July 12, 2004
Bad Movie Monday: Over the Top
Finally, a movie dedicated to the art of arm wrestling. Yes, arm wrestling. This film marks the beginning of the end for Stallone. The bombs that follow this include (in chronological order): Rambo III, Lock Up, Tango & Cash, Rocky V, A Man Called Rainbo (Never heard of that), Oscar, Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, Cliffhanger, Demolition Man, The Specialist, and Judge Dredd. What a streak of terrible films Sly has compiled.
Anyway, Stallone is a truck driver who is trying to spend some quality time with his whiny son and arm wrestle for some cash. It is a typical father and son bonding film that includes a bunch of arm wrestling to spice things up.
The soundtrack includes the superb "hit" Winner Takes It All by Sammy Hagar, and a song called Bad Nite by the incomparable Frank Stallone.
Posted by Matt Niemi at July 12, 2004 2:28 PM~"What a streak of terrible films Sly has compiled"
*when were they good, other than Rocky I?
Posted by: btezra at July 12, 2004 3:43 PMCopland is actually a good movie, and amazingly, he holds his own with DeNiro and Kietel.
Posted by: Josh at July 12, 2004 4:57 PMAre you kidding!! This is one of my favorites, what makes it great is how he turns his hat around for more power and then perfects the "over the top" technique to beat all the monster dudes he arm wrestles.
Posted by: tedd at July 14, 2004 12:41 PM