Sylvester Stallone: 'I Lost Touch With The Audience' - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 11-16-2007, 10:47 PM

Sylvester Stallone blames his decision to make poorly received sequels Rambo III and Rocky V on losing touch with reality after becoming a Hollywood superstar. The 61-year-old slowly fell from the action A-list after releasing a succession of formulaic movies - a situation Stallone is now rectifying with last year's Rocky Balboa, the sixth film in that franchise, and upcoming third sequel to Rambo.

However the actor is convinced his superstar status in the 1980s had a lot to do with the increasingly preposterous films he was making.

He says, "When you're kind of a nondescript, unknown, inconsequential actor and all of a sudden you're famous, it's very easy to lose touch there. You keep pushing the envelope, but there is a limit, and the audience retreats."

Ireneparalegal · 11-16-2007, 10:50 PM

...and he is making another Rambo sequel?

He doesn't learn.

Mr. Television · 11-16-2007, 11:13 PM

I loved the Rambo movies.

It was his other movies that sucked like Stop or my Mom Will Shoot.

waichingliu81 · 11-17-2007, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Walking Tall

I loved the Rambo movies.

It was his other movies that sucked like Stop or my Mom Will Shoot.

yeah, it was that film, assassins, the one with sharon stone, and Oscar that he'd lost touch completely.

Mr. Television · 11-17-2007, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by waichingliu81

yeah, it was that film, assassins, the one with sharon stone, and Oscar that he'd lost touch completely.

Those were some real bad movies.

88survivor · 11-17-2007, 08:57 PM

I liked Oscar....I thought it was very unusual and refereshing for a Stalone flick.

coffield3 · 11-17-2007, 09:44 PM

I liked Copland!!

11-16-2007, 10:47 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Sylvester Stallone: 'I Lost Touch With The Audience' Sylvester Stallone blames his decision to make poorly received sequels Rambo III and Rocky V on losing touch with reality after becoming a Hollywood superstar. The 61-year-old slowly fell from the action A-list after releasing a succession of formulaic movies - a situation Stallone is now rectifying with last year's Rocky Balboa, the sixth film in that franchise, and upcoming third sequel to Rambo. However the actor is convinced his superstar status in the 1980s had a lot to do with the increasingly preposterous films he was making. He says, "When you're kind of a nondescript, unknown, inconsequential actor and all of a sudden you're famous, it's very easy to lose touch there. You keep pushing the envelope, but there is a limit, and the audience retreats."
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88survivor Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 03, 2006 Location: NY Posts: 1,849	I liked Oscar....I thought it was very unusual and refereshing for a Stalone flick.