Sylvester Stallone revisited

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The Specialist (1994): Revisiting Stallone’s steamy team-up with Sharon Stone

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We look back at 1994's The Specialist, an action flick starring Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone. Does it hold up?

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Demolition Man Revisited: Stallone’s Biggest Cult Classic?

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We revisit perhaps Sylvester Stallone's most-loved movie outside the Rocky or Rambo franchises, Demolition Man.

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Cliffhanger (1993): Revisiting one of Stallone’s best movies

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Chris 1993’s Cliffhanger came along at an essential time for Sylvester Stallone. In 1990, Rocky V notably underperformed at the box office, while his foray into comedy with Oscar and Stop, Or My Mom Will Shoot was disastrous. Clearly, he...

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Rhinestone, Oscar & Stop or My Mom Will Shoot: Stallone Comedies Revisited

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Chris In 1988, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s career got a big boost with the release of his first comedy, Twins. An unexpected smash hit, it opened up his career to a whole new audience, and for a while, he was able to...

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Rocky V Revisited: The Worst of the Rocky series?

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Chris Fans of the franchise mainly hate Rocky V. It took the triumph of Rocky IV and turned it into a tragedy for the Italian Stallion, with him suffering a potentially deadly injury due to his bout with Drago. Wiped...

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Tango & Cash (1989): Sylvester Stallone Revisited

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Chris Tango & Cash – a movie title synonymous with perhaps the most popular action genre of the eighties: the buddy-cop movie. In the wake of Lethal Weapon, there were many variations of the formula. Still, perhaps the most testosterone-fuelled...

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Lock Up (1989) Revisited – Sylvester Stallone Movie Review

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Chris Something strange happened at the box office in 1988. Rambo III, which was then considered the most expensive movie ever made, underwhelmed at the U.S box office, being out-grossed on Memorial Day weekend by Crocodile Dundee II. In the...

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Rambo III (1988) Revisited: Sylvester Stallone Movie Review

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Chris In 1987, Sylvester Stallone’s arm-wrestling Cannon camp classic, Over the Top, was a box office bomb. This was a shock, as Stallone had had the number 2 and 3 highest-grossing movies of the year in 1985 and had Cobra...

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Over the Top (1987) Revisited – Sylvester Stallone Movie Review

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Chris Cannon Films were the kings of B-action movies in the mid-eighties, but they wanted to move into the big leagues. They set their sites on Sylvester Stallone, then at the peak of his popularity, to star in movies for...

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