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Planet Hollywood shareholder Sylvester Stallone, right, poses with actor Charlie Sheen and his wife Brooke Allen at an event to celebrate Planet Hollywood’s purchase of Italian restaurant chain Buca di Beppo, at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009.
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From left, Planet Hollywood shareholder Sylvester Stallone and actors Charlie Sheen and Danny DeVito sample DeVito’s Limoncello liqueur at an event to celebrate Planet Hollywood’s purchase of Italian restaurant chain Buca di Beppo, at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009.
(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Actor Sylvester Stallone, left, talks with actor Joe Pesci prior to Shane Mosley’s bout against Antonio Margarito of Mexico in a WBA welterweight title boxing match on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009 in Los Angeles. Mosely won by TKO in the ninth round.
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Sylvester Stallone, left, and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger look at the crowd before the Margarito Mosley WBA welterweight title boxing match on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009 in Los Angeles.
(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Actor Sylvester Stallone watches the first half of the NBA game between Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers, Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, in Los Angeles. The Lakers won 105-88.
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Chris Nashawaty, over at EW.com poses the question, “The Expendables” Will it be the Greatest Action Flick Ever? Nashawaty then goes on to list five reasons the movie should rock. Check it out. I’m sure you’ll agree.
The folks at TMZ recently posted this video of Sly being greeted by reporters and a kid wanting an autograph. Of course the young man didn’t have a pen and some of the questions thrown Sly’s way were silly, but he handles it well.
SZoner, richblake96 posted the photo above on the StalloneZone Message Boards on January 21st with the following caption::
Some people just aren’t ‘Expendable’… Taken at Gunnar’s gym Jan 20th 2009’.
The photo has begun making the rounds of all the major movie sites. As you can imagine folks are amazed at Sly’s shape. And rightly so.
Simon Brew, at the Den of Geek, lists 19 Underrated Sequels That Deserve a Second Chance. Here’s what he had to say about some Stallone-starring choices:
Rocky II, III & IV
Our love of Rocky IV has already been documented at Den Of Geek, but the saga of Sylvester Stallone’s Italian Stallion is really enjoyable right up until 30 seconds before Rocky V starts. The second movie is a glossy and very functional sequel, but let’s cut film three slack for loosening up and having some fun, with Mr T’s Clubber Lang a great introduction to the franchise. Rocky IV, of course, remains without modern day parallel…
You can read the entire article here.
On January 13, 2009, Nick Cowen and Hari Patience took a look at “Death Race 2000” for the Telegraph.uk.com. The review was positive and gave special praise to Sly’s work in the film.
…top marks go to Sylvester Stallone who shows genuine comedy chops in his portrayal of Machine Gun Joe.
…Stallone is really the best thing about this film.
…Surprisingly enough, Sylvester Stallone, whose knowingly over-the-top performance as Machine Gun Joe is pure comedy gold.
…In Stallone’s hands, every single line of dialogue is laugh-out-loud hilarious.
You can read the entire review here.