I remember back around the early 2000’s years Sly Stallone used to be one of the most hated actors on the planet. I’m not kidding either and I’ll never forget that. I’m sure you remember too. Back then, Sly got hated and criticized so much toward his acting talent. It was debated on whether or not Sly had any acting talent… people slammed him that he was only known for “Rocky” and “Rambo”, they say he was only talented at that. Anything outside of “Rocky” and “Rambo” Sly got trashed by movie fans and critics pretty harshly. Really Sly was bashed on a lot back then. That’s because back then, he was struggling in his career.

Today, everybody is finally realizing that the man has acting talent which to me is pretty amazing really. I always knew that one day Sly would start to get the respect that he deserves and he’s finally getting it.

Yeah, Sly may have made some pretty bad choices with his movies in the past but I think he’s finally smartened up and now he’s making some better choices with his films like “The Expendables”. “Grudge Match”, “Escape Plan”, “Bullet to the Head”, etc. Those are pretty good movies. He’s learned from his past mistakes and making smarter choices this time around.

So yeah, who cares about some award. Sly is already getting rewarded by getting recognized for his acting talent finally which he deserves more than an Oscar. So Sly is always a winner, in my book. I’m real happy for Sly that he’s finally getting all the love and respect that he deserves which he didn’t have much of that in the past. I’ll never forget the days when he was getting hated on. He finally silenced all of his doubters.

Sly is an interesting guy, though. He definitely knows how to stay strong and tough even through the setbacks in his career which to me makes him an amazing man. Now I understand why he played in movies like “Rocky” ’cause those movies helped inspire him to become strong and be the man that he is today.

The movie “Creed” is out on Blu Ray this week and I’m meaning to pick up a copy very soon!

Kev

Back in 1977 Sly was nominated for Best Actor as Rocky and was nominated for Best Screenplay but he didn’t win either. I think he’ll definitely win the Oscars this time, ha ha.

How come Sly stayed away from the Oscars for over 30 years?

Well, as you all know Sly is mostly known as an action star. He was never really known for playing in serious roles like Rocky. Plus, there was a time that Sly was struggling in his career. I think it was around the late 90’s and early ’00’s that Sly was struggling… ya know, making a bunch of box office failures and a few straight to video movies. Well now he’s no longer struggling and he’s a successful actor again.

A lot of people had a hard time understanding him over the years and trying to debate on whether or not he had acting talent. Probably because he made so many mistakes choosing the wrong movies over the years. Well, these days, I think he’s finally learned from his mistakes and picking the right movies. So now he’s making box office hits again and he’s finally becoming an award winning actor for playing Rocky. Him playing Rocky is where he shows his real acting talent.

One thing to keep in mind though… Rocky wasn’t the only role where he really showed his acting chops. He showed his acting talent in movies like “Cop Land” where he played Freddy Heflin. That was a great performance too. He was also really good in “Shade” when he played “The Dean”… that was a straight to video movie but he still played a great role in that one. I thought he was also good in “Get Carter”.

His fans just wants to see him get successful and get recognized for his talent. He’s finally getting there too. His fans just wants people to respect the man. Stop the hating and criticizing. Just because Sly made a bunch of box office failures over the years doesn’t necessarily mean he’s a terrible actor. I always knew that man has got some talent in him. You really need to see “Creed” yourself in order to see what I mean.

Kev