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Anyone else excited about Rocky Balboa?
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I am going opening night, I love the first 4 Rockys, part 5 was lame though.
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***** = Rocky 1
**** = Rocky 2
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I agree with Millennium, they all got worse and worse, but for some reason I'm excited for this one.
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I've boycotted him until he gets back together with Bullwinkle.
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I'd rank them in this order
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I hear 6 is gonna be good. looks entertaining.
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I could swear I already saw this movie 20 years ago.
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My favorite is 4, recently I heard Stallone say that he knows 5 sucked balls and promised 6 will be way better.
I'll see it when it comes to Redbox.
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I
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is my order.
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4, 1, 2, 3, 5
Yes, I'll be seeing it opening night.
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Maybe if it comes with subtitles.
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Originally Posted by RAILhead
Hell No.
Agreed.
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Critics have surprisingly liked it.
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I saw a Producers Guild screening of it about three weeks ago. It doesn't take itself too seriously and side-steps a lot of the obvious problems with humor- and for that reason, it was pretty enjoyable. Definitely worth seeing. I'm not a huge Rocky fan, but I found it highly entertaining- I'd personally rank it just below the first.
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"Up next, Pongo's review of Rocky Five... thousand. Pongo?"
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Originally Posted by olePigeon
"Up next, Pongo's review of Rocky Five... thousand. Pongo?"
May the schwaaaaaaaartz be with you.
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I was driving around on Friday and happened to have the Rush Limbaugh radio show on and he was talking to Sylvester Stallone. Rush got some advanced screening of it and he liked it. He said that he was not expecting it to be good at all, but he was surprised.
He said something along the lines of "I was expecting it to be... well... be..." and Sylvester says, "go on Rush, you can say it." haha, I'm sure Sylvester knows everyone expects it to be crap.
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I'll get as far as popping some Survivor on. That'll do me, thanks.
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or if you don't have survivor, you could get Europe's "The Final Countdown"
"Come on!"
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Originally Posted by olePigeon
"Up next, Pongo's review of Rocky Five... thousand. Pongo?"
Gotta love "Spaceballs".................
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Originally Posted by Dakar²
May the schwaaaaaaaartz be with you.
Mmmmm Schwartz...
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When I first heard/saw "If two athletes from different eras could actually compete against one another, who would come out on top? Computer says, Rocky Balboa," I seriously thought the trailer was a spoof, a la " Titanic 2." To my horror, they're actually bringing Rocky back.
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When I first heard that Sylvester was making a new Rocky movie, I didn't want anything to do with it. Seemed silly, to put it mildly.
Then a few weeks ago I'm sitting in the theater, previews start, and it starts rolling the trailer for Rocky Balboa. I roll my eyes and I believe I muttered the words, "Oh god..."
After the trailer was over, I turned to my wife and said, "Damn them!" She looks at me confused.
I SO wanted to hate this new Rocky movie, but by the end of the trailer I was hooked. I think it looks like it's gonna be a great movie.
Damn them!
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Originally Posted by Oversoul
[...] To my horror, they're actually bringing Rocky back.
♪They're bringing RockyBack, yeah!♪
♪The mother****er could have a heart attack, yeah! ♪
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Originally Posted by mdc
I agree with Millennium, they all got worse and worse, but for some reason I'm excited for this one.
Just wait for him to make Rambo 4... though I wonder which country he will crush in that? Maybe Afghanistan again, but this time won't be salute to the "brave muslim freedom fighters" in it, I guess.
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Rocky 3, baby. Clubber Lang, Mickey dies, Apollo trains Rocky and of course...
The Eye of the Tiger!!!
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I'm actually pretty excited to see it.
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I'll be seeing tonight at 6:55 after work woo hoo, will post a review afterwards if I have time.
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No, I'm holding out for Rocky 5000. But to those that do see this incarnation, enjoy.
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Wow, 76% on rotten tomatoes! I was thinking it would flop, guess I was wrong.
Rocky Balboa
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I just saw it. Not that bad, but not that good. I don't want to give any spoilers, but it was a little surreal in some parts.
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just got back myself; i liked it. the first few rounds of the fight were filmed like you were watching a PPV fight at home; i liked that. well done.
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new ranking:
4, 1, 2, 3 tied with 6, 5
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You put 4 in front? I mean it might have been the one with the best location and filming, but it hardly was better than 1 or 2.
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Yeah, I love it. Best quote paraphrased during the 2nd round:
Commentators: "he's cut, He's cut. The Russian is cut!"
Rocky trainers: "He's human. He's not a machine."
Russian: "He's not human. He's like a piece of iron."
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Yeah, still one of the best lines.
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Saw it last night. Really liked it. Definitely better than that made up film called Rocky V
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Enjoyed it thoroughly last night
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I don't think it breaks the formula of the other rocky movies so if that is the case it may not be too enjoyable.
You know the formula.
Trying to decide whether to fight one more time (apollo, Mr. T, the russian dude,etc)
facing his demons on why he should or shouldn't fight.
New training montage with set against music
The fight with round 1 in real time the others in a music montage
Last round takes 10 minutes and rocky someone pulls out some super human strength to last against a superior opponent.
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Well ... after the huge disappointment of the new James Bond film (which should go in the trash bin along with Rocky 5), perhaps this movie will surprise in the other direction. I'll go and see it later this week.
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It is probably entertaining but hardly a great movie like: The Departed, The Good Sheperd, Blood Diamond...
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If you're going to see it wanting one of those movies, you need to reevaluate things.
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"So, like, I went to see Rocky the other day, and I was sooo disappointed! Like, where the hell are my African freedom fighters? And Leo's not even in it!"
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Originally Posted by driven
Well ... after the huge disappointment of the new James Bond film (which should go in the trash bin along with Rocky 5), perhaps this movie will surprise in the other direction. I'll go and see it later this week.
You have to go see Rocky Balboa! It is so good much better than Crapino Royale the Bond movie that made no sense. Rocky Balboa is a poignant movie about growing old with grace. There are some moments Rocky meets a Marie and Spider Ricco and when you see them you say "Hey I remember them!" even if you didnt see Rocky part I for years. It brings back all the memories and a whole lifetime of growing up and watching movies.
The fight isn't the important part of the movie. The movie is about something else. The fight is good anyway because it is filmed like a real HBO pay per view fight. Same cameras and all. When Rocky gets knocked over he really does get knocked over! All the punches are like a real fight not like a movie fight. Not going to tell you the ending. I will tell you the ending makes your heart feel big and proud for Rocky.
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Ahh ... you've intrigued me. :-) Now I have to see if I can get a sitter tonight. If so, I'm going to see Rocky!
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Originally Posted by Super Mario
Crapino Royale
I hope you're no older than 15.
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Yes ... it was.
I did go to see it (as mentioned above). It was far better than I expected. As others have mentioned, the fight is a very very minor part of the movie. By the time you get to the fight you don't care who wins. (Of course you'll be rooting for Sly). The one major difference with this movie in so far as the fight goes is that the other boxer isn't the bad-guy. He's not a villain. He's just as confused about life as Rocky is at the start of the movie. Each boxer has demons that they must battle. The fight is really about these boxers challenging themselves and learning what they are made of rather than battling each other. During the film the two fighters follow separate paths to the boxing ring. By the end of the fight I believe both are different (and better) men.
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Originally Posted by driven
Yes ... it was.
As a casual Bond fan, I have to wonder what you're smoking because Casino Royale was very good. As for Rocky, it's an enjoyable film and a fitting conclusion. if you like the series, definitely go see it.
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