Over the Top [Blu-ray]
by Menahem Golan
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Actor: David Mendenhall, Robert Loggia, Susan Blakely, Sylvester Stallone, Tony MunafoDirector: Menahem Golan
Brand: Warner Brothers
Writer: Sylvester Stallone
Producer: Menahem Golan
Producer: James D. Brubaker
Producer: Yoram Globus
Writer: Stirling Silliphant
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Widescreen, 2.40:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2009-09-08
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
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- Rocky and Rambo star Sylvester Stallone gives fans another reason to stand up and cheer. He stars as hard-luck big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk and takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship in Over the Top (co-scripted by Stallone).Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life by capturing the first-place prize mon
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Blu-ray Review: Pure Cheeseball Drama
Summary: 2 Stars
I have watched a lot of movies over the years, and I can easily say that this one is easily the cheesiest, sappiest, most "over-the-top" (pun very much intended) film I have ever made it all the way through.
For a basic plot summary, "Over The Top" focuses on an uncultured trucker named Lincoln Hawk (Sylvester Stallone) trying to win custody of his stuck-up son Michael (David Mendenhall) from Michael's ruthless, and filthy rich grandfather (Robert Loggia). In order to show the means to support the young boy, Hawk risks everything on his arm-wrestling skills in trying to win the grand prize of the national competition.
Yep, seriously, that is the plot of this movie. It is so cheesy that I almost wonder if it wasn't meant to be taken seriously in the first place. It is so sappy that adults with an emotional intellect above a fifth grade level will laugh at the contrived drama and soap opera-ish acting from all participants. In fact, this movie will actually be more enjoyed by action-oriented young children than any other demographic, as they will be completely sucked in by the one-dimensional and straightforward drama.
Thus, while this may be a movie to watch with your young son, it really doesn't serve any other dramatic or entertainment purpose. Either watch it just to enjoy the cheese, or prepare to put your eyes on "perpetual roll".
Description of Over the Top [Blu-ray]
OVER THE TOP - Blu-Ray MovieArm-wrestling might be far down on most viewers' list of "most cinematic sports," but Sylvester Stallone certainly goes the distance to prove the contrary in this lightweight but entertaining mid-'80s action/family feature. Stallone (who co-wrote the script with Stirling Silliphant) plays taciturn trucker Lincoln Hawk (though he's called "Hawks" by large portions of the cast), who faces two considerable challenges at once: to win the Las Vegas Arm Wrestling Championship, and to impress the son (David Mendenhall) who's been turned against him by his grandfather (Robert Loggia, snarling up a storm). Menahem Golan's direction and the soundtrack of bombastic '80s pop-rock (by Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins, and others) is anything but subtle, and the host of opponents Stallone faces look like they were culled from professional wrestling (indeed, veteran grappler Terry Funk is in the cast), but Sly stalwarts and '80s action aficionados may find this rousing entertainment. The widescreen anamorphic DVD offers only the original theatrical trailer as an extra. ? Paul Gaita
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