January 30, 2007
Obsession: some struggles
So. The obsession with Sylvester Stallone is moving right along. Going quite well, thanks for asking.
Sadly, the blossoming obsession means I must see movies like Judge Dredd and Demolition Man (in some cases, I need to RE-watch them - because, let's not forget, I've always been into Stallone ... it's just that now I have kicked it up a notch) ... but obviously I can always find something to latch onto, something to enjoy. Like Tango & Cash. Come on. Ridiculous. FUN. 2 of my favorite guys.
So the obsession is going as planned - it's just that there's so much CRAP to slog thru as well. There's even that hard-to-find p0rn0 movie he made before Rocky ... I think the Germans have released it or something ... I did a little bit of inquiring. That's the level to which I have stooped. THANKS, SLY! I think I might know where I can find a copy - there are a couple shops in Greenwich Village I could check out. Wouldn't surprise me at all if they had it. The funny thing is is that after Rocky was released and Stallone became so famous and important - the p0rn movie was re-released - and they called it The Italian Stallion. Trying to cash in. I think they cut out all the X-rated bits, though, which left the movie about half an hour long. Anyway, it sounds hilarious and I need to see it.
Now I happen to be a person that loves a little bit of CRAP ... like, I think Rhinestone is adorable, for example - I love that movie ... but I'll sit through all the other stuff as well. I feel it is my duty, as a Stallone maniac.
I'm seeing Lords of Flatbush tomorrow and I'm so excited that I feel like a 7 year old kid on Christmas Eve. Like ... I can't sleep or think. Sly? The Fonz? Brooklyn in the 50s? All of those guys on the cusp of major - not even just stardom - but PHENOM-dom.
I am beside myself.
I've got another Rocky post in the works. Just stuff I notice and love. More to come.
And don't even THINK I won't liveblog Rhinestone when the time comes.
That time WILL come and I need to be ready. Emotionally.
Don't forget Driven, Sheila. It's a veritable tour de force of bad acting (I'm talking about YOU, Estella Warren -- who has a gratuitous synchronized swimming scene), but the cheese factor is so high, you can't help but watch the whole thing.
Favorite parts:
1. The Indy Car chase through the streets of Chicago (They were on display at a dinner. Naturally they were fully-fueled and ready to go, as well. because that happens all the time.)
2. Estella Warren's impossibly gratuitous synchronized swimming scene.
3. Burt Reynolds, whos appearance leads me to believe that instead of visiting the makeup trailer every morning, he was attended to by staffers from Madame Tussauds.
I could go on, but you get the point. It's terrible. I also own the DVD and have seen it like 5 times. Good Lord.
gratuitous synchronized swimming scene
Seriously. I can't stop laughing. have those words ever been said in that order before???
I AM HOWLING. I MUST see this.
Posted by: red at January 30, 2007 2:03 PMOh, god. I was hoping you'd escape The Lords of Flatbush. But I underestimated the power of The Obsession.
Posted by: Lisa at January 30, 2007 2:11 PMOh my God. You haven't seen it?
You must go to the video store. Today.
I'm (not very) proud to count myself among the 37 people who actually saw it in the theater.
Posted by: Alex Nunez at January 30, 2007 2:12 PMalex - HA!!!
Posted by: red at January 30, 2007 2:14 PMOkay, but I'm totally drawing the line at Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot. There comes a time when a person must take charge and just not let friends go there.
Posted by: Emily at January 30, 2007 2:15 PM(sings, in doo-wop falsetto): "The Lords of Flatbuuuush...Flatbuuuush...Flatbuuuush..."
(deeper voice): "Ra-ted peeee-geeee"
From the TV ads. Never saw the movie, though.
Posted by: Ken at January 30, 2007 2:25 PM/So the obsession is going as planned/
Naturally.
Hahahaha!
Posted by: tracey at January 30, 2007 2:45 PMEmily - well, at this point I am actually trying to find a damn p0rn0 movie he did so I think that Stop Or my Mom Will Shoot is the least of our problems.
Posted by: red at January 30, 2007 2:50 PMYou're seeking out some cheesy p0rn0 flick he was in, and Emily is worried you might watch, and commment about, Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot You. That is quite funny. I bet I can predict the plot of the former easier than the latter.
Posted by: DBW at January 30, 2007 2:59 PMMaybe I should liveblog BOTH of those movies. Just to torture everybody.
I'd have to tell my dad not to read the p0rn0 liveblog one, though. It's embarrassing enough as it is.
Posted by: red at January 30, 2007 3:04 PMWell, I once live-blogged Battlefield Earth, so I guess I can't talk.
Posted by: Emily at January 30, 2007 3:14 PMI'd go with Stop or My Mom Will Shoot! before The Lords of Flatbush. At least the former was TRYING to be funny.
But what do I know? I liked Over The Top.
Posted by: Lisa at January 30, 2007 3:17 PMEmily - your liveblog of that movie was one of the funniest pieces of writing I've ever read in my life.
Posted by: red at January 30, 2007 3:20 PMSheila,
In this case, I have to give the credit for any talent in that post entirely to the movie. I mean, just trying to give a simple synopsis of the film is impossible without being funny.
We need to write a book on the nature of our random obsessions. I'll write about Sylvia Plath (even her name thrills me) and you can write about Rocky. Then I'll write a chapter about Sharks and you can write a chapter about Dean Martin. And so on.
I think we'd have to both write about Marilyn though. That obsession belongs to neither of us exclusively.
Posted by: RTG at January 30, 2007 4:38 PMRTG - I would totally read such a book, wouldn't you?
Posted by: red at January 30, 2007 5:18 PMTotally. We need to do it.
Posted by: RTG at January 30, 2007 5:52 PMDemolition Man is one of my favourite films. It is terrible, yes, but there is just something I like about it.
Posted by: Fence at January 31, 2007 3:29 AMcan't speak for Rhinestone - obsession or not - you DON'T NEED to see Judge Dred --- Red, sometimes you just have to trust your friends - they're only concerned about your long-term mental stability.
D - Oh, too late. I already saw it when it first came out. In the movie theatre. Twice.
Seriously, the issue is more dire than you would ever expect.
Posted by: red at January 31, 2007 10:22 AM