The first time you saw the trailer for Bullet to the Head, you probably did the same thing as me. You rolled your eyes and made some snide comment to the person sitting next to you. But if you're really like me, then afterwords you felt a distinct feeling in your gut. You felt excited. You wouldn't admit that until later, but a movie called Bullet to the Head starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by Walter Hill sounds like all kinds of awesome. The trailer, for those unfamiliar, actually had the audacity to play Foreigner and hip hop music! It had cringe-inducing lines like: "I'm a people person." Ugh. So awful... awesomely awful, that is! But the hate has been predictable. Movie-goers and bloggers are regularly rolling their eyes at this venture and laughing at Stallone and company. They poke fun at everything from the conceit to the one-liners to senior citizen Stallone. It's time to take a stand. Let us publicly admit our excitement, fellow action-lovers. Here are 10 reasons to just ignore the hate.
10. Christian Slater?
Was that Christian Slater that I saw in the trailer? I'm sure it was... go ahead and rewind that sucker aaannnnddd pause! He's still making movies? He's still alive? How appropriately... awesome! Slater has spent the recent leg of his career starring in low rent straight to video flicks with titles like Soldiers of Fortune and Assassin's Bullet and dabbling in television with not one, but two cancelled series. He's come a long way since solidifying himself in the Hall of Movie Awesome with True Romance. It's too bad he went from saying Tarantino dialogue and running around with Patricia Arquette to starring in movies like Dolan's Cadillac and a tv show called My Own Worst Enemy. Ever heard of them? Me neither. I'm sure we're not missing out on much. But, now he's back. That was him tied to a chair right? Getting shot by...oh, poor Slater. Wish they hadn't shown that. Guess this must be a small part for Robin Hood's little brother. That's alright. No one deserves the honor more than Mr. Clarence Worley. Ahh. True Romance. Whatever happened to movies like that? Well, at least we know Slater is still getting some work and getting the opportunity to match wits with top talent like Stallone and Walter Hill. Good for you Slater. Good to have you back.