Category: Honors

First Blood 2nd Best

Craig / / 2007, First Blood, Honors

The June 24, 2007 issue of The Calgary Sun has an article by Kevin Williamson who lists his choices for the Top Ten Action Films of the 80’s. First Blood comes in second and here’s what he has to say:

2. FIRST BLOOD (1982): Sylvester Stallone’s brutish, brooding alter-ego is now indefensible as anything but a churlish Reagan-era joke. But this inaugural outing, in which the psychologically scarred Vietnam vet John Rambo runs afoul of a hick police force, is, in retrospect, remarkable for its comparative restraint.

Click HERE for the full article. – Craig

“Rocky” Makes Another All Time Best List

Craig / / 2006, Honors, Rocky

The staff of the Winnipeg Sun decided to come up with a list of the All Time Best Sports Movies. “Rocky” came in 3rd and here’s what they had to say:

3. ROCKY

Yo Adrian, Sly Stallone scored a knockout with his breakout role and his first writing gig. Rocky is not only an uplifting sports movie but it actually won three Academy Awards, including best picture. Now, if only Sly had stopped there and never met Mr. T or made a single Rocky sequel or Rambo movie. Then there’s his other foray into the sports world, the arm-wrestling flick Over the Top. We pity the fools who had to watch that.

StalloneZone Honored at New Action Movie Site

Craig / / 2006, Honors, StalloneZone

The StalloneZone was recently honored as the first featured site at Awsom 50: The On-Line Source for Action Movies. Here’s what they had to say about the SZ:

STALLONE ZONE – The #1 Sylvester Stallone Fan Site in the World! Now in its’ 10th year on-line, Craig Zablo’s quite excellent Sly Stallone site shows no signs of letting up. Quite simply this is the place to be for any self respecting Sly fan and is in all honesty far better than his official site.

High praise indeed!

As most SZoners know, the name Awsom 50 comes from the tag of Cobra‘s car. So you just KNOW that the webmaster must be a huge Stallone fan! This is definitely a site to watch!

– Craig

“Rocky” Makes Another “All-Time” Best List

Craig / / 2006, Honors, Rocky

Daniel Neman of The Richmond Times Dispatch in his August 4, 2006 column takes a look at his “All-Time Best” sports movies. Neman lists five movies and “Rocky” makes the cut. Here’s what he says:

“Rocky,” 1976. The ultimate underdog story is told with a seemingly limitless reserve of heart. Sylvester Stallone, who also wrote the script, skillfully wrung every dram of emotion out of the story and made a feel-good movie about a guy who actually loses the big fight. It is only when he started winning them, in the sequels, that the character became less interesting.

Thirty years later and “Rocky” is still getting props. And rightly so. For the full report, click HERE. – Craig

Sly Will Be Grand Marshal of 2006 Hero Thrill Show

Craig / / 2006, Honors

Sly Will Be Grand Marshal of 2006 Hero Thrill Show

KYW Newsradio 106 is reporting that Sly is set to serve as the Grand Marshall of the Hero Thrill Show held annually in Philadelphia. In addition, Sly will donate a new Harley to the highway patrol amd then ride with the motorcyle drill team! The event takes place September 8th and 9th.

For the full report, click HERE. – Craig

“Victory” Gets the Top Spot

Craig / / 2006, Honors, Victory

The June 17, 2006 issue of The Cleveland Plain Dealer contains some movie recommendations for soccer fans. Although made 25 years ago, “Victory” gets the top spot beating out “Shaolin Soccer”, “Bend It Like Beckham” and every other soccer movie ever made.

“Victory”: John Huston‘s 1981 yarn about POWs going toe-to-toe with Nazis is one of the few soccer movies to come out of Hollywood. During filming, Sylvester Stallone fired his trainer, British goalie Gordon Banks. He thought goalkeeping was easy — until he dislocated a shoulder and broke two ribs trying to do it during filming.

For the full report, click HERE. – Craig

“Rocky” Honored Again!

Craig / / 2006, Honors, Rocky

On June 14, 2006 the American Film Institute announced it’s list of the 100 most inspirational films of all time. The announcement was made in conjunction with AFI’s 100 Years…100 Cheers special aired on CBS. A jury composed of 1,500 film artists, critics and historians made the selections.

“Rocky” came in at #4!

For the full report, click HERE. – Craig

PS – You can also read about it HERE. Thanks to Wes Bennett for the tip!

StalloneZone EXCLUSIVE: Sly Honored at Boxing Writers Award Ceremony

Craig / / 2006, Honors, StalloneZone

 

StalloneZone EXCLUSIVE: Randy Rousseau Attends Boxing Writers Award Ceremony for Sly

On May 5th, SZoner, Randy Rousseau attended the Boxing Writers Association of America Awards ceremony held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Sly received the first ever award for lifetime cinematic achievement. Randy sent in the following pics! – Craig