Happy Birthday, Sly!

Craig / / 2007

Sylvester Stallone is 61 today! Happy Birthday, Sly!

[To keep Sly‘s birthday in perspective, this year…

* Arnold Schwarzenneger is 60… Robert DeNiro is 64… * Harrison Ford is 65… Al Pacino is 67… and Sean Connery is 77…

Did you know that Sly shares the exact same birthday with President George W. Bush? They are both 61 today.

Rambo Fan Animation

Craig / / 2007, Fan Art, Rambo

Andre Duchesne is a new SZoner. He sent in a couple examples of work he’s done on some Rambo animations. He takes actual dialogue from Rambo movies and creates scenes. I’ve seen a brief example and he’s very good. Andre promises to send us a link once he’s completed it! – Craig

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

Rambo II One of the Best

Craig / / 2007, Rambo 2

The June 22, 2007 issue of Entertainment Weekly lists their choices for the Top 25 Action Movies of All Time and they follow up on their on-line site with the top 50. Rambo, First Blood Part II came in at 35 and here’s what they had to say:35. RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II

Directed by George P. Cosmatos (1985)
Here’s where Rambo gets elevated from wounded Vietnam veteran trying to find a place in the world to entire-village-slaying, POW-rescuing American myth. Written by James Cameron (at the same time he was writing Aliens — busy boy!), this sequel corners like it’s on rails, hugging the plot turns and accelerating straight through to the speechifying finish. 

The same issue of Entertainment Weekly has an interview with Bruce Willis where Sly’s connection to “Die Hard” is discussed:EW: I’ve read that you were the studio’s fifth choice to play John McClane…
BW: Oh, I think I was the 50th choice! They went to everybody.
EW: I’ve heard Richard Gere…
BW: I heard that.
EW: Arnold Schwarzenegger…
BW: Clint Eastwood…
EW: Stallone and Burt Reynolds…
BW: [Laughs] Burt Reynolds? All of those guys probably would’ve been great John McClanes.

– Craig

 

Rocky Cards

Craig / / Uncategorized

I’ve received my “Rocky Balboa” cards from Miguel and boy, do they look great! Definitely worth the wait, and a great addition to any Rocky / Stallone fan’s collection! Click HERE to learn more! – Craig