Sylvester Stallone Movie:

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		MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Media: DVD

Editorial Review:
Arm-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

Meet Me Half Way [Region 2] Reviews:
The emotional drama of a child custody hearing with the suspense and intensity of arm wrestling
2009-12-09 - Whoa, hey! Hey, remember that movie "Kramer vs. Kramer"? Yeah, that was about child custody, too. Yeah, but it wasn't that good. I don't know, it was missing something, you know? Ah, what was it missing? I can't.. oh, wait! I know! Arm wrestling!

Over the Top
2009-11-20 - This is one of the best films ever made. Sly Stallone was awesome. The Story is great. And it's just a good and fun movie to watch.

Over The Top RULES!
2009-11-10 - If I had to choose a movie that inspires me to find a way to push through it is OVer THE TOp. I love the music in this movie! I was little when this movie came out and its one of my favorite movies. Also the way Stallone jacks fools up with his crazy arm wrestling finisher.

over the top WideScreen. i love it!
2009-10-18 - Finally i found a Widescreen version of over the top with spanish subtitles! Here in mexico we only have a Fullscreen edition.

The struggle for an estranged sons love
2009-10-17 - Over The Top is a fantastic piece of cinema couture, in which Sylvester Stallone shows his softer side. Really. I mean it. Not one person dies. Well, one person dies, but it is a sad event.

Right, so Sylvester Stallone is a truck driver who is estranged from his wife and son. His baby's momma get's hold of him and tells him that his son is finishing the year at military academy, and that she would love for him to reunite with his father. So, Sly-dog goes to pick up his kid, who immediately flips out and insists that Sly can't be his dad. Probably because he is all buff, and the kid is a bit of a weeny, but who knows.

So, father and son head off on a cross country, diesel fueled, emotional thrill-ride in Sly's (non-sleeper cab) big rig. Along the way, we learn about Stallone's primary passion: arm wrestling. After his son discovers that Sly is a good arm wrestler, he starts asking questions, which leads to a training montage, and eventually a challenge between the son and some spiky haired rapscallion playing pinball at a truck stop.

After this event, where father and son really connect, the boy is stolen (Stolen!) away by his own grandfather (maternal grandfather, go figure). More stuff happens and then Sly drives a big rig through his rich Father In-law's mansion and lays it all on the line: Sly will win the national arm wrestling championship in Las Vegas, and when he does, he will be taking his son back once and for all. Can Sly do it? Can he make a heartwarming movie where he has to arm wrestle for custody of his son? Over The Top is the answer!