Why is it okay to like Cobra but not..
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bluersun — 10 years ago(October 23, 2015 05:36 PM)
I think it's a nostalgia thing Cobra came out when Sly was on top - around the time of Rambo II, Rocky IV, whereas The Specialist was just before his mid-90s slump and people weren't looking for that kinda thing
In hindsight, The Specialist was probably the better film over-all, but Cobra was Stallone's answer to Arnie's 'Commando' - a dumb, fun 80s action flick. -
antonasmodeus — 10 years ago(October 23, 2015 07:26 PM)
"Cobra" was incredibly cheesy but is still very entertaining all these years later. It had it all: a hot damsel in distress, extreme violence, awesome car chase scenes, and Sly at his bad-ass best. Crime was the disease, Cobra was the cure!
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vestdennis — 10 years ago(December 13, 2015 12:03 AM)
I like both but I'm honest enough to admit that neither is a gem. Cobra is one of those over-the-top cheesy action flicks. They're a guilty pleasure that you watch over and over (like Bloodsport or Kickboxer).
I thought The Specialist was pretty good. James Woods was the one who made it so enjoyable. -
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milesaugust — 9 years ago(December 14, 2016 11:15 PM)
Because, in Cobra Stallone kicks ass, and shoots every bad guy in town in a fun B movie way. In The Specialist, all he does is plant bombs and run. The only ask kicking scene was the pointless beating up of random central casting thugs on the bus for an old lady. A scene that was completely out of place, basically because they shot it in reshoots when they realized James Woods stole the entire movie. The Specialist suffered from trying to be something other than a typical Stallone actioner, which is what the fans wanted. That's why it was a bomb. He had just come off of two winners, Cliffhanger and Demolition Man, back to back hits and awesome action movies, and then does The Specialist where he does mostly nothing heroic for two hours. Stallone had plenty left in the tank, he just chose horrible vehicles in the mid 90's.