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Can't wait to see Walter Hill's BULLET TO THE HEAD starring Sly Stallone? Well, you're gonna have to...
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. It seemed odd that Warner Bros hasn't released a trailer or much of anything on Sylvester Stallone's action flick BULLET TO THE HEAD, so it doesn't come as much surprise that they've pulled the film from its April 13th release date (per Deadline).
Stallone and Jason Mamoa being in an action flick together is pretty cool, but the real reason I'm psyched for this movie is it marks the return to feature directing from one Walter Hill. It's been 10 years since he turned in a feature (granted in that time he also directed for the awesome Deadwood for HBO) and this man has earned a Woody Allen-like blank check. The man who brought us 48 Hours, Southern Comfort, The Warriors, The Driver, Brewster's Millions, The Long Riders and Last Man Standing should have a movie coming out every year. I didn't even touch on his writing and producing outings on things like Tales From the Crypt, Alien and The Getaway.
Bullet to the Head will find release, I'm sure, they just didn't want to put it up against Cabin in the Woods and The Three Stooges... well, I'm sure WB has seen the Stooges trailer, so probably just Cabin in the Woods.
So, that's the update. No new date set. Here's a picture of Stallone blocking an axe blow:
-Eric Vespe
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Nice way to avoid the topic, Quint. What was the reason?
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Unbelieveable that they let this guy go.
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Feb. 24, 2012, 4:50 a.m. CST
THE REASON FOR DELAY IS THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE EDITED TO SECURE PG13 RATING
by ilovemichealbay
Norris demanded it, even though he isn't in it
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Feb. 24, 2012, 4:55 a.m. CST
Still think Stallone looks like the Wicked Witch Of The West West in this shot
by PaddyIrishman
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Rambo IV (undertitle: John) where we see a really lean and ripped Stallone. He was too bulky i Rambo.
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They thought he was the next big thing until Conan crashed and burned. Now they have to figure out a way to promote this movie in spite of his disaster.
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That's AB King dying softly...
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That is what I think will happen. Lots of random movies stuffed into that slot.
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Y'see, Stallone is 5' 7" tall and Momoa clocks in at 6' 4" so that is a freakin' HUGE difference in height for the actors. Like NINE inches in difference and the studio realised the Stallone will look like a midget in the film. Tough i suppose...
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cries
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holy shit, he does look exactly like that witch bitch in Oz
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999 out of a thousand times, we all know why a movie gets shelved or delayed. It sucks. Usually, it really, really, sucks. Now I hope I'm wrong and Walter Hill knocks it out of the park but history is on my side here. BTW, Momoa wasn't the reason that Conana was so unbearable. It was just a tragicallly bad movie. Made Conan the Destroyer look like master cinema. Look to Game of Thrones to see how much Momoa owns the fucking screen and kills it in a Conan-like role, can't blame him for the Conan movie. Although he wasn't exactly a redeeming factor in it either. Also, is Stallone really 5'7" or is that an NBA-esque height listing? I always thought he was a few inches shorter than that, like in the 5'5" Tom Cruise range.
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Feb. 24, 2012, 6:28 a.m. CST
oh well, April has that Statham movie SAFE, and JOHN CARPENTER'S LOCKOUT
by Spandau Belly
So I'll have plenty of good action b-movie fun that month without this. I was looking forward to this though.
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Feb. 24, 2012, 6:31 a.m. CST
as for Stallone being short, yeah, I'd guess he is like 5'7"
by Spandau Belly
He claims to be 5'10, but he just doesn't look it. He looks like a short stocky guy with a lot of muscle. When you see him in THE SPECIALIST snogging with Sharon Stone in the shower she kinda dwarfs him. It's really awkward, they shoulda got a step for him to stand on or something. Same with any shot of him standing next to Bridgette Nielsen.
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Which is not a bad thing at all lol
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... is what happens when my Greek friend tries to pronounce 'Sylvester'
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Feb. 24, 2012, 7:33 a.m. CST
It's all about the Expendables sequel, idiots, they don't want to compete with it...
by brocknroll
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Feb. 24, 2012, 7:35 a.m. CST
So, wait a minute, they got rid of Thomas Jane...for "Conan"?
by Tristan
I think Jason Mamoa is a cool actor (was awesome in "Game of Thrones"), but it's weird to have him be Stallone's side-kick in an action cop film. Two hulk dudes as cops? :s Judging by that picture, they should re-name "Bullet to the head" to "The Axe-men". Thomas Jane should be cast in more action films. He's been great in everything that I've seen. Whoever at WB that made the decision to drop-him, should get axed.
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Anytime a film pulls back, it will suck..
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Walter Hill and Stallone working together is a bonus. But seeing her topless is reason to see this movie.
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I'm not complaining, I'm seriously asking, how has that not happened? In a world where the lowest common denominator rules, isn't it surprising that we haven't gotten Rambo Rising yet? And I will punch someone in the nuts if that is ever a thing.
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When I was on IMDB yesterday. Thought it was odd that it had no trailer yet if it was coming out a month and a half from now.
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Feb. 24, 2012, 8:04 a.m. CST
NO MENTION OF HIS BEST FILM, STREETS OF FIRE??? What kind of movie site is this??
by Hint_of_Smegma
Good grief. Also, looks like Sly and Walt are going back to that well SoF, that axe fight looks mighty Streets Pare and Dafoe hammer fighty.......
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Feb. 24, 2012, 8:23 a.m. CST
Last man standing sucks but Extreme Prejudice is just awesome
by Gorgomel
great tribute to Sam Peckinpah and a hell of an action movie with Balls and no PG bullshit like nowadays!
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Feb. 24, 2012, 8:25 a.m. CST
Yeah, what Smegma said. How can you show that pic and NOT reference STREETS OF FIRE?
by Jet Jaguar
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Feb. 24, 2012, 8:34 a.m. CST
Stallone should star in a movie called I am the ONLY old dude in history who completely holds up as an action hero forever apparently.
by UltraTron
This is not a case of crusty ass Harrison Ford greenscreening around the retirement home. What a fucking inspiration this man has been my whole life. Gonna get some Hgh immediately and shoot it into my brain
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Feb. 24, 2012, 8:41 a.m. CST
Nope. Too late. You have introduced the idea and now nothing can stop it from happening.
by UltraTron
Rambo Rising: The Firstest Blood. Who will play young Rambo? Stallone of course. Just bowtox him some more and he'll move past wicked witch of the west phase- invert and come out the other side looking younger than he did in Rocky.
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FACT.you also get to see the chick from Arnold's Running Man half-naked.giggle.
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Feb. 24, 2012, 9:01 a.m. CST
I would dig just as much Directors commentaries for Rocky II-V
by SmokieGeezer
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just sayin'
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Right?
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Feb. 24, 2012, 9:27 a.m. CST
Paramount Moved JJ Abrams' Star Trek, If You Recall . .
by Sluggolicious
This movie PROBABLY stinks, but I'm just saying that studios DO, on occassion, move release dates to put the movie out in a less competitive market. As brocknroll already pointed out, it's more likely the studio simply doesn't want this to eat into any 'Expendables II' ticket sales - which makes perfect sense.
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Feb. 24, 2012, 9:32 a.m. CST
I would not be shocked if this premeries Video on demand
by Samuel Fulmer
Like Gibson's latest.
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Feb. 24, 2012, 10:02 a.m. CST
one way or another, this is postponned because of EX2
by Spandau Belly
either: 1. The movie really sucks and the studio is scared a bomb will lower Stallone's stock and cost EX2 money. 2. They think that after EX2, Stallone will be an even bigger draw and so if they release this in the autumn, it will get a bigger audience.
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Feb. 24, 2012, 10:40 a.m. CST
that pic of stallone looks like his toupee is a brillo pad.
by vulturess
sly should call chuck norris. chuck will hook sly up with a good rug dealer. maybe chuck can get sly a bridge too.
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. . . thanks to so much hype from AICN talkbackers, I FINALLY saw 'Southern Comfort' which FINALLY became available on Netflix streaming. That movie is bad-ass. And usually if I finally see something from the 70s or 80s now, it ends up being a let down. NOT THIS ONE. I considered myself a Hill fan and couldn't believe I was finally seeing it.
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I'll just watch John Woo's version.
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Watched it again recently, great film!
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damn i cant find Southern Comfort on netflix streaming - - - I've been trying to see it for a while but they haven't had it on DVD or streaming - - - You sure its there?
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Feb. 24, 2012, 12:11 p.m. CST
The buzz on this is BAD - If EX2 does any business, they want to roll on its momentum
by Mennen
If it ain't Rocky or Rambo it ain't worth seeing.
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Apparently, the producers thought the cast needed to be more racially diverse. As for Momoa, I think he's just playing one of the villains. The studio is probably hoping to cash in on Expendables 2, hence the delay. Even if the film really sucks, pitting it against Cabin and Stooges would've hardly been a death sentence. They could've easily drawn the older action crowd. I'm more intrigued by the film's complete lack of promotion. Sure, it makes sense now, but 3-6 months ago they were stilling planning on an April release. You'd think there would've at least been a poster or something.
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Feb. 24, 2012, 12:13 p.m. CST
pretorian24 - He was so bloated because he got busted with juice and couldn't finish his cycle in time
by Mennen
No judgement - you still have to put in the work.
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I hope its not gone already. I left it in my Q, thinking I might actually watch it again.
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. . . Crap. And sorry. It truly lived up to the hype. But Humanoids From the Deep is still there. Can't wait to revisit that gem . . .
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netflix blows - - - thanks for the info though
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Yikes, good luck finding an open weekend if they're being scared off by a movie that's spent years on the shelf (granted i think cabin looks great, jut saying) and the Farrely bros. umpteenth film in a series of diminishing returns.
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Feb. 24, 2012, 12:37 p.m. CST
bass ackwards - Rambo got beat on opening weekend by MEET THE SPARTANS
by Mennen
If that can happen, it's smart to push this - I'm hearing it's awful.
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It's a damn good thing that hollywood doesn't have the kind of doping regs that pro sports does, because Stallone would be out on his steroidal ass. I love Walter Hill, but his westerns are better than his action films. Much better.
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I know Stallone is pretty generous with info and callbacks over here at aintitcoolnews, so could you please ask him what the deal is with the delay and with the production of the film in general?
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wtf? <P> Cabin in the Woods and The Three Stooges are equally shitty looking. <P> If 2012 is as bad as 2011 for movies I'm going to stop watching anything from America.
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Best Western I've seen in ages. Hill's definitely still got it.
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Feb. 24, 2012, 3:07 p.m. CST
Ten years without making a movie! Unbelievable! Walter Hill is too good to go to such waste.
by AsimovLives
There was the excelent pilot for DEADWOOD, of course, but it's too little for such a lng time. Allow me to share the love for SOUTHERN CONFORT and EXTREME PREJUDICE. Both are great and overlooked movies. Extreme Prejudice has a cast to die for. A whole movie populated with the coolest actors (and a damn sexy Maria Cochito Alonzo), and the score by Jerry Goldsmith is ace (speacially the opening theme). Incidently, Southern Confort made me know the drink of the same name, which i love. Good job, movie.
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That's the TV mini-series with Robert Duvall and Thomas Hayden Church? Walter Hill did it?
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Feb. 24, 2012, 3:09 p.m. CST
And who in here also has love for the Walter Hill movie GERONIMO?
by AsimovLives
Another overlooked damn great movie, if you ask me.
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Feb. 24, 2012, 3:27 p.m. CST
Stallone is 5 foot 4. No question. He wears elevators that make him about 5 foot 6.
by UltraTron
He was much shorter than my buddy who is like 5'6".
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Feb. 24, 2012, 3:28 p.m. CST
Jason Mamoa as Conan... he could had made a good conan, if the fucking hack who directed the movie had allowed him to.
by AsimovLives
Mamoa showed interest and drive to play the character the best he could. Sadly, everything about the character was mishandled by the director. The look, the attitude, all busts! It's sad to see the efforts of an actor doing an honest effort go to waste.
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The PR people not sure what to do about it.
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Feb. 24, 2012, 4:27 p.m. CST
Woody Allen DOES NOT NEED a blank check. His movies are naer always great
by Proman1984
They may be more or less popular but his always very very good.
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Good spelling there, Faulkner.
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Were they supposed to get into theaters in, like, 6 months, or something?
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C'mon no love for Hill's Robert Duvall western thats was 2006
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His eyebrows are joining his hair implants now.
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Feb. 25, 2012, 2:31 a.m. CST
of course only a fucking jew like Silver would say Jane was too white
by chien_sale
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It was in a movie called "Cobra".
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as soon as you showed me a picture of Stallone in an Ax Fight.
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