Ever since the announcement of Sage Stallone’s death, more of my Stallone posts from the past have been getting more views. Not sure if it’s some die hard fans looking around for info or just new fans just getting into Sly because of Sage. Could be a little bit of both. Plus, “Expendables 2” is coming out soon.

Just recently Sly put out a statement asking people to leave Sage’s death at peace and treat it with respect, and I agree.

No matter what you think of the film, “Rocky V”, Sage was the important part of that film. Sly admitted he didn’t even like that movie himself, which is the main reason why he wanted to do one last Rocky movie, “Rocky Balboa”. Everyone watched “Rocky V” because of Sage’s performance in that film. His performance in that movie may not be as great but the kid helped draw people to that movie. Sage could have had a big movie career if he wanted to, but he decided not to do the big time and just do indie films with his company, Grindhouse Releasing, mostly low budget horror flicks. Sage wanted to follow his father’s footsteps in film making, he didn’t really want to become a big megastar like his Dad.

Sage may have had his personal problems, but he was just like all of us. A human being. He was not perfect, like we all aren’t and we all make mistakes. Sage’s death was a sad loss in Hollywood, no matter what you think of it. His performance in “Rocky V” meant a lot to so many people. If his character in that film didn’t matter, then he wouldn’t have been all over the news, and fans wouldn’t be showing all this support he’s been getting. It’s a shame, I’m thinking of re-watching “Rocky V” in Sage’s honor.

I hope Sly himself is staying strong and hope he’ll be able to make, the “Expendables 2” premiere. If he backs out of the premiere because of the loss of his son, that’s understandable and everyone else should respect it too.

Kev