Sylvester Stallone is not punch-drunk. He has not taken so many blows to the head while filming "Rocky" movies that he's unaware of how people are rolling their eyes at the prospect of another.
December 19, 2006 (Press Release) --
A 60-year-old in the ring against a heavyweight champ in his prime? Stallone knows what people are saying about "Rocky Balboa," the sixth and, he promises final installment about the Philadelphia street bruiser who makes good.
Stallone conceded that audiences may expect "Rocky Balboa" to be as much of a joke as 1990's critical and commercial turkey "Rocky V" turned out to be.
"There's no question about it. It's ludicrous on the surface," Stallone told The Associated Press. "It reeks of vanity and lack of self-awareness. I realize that. I told my wife, if I was sitting there listening to this on television, that someone else is doing `Godfather 7,' I'd go, come on.
"But they don't see it exactly the way I see it. I never saw it as a boxing story. I saw it as an old man characterization of trying to deal with incredible grief and loss."
In "Rocky Balboa," Stallone's Italian Stallion is back in the old neighborhood, running a restaurant called Adrian's, named after the love of his life (Talia Shire, seen only in flashbacks), who has died of cancer.
Like all the blows he's taken in his life, Rocky tries to move on, but he's tethered to Adrian in his mourning, and one last return to the ring becomes a way for him to let go of pent-up anger and emotional baggage.
Stallone's not alone in returning to an iconic role after many years. In his 50s, Clint Eastwood reprised his "Dirty Harry" character with two 1980s sequels. Also in his 50s, Sean Connery came back to James Bond with 1983's "Never Say Never Again," 12 years after retiring as Britain's super-spy. Well into his 60s, Harrison Ford still hopes to do another "Indiana Jones" adventure with George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.
Earlier this year, Sharon Stone returned in her late 40s to her femme-fatale viper with "Basic Instinct 2," which critics and movie-goers laughed out of theaters.
Stone had been in the same boat as Stallone, a former Hollywood A-lister who had not had a hit in ages and was viewed as grasping at old glory. But Stone said she does not regret trying.
"Every single thing you do in life is not a win," Stone said. "Babe Ruth had more strikeouts than home runs, and he still held the home run title for a long time. You learn a lot from just having the guts to get up and hit."
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Stallone conceded that audiences may expect "Rocky Balboa" to be as much of a joke as 1990's critical and commercial turkey "Rocky V" turned out to be.
"There's no question about it. It's ludicrous on the surface," Stallone told The Associated Press. "It reeks of vanity and lack of self-awareness. I realize that. I told my wife, if I was sitting there listening to this on television, that someone else is doing `Godfather 7,' I'd go, come on.
"But they don't see it exactly the way I see it. I never saw it as a boxing story. I saw it as an old man characterization of trying to deal with incredible grief and loss."
In "Rocky Balboa," Stallone's Italian Stallion is back in the old neighborhood, running a restaurant called Adrian's, named after the love of his life (Talia Shire, seen only in flashbacks), who has died of cancer.
Like all the blows he's taken in his life, Rocky tries to move on, but he's tethered to Adrian in his mourning, and one last return to the ring becomes a way for him to let go of pent-up anger and emotional baggage.
Stallone's not alone in returning to an iconic role after many years. In his 50s, Clint Eastwood reprised his "Dirty Harry" character with two 1980s sequels. Also in his 50s, Sean Connery came back to James Bond with 1983's "Never Say Never Again," 12 years after retiring as Britain's super-spy. Well into his 60s, Harrison Ford still hopes to do another "Indiana Jones" adventure with George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.
Earlier this year, Sharon Stone returned in her late 40s to her femme-fatale viper with "Basic Instinct 2," which critics and movie-goers laughed out of theaters.
Stone had been in the same boat as Stallone, a former Hollywood A-lister who had not had a hit in ages and was viewed as grasping at old glory. But Stone said she does not regret trying.
"Every single thing you do in life is not a win," Stone said. "Babe Ruth had more strikeouts than home runs, and he still held the home run title for a long time. You learn a lot from just having the guts to get up and hit."
Source: http://www.msn.com
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