OVER THE TOP - MOVIE [Blu-ray]

Sylvester Stallone as Lincoln "Linc" Hais a truck driver who to earn an extra dollarnow and then arm-wrestles.Ten years ago he walked away from his wife Christina Hawk (Susan Blakely ) andtheir then young son Mike.Now suffering from a terminal heart disease, Christina contacts Lincoln asking himto try and bond with Mike (David Mendenhall) who has lived with his very wealthyGrandfather Jason Cutler (Robert Loggia ) for some years.Michaels Grandfather see's Linc as a waste of space and doesn't want Mike to haveanything to do with his father.However, Linc takes Mike on a trip in his truck in an effort to bond as his estrangedwife has asked.However, Mike's Grandfather does all he can to prevent the two becoming close.Linc' hopes to compete in Vegas in a big money arm-Wrestling contest, meanwhilea disillusioned Mikr had moved back to his Grandfather's , however, he will discoverthat his father had been telling the truth about writing to him down the years, a facthis Grandfather had hidden from him.Mike, sets out to try and get to Vegas where he knows his father will be competing.The outcome of the contest will become even more important to Linc' when herealizes his son is there watching.Can Linc' win the prize which would give him the means to support Mike ?A muscle-bound show as always from Sly, however, a tale with a bit of a story thatat times you may need a tissue handy.A good watch

Love this film. Got to be 1 of my favourite Stallone films of all time. His family is torn apart by the father in law until his mom falls I'll and she wants Hawk (Stallone) to get re acquainted with his son and the battle he has to win over his son and fighting his father in law over his son. Lies, deceit, heart break it's got it all.

I really always enjoyed this film ever since watching it a couple of years after it came out. I also think it is one of Stallone's most underrated films.The plot revolves around him trying to bond with his estranged son while clashing with his father-in-law. Meanwhile the whole film culminates in Las Vegas at the World Arm Wrestling Championships. The climax is exactly what you'd expect but, like Rocky, you just can't help cheer on the big man.I imported this from America because it is not yet available in the UK and is Region Free. It played on my BluRay player fine (I own a Sony player) and the price is also quite reasonable.I was really blown away by the picture quality though. I only remember this on DVD but the image quality on BluRay is superb considering this is quite an old film (made in 1987) and not one of Stallone's better known titles. Audio is also first rate with a Dolby DTS-HD soundtrack, even though it's a dialogue heavy film, you can hear the difference during the climatic arm wrestling scenes.Well worth getting if your a Stallone fan.

I remember going to see this in the cinema in 1987 when I was 15 years old and I loved it!!-soon as I found out it was released on bluray I I just had to buy it.I wasn't disappointed!!-the picture quality is very sharp when you consider how OLD this movie is now and I love the fact it was 16:9 widescreen which is what I prefer.I really enjoyed watching it on bluray as it brought back alot of good memories for me and I liked the fact it looked remastered on bluray and in proper widescreen..no bonus features except for a theatrical trailer and its region A so if your a UK buyer you need to have a multi-region bluray player like I have.(I have a very good Panasonic multi-region bluray machine).All in all I00% recommend this bluray to all stallone fans and fans of a good story and action.

Very fond memories of watching this when I was young; and I have been a lifelong fan of Stallone.It is quite cheesy, not one of his best (but then again not one of his worse!); it's also got a pretty good soundtrack, that I purchased seperately.I already have this film on DVD, but there is a noticeable improvement in the picture and sound quality on Blu Ray.Despite this being an American release (it's not currently available in this country) it is region free, so will play on players in this country.Good price as well; just allow for the long delivery time, most copies available were from America, so three week delivery time.

Great father and son film with that fighting spirit element and plenty of arm wrestling! Reminds me of when I was growing up great 80s film, which looks great on bluray, one of Stallone's best in my opinion!

OTHER THAN HIS ANNOYING SON, GOOD MOVIE!

Arrived on time and no problems, great film too