Sylvester Stallone is an ideal choice to direct a remake of Death Wish

"1) My opponent has no response to the fact that both of Stallone's directing debuts, Rambo IV and the Expendables, were both rated "rotten" by Rotten Tomatoes' meta-analysis, which combines all the reviews on the internet." REBUTTAL: My opponent is relying on critical response evidence from the website Rotten Tomatoes to argue his case. I am going to use a better website for critical response evidence for Stallone's recent directed films, and the website I am going to use is The Internet Movie database. The reason I consider The Internet Movie database to be better is because it has the thoughts of normal everyday film loving people as well as professionals too. 1.A positive review from IMDB means that most people in general will enjoy the film and of course films are not made for the critics they are made for public people who like to be enjoy watching films (even though it's a public domain, there are still many professionals as well) 2.IMDB has been active longer than rotten tomatoes (nine years more) meaning IMDB is more experienced than rotten tomatoes. 3.Each film on IMDB usually has many more reviews than rotten tomatoes making IMDB more believable. Now let's see what reviews IMDB gave to Stallone's recent directed films: Rambo (2008): http://www.imdb.com... Result: 7.3 stars out of 10… giving the film a positive review Out of 656 reviews from users and 256 reviews from Critics The Expendables (2010): http://www.imdb.com... Result: 7.0 stars out of 10… giving the film a positive review Out of 492 reviews from users and 286 reviews from Critics Also there is a recent directed film by Sylvester Stallone that I have forgotten to speak about which is Rocky Balboa (2006). And what I think will really interest CON is the fact that Rotten tomatoes gave that film a positive review. Let's see how well received that film was from IMDB and rotten tomatoes… Rocky Balboa (2006): http://www.imdb.com... Result: 7.4 stars out of 10… giving the film a positive review Out of 927 reviews from users and 258 reviews from Critics Rocky Balboa (2006): http://www.rottentomatoes.com... 76% gave it a positive review I think it's now clear that out of stallone's three recent directed films (Rocky Balboa, Rambo and The Expendables) show that he CAN indeed make a ‘good' film. Also in the second round CON said "Sylvester Stallone, in contrast, has yet to break 40% (a rating of rotten)" well I have just proved that Sylvester Stallone did break the 40% mark, so it appears CON has not fully analysed his information. ***** CON then went on to say: "2) Writing and directing are related in two ways. Firstly, if someone is a terrible screenwriter, it shows they are not a very intelligent person. Intelligence is also required for directing. Secondly, directors are in charge of cutting the film (deciding which scenes and takes to include and which to exclude); directors must ensure that the film has sufficient character development; directors must re-write portions of the script that do not jive with their vision of the film, and director's must get the best performance out of their actors. Writing is related to knowing which scenes are necessary and which are unnecessary (cutting); writing is related to having good character development, and writing is necessary if the director must re-write portions of the script." (I'm not sure but I think when CON said "jive" I think that was a misspelling, I think he meant to say "live", I'm just being sure all information is actuate). REBUTTAL: As I said in the first round Sylvester Stallone will be working from a screenplay by Michael Ferris and John Brancato, it is likely he will be rewriting portions of the script but I strongly believe Stallone's rewriting will not ruin the film. I think it's clear Stallone made Rambo 4 and The Expendables to be more fun-filled films, but Death Wish is meant to be a revenge thriller film. Stallone will take note of that and he will know that the Death Wish remake cannot have fun-filled action. What I think he can do is remake Death Wish with the atmosphere of Rambo 4 and not the fun-filled action of Rambo 4. I fully believe Stallone has the ability to be an ideal choice to direct the film. In the first video source I provided in the second round I wanted people to pick up the atmosphere of the scene. Stallone didn't make Rocky Balboa to be a fun-filled film because the Rocky films are meant to be strong dramas about the life of a champion boxer and Stallone succeeded. To prove this many critics hailed Stallone's directing. In a review for Rocky Balboa, David Edelstein of the New York Magazine said: "Stallone might be a pathetic figure, but he sure is cunning when it comes to using that pathos to generate sympathy. Actually, he's better at it now. The first Rocky worked because the director, John Avildsen, made the hero small in the frame—a shambling stumblebum whose improbable rise never seemed predestined. But when Stallone became a star and took over the Rocky reins, he moved the camera way up close to give himself he-man stature". So it appears Stallone's directing skills in this film were good. Then he said: "Does Rocky Balboa deliver? Weirdly enough, it does: I was jumping out of my seat during Rocky's bout. If you close your eyes and try to halve your IQ—aim for something between a baboon and a lemur—you might even think it's a masterpiece". This adds more to the fact that after 5 Rocky films Stallone was able to redevelop a worn out franchise for a new film very well, so Stallone could very well redevelop a worn out franchise like Death Wish too. This final quote shows that Stallone indeed make a good film. Source of review: http://nymag.com... ***** Also in the second round my opponent's summery he suggested alternative directors to direct the film, for example CON suggested James Cameron. However the film genre James Cameron is more associated with is Science fiction. The genres of Death Wish are action and thriller and they just happen to be genres that Sylvester Stallone is very associated with. Out of the directors CON suggested I think Martin Campbell is the only one (best associated with the film genres of action and thriller) that would even be willing to make a remake of Death Wish. With the knowledge we know today of the other directors they would more likely be interested in their own projects or non-remakes instead of a remake of Death Wish. I think it's also appropriate to mention that from the "top 40 directors" list from The Guardian reference CON provided in round 2, Sylvester Stallone is not primarily known as a film director. He is really more known as a film star. So I feel that CON's website reference in this case is illogical. ***** CONCLUSION: 1.Based on the film reviews evidence I provided from IMDB all of Sylvester Stallone's three direction debuts (Rocky Balboa, Rambo and The Expendables) resulted in being films that were mainly liked by audiences. So Sylvester Stallone can indeed be a good choice to direct Death Wish. 2.Out of all directors that specialise with the genres of action and thriller, Sylvester Stallone is one of the best people associated with those genres. Along with the fact that other directors would more likely be interested in their own projects or non-remakes instead of a remake of Death Wish, Stallone stands very high up in the possible choices list to direct. 3.After five Rocky films, Stallone was able to redevelop a worn out franchise for a new film very well, so Stallone could very well redevelop a worn out franchise like Death Wish too. VERY FEW film makers have been able to do something as hard as that and the fact that Stallone was able to with Rocky Balboa, makes him an ideal choice to make a Death wish remake. This is the ultimate fact.