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2nd of 5 days of STALLONE Q&A: Edgar Wright, Batman, DeNiro, Workout Music, Woody Allen, Gotti & EXPENDABLES!!!
Hey folks, Harry here and this first question and answer... well I find it hysterical. What you have is Edgar Wright writing to try and get Stallone to promise to see SCOTT PILGRIM - and Sly being... well, STALLONE. It is epic. I also love the answer to the "Do you work out to your own movie themes answer. I can't help but read these in Stallone's voice and they kill me. I've pretty much got all the questions that I need on the Stallone front, but shortly I'll be asking for Edgar Wright Questions for next week! So let's get back to it... Here ya go...
1. Mr Stallone, my question is this. Will you go and see Scott Pilgrim Vs The World on opening weekend if I go and see The Expendables? Bear in mind that I saw Rambo and Rocky Balboa opening day and loved them both.
Yours faithfully, Edgar Wright (age 36)
UK
p.s. neither of us have to see Eat, Pray, Love.
1. Edgar, I promise to see SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD only if you pull your spleen out through your nose with a tractor cable. Now, I admire the technology in SCOTT PILGRIM, I’m a supporter, I’m a fan of hard work and I believe this film is entitled to be a bona fide hit, but I truly believe if I were to grab the proverbial bag of bonbons and buttered popcorn and plop my carcass dead center preparing to enjoy the movie in all its glory, the ghosts of Charles Bronson and John Wayne would rise from their graves and snap me to death with oil soaked rat tail towels. So needless to say, I wish him well, but I gotta stay true to my roots so I’ll be watching EAT PRAY LOVE.
2. Rocky IV is my favorite. If it's ever on TV, I got to leave it on.
It's a rule. 1st question. Do you ever workout to the soundtracks of
your own movies? I mean 'Hearts of Fire' and 'Training' in Rocky IV
always gets me goin at the gym. If not, what do you listen to when
you workout? 2nd question. In the 80s, Russians were the ultimate
villains. It felt so natural to point the finger at them. Today
things seem more complex. Everybody is drinking different kool-aid.
Does it make it harder to create compelling villans? This leads me to
my final question. How is the audience different today from what it
was in the 70s, 80s and 90s? Smarter, dumber, same? Thanks Sly, you
and your films mean a lot to me, my friends and family.
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Zachary Zabayle
Hacienda Heights, Ca
2. Zachary, a.) I enjoy the music from the ROCKYs, but if you were to walk into a gym and I was doing jumping jacks to GONNA FLY NOW, you most likely would judge me as a complete buffoon who enjoys nothing more than popping his own farts with his teeth. Now, as crude as that may seem and as dull a question as anyone could wish for, let me state that it’s very important for one’s growth even when entering the final stages of senility, such as yours truly here, to listen to diverse music. This keeps the mind churning. b.) Actually, the Russians are still the ultimate villains, they’re just better dressed. Just kidding. Not really. I don’t know. Look, I’m on the fence about the Russian experience. I truly like Russians, I really do and they are no more villains than any other super power, so if you’re focusing on a new kind of villain, it should be the sub-group within a nation that’s the target, not the nation itself. Every strata of society is imbued with its cancerous population that preys on the helpless and unwitting. Those are the individuals we enjoy smashing into primordial ooze. c.) Audiences today are much smarter. Simple point in fact; can you imagine producing MR. ED, or lining up to see FRANCIS THE TALKING MULE at your neighborhood cinema? Films have become infinitely more sophisticated in a technological sense because the audience demands it from the creative entities. But unfortunately, the written word has gone the way of the passenger pigeon. It remains only safe and sound on the stage. For example: to me the best written/talking heads film of all time is THE LION IN WINTER, which is virtually etymologically sound. How’s that for flaunting an archaic vocabulary?
3. Hey Sly
Greeting from Trinidad and Tobago, big fan of yours ever since I could walk.
Just wanted to ask, one of my favorite scenes in Rambo First Blood Part 2 is the riverboat scene where Rambo explains the meaning of the word "expendable" to Co. I don't know but that explaination just made so much sense to me... as a 6 year old kid at the time.
Anyways I was wondering if this scene influenced your concept for "The Expendable" in any way or was it just a coincidence?
Thanks Sly... will be in line on opening day
Damie Sinanan
Trinidad and Tobago.
Co:"What mean Expendable?"
Rambo: "It's like if someone invites you to a party... and you don't show up... it doesn't really matter"
3. Damie, There’s no question that the RAMBO scene and the discussion of expendability influenced my choice for the title THE EXPENDABLES. Early on in my life I believed that if certain people passed on, the world would stop. When Kennedy was shot, as a young man I surmised the world as we knew it would cease to exist and the earth would basically stop turning. But I found out through simple living and deduction that everything and everyone is expendable, not gods, not eternal, not a life force. Therefore when one realizes we’re here basically on borrowed time, that expendability applies to each and every thing, we are really grains of sand. So I made it my sworn duty to pack as much life as I can into my allotment and only wish others would do the same.
4. Hi Harry & Sly
Glen here from Adelaide, Australia.
Can't wait to see The Expendables, I havn't been this excited for a movie since the Dark Knight! As I'm writing this email to you I have the official Expendables desktop cranking in the background.
My question to Sly is this:
It's slightly disappointing that we wont be seeing Van Damme in this film. It would have been great to have another awesome action star among the cast. Obviously you are friends with Mr Van Damme and would have liked to have worked with him. But as it is, im still excited for the movie and will be there on opening day, and the fact that you have such an awesome cast is already testament to the star power of this movie.
I know maybe it's a bit too early to talk about it, but would you perhaps be interesting in working with Van Damme in the Expendables sequel? I saw Van Damme's reasons for not wanting to work in the movie, which it seems he wanted more of a central role, fleshed out character, and some kind of hearty message I think. His reasons weren't entirely clear. Regardless, do you think perhaps in the future you could come to some sort of agreement with your friend and maybe write him into the Expendables squad for the sequel?
Van Damme in the squad with you and the rest of the Expendables would kick all kinds of major arse.
Fuck it, while I'm here, ill have to kindly request some possible future Expendables for the sequel: Danny Trejo (Machete is out soon and looks great), Tony Jaa, and a cameo with Chuck Norris (preferably with you and the rest of the boys, kicking it back at a bar, having a few coldies, Chuck sporting an Expendables tat, the bearded one reminiscing about getting your bullet riddled ass out of Afghanistan).
Thanks Sly (and Harry)
Can't wait til August 12! (<<--Australian release date!)
4. Glen, Don’t you think it’s important when putting together a team that each are of one mind and one goal, not an iconoclastic contrarian who purposely finds fault in everything until finally you realize that some people exist on certain planes and these planes shall never meet. I like Claude, and Claude likes himself, so that makes it unanimous. He has his agenda, which works for him, but a movie like THE EXPENDABLES is a very grueling ordeal. One must be a team player for the goals to be achieved. So sometimes things don’t work out, but I find it’s all for the best. If there’s a sequel to THE EXPENDABLES, I would reach out to the men you mentioned and several others that may be new on the scene, as long as they’re in love with the premise, not the salary.
5. Hello Harry, please ask Mr Stallone:
- You and Woody Allen seem to make a good pair (in Bananas and Antz), have you ever been invited to be in one of his other films?
- Is it true on Escape to Victory it took you 15 takes to save the penalty, but all the other actors in the shot forgot to react so you had to do another 15 takes?
Thank you,
Andrew in Sheffield, UK
5. Andrew, Meeting Woody Allen was a real treat. Actually, it was a turning point in my life. When I met him for BANANAS, he rejected me saying I was not ‘intimidating enough.’ I was about to fold my tent and go home, but then I thought ‘Okay Sly, this is one of those serious, life-altering crossroads.’ So, I psyched myself up, dirtied my face, messed up my hair, built up a head of steam, went back to the set, tapped him on the shoulder, locked eyes with him, and through a crooked, semi-snarling expression said ‘Do I intimidate you now, Pal?’ And lo and behold, the job was forthcoming. He had also cast me in BROADWAY DANNY ROSE as the insipid club singer, but unfortunately I didn’t do it.
6. Hello Sly, long time fan here. So you and Junior Gotti are planning on doing a biopic for "The Dapper Don" John Gotti (as reported on TMZ). Will the John Gotti movie be your next film after, "The Expendables"?
Are you going to be playing, "The Dapper Don" himself? If so, for how long do you plan on playing the character? The leading role? Just a cameo? Please give us more details on the John Gotti flick you are planning.
Thanks! I look forward to seeing, "The Expendables".
Kev Brock - Greenwich, N.Y.
6. Kev, The Gotti project is still in its incubative form. The John Gotti story was already aptly portrayed by my friend Armand Assante, so what intrigues me is the aftermath of power, when the lion of the streets is now relegated to an 8X10 foot cell for the remainder of his life. Also the thoughts that pervade his mind coupled with the impact he had on the children near and dear to him provide an inordinate amount of material. Yet the project is still far away from coming into being.
7. Mr. Stallone,
We've grown up on the action movies of the 1980s, where lines are drawn; the characters are clearly developed as good or evil, and evil is always punished. You had a monumental hand in creating this genre. What do you think the appeal is of the action hero? How are action roles in THE EXPENDABLES adapted to the film audience of 2010 while still maintaining the essence of the 1980s? Thank you.
-Chris (St. Louis, MO)
7. Chris, Action films; past, present and future are really a device for maintaining modern mythology. In reality, evil quite often triumphs over good and its effects have devastating longevity. So I believe the action film supplies an outlet for optimism and the unwavering belief that heroes, under great physical threat, rise and vanquish the oppressors. I believe it’s a necessity that these sorts of modern day street fables continue to provide an example that perseverance and bravery prevail. Now, in THE EXPENDABLES, we tried to show, without being overbearing, that these men are misfits in society, yet still hunger to be useful, to triumph overwhelming odds, not for money, but to keep them feeling compassionate and alive. Because when one is a mercenary in any facet of life, because you do not have to be a mercenary with a gun, you could be a mercenary in any occupation, at the end of your life, you’re nothing but a hollow drum that no one wants to hear played. What’s important to me is if you can slip in a bit of spiritual taxonomy, spiritual signifiers that somehow touch a deeper cord than just violence, for example: sacrificing your life for the life of an innocent stranger, thus proving human dignity must prevail at all costs.
8. Hello and thank you, Mr. Knowles and Mr. Stallone for doing this.
The last time you took questions from the fans, I believe no one asked about Copland, one of my favorite films of yours. My question is not very specific; I would just like to know things about the shooting: how did you prepare for it, how was it working with Robert De Niro, any anecdotes you may want to share with us. Thank you and will see you at the movies in just a few days.
Best,
Jorge Munoz
Auburn, AL 36830
8. Jorge, COPLAND was a fascinating experience because to play the part I had to divest myself of all that had come before, such as; muscles and being proactive in the majority of my films. The director, Jim Mangold, who was incredibly adamant about adhering to his vision, wanted my character Freddy to be filled with non-physical courage, a type of bravery that everyman and everyone, perhaps some reading this would share. By that I’m referring to the ability to rise up and do something heroic knowing that you may not survive, but the stakes are worth it. Every human being has a breaking point, a code of honor, and if challenged enough it will eventually cause one to rise up. Working with DeNiro was great. As fate would have it, my first day on set was my biggest scene and here I am with Bobby and I knew that if the goods weren’t delivered this day, my performance would be filed under the heading ‘Failure’ and dumped into the cinematic trash bin. I was acting with Bobby, yet he was unusually subdued and it was not the way I had pictured the scene going. I needed him to push and insult me until I broke, but it wasn’t happening. So between takes I went to Harvey Weinstein and told him I was dying, that the scene is about as exciting as sitting on warm gum. I said ‘Harvey, if you don’t mind, I’d like to keep the cameras rolling.’ I also conveyed this to Jim Mangold. I continued past the last line of scripted dialogue and began to ad lib. I could see Bobby’s eyes glaze over as if to say ‘What the hell is going on?’ But, I continued to ad lib until finally I think just to shut me up he exploded in classic DeNiro style and the scene came to life, for which I am eternally grateful. As a rule, when directing, I never start with the hardest scene because actors are like artistic athletes and it takes a few days to get into a flow. So that was an eye opening experience that I would never put anyone through again.
9.
Sly, Frank Miller wants to see you play BATMAN when you are in your 70's and when Warner Brothers decides to make the older Batman story THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS. Have you been offered the role for the future and would you accept it if you were offered to play Batman?
ABking (Andrew and Mark) ATL and BOSTON
9. Andrew and Mark, It sounds very intriguing. I can certainly relate to his plight and the main concern would be: Do you still have fire in the gut at that age to be interesting to watch? If the flame is still burning, which I suspect it will be, since I have reflux and ulcers anyway, something will still be simmering inside. So yes, that would be quite a revelation. But we might have to re-title the movie BAT BONES if I lose any more weight.
10. Mr. Stallone,
In the current Hollywood environment that seems to be appealing to "fanboys" more than ever, how do you feel this has benefited/detracted from your films and moviemaking in general?
Cheers,
Mike Spano
Philadelpha, Pennsylvania
10. Mike, What has happened to me and actors before me is a normal evolutionary process which may be painful but is nonetheless necessary for films to evolve. Youth must be served, therefore every generation defines itself by the subject matter and the actors they embrace to represent them and the entertainment they desire. Therefore, I can only remain true to my generation and myself and hope that eventually I ride off into the sunset knowing I did the best I could and maybe left a few footprints in the sand. This is what I mean about being expendable, it’s a necessary evil, but you gotta move your ass over and make room for young lions.
Best,
Sly
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Powers Boothe's gotta be DKR Bats.
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Sly kicks ass.
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is better written than any film we're going to see this year or any other. Props to Sly for mentioning it.
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If that opens in 1st place over Expendables and Scott Pilgrim I may actually Die Laughing...
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LOL! Thanks for doing this Sly. You're tops in my book now and for all time.
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AICN has been kicking ass lately. First the behind the scenes pics and now Sly answering our questions, its just so much cooler reading this stuff than doing work.
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Yes! With his badass moustach he'd be perfect.
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I love Edgar Wright, but he just got Slyed.
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Geeks are such sluts.
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He would be great besides Clint Eastwood.
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Danny Trejo is the shit!!!
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will not stand for reply #1. He'll have to accept it. A 1-UP won't save him if he challenges Stallone.
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Do you think Michael Cera will play the same indie/nerd type character for the rest of his life?
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My daughter (13) has been put through the Stallone school of hard knocks. She has been taught the meaning of the Rocky and Rambo characters. She's a big fan of yours and would much rather see The Expendables than Scott Pilgim. My son's education is next when he's old enough. He's only 3 and a big Batman and Superman fan right now, but he's already seen a few scenes from Rocky (original) and Get Carter (very underated).
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Jul 28, 2010 1:31:07 AM CDT
I hope you are really friends with Edgar Wright
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and that response to question 1 was a joke. Otherwise...what a jerk! I'm going to see Scott Pilgrim and Expendables, but I might just wait till Monday to see yours now. Take that, opening weekend!
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Jul 28, 2010 1:39:49 AM CDT
This is the first Sly Q&A I've ever read...
by the dolphins are in the jacuzzi
I never realized how intelligent and articulate he is. I'd always assumed, based on his movies, that he was like his main characters: heroic but simple-minded. This was a real eye-opener.
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Sly doesn't disappoint. Somebody send him a GOOD comedy script, he is always hilarious in these Q&As.
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gives good hugs. Even when you're sweaty and running breakneck to the Balboa Theatre.
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that he didn't want to do EXPENDABLES because Sly was talking about money (Look, man, you'll make loads of money) and not the character. I dunno, but that's what he said to a magazine; now those words may have been twisted, who knows?
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I second that awesomeness of a line.
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and doesn't believe in an afterlife. Anyone know if that's the case? If so, my respect for the man may have notched up even higher.
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Behind the scenes kinda shit that would never see the light of day if not asked here.
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But ill take Sly as Batman because that story is too good to pass up.
Although Stephen Lang in his Avatar musculature would be ideal.
But who could be older Superman?
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His answer to number 3 has made me respect the guy more. Fantastic attitude to life.
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Poor and stupid questions until now, better than yesterday but still far from what a REAL fan would like to read: nothing about working with Arnold and Willis, nothing on the "reunion" on screen with Lundgren and Rourke, not a word on Sly's next project or the neck injury, nothing about Hunter and above all Rambo V controversy...come on guys, I have read some of the worst questions ever between yesterday and today, I am disappointed! Henry received more than 3000 mails, we can do much better!!!
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Everyone and his brother, from E! to Empire to fucking Cosmo, will ask him those types of questions. "What was it like to work with Bruce Willis?" The whole point of an interaction like this is getting to ask the questions that aren't usually asked or answered. You want to know what his next project is? Run to your nearest newsstand, pick a magazine at random, and read it. I think there's even a piece in Brides Monthly about the Expendables, and I'm SURE their insightful interviewer will have thought to ask "What's your next project?"
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And i have no idea what the phrase "virtually etymology sound" means in regards to Lion in the Winter (though I've never seen the flick, maybe it's an inside joke?). I wonder if Stallone realized who Edgar Wright is? I feel like that response was just written as a funny response to a question, not as a response to the director of Scott Pilgrim.
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Respect.
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Didnt mean for it to come across that way. Guess I am what I am. But I'm also enjoying the Q&A and am having a blast reading Stallone's response, really!
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That's so not true. Fanboys and movie lovers are smarter and want more, but the majority of the public want to go see movies about talking animals and unfunny hacks. That stupid cats and dogs movie will probably end up making more than The Expendables and it sickens me. Beverly Hills Chihuahua made almost $100 million for crying out loud.
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Sorry man, but you know NOTHING about Sly, I am from Stallonezone and we usually read every Sly's interview on web and magazines, WE KNOW what to ask him, so please shut up...
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That role's already reserved too.....Ian McShane.
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Jul 28, 2010 4:11:23 AM CDT
I sent in a question about The Dark Knight Returns....
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It got bounced back tho (did that happen to anyone else?)
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My son (almost 12) devoured my Rambo Blu-Ray boxed set (all 4 films) so fast I didn't even get to watch them all with him. He loved them all but I think he liked the last one best. I was surprised a kid today could get into 80's action movies that way.
Stallone WOULD make an excellent older Wolverine or Batman. Wolverine would work better I think but I have never seen or heard of a story written with Logan aging.
I hope EXPENDABLES opens at #1 and kicks the socks off all compitition. Scott Pilgrim looks cool enough but seriously, not even close to as cool or appealing as a STALLONE film! Not only that, but it doesn't even resemble what I would expect from an Edgar Wright movie. So I kinda hope it bombs but then we might not get more Edgar Wright films, like Antman, so I'm torn...
Sly, God bless you, or rather (since you are him), bless yourself!
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Check out "Old Man Logan". I haven't read it, but the Wiki synopsis sounds awesome.
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Jul 28, 2010 5:13:28 AM CDT
Nice answer to the Escape to Victory question Sly......
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I dont think Sly appreciated that question regarding Escape to Victory as he totally ignored it.
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I know, it's just “copy + paste“, but these quotes below are so hilarious that they need to be recorded. If Stallone should ever retire (a loong, loong years of ass-kicking from now) I want the tell-it-all autobiography in this style!
Scott Pilgrim:
I truly believe if I were to grab the proverbial bag of bonbons and buttered popcorn and plop my carcass dead center preparing to enjoy the movie in all its glory, the ghosts of Charles Bronson and John Wayne would rise from their graves and snap me to death with oil soaked rat tail towels.
Workout music:
I enjoy the music from the ROCKYs, but if you were to walk into a gym and I was doing jumping jacks to GONNA FLY NOW, you most likely would judge me as a complete buffoon who enjoys nothing more than popping his own farts with his teeth.
Jean-Claude Van Damme:
Don’t you think it’s important when putting together a team that each are of one mind and one goal, not an iconoclastic contrarian who purposely finds fault in everything until finally you realize that some people exist on certain planes and these planes shall never meet. I like Claude, and Claude likes himself, so that makes it unanimous. -
...to the Escape to Victory question was 'yes'.
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Old Man Logan just happens to be the most recent.
My favorite is the one from Days of Future Past where he is fighting Sentinels and stuff.
Whats cool about it is that you can use a whole new group of X-Men in such a story.
How much of a mindfuck would the new X-Men: New Class movie be if the first scene is in the middle of a battle against giant robots in the middle of the night with a post apocalyptic looking background and an old grizzled Logan leading the show?
Then once that nice prologue is over you cut to the present day where Xavier introduces this old man who has just come from the future to tell them what they need to do in order to keep themselves from all dying premature deaths at the hands of the Sentinels.
The future team could be newer mutants like Bishop, Domino, an older Jubilee or Kitty Pryde, maybe X-23, Magnetos kids, Forge, and maybe even Cable. People not already in the movies.
They have to stay back and fight/die while an older Wolverine goes back in time and dies while saving the life of a young Jean Grey who he loved in his time. (of course saving her means that a future Dark Phoenix saga is still possible)
I think Sly would be great in such a role.
It would be like him doing another Rambo type role, except this one he gets to also fight monsters... which Sly talked about.
It becomes an old Rambo going back in time like a good Terminator to protect a future in which war has ravaged the earth and giant robots scour the planet looking for Mutants/Humans to kill.
Imagine bringing Rambo and Terminator then putting them together into one character in one movie?
Whats what this is.
This is what an older Wolverine could look like.
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...or better known as 'Nolan Disciples' realy do my head in. You come in every thread spurting out your AVATAR hating sermons and its getting ridiculous, i can just picture you sat at your computers waiting for the perfect time to come on and inject your hate.
I wouldn't mind so much but its getting laughable now and the disciples are taking it too far, most people loved AVATAR so get over it!, it grossed more than TDK so get over it!.
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lol @ these godless morons relying on a celebrity to validate their own nebulous grasp on morality and the afterlife. shouldn't you 2 be getting your life lessons from South Park about now?
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that premieres in the same day? expendables has to face both Julia Roberts and Scott Pilgrim? good wines then. the movie will get the 3rd place if its lucky.crap.
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Why does it matter if Stallone is religious or not? He's Catholic... good for him... whatever.
http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=22474
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At a time when simply being an atheist is enough to turn people against you, it matters. It may not be as visible as when Nichelle Nichols was a black female officer on television, but believe me it'd be pretty good to see some celebrities step forward in that particular cause.
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Wonder why his comedies never seemed to work out?... the guy's effin' hilarious!
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Jon Hamm. God that was easy. Next?
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The secret to any decent action film is the having a 'bad guy' who really deserves his ass handing to him, Steven Seagal's earlier films knew this all to well which is why they are still watchable to this day! Where action films go wrong is when they cast an insipid villian as the bad guy or try to play it as a joke (see the latest punisher film for a good example). I would imagine that a lot of actors don't really want to be cast as unlikeable people for fear of being typecast, but if it pays the bills, I for one would put my name in the ring if ever there was a role for abrupt, unlikeable yorkshire man!!
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Jul 28, 2010 7:48:12 AM CDT
This talkback is great. We're getting some questions
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with real depth. Not the usual Rambo/Rocky stuff which, while we love them, have already been answered.
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Yes, I don't think Sly knew who Edgar Wright was. He did seem to know SCOTT PILGRIM's rep is kinda gay tho!
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Jul 28, 2010 8:01:55 AM CDT
Expendables will suffer the same opening weekend fate as Rambo
by redbull_werewolf
It will come in second to Scott pilgrim, just like Rambo came in second to Meet the spartans. Now i'm not saying pilgrim is on the level of spartans, but it's a known fact that Rambo only lost to spartans because kids would buy tickets to the PG-13 spartans just to sneek into the R rated Rambo. I can see that happening again
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100% the RDA of Edgar Wright and Sly in one day? Count me in.
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Julia no1 and Scott no2.And even if Expendables comes in no1,it will drop dramatically in the second eek.
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Jul 28, 2010 8:16:12 AM CDT
If that happens it proves this is a pussy nation
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and that real men are dead. Nerd vs. his sort of girlfriend ghosts of boyfriends past or whatever. The generation of today has been emasculated.
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Jul 28, 2010 8:16:56 AM CDT
The De Niro scene from Copland he's referring to....
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....must be the one where De Niro is eating his lunch while Sly tries to get his help, and then suddenly De Niro yells, "You blew it!!!"
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in the 70s movie.thank god this never happened.
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It's funny that Nolan worshipers are trying to attack Avatar, because my assessment of each film is essentially the same: a well crafted piece of entertainment that, despite its popularity, is hardly the high water mark of the director's career.
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I hope you're not correct, because I'd like to see Sly and the Expendables gang vindicated at the box office--but your argument is sound and kids will likely flock to Pilgrim, or at least buy those tix and sneak in for some REAL action.
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We'll forgive you because you didn't know, but yeah--Sly is very smart and articulate and, intelligence wise, has to take it down a few notches for some of his most notable characters, and he does so knowingly and convincingly.
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you must read "The Sheriff of Comanche County."
Rocky fans will know what I mean.
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Fuck you people.
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World is a better place. I would love to see Expendables sequel with Ahnuld beeing leader of his own team of guys. And then have them, like fight with everybody in 3h long movie. You can even make it in 3D.
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...sitting on a couch stroking each others' meat. I want Arnold to be saying, "Ahhhhh, yes, that's moh like it. MMmmmmm, stroke mah salami...."
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How dare you, sir!
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AHNULD: "Vould you like to see MY stimulus package?"
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He could be like a green beret that isn't quite there so he just goes off all of a sudden. Sly should also offer parts to Danny glover and it would be awesome to get an EX-Bond in there, Connery might come out of retirement, Lazenby could use the money, Dalton might bring some class, Brosnan would bring star power...but i think it's safe to say that Roger Moore should only be cast if the plot calls for a visit to Tatooine and the CGI for jabba the hutt is too expensive
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I suppose I'll get in line & suck his balls like the rest of you. In fact, in the spirit of my new found religion, how about we share bollocks Abominable Snowcone? You go left, I'll go right.
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..."Eh, yo, Arnold, take it easy there, you're about to rip my dick off. Ease up on the grip there..." and I want Bruce to be saying, "Hummana hummana hummana hummana..." Dream makers...make it so....
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But I'd watch 90 minutes of him as the mentally challenged Orange Julius salesman.
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if its ever going to be made which i doubt it.
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360degree round kick for the win people.
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Except Sly has more credibility.
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books here, don't you? I said this last go round... one or two more of these, or perhaps a set just to go along with the book and I'd buy that shit in a heartbeat. Also, could give Sly the chance to flesh out some of the other answers. This shit is GOLD... especially, as someone else pointed out, that answer about Talia Shire coming in at the last hour to play Adrian. Most young actors don't realize that kind of thing, that it's often something unobvious that will decide if a movie works or not. Harrison Ford said something similar about Sean Young in Blade Runner, that she had maybe the most interesting role in the movie... but these are the kinds of things I think they spend a lot of time reflecting on and then realizing - oh shit... THAT'S why this or that movie worked or didn't work. I love this stuff, I really do.
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Was that really Edgar Wright who asked the question? Either way, I don't think Sly got the joke.
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Sylvester Stallone Sings: The Ballads of Ancient England.
Available for a limited period, don't miss your chance to hear one of the world's greatest voices! Featuring such ye olde worlde classics as..
A din brek da lurr, A em da lurr...
Io, far tha caamine..
& who could forget, the haunting monk chorus of..
Do doo do doo?
Sylvester Stallone Sings: The Ballads of Ancient England. Buy it now, or you're a cunt.
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you're already a cunt.
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Where DeNiro says, "I gave you a chance to become a cop, and YOU BLEEEW IIIIIIT!!!" Classic.
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I can't answer that honestly without admitting that I am. I've grown to accept it, as will you, in time.
The difference between you & I, is that I'm at least aware of my cuntness. -
You gents do know that Tony Jaa got his head shaved and became an ordained monk? Meaning for at least the next few years, no movies. Also for a really, REALLY shameless plug, please check out my Martial Art film blog at kiaikick.wordpress.com and let me know what you think. Just put up the review for Undisputed 2.
I think Jaa is doing this to get out of his contract with Baa Ram Ewe, since word is their relationship soured during the filming of Ong Bak 2, and the word I'm hearing is that Ong Bak 3 actually sucks the big one.
Good on Sly with the Van Damme comment. Keep the good questions coming! -
THE_CHOPPAH, to cut through the tension.
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Seems like we've been talking about it for years.
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when shooting Bak 2 which caused him a nervous breakdown.maybe thats why he decided to turn monk to get some relaxation and peace time.
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& shot it last night.
Every single drop was an expendable. -
Jul 28, 2010 11:36:47 AM CDT
HI SLY, I THINK YOU SHOULD BE PLAYING ODIN, NOT HOPKINS
by bringingsexyback
Thanksbye
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Jul 28, 2010 11:37:46 AM CDT
BECAUSE ONLY YOUR LOINS COULD GIVE BIRTH TO A THUNDER GOD
by bringingsexyback
Not because you're old or anything. Don't hate on me.
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People are free to change their mind but I recall that in the last time he did this he assured us he wouldn't remake that thing. I feel so betrayed...I would have liked to have read a lot more about his Copland experience as well - that was more like "How I got a performance out of DeNiro by being irritating..."
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There'd be a scene where somebody says "Odin, you're a Legend. The greatest Norse God man has ever known. You were the best in the Academy/Gym/Arm wrestling business. Now get out there & win!"
Then Odin would look really determined & say to Thor "I LOVE YOU!!!! BUT YOU DROPPED THE HAMMER!! THE HAMMER IS LIKE WINNING, BUT INSIDE!! NOW WIN!!". -
You ain't kidding. It's one of those movies where it's like, "Just GET here already so I can spooge and be done with it and move on with my sad life."
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"When do I get to fight again?"
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Word, homey. I'm gonna hopefully catch Salt this weekend but my anticipation really is for Expendables and Step Up 3D.
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..instead of Terry Crews.At least White has impressive fighting skills.But Mr. "P-P-P-P-P-Power"!! is a somewhat disapointing choice.Obviously Sly didnt consider Carl (Weathers) for the Movie since they had that falling out years ago. (See 1st AICN/Stallone questionaire in which Sly refers to Carl as "Apollo Greed".)Great questions all.
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Ill wait for the porn version. eat pussy, prey, fuck.
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Yeah, Give me Sly and then bring on Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming and then I can die in peace.
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Absolutely destroy it. I really doubt anyone in this economy would want to see Julia Robert quit her job and travel the world to find herself. That kind of trite, self-indulgent malarkey is completely out of tune with the times. People want to see ass-kicking, that's what the times call for.
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And lots and lots of porn. 2010-11 should be the year people look at 20, 30 years on and go, "Ahh yes, that's when movies got back to basics--army boots crushing faces"
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we're sure there's not gonna be a Stomp The Yard 3D in IMAX.
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Jul 28, 2010 12:19:32 PM CDT
AS MUCH AS A DEATH WISH MOVIE IS THE LOGICAL NEXT MOVE
by bringingsexyback
I'd really like to see Sly in space. Sure, Sly was on a flying bike in Dredd, but it would be nice to see him off-planet.
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"Proverbial," in its strictest sense, refers to any phrase derived from Biblical proverbs (i.e. "the proverbial lion's den"), but in modern colloquial usage, it often refers to any hypothetical situation which has the universality of a proverb (i.e. "grabbing the proverbial bull by the horns"). As for "virtually etymologically sound," he's referring to the language of The Lion In Winter being both syntactically and emotionally pitch-perfect.
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is that Stomp the Yard 2 is really going to happen. It embarrasses me as a man, an American, and a human being. Why make this, and not MegaForce2? I weep for the future.
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Has he ever actually been an action actor? He is huge, and does good comedy, but every other performer is an action icon. Ving Rhames or Wesley Snipes or Micheal Clark Duncan weren't available? Pisses me off a little--reminds me of movies where you have five white actors...and a black rapper. Not amused.
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to people with yards, or those who dream of having a yard. It's a large contingent, I'm afraid. If we want a Megaforce movie we'll have to scream as loud as they do.
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starring Tony Jaa.World Saved.Abom continues to live.
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For me, the logical choice would have been Wesley Snipes. But who knows if Stallone reached out to him or some of his difficulties prevented him from filming The Expendables.It was good to see Wesley in Brooklyn's Finest, even if it was not a significant part.
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...are the twin gods of 80s action. Bruce sneaks in too. I don't want to see fucking Van Dumb, Seagal, or Orange Norris in a Stallone movie.
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yeah Sly is not your typical action-hero actor. He actually wrote some of the earlier scripts for the movies he was in and always provided creative input into the Rambo and Rocky films.
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...Stallone and Schwarzenegger flick...those other guys just gave you a quick fix while you waited.
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Sly can also heal the blind by spitting in their faces. once, there was a three-legged puppy and he YELLED at it until it sprouted a new limb. It was insane.
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If they make THAT movie, I will throw money at them
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IF SLY DOESN'T GO AND SEE UNIVERSAL'S SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD I WILL GO FUCKING MENTAL.
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Jul 28, 2010 1:21:12 PM CDT
The Richard Gere anecdote from the Rocky Q&A still cracks my shi
by screamingpenis
I can't help it
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Where do you get off?
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awesome interviews. Can't wait for the next set.
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over the weekend, but couldn't help thinking that Stallone would have had no problem climbing up Eiger by himself. He could have even done it while battling numerous bad guys and a crazy Lithgowe.
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movie.Sure he's overweight and old, can't see out of both eyes, but he tries man, tries to be the best fucking waiter there is.But there's this clique of waiters who spit in food, don't wash their hands after using the bathroom and live in another town...Stallone, he's had enough of that. Time to take things into his own hands!Ray Liotta plays the dishwasher who has a dirty past but backs up his blind waiter friend when it counts!
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I had Rocky and Rambo posters all over my bedroom. I used to crank the Rocky IV soundtrack LP. I read lots of fan magazines, found all his old films, etc.Then he did those comedies. They didn't suck, but I didn't like them. Arnie can sort of pull that off but it just wasn't working for Sly. I'm sure it was mostly the material because if Sly had done Kindergarten Cop, I'm sure it would have ruled.So then he sort of went away for awhile. he did Demolition Man and Judge Dredd in sort of a mini-comeback and I adore both films. Yes that Schnieder putz was annoying in a Richard-Pryor-in-Superman-III way. But that character was just the same in the comic.Then he did Copland and gave us his best performance since Rocky.In short, I have enjoyed to some extent every film this man has ever done...except Get Carter. That was a total piece of shit.But Sly has something he brings to ever project (and let's not forget he is a very accomplished writer and director as well). He brings a HUMANITY to these stories. He talks about it a bit in this Q&A. There has to be some insight into the human condition. Sure we like Commando, but RAMBO has a soul.
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Fact
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Fact
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Fact
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Terry hasn't done a lot of action films, but he did play a heavy in Arnold's "The 6th Day".
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SLY STALLONE IS THE OLD MICHAEL CERA.
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I've just read something rather disturbing. Apparently the RAMBO EXTENDED EDITION, while adding 9 very welcome minutes of character scenes to improve the flow of the film, has also removed several particularly ott moments of violence. I don't want NO violence cut from that movie Sly. that's like giving a curvy woman a breast reduction - you just don't do it!!
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...?
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Fuck, just add some character development, not taketh away violence!
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give us some more info.
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http://bit.ly/9gNwsf
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it will become the biggest joke in movie history.fuck.
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Yes, apparently less violence in the Extended Edition of RAMBO... some dweeb wrote up a list of cuts in Avforum, copied below..
-killing of two children in the village scene
- rape in the village scene
- man with no legs after explosion in the village scene
- missing shots of bodies / hanged people at the arrival in the village
- knife killing is shortened at the "veranda scene" (no more stabbing in the side of the soldier)
- "breast censorship" at the chaos in the village at night
- shorter "throat ripping scene"
- removal of a shot, showing the bloody head of the soldier, in the scene where Michael is hitting a soldier with a stone
When you read it like that it seems they're scenes you could do without anyway! But I would miss not seeing a good old fashioned throat ripping...
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he lost one more chance to become an a-lister (as budget-wise goes) director in Hollywood.fuck you MGM.
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Hmph. That sounds more like a "deleted" or "decaffeinated" version to me. Sure, it doesn't sound like those cuts would affect the overall tone or pace, but when I hear "extended" cut, I think "more" instead of less. If they want a double-dip, toss in entire new sequences that were left out. Something.
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anyone want to bet that the big bad in the expendables is ahnold
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Jul 28, 2010 2:53:42 PM CDT
...specific scenes aside, it's the principle of the thing...
by flickapoo
...EXTENDED means longer, and more erect. It means more fake blood, and more boobies.
I may not be traditionally religious, but I believe in right and wrong...and this sounds wrong. -
violent enough.(Blood,spleens,sinews and brain matter all over the screen.)That being said, I'm glad they added more scenes which somewhat filled in some plotholes. (character wise)next to FB PT.2, this was the best of the series not to mention a great swan song that does not warrant any further sequels.Fucking Sly came up with a much better ending for Rambo than Lucas/Speilberg's KOTC.Can't wait to see Expendables!
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...I'd be interested to hear what movies he's loved recently.
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..in which the Burmeise General had a thing for young Boys.That should had been left on the cutting floor.Creepy!
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Period!
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Q1, Edgar... Sly pwned you good and proper! Tee hee. I had to laugh. Brilliant answer Sly!
Q2, America was, and still is, the villain. It's still the only country with overtly imperialist intentions on the planet. This is the reason First Blood works imo.
Q3, Boring.
Q4, Ooh, controversial! So Van Damme is a primadonna! FightFightFight!
Q5, Answer avoided - Sly can't save penalties.
Q6, Is Sly about to make an interesting movie?
Q7, Sly proves to be more literate than his screen personas once again. Sly's 'King Lear' can't be far off.
Q8, Great answer to a sensible question about Sly's best performance (by some margin).
Q9, I'd certainly be interested to see Sly's take but he'd have to get past Bruce Campbell first if we're talking TDKR.
Q10, There's life in the old dog yet.
Nice Q+A Sly. Please do a film with your most excellent mum where she gets to kick you, repeatedly, in the nuts. Now THAT I'd pay to see. -
I'm sure Sly could get him on the cheap. Gibson would be willing to do anything to save his career at this point. He should play the main baddie and have his face riddled with bullets at the end ala Hitler in Inglourious Basterds.
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And paying for it when I see other movies.
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And he can call everyone an ungrateful cunt and talk about planting them in rose gardens.
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I didn't know that. Congrats on getting your question answered. :)
I'm afraid I don't understand the concept of popping a fart with your teeth. And I don't think I'll google it either. Interesting questions, guys. -
It makes Sly seem like those old school Italians that have to watch what they say and do unless someone thinks they're "queer", then goes home and beats his wife.
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Interesting idea, but was probably gun-shy about singing after Rhinestone. this certainly would have given it an unbelievable B.O. and marketing material. still Stuttering ventriliquist + Joe Franklin = Great Film
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