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Here’s Sly Stallone as Rocky on the cover of the December 1985 issue of National Lampoon. I have a ton of Stallone magazine appearances — especially covers — but this is one that initially escaped me. Thankfully the internet makes finding things easier.
Eric D. Snider posted his choices at Mental Floss for The 21 Best Movies of the 1970s. Snider’s list contains great choices. He listed his picks (except for Godfather 2) by their year of release. I rated Snider’s choices by how they resonated with me. Here’s how things came out…
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Eric’s List |
Craig’s List |
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01. A Clockwork Orange (71) |
01. Rocky (76) |
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02. The Last Picture Show (71) |
02. The Godfather (72) |
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03. The French Connection (71) |
03. Godfather 2 (74) |
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04. The Godfather (72) |
04. Jaws (75) |
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05. The Godfather II (74) |
05. Alien (79) |
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06. Serpico (73) |
06. Blazing Saddles (74) |
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07. The Exorcist (73) |
07. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (75) |
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08. Chinatown (74) |
08. The Exorcist (73) |
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09. Blazing Saddles (74) |
09. Apocalypse Now (79) |
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10. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (74) |
10. Chinatown (74) |
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11. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (75) |
11. Being There (79) |
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12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (75) |
12. A Clockwork Orange (71) |
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13. Jaws (75) |
13. All the President’s Men (76) |
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14. Taxi Driver (76) |
14. Star Wars (77) |
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15. Rocky (76) |
15. Serpico (73) |
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16. All the President’s Men (76) |
16. The French Connection (71) |
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17. Network (76) |
17. Taxi Driver (76) |
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18. Star Wars (77) |
18. The French Connection (71) |
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19. Apocalypse Now (79) |
19. Network (76) |
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20. Alien (79) |
20. The Last Picture Show (71) |
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21. Being There (79) |
21. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (75) |
If I created the list I would have found spots for Dirty Harry, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Superman and F.I.S.T. just to name a few.
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:
40 Years of Rocky is something we can all get behind. Right?
I really like these Rocky character cards. It seems like they might be for a role-playing game but I’m not sure. Anyone know?
Source: Romu Philippe’s The Rocky Saga.
ScreenRant posted Sylvester Stallone’s 10 Best Movies, According To Rotten Tomatoes. Below is their list and my rankings using just their top ten. Regular readers would know that Get Carter would have definitely made my list.
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ScreenRant |
Craig |
| 10. Rocky II | 10. Antz |
| 9. Nighthawks | 9. Death Race 2000 |
| 8. Cop Land | 8. Rocky II |
| 7. Rocky Balboa | 7. Creed II |
| 6. Death Race 2000 | 6. Rocky Balboa |
| 5. Creed II | 5. First Blood |
| 4. First Blood | 4. Nighthawks |
| 3. Antz | 3. Cop Land |
| 2. Rocky | 2. Creed |
| 1. Creed | 1. Rocky |
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:
Sylvester Stallone is cover-featured and the subject of an “hours-long” interview at Variety. Check out Sylvester Stallone Feels Robbed of an Ownership Stake in ‘Rocky’: ‘I Was Furious’ By Claudia Eller, then head out and get a copy!
What perfect timing! Today is Sylvester Stallone’s birthday (Happy Birthday Sly!) and Tony Stella posted his take on a new Rocky poster!
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week: