Rocky VI: Rocky Balboa
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Griffith
With the streak of a tear, Like morning dew
That makes three; Rocky's won enough already and that's not what this is about, and Apollo already died in the ring, so right now I'm betting on Rocky going the distance, losing the decision, and finding personal contentment, creating the perfect circle with the original.
Meanwhile, everyone can be as amazed as they always are when Rocky fights, "How's he doing this!?" =)
Meanwhile, everyone can be as amazed as they always are when Rocky fights, "How's he doing this!?" =)
SaiyajinNoOuji
I'm still better than you
"You know just cause ima boxa' dont mean im stupid.""Griffith No More!" said:
As ashamed as I am to admit it, I kinda want to see this movie now.
But yeah, the movie of course will be totally about him battling against all odds once again, but of course this time due to his age. Stallone surely assumed the potential audience would be thinking the same thing with bringing Rocky back to life, so he naturally made the movie concept one we all can relate to but from a different angle.
Actually now that I think about it, it's a pretty clever idea. ;D
But yeah, the movie of course will be totally about him battling against all odds once again, but of course this time due to his age. Stallone surely assumed the potential audience would be thinking the same thing with bringing Rocky back to life, so he naturally made the movie concept one we all can relate to but from a different angle.
Actually now that I think about it, it's a pretty clever idea. ;D
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/15/film.sellingrocky.ap/index.html
[quote author=CNN]"We've all experienced this during the coming attractions: Hollywood puts forth a dramatic, inspiring pitch for an upcoming production -- and everybody laughs.
That's happened with the trailer for "Rocky Balboa," the sixth installment in the franchise after a 16-year absence. And the film has been battered with derision and peppered with punch lines even before it hits theaters Wednesday."
"on YouTube, the trailer has been viewed by more than 1.7 million people and received a rating of four stars out of five. Such a reaction hints at high anticipation for "Rocky Balboa" -- even if a good helping of the comments posted on the Web site demean it. ("Rocky Balboa's next opponent ... erectile dysfunction and memory loss.")"
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I consider myself one of those cynical movie watchers that would eagerly poke fun of a movie if it crossed the line in a cheesy trailer ... but the Rocky Balboa one just wasn't cheesy. In fact, it was pretty damned good as far as trailers go. What the hell is CNN babbling about, you may ask?
They based the trailer's critique on fucking YOU TUBE posts... What's modern journalism coming to?
[quote author=CNN]"We've all experienced this during the coming attractions: Hollywood puts forth a dramatic, inspiring pitch for an upcoming production -- and everybody laughs.
That's happened with the trailer for "Rocky Balboa," the sixth installment in the franchise after a 16-year absence. And the film has been battered with derision and peppered with punch lines even before it hits theaters Wednesday."
"on YouTube, the trailer has been viewed by more than 1.7 million people and received a rating of four stars out of five. Such a reaction hints at high anticipation for "Rocky Balboa" -- even if a good helping of the comments posted on the Web site demean it. ("Rocky Balboa's next opponent ... erectile dysfunction and memory loss.")"
[/quote]
I consider myself one of those cynical movie watchers that would eagerly poke fun of a movie if it crossed the line in a cheesy trailer ... but the Rocky Balboa one just wasn't cheesy. In fact, it was pretty damned good as far as trailers go. What the hell is CNN babbling about, you may ask?
They based the trailer's critique on fucking YOU TUBE posts... What's modern journalism coming to?
Griffith
With the streak of a tear, Like morning dew
Aazealh said:
Well said by someone whose career choice optimizes desperation.
I'm just waiting for our posts to start showing up in these articles, I mean are these guys for real? I suppose by comparison Rocky IV was a film to be taken seriously; afterall, he ended the Cold War in that one! =)
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/19/rocky.premiere.ap/index.html
[quote author=CNN]
Not many movie characters are as synonymous with a city as Rocky and Philadelphia.
"I try to describe it to my other actor buddies, they don't understand," Stallone said. "Rocky's a real person to a lot of these people. It's like a metaphor for their lives. Every one of them feels as though they have ownership."
Even though Rocky seems a more likely contender for Social Security than another shot at the title, Stallone believes this film sends the gritty Philly fighter out like a true champion.[/quote]
This guy can't fucking win. He has a great, career-defining quote like that and CNN takes a below-the-belt potshot at the age "joke" again. Why do I keep reading these articles? I can't fucking stand their cynical, tongue-in-cheek, asshole cheap shots.
[quote author=CNN]
Not many movie characters are as synonymous with a city as Rocky and Philadelphia.
"I try to describe it to my other actor buddies, they don't understand," Stallone said. "Rocky's a real person to a lot of these people. It's like a metaphor for their lives. Every one of them feels as though they have ownership."
Even though Rocky seems a more likely contender for Social Security than another shot at the title, Stallone believes this film sends the gritty Philly fighter out like a true champion.[/quote]
This guy can't fucking win. He has a great, career-defining quote like that and CNN takes a below-the-belt potshot at the age "joke" again. Why do I keep reading these articles? I can't fucking stand their cynical, tongue-in-cheek, asshole cheap shots.
I don't personally doubt that this one will live up to it's earlier movies, that was never really the issue to me. Then again I found the originals were ok. What is interesting and ironic though, is how disappointing the fight scenes are in the previous movies. Because it's a movie about, well, fighting and such, you'd think they would've put more effort into the big climax of the movies with Rocky fighting against all odds to be victorious, but that wasn't the case.
I mean just look at this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMksL8AVSbY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_v15VV226s
I mean just look at this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMksL8AVSbY
Walter said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_v15VV226s
whats google doing in the rocky thread?
by the way I'm hoping to watch the movie tonight
by the way I'm hoping to watch the movie tonight
IGN has a positive review. They gave it 4 out of 5 stars.
http://movies.ign.com/articles/751/751602p1.html
http://movies.ign.com/articles/751/751602p1.html
This is everything I hoped for, they couldn't get it better imho.. Well maybe they could but they could also fuck it up real easilly so I'm glad they didn't.
I rate it: 4/5
I rate it: 4/5