Stallone Talks Death Wish and Cliffhanger Remakes

Michal Jakubowski

I'm a huge fan of Sly's campy fans-oriented projects, and I'm always a sucker for new old-school actioners. Moreover I kind of admire him for how he responds to fans' needs and is still busy working on so many films.

Oct 2 - 03:08 AM

joe schmoe

For me it's the opposite. I find it kind of tragic watching Sly try and resurect all these movies that belong buried in the past - like an aged prize fighter clinger to his older glory, you just want to see him retire already instead of piss on his legacy. Rocky Balboa was decent but Rambo was totally unecessary, and the expendables looks pretty terrible.

Oct 2 - 06:35 AM

Ben Wellick

i agree with gigaherc .........both of his statements

Oct 2 - 06:56 AM

'schak Attack

I like the action-revival kick that Sly's on, but I think he's selling himself short as an actor. Of all the talent that was in the movie Copland, he was by far and away the standout.

Oct 2 - 07:07 AM

LEGION MOVIEAVENGER

Ummm...Cliffhanger? Really?

Oct 2 - 08:11 AM

Gordon Terry

I just thought of a DEATH WISH remake when the Brian Garfield paperback dropped out of a box two days ago; wild.

STALLONE is one of my favorite heroes--he's had to overcome disabilities too and he's from my hometown PHILADELPHIA.

A serious; Oscar (Academy Award winning) calibre Edgar Allan Poe movie is IMPORTANT.

We need to start grooming Academy Award Winning Films for next year TODAY; SHOOT FOR 20 Academy Award Winning (potential) screenplays/productions.


Hey STALLONE if you stop by PHILLY look me up; YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!
anyone can OVERCOME anything to fullfill a dream

Besides you have to come to PHILLY anyway for the Edgar Allan Poe movie: PHILADELPHIA, PA; BALTIMORE, MD; RICHMOND, VA;

and parts of EUROPE (Poe's stepfather sent POE overseas after POE's mother died)

Oct 2 - 09:56 AM

joe schmoe

I'm sorry but Rambo 4 was nothing more than a pointless compilation of senseless deaths. The only good Rambo was the original, the next sequel sounds like it might have some promise, considering its supposed to bring Rambo back stateside, but still, even by action standards, Rambo 4 wasn't that good.

And Cliffhanger? Does that movie really need a sequel? What else is there for them to do w/ that one? Do we not remember the atrocity that was Vertical Limit? I could easily see this movie going into that territory unless Stallone can secure a decent budget, which won't be easy to do.

As far as Death Wish goes, that movie has already been remade like a thousand times. Most recently: Taken. I thought we were done w/ the whole revenge movie tangent.

I just can't wait til we get to the real crappy Stallone remake; like Nighthawks or Cobra, and who could forget, I think Over The Top is due for a sequel.

Oct 2 - 01:45 PM

Dave J

If Renny Harlin is gonna be directing Cliffhanger 2, than I'm all there since I really enjoyed the first one.

Oct 2 - 02:07 PM

Greg Guro

The top of this mentions an EDGAR ALLEN POE biopic. . .

Please, no.

I love Poe. I hope one day to go to his grave on his birthday and give him some liquor. . .

Oct 2 - 02:13 PM

joe schmoe

I don't know, there is already a movie in production that follows Poe's life, its kind of a crime thriller about a killer renacting deaths Poe style(the pit and the pendelum, think 7even) Sure it might not be a straight up biopic, but it sounds like more fun. I don't know if anyone is familiar w/ Poe's life, but its kinda depressing in that tortured artist sort of way. A traditional bio wouldn't do him justice - what made poe so fascinating was his demented imagination. I don't see that translating well on to film unless you take some liberties w/ reality; its kinda interesting when films mix fiction and non-fiction.

Oct 3 - 12:36 PM

Big Brother

I kinda pictured it working best as a kind of dark Finding Neverland where they mix in his real life events with his creative works and how each effected the other. Maybe start it out with him laying in the gutter where he died and a voiceover of "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary..."

Oct 3 - 04:16 PM

joe schmoe

Couldn't think of a more fitting intro, but remember, this is Stallone we're talking about, I can't see him being that introspective.

Never saw Finding Neverland, was it really that good? I already knew a little bit about Barry through my psych class; my professer told us he never dev. his sexual organs because of his traumatic childhood - when his brother died his mother practically disowned him. Damn tragic when you think that is how he got inspired to write one of the greatest childrens novels.

Oct 3 - 06:24 PM

Jesse Sowders

Fan of Sly but a Cliffhanger remake seems a bit early and not needed. The movie still holds up today with a great villan proformace by Lithgow.

I could get into a deathwish remake, I am aware of the old movies but never really watched them from front to back.

I don't know about a Poe movie, I mean it prolly needs to be done but man did that bastard cause me a lot of pain in college!

Oct 4 - 08:51 AM

Sam Padgett

Am I the only one who thinks that Chuck Norris jokes could just as easily be in reference to Stallone?

Oct 4 - 11:36 AM

B Cens

An edit feature would potentially jeopardize some of the most entertaining examples of lunacy this site has to offer.


Typos? Forgivable.
Immortalized stupidity? Priceless.

Oct 4 - 08:56 PM