys who didn't green light it were kicking themselves in the ass. Can't wait for Rambo.
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Jan 15, 2008 7:44:03 PM CST
I cant believe that studios cant see ths demand for the 80s.....
by gibsonusa
People actually acted surprised by the performances of Transformers and Alvin and the Chipmunks. Are they that out of touch?
If you are in touch with society at all you'd know that the buzz (among common everyday people) for Alvin was huge. On the street you'd know this was going to blast by $100 million easily.
In the last Q&A I posted a message saying there was no way Rocky Balboa was going to flop. People were literally jumping up and down waiting for it. Yet the studios dont get it.Transformers is a success so now they greenlight its closest cousin, GI Joe. Sheesh.
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it would be an ultimate tribute...
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or will they be posting them late every day?
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Well, they was supposed to be a spaceballs tv show on G4... don't get that channel, so I don't know if it happened yet
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While I was taking classes and writing papers, so I could wait for it while doing homework. Now I have work and crap so I cant wait that late...get it up sooner!
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I haven't read the IGN article so I can't say I know much else about Stallone's ideas other than what he states above. First, I think we agree that not resembling the Winner film is a good idea since 1. the simple vigilante angle that worked and appealed to the audiences in the 70's just won't work in this day and age and 2. it'd be a waste of resources just to "update" the original. It's hard to tell how he intends to develop the character that can "equal or surpass the savagery of today's hard-core sociopaths" but my first impression after reading that was that it's a movie that's going to play to Stallone's past characters and be sort of "Cobra as a vigilante" or some other generic "80's/90's guy who likes to shoot people" action hero type which seemed so limited in scope and doesn't scream "big box office". I suppose though if he intends to take it along the lines of a Punisher movie it might work... but it won't be easy... Punisher's a tough character to pull off successfully on the big screen and a lot of things would have to be perfect. But as long as he intends to make the movie his own, the "suspense thriller" angle appeals to me because I think there's far more potential to create something with a lot of depth (character and story.. maybe even using Stallone's age as a key element... though he'd have to drop about 50 lbs of muscle) and I think it'd be an interesting take on the story. I guess it really isn't fair to comment without knowing more about what he intends to do though.
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Although all religions are fascist, some are more than others. Islam on the one end of the spectrum and Buddhism on the other. Their purpose is control. Never forget that.
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heres the article
http://www.cinematical.com/2008/01/15/sylvester-stallone-talks-death-wish/
I definitely agree on 1. theres so many vigilante flicks coming out today where its a "pacifist goes violent" it just doesnt work anymore...#2 as well...which is why stallones idea sounds good to me because its new and im not sure if its been done much??
I think it would be a good balance between Action hero of say "Cobra" like you mention...and Drama/character study/critique on lawyers/judges..which stallone seems to be good at.but id have to hear more... -
First, I think they might have to take it out of New York. Put it in Baltimore or DC or something. They could do something where Sly works near the Capital section of DC, where its super safe, but at home its chaos.
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It's that horrible song "Let the Bodies Hit the Floor." It's totally horrid. At least get a badass song in there, instead of that silly nu-metal piece of shit. Look at the 300 trailer. Using Nine Inch Nails set a cool badass serious tone. "Bodies" is an idiotic song and while Rambo will be a lot of violent fun, I know it's not mindless.
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but Cobra is my favorite Stallone character. I really wish he got a sequel. Cobra was a fucking badass, and it's a hugely underrated 80's action classic.
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Sunny side up or scrambled?
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I put this in one of my questions but the Rambo game should use the gears of war engine, could you imagine that shit??
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Thanks for the link. Still not a lot of information to go on (not that I'd expect him to tell us anything more) so I'll try not to pre-judge but I'm a bit cautious about a few things. First, it's very hard to create a protagonist who's lost all morals and mercy that today's audience can empathize with. We want the villain to get what he deserves but not necessarily at the cost of the hero's soul and his degradation into total, pure, brutal violent behavior which is sort of what I take is Stallone's idea. I think for the current world we live in, we want the protagonist to "come back to the light", to keep his humanity. Also, really violent acts against white collar criminals (like the lawyers he mentions) is hard for most audience members to swallow because in film, we generally accept the "eye for an eye" form of justice. Violent criminals who commit violent acts can meet a violent end but white collar criminals who commit non-violent crimes need to face non-violent, or at the very least "lite violence" punishment otherwise you run the risk of the audience turning on the protagonist. It can be done with some really good writing, acting, directing etc but it's not easy to do. Second, I'd want to take particular care that the movie doesn't become a one dimensional stereotype film. Rocky (the original) and First Blood were great movies because, despite all the action, they were fantastic character movies with good, solid stories that were about people and people issues. The action in those films were more a (great) accessory to the characters (including the supporting) and overall stories. But as the sequels came out, the movies gradually turned into stereotypes. Rocky became just the boxer fighting the bigger stronger boxer instead of the guy you knew from the streets of Philly who happened to be a boxer. And Rambo became the killing machine instead of the lone war vet trying to make peace with himself and society. The sequels were still enjoyable films in their own way, but they lacked depth and sadly came no where near the greatness of the originals. I should reiterate that I'm not implying that Stallone's vision is anything like what I've written. I haven't seen or read any treatments or scripts or heard or read anything from anyone who has. Based solely on the tiny fragments of info I'm just mentioning a few things that raised a few cautionary flags in my mind. Since he's proven to be a great and valued guest on here, I'd really like to see him return to the high level he set with Rocky. I'd be interested to see what he does with the "moral issues" he mentions and how he handles the characters and the progression/sequence of violence/action in the film.
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My whole family loves Oscar. It's a great movie. I hope Sly isn't ashamed in anyway of it. In fact I hope he does more comedy because he was absolutely perfect. Oh and Copland too. Great movies both.
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Is it true that Sly is testifying as a character witeness on Snipes behalf? (Snipes is on trail for tax fraud.)Maybe next time, he should tell Wesley to stop acting like some premadonna dickhead.But I can't blame him for trying to sue goyer's ass for screwing up the last Blade movie.
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It's almost like something you'd see on supershadow.com.
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I dunno about Cloverfield. I mean, I'm sure it'll do great box office. But the major selling point of the film is that the monster is a mystery. Once the movie opens and people see it, word of mouth will let everyone know whether the hype was just for shit. I guess what I'm saying is, if the movie itself isn't good, no cool-looking monster will save it. Whereas with "Rambo," even the most casual moviegoer knows what he'll be getting when he buys his ticket. Can we say that of Cloverfield right now? We vaguely know it's a monster movie in NY with a bunch of Dawson's Creekers. And that's it.
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Is San Francisco really full of fart-sniffers, like the South Park episode? Perhaps you were not driving the lastest hybrid?
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Sly I just dont know how to thank you for bringing back Rocky and Rambo. You have been my IDOL since the day I was born and this will never change. I cant wait for January 25th and I cant wait for all of your new projects. Seing Rocky again on the big screen and being in vegas while you were filming it was more than just a dream that came true. And seing you on set and being 1 feet away from you was OUT OF THIS UNIVERSE. Lets not talk about being nervous :)
I wish you the best of Luck sly and plz keep up the good work. You are my best and has always been and no way on earth this will ever change. Thank again sly and good luck on everything :)
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This page belongs to ME!!
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...it doesn't.The park is mine! err, page. The page is mine!
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What broad has the best ass in hollywood.
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http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GFRC_enUS202US202&q=Stallone:+We+are+told+lies+to+keep+us+pacified+and+to+avoid+%E2%80%9Canarchy+in+the+streets.%E2%80%9D&um=1&sa=N&tab=wn
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http://tinyurl.com/yur7pp
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you know it
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..I must say. Seems like he'd be a blast to have a lunch with. He's got a healthy sense of humor about himself. Sly should think about getting onto a decent TV show, I think he'd be great... SHATNER great..
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