Arnold Schwarzenegger & Sylvester Stallone: Rivals, Friends, Icons

Yet again, we see all too many times the producers wedged themselves into subject matter they don't belong to. Here we have Harvey Levin dictating and dominating most of this documentary. We have the two greatest action stars in history presented in a way that seem rushed, chopped up, and overtaken by Harvey. A very short documentary at 43 minutes. Even though all the rights to the movies were paid off, we could've had a little bit more movie references and footage, it was nice to see the family life of both people. Harvey went over many of the same revelations we already know. But overall, it just seemed very watered down, redundant, and PG.

There is no doubt that Stallone and Schwarzenegger changed the movie industry. Whether it was a change for the better or worse is subjective. The fascinating thing to me is that they were rivals, not only aware of the other bit driven to outdo the other. This led to bigger guns in their films and higher body counts. I've seen both of their recent documentaries so I was aware of all this, but this interview was still interesting to me. Harvey Levin did a great job of bringing these two icons together and fleshing out their relationship; both the adversarial part as well as the admirational part. The story about Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot was the best part of this interview. If you grew up like me, watching all the Rambo and Terminator movies, you'll enjoy this interview.