ROTTEN TOMATOES: Sylvester Stallone Wants White Collar Death Wish Comments

Sylvester Stallone Wants White Collar Death Wish

by Fred Topel | January 11, 2008

Summary

Sylvester Stallone has brought back his two beloved franchises, Rockyand Rambo. Now he's working on someone else's. However, his idea for a Death Wish remake is to tackle the sort of corporate criminals that Charles Bronson never imagined. Back to Article

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thereign writes:
on Jan 11 2008 10:15 PM

Oh my god, Stallone is mentally defective.

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Sadistik writes:
on Jan 11 2008 10:18 PM

Sounds like Rambo Takes The Supreme Court

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Koooomar writes:
on Jan 11 2008 10:38 PM

It sounds completely Ape****...and i can't wait to see it.

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Ruckas356 writes:
on Jan 11 2008 10:59 PM

wasnt this already posted like two days ago!

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quigonjim1 writes:
on Jan 11 2008 11:37 PM

Hate to say it, but it sounds like a good idea. Thank God he is not going to try to be Paul Kersey. I'll see it. I'd like to see some crooked lawyers and judges get blasted. So much for a pleabargain.

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kissman24 writes:
on Jan 12 2008 12:18 AM

I don't know what he's saying, but I'm on board if it means that Stallone is kicking lots of asses.

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Floor Man writes:
on Jan 12 2008 12:38 AM

I...don't know what to think about this...and I mean that in the most respectful, confused sort of way. At least he's a film-maker who knows what direction he wants to take.

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Socratores writes:
on Jan 12 2008 01:20 AM

Get Carter anybody???

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Oblivioncry writes:
on Jan 12 2008 02:30 AM

omg, i sooo want to see the result. well sounds good to me that he has a clear vision.

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elpidi79 writes:
on Jan 12 2008 05:41 AM

"It's like what happens when the wolf has gone from wolf to wolf in sheep's clothing back to the wolf."

wtf?

It sounds like what a dumb guy says--trying to sound like a smart guy--back to being the dumb guy. Yeah, it sounds like Rocky has taken one too many movie punches to the head.

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Legen-dary writes:
on Jan 12 2008 09:53 AM

Didn't they already remake "Death Wish"? It was called "Death Sentence"?

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TheBerserker writes:
on Jan 12 2008 10:24 AM

Stallone as a vigilante gone mad!?! BRING IT ON!!!!

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tawo writes:
on Jan 12 2008 10:29 AM

This sounds dope. I don't know why Sly doesn't get more props for his creativity, and instead keeps getting looked at as just some holly-wood muscle bound A- lister It sounds Raw and I can Picture it right now.

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pota1974 writes:
on Jan 12 2008 11:19 AM

Maybe it is just me but re-making Death Wish doesnt sound all that creative.

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Ash Talon writes:
on Jan 12 2008 11:30 AM

Uh....a criminal who gave up that lifestyle gets pulled back in? How is that a fresh approach.

I like the idea (if I'm reading correctly into the mishmosh he speaks) that a defense attorney having an injustice done to him and having to choose how to respond. It would be interesting to have someone that defends scum have to take his revenge on them, since the system he's a part of fails to do anything. Now, that could be interesting.

A ex-criminal having to work outside of law is not interesting. It's cliche.

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CitizenFlynn writes:
on Jan 12 2008 12:15 PM

A Death Wish remake initially sounded weak, even with my unabashed love for Stallone right now (Rambo will be amazing, and the guy is one of the most respectable men in the business). But having read this take on it, this sounds like one of the rare remakes that isn't for the sake of money or dumbing down the original for new audiences. But if Rocky Balboa and especially Rambo are any indication, this will not be your dad's Death Wish with Bronson shooting people point-blank with a rocket launcher. Even if it's a guilty pleasure like Cobra, Stallone plays a badass like no one else, and I give him a HUGE thumbs-up with taking the vigilante subgenre to another realm to the white-collar crime. I haven't seen Death Sentence, but The Brave One was tedious whenever it didn't involve the vigilante scenes (which felt like an awesome movie spliced into a "meh" one), so I'm really jonesing for some new vigilante awesomeness. If you've read his AICN Q&A sessions, Sylvester Stallone is an extremely articulate and socially aware guy, and needless to say I think this will be more in line with the classic vigilante films: Dirty Harry, the original Death Wish, Rolling Thunder (where's this on DVD, dammit!?) from what he's said already. Needless to say, can't wait.

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Matanuki writes:
on Jan 12 2008 02:58 PM

COUNT ME THE F**K IN!!!

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fbp writes:
on Jan 12 2008 05:10 PM

In reply to this comment (#1457775)
Stallone on the A-list?

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Matanuki writes:
on Jan 12 2008 05:55 PM

In reply to this comment (#1457775)
It sounds pretty sick to me, Tawo. It can be what the Daredevil wasn't.

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Matanuki writes:
on Jan 12 2008 05:55 PM

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It sounds pretty sick to me, Tawo. It can be what the Daredevil film wasn't.

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GreatDecay writes:
on Jan 12 2008 07:08 PM

umm....the idea is pretty cool but it sounds nothing like how the original Death Wish was. Why bother calling it a remake? It should just be his own original movie.

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Lux Obscura writes:
on Jan 12 2008 08:02 PM

yeah sounds kind of cool.

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foodstamps_govermentcheez writes:
on Jan 12 2008 10:37 PM

Does this guy ever stop acting?

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CoUcH ToMaToE DoUgIe writes:
on Jan 13 2008 01:21 AM

sly's the man, always has been and i am excited to see the italian

stallion go a few rounds in bronson's shoes. should be cool, i hope so.

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aka_nympho writes:
on Jan 13 2008 02:17 AM

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Damn you beat me to it!

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kfarschman writes:
on Jan 13 2008 09:11 AM

"A vigilante character Stallone would play would not be the frustrated pacifist that Bronson was either." - ""So now you've unleashed a man who really understands the world of violence. He isn't burdened with this passive-aggressive, conscientious-objector kind of thing. That's been done. It's like what happens when the wolf has gone from wolf to wolf in sheep's clothing back to the wolf...""

So take the interesting thing out of Death Wish, make the whole thing way more cliche with the cleaned up convict dragged back into crime go to storyline and add the whole childish anti-criminal court, anti-defense attorney "question" into it. Yeah screw due process, we should just be like an extremist islamic state that assumes guilt and executes people left and right, sweet! The Dark ages were awesome! Stallone is an idiot. The whole idea that a straight vengeance movie is fresh or creative in any way is truly sad.

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Bigbrother writes:
on Jan 13 2008 09:52 AM

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I think the outline for most anything you can say the same thing about. I'm serious, just try to describe any movie at it's most basic level and it's going to sound cliche'd. Take for example Batman Begins, the most belived movie of the moment...They re-explored Batman's beginnings, including the reasons why he became the Batman and the methodology of how he goes about it. On the surface that's been done a thousand times before, but as with all idea's the beauty is in the details. I think this idea like pretty much every idea we won't know until it hits theatres and before that happens the only credible things we have to judge it by are the guys record with action movies, I think it's hard to argue that he was a pioneer of the genre and his recent track record, Rocky was good and Rambo looks like it could be great. There's always the chance that we're going to end up with another Get Carter, but assuming we are based on a basic summarization of the plot is a bit presumptuous IMO.

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Bigbrother writes:
on Jan 13 2008 09:57 AM

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I seriously don't think he was questioning due process, but I think you'd have to be pretty naive to think that our system doesn't have flaws. Do you think the people who conceived of due process did it so guilty people could walk on technicalities? or that cases would be decided by who argue's the best and not on guilt or innocence? Due process is one of those things like Communism. Excellent in concept in a perfect world, flawed in execution in the real world.

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VibTDog writes:
on Jan 13 2008 12:39 PM

haha Stallone is such a dufus.

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Young Turk writes:
on Jan 13 2008 02:44 PM

I can't wait.

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Young Turk writes:
on Jan 13 2008 02:46 PM

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How so?

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fls13 writes:
on Jan 13 2008 04:25 PM

The original Death Wish was one of the best films of the 70s!

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Gimy writes:
on Jan 14 2008 05:36 AM

Death Wish remake? uh...been done, it was called the Brave One. cept it featured a l3sbian...which is ALOT like what Stallone looks like in the trailers i've seen from Rambo so maybe its not far fetched to see a remake AGAIN. dude, lay off the juice...workout naturally and you won't look so odd.

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Billy Sacco writes:
on Jan 14 2008 06:57 AM

Wow. Lets kill all those lawyers who defend murderers its their fault!!! Wow what a complete moron. He was like pretty retarded before but I think the roids are making him crazy now.

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Bigbrother writes:
on Jan 14 2008 09:13 AM

I love how everyone dissing on Stallone only has "Stallone is soooooo stupid" and "what a retard" for their arguments. This doesn't sound like an untenable premise to me, would someone please elaborate on why this is a bad idea. With intelligence please.

For the guy who thinks Defense Attorneys aren't to blame for crime, you're right...for the most part, but what Stallone obviously understands and you don't is that on some visceral level people believe in their heart of hearts that defending someone you know to be guilty for money makes you a very questionable human being and if you believe there aren't people out there who're doing that you're being very naive and punishing those people appeals to most on a very basic level, kinda like why vigilante stories are so popular. It takes away the gray that shrouds the real world and makes things black and white which is very appealing to a lot of folks.

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kesic03 writes:
on Jan 14 2008 10:19 AM

I'M LIKING THIS.

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rsav1976 writes:
on Jan 14 2008 12:09 PM

How about a more true adaptation of the book(s) instead of some half-baked revenge story. It's not like we don't already get about 20 of these per year. Also, the Korean and Japanese have got us beat in the revenge movie department these days. I love Stallone, but he'd better go totally original and ultra-violent in this movie if he's truly serious. Drop the Death Wish name too. When Death Sentence was made it was pretty clear that it's plot had nothing to do with the novel of the same name that was a sequel to Death Wish (novel). The only aspect that it had in common was revenge, so this film would be in the same boat.

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dethburger writes:
on Jan 14 2008 03:18 PM

I'm going to take a moment to interupt this debate just to say "NightHawks" was a little seem Stallone masterpiece with a pre-BladeRunner Rutger...now back to Death Wish.

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acton acton writes:
on Jan 14 2008 11:26 PM

it will be good stallone is just great loved all of his movies and i mean all even " eye see you" was good.

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cuteview writes:
on Jan 16 2008 05:36 PM

The MAN has a GREAT vision let him do it...will make 2009 a better year at the movies....

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xcorcordiumx writes:
on Jan 23 2008 09:39 AM

Yes!!!!!!!!1

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