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War Action + Sylvester Stallone = The Perfect Movie
No one could have played the part of Rambo better than Sylvester Stallone. He fits the profile of an invincible soldier perfectly: his war-trained, war-stricken , ripped-out body; his serious, aggressive, and somber disposition; and his reputation of being a hardcore action-packer. If Stallone alone isn't enough to draw you to the movie, the action contained within is. From crashing helicopters, to explosive arrows fired from his compound bow, to highly explosive napalm bombs, this movie will keep you on the edge of your seat. A single viewing will not be enough once you have seen the series once. Inevitably you will want to see it again, so I recommend purchasing it.
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Sly, Why Are You So Good...?
Why are Sly's movies so great?
1.) The face.
Every time I watch a movie like Over The Top, I can't help but laugh. If you've watched the epic arm wrestling battle between Hawk and Bull Harley, you know exactly what I'm talking about. sylvester has that awesome face that only he can make... you know, the one that makes it look like he's taking one monster of a dump. Not only that, but while he's making the face he's usually grunting like he's taking one monster of a dump.
2.) The voice.
Sly's got that voice that draws laughs from everybody. There are certain phrases he says that can make me laugh no matter what mood I'm in. Sly's got some sort of wierd Brooklyn-ish accent that makes it tought for him to say his "r's" and his "th's"... as a result, "they" comes out as "dey", and a name like Adrian comes out sounding like "ADE-WIAN!" Here's a listing of some of my favorite Sly sayings:
From Over The Top : "My hat, it's like a switch... when I turn it backwards, I feel like a machine. I feel... kinda like dis twuck back heah!"
From Rocky : "ADE-WIAN!!!! ADE-WIAN!!!!"
From Rambo - First Blood : "Dey dwew first bwood, not me! Dey dwew first bwood."
From Judge Dredd : "I AM DA WAW!"
3.) He's Rambo!
Respect! This is the guy who portrayed John Rambo, the veteran from Vietnam who was harrased by law enforcement officials in a small town... arrested, for vagrancy! The movie was a classic then, and it remains a classic to this day. I don't care what you say, Rambo rocks the Casbah, and I wish Sly would star in another Rambo movie before he reaches his 65th birthday. Also, how many other R-Rated movies do you know that star a war veteran who is betrayed by his government, kills countless Vietnamese soldiers, pummels hapless small-town cops into submission, and shoots a government super-computer with a machine gun while going "YAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!" that managed to spawn its own children's cartoon and full line of action figures? NOT MANY! Despite Sly's appearances in movies like Driven and Get Carter, you can't hold those against him because Rambo overpowers the rubbishness of even those movies. If, for some reason, you get stuck watching Driven - which is a horrible, horrible show - just imagine how the movie would have been if Sly had acted as Rambo in that movie and you should be able to struggle through it.
4.) Jack of all Trades.
In the acting profession, Sly has done it all. He's an accomplished actor, script writer, and even director. He's starred in dramas, action flicks, and comedies. However, where sylvester has the most global appeal is the laugh factor. It doesn't matter if Sly's trying to be funny or not, any movie that Sly stars in is bound to get a laugh or two. Hell, Sly's funnier when he's NOT trying to be funny, as anyone who has seen 'Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot!' will tell you. You might laugh because of some of his stupid dialogue... you might laugh because of something he's doing in the movie that you imitate later (like sylvester lifting weights inside of his semi and doing exercises on his truck in Over The Top)... or you might laugh because he scripted and directed an entire movie that was just plain cheesy (Driven!). For instance, my first impression of Driven was that it was a terrible movie. However, after talking with my mate, we realized just how funny the movie was... simply because Sly wrote the movie expecting it to be taken seriously! With dialogue like this, it's pretty hard to take any movie seriously. Keep in mind that it isn't exact, but I'm not watching that movie again just to provide you with an exact quote.
Sylvester as "The Hummer" Joe Tanto : You know what I'd do to get her back? I'd crawl!
Sylvester's Rival : You'd crawl Joe??!?!?! You'd never crawl!
Sylvester as "The Hummer" Joe Tanto : Ya I would crawl... I'd crawl till on my hands and knees till there's nothing left!
Bottom line is, no matter what Sylvester does, we can always laugh at it, and that makes it a worthwhile endeavour to go to ANY Sylvester movie. Hey, Sly, we're laughing with you man, not at you. Really.
5.) The 'dying breed' factor.
For the same reasons as Arnold, you should make a point of seeing Sylvester's new movies while you still can. Sure, the old man isn't pumping them out as regularly as he used to and when he does, it's usually some stupid sappy love story under the veil of an action movie. However, you have to appreciate the fact that Sylvester was, is, and always will be one of the greatest action movie stars of all time.
So take some time, rent a Sylvester and an Arnie flick tonight, and make sure to see their latest movies when they come out. You owe it to guys everywhere to support your local action movie star! The movie industry is already overrun with teenybopper movie stars and horrible teenage comedies... by passing up your opportunity the other weekend to see 'Collateral Damage' because your girlfriend wanted to go see Britney Spears' movie, you're only doing your part to see this hideous trend continue. Just remember that.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'VE GAHT TO GET OWDA HE-AH!
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Althogh there is some problems,I cant rate lass than 5 stars
Let me confess that in the whole period of DVD production, I've never seen such a brilliant, Spectacular & really Collector's edition (not only special edition) DVD set! It's beautiful and very well designed and produced with high quality material!
It consists of a Collectable real metal outer case, Spectacular metallic and glassy inner case, booklet, and 4 DVDs. but there are two complain, movies are double sided. Widescreen sides are Dual layer with DTS soundtrack. Full screen sides are single layers without DTS soundtrack. it means that if you deceide to watch a movie in full screen, you'll unable to use DTS which is soppose to be one of the most important features of this DVD set.
second complain is about the sound remasteration. in two of them, all of the sounds and speeches go through only one of five speakers! it's a real problem and it really botters when it shows 5.1 DD or DTS in audio menu but the real soundtrack is mono. it'll be good if the studio schedule a program to replace the defective DVDs!
I heart of a new release of RAMBO TRILOGY, I've not seen it yet but descriptions indicate that's an ordinary DVD collection. the sound quality will be difinately better than this one but about other features, I can't Discuss yet. better of this one or not, I can say it with courage, no DVD collection will be complete whitout the RAMBO TRILOGY SPECIAL EDITION!
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great action movie trilogy
what can be bad about a mental case soldier from vietnam war? oh did you hear stallone is doing a 4th one where he's married and his wife and kid gets kidnapped should be good
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3.5 Stars for Longevity alone!
"Back then I could fly a chopper, drive a tank, and handle million dollar machinery, now I can't hold down a job washing cars". So speaks a tearful John Rambo at the end of the first of these three memorable action flicks (although it could be a page from Ted Kotcheffs resume now). Embittered, lost and victimized by an uncaring donut munching hick sherrifs department, he goes on the rampage and is saved from a Bonnie and Clyde exit in the nick of time by Richard Crenna. For me this was the high point and best movie of the trilogy, it was fresh, raw and inventive and what followed in the next two installments was just all out testerone bathed indulgence. So why recommend the set? well it's kind of like cookies without milk if you don't, and they're a good value price. The reproduction is crisp, and the transition to DVD is tastefully graced with some nice extra's. In part two, Rambo is liberated from prison and dropped in to rescue MIA's from pinko commy subversive's (and some home grown double dealing)and then moves on to Afghanistan in part 3 to save the World from even more enemys of the free World. The acceptable twisted morality of the movies has always amazed me, in so far as the villians are painted as so heinous, as to justify ANY means to bring them to justice by our hero. As has been said many times by others, an overwhelming body count, lots of bare torso muscle flexing, die hard action, and enough ammo to make an arms dealer blush all add to the meld. More than a little outdated, but still a great homage to the action era of the 80's and early 90's, it STILL has good repeat viewability. Little grey matter needed to enjoy the fun, and ridiculously cliche ridden, but a great addition to any true action fans collection. Enjoy
