Am I the only one who is tremendously excited about a new Rocky movie coming to cinemas this Christmas?

Yes

Yes

That would be my guess too.

I can't see what is appealing about this at all.

Rocky was good.
Rocky 2 was OK.
Rocky 3 was seriously pushing it.

Rocky 4 and 5 were unforgivable.
Rocky 6 is just a joke. Does it take place in a geriatric ward?
It's pretty pathetic, even if his "career" is washed up, to pull a stunt like this.

All the Rocky movies sucked. Stallone still can't act. I think you're weird Prince. Friends and Rocky.:confused:

All the Rocky movies sucked. Stallone still can't act. I think you're weird Prince. Friends and Rocky.:confused:

Seriously.
The guy has no taste in literature, cinema, entertainment or philosophy. It's so disappointing. He seems rather intelligent.

Rocky 6 is just a joke. Does it take place in a geriatric ward?


No, he's coming back to fight the reigning heavyweight champ, Mason "The Line" Dixon (I'm taking bets that the champ's motto is going to be, "Better not cross The Line!")

A line from the movie:

Announcer: "It (the fight) is being billed as an exhibition, so it doesn't have to be billed as an execution."

Heathens! Philistines!

Rocky 6 shall be the cinematic powerhouse of the year. There will be nothing more moving and thrilling than seeing Rocky Balboa go back into the ring.

Roman:

Philosophy? What? My minor admiration for Ayn Rand?

Sorry, I'm holding out for another Rambo sequel - it was there that he truly shone like a nite-lite !

That would be my guess too.

I can't see what is appealing about this at all.

Rocky was good.
Rocky 2 was OK.
Rocky 3 was seriously pushing it.

Rocky 4 and 5 were unforgivable.
Rocky 6 is just a joke. Does it take place in a geriatric ward?
It's pretty pathetic, even if his "career" is washed up, to pull a stunt like this.

I thought it was good except for 3 and 6. 4 was pretty good, 1 was the best. He had a lot of heart in 4, but less brain than 1.

I thought it was good except for 3 and 6. 4 was pretty good, 1 was the best. He had a lot of heart in 4, but less brain than 1.The Rocky movies are gay.

So does Rocky pee himself a little bit if he gets punched too hard?

Rocky was tacky when tacky meant sticky.

Therefore Rocky is sticky.

:confused:

Rocky is sticky on awesomeness.

We all seem to forget that the first rocky got a shitload of oscars, well three, and was nominated for a shit load more.

Best Picture (Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler) (won)
Best Director (John G. Avildsen) (won)
Film Editing (Richard Halsey and Scott Conrad) (won)
Best Original Screenplay (Sylvester Stallone)
Best Actor (Sylvester Stallone)
Best Actress (Talia Shire)
Best Supporting Actor (Burt Young)
Best Supporting Actor (Burgess Meredith)
Best Music, Original Song (Bill Conti, Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins for "Gonna Fly Now")
Best Sound (Harry W. Tetrick, William L. McCaughey, Lyle J. Burbridge and Bud Alper )

I may point out that Sylvester was nominated for Best Actor, and Best Screenplay.

Then again, a beautiful mind also won oscars.

and now a shameless repost that was off topic somewhere else, but not here:

Man, the rocky 4 soundtrack is the best album ever easily beating anything the beatles made or pink floyd.

Just look at this!
1. Burning Heart - Survivor
2. Heart's On Fire - John Cafferty
3. Double Or Nothing - Kenny Loggins & Gladys Knight
4. Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
5. Training Montage - Vince DiCola
6. War - Vince Dicola
7. Living In America - James Brown
8. No Easy Way Out - Robert Tepper
9. One Way Street - Go West
10. The Sweetest Victory - Touch

Living in america! BURNING HEART! And EYE OF THE TIGER!...

And we have a duet from kenny loggins and some chick..

just WOW!!!

And rocky 4 is also the best movie ever made. He kicked that russian's ass despite that the Russian had better resources! He had fancy stuff, while rocky trained with ROCKS!!

You would think that america had more facny stuff, but no...the USSR was technologically more advanced. Great documentary!

And then Rambo 3 showed us the mujahideen were sophisticated freedom fighters!!! Great movie. I don't understand how the mujahideen could have become terrorists. Clearly these people were good and not evil. I think it's a conspiracy by the french government.

Can't remember rocky V for some reason...

And I have to admit I am still having nightmares of having seen Cobra.

This film is bound to be a real bizarre one, who can actually say they believe Rocky is going back to win this fight? I'd venture to guess it'll be a draw, he can't possibly win in his final film can he?

George Foreman made a comback at the age of 74.

I've heard that Rocky gets killed in this one.

I've heard that Rocky gets killed in this one.

dam...I wanted to see rocky 7.

Don't worry. Rocky 6 finishes with a wizened old Native American witchdoctor bringing Rocky back from the dead and sprinkling him with the Dust of Invincibility. Then he battles it out with General Zod from Superman.

Or they just make a movie about Rocky years as a baby...then a child...then a teenager...

Or they could make a film about Rocky's pugilistic family: 'Hey, Hey, We're The Rockies'.

Brilliant. I assume you work in Hollywood?

We all seem to forget that the first rocky got a shitload of oscars, well three, and was nominated for a shit load more.

Best Picture (Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler) (won)
Best Director (John G. Avildsen) (won)
Film Editing (Richard Halsey and Scott Conrad) (won)
Best Original Screenplay (Sylvester Stallone)
Best Actor (Sylvester Stallone)
Best Actress (Talia Shire)
Best Supporting Actor (Burt Young)
Best Supporting Actor (Burgess Meredith)
Best Music, Original Song (Bill Conti, Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins for "Gonna Fly Now")
Best Sound (Harry W. Tetrick, William L. McCaughey, Lyle J. Burbridge and Bud Alper )

I may point out that Sylvester was nominated for Best Actor, and Best Screenplay.

Then again, a beautiful mind also won oscars.

and now a shameless repost that was off topic somewhere else, but not here:

Man, the rocky 4 soundtrack is the best album ever easily beating anything the beatles made or pink floyd.

Just look at this!
1. Burning Heart - Survivor
2. Heart's On Fire - John Cafferty
3. Double Or Nothing - Kenny Loggins & Gladys Knight
4. Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
5. Training Montage - Vince DiCola
6. War - Vince Dicola
7. Living In America - James Brown
8. No Easy Way Out - Robert Tepper
9. One Way Street - Go West
10. The Sweetest Victory - Touch

Living in america! BURNING HEART! And EYE OF THE TIGER!...

And we have a duet from kenny loggins and some chick..

just WOW!!!

And rocky 4 is also the best movie ever made. He kicked that russian's ass despite that the Russian had better resources! He had fancy stuff, while rocky trained with ROCKS!!

You would think that america had more facny stuff, but no...the USSR was technologically more advanced. Great documentary!

And then Rambo 3 showed us the mujahideen were sophisticated freedom fighters!!! Great movie. I don't understand how the mujahideen could have become terrorists. Clearly these people were good and not evil. I think it's a conspiracy by the french government.

Can't remember rocky V for some reason...

And I have to admit I am still having nightmares of having seen Cobra.An example of the poor quality films that made big money in the 70's and early 80's. Standards were rock bottom. Anyone that believes today's films and music are bad, hop in that time machine and go back to 1975.
Not all movies were bad but there were ALOT of them. Much more bad than today.

Philosophy? What? My minor admiration for Ayn Rand?

Yes.
And moral absolutism is so... plebian.

Better Pleb than Prole, I suppose!

Better Pleb than Prole, I suppose!

Touche.

An example of the poor quality films that made big money in the 70's and early 80's. Standards were rock bottom. Anyone that believes today's films and music are bad, hop in that time machine and go back to 1975.
Not all movies were bad but there were ALOT of them. Much more bad than today.

What do you mean? I saw 'Rocky' and 'First blood' a thousand times. They were excellent! I love the lack of dialogue in 'First blood'. That must have saved quite a bit of money on hiring writers.

There's a time for talking and a time to be a hero.

There's a time for talking and a time to be a hero.

Indeed, and why hasn't congress done something about the sorry state of the national guard which was clearly depicted in the excellent historical document 'First Blood', known among in uninformed masses as 'Rambo' although this is not correct.

A lone special ops guy gives the national guard the run around. A perfect simulation of the insurgent enriched environment of Iraq. Still! Nobody in the American Government did something after seeing this depiction of truth!

In the end the only thing that helped was shooting up the sherrif (but not the deputy) and diplomacy.

And still the government did not take notice.

Did they train a bunch of local redneck sherrifs in Iraq? No.

Did they try diplomacy with the insurgents and return them to the comforts of Fort Bragg? No.

We can learn a lot from John Rambo.

He just wanted to go into town and the sherrif turned him down.

You can kill a wild boar with a spear.

You can kill a pig with a M60.

I love the lack of dialogue in 'First blood'. That must have saved quite a bit of money on hiring writers.

If you like that, then check out these YouTube clips for First Blood Part II. You can see all the important parts in less than half an hour.

Rambo II (Less bullshit, more action) Part I (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrIt47CaT2g)
Rambo II (Less Bullshit, More Action) Part II (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfsvoBkJ8ao&mode=related&search=)
Rambo II (Less Bullshit, More action) Part III (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JOhhboYs9Y&mode=related&search=)

What do you mean? I saw 'Rocky' and 'First blood' a thousand times. They were excellent! I love the lack of dialogue in 'First blood'. That must have saved quite a bit of money on hiring writers.Stallone's exaggerated grunting and phony NYC/Boston or whatevah accent was unbearable. Predictable cheesy storyline and Stallone's utter inability to act really shows when you go back and look at them now, not that I would recommend that! Never saw a Stallone film that didn't suck llama balls.

Genji:

You do know he is partially paralyzed in his face, yes? It isn't a "fake accent".

Yeah, the marble mouth thing is actually how he talks.

Rocky 1, 3 & 4 were fantastic. Very much looking forward to seeing what this new one is like. As kids, my brothers and I re-enacted the scene where Mickey dies and Rocky cries, then proceeds to retrain himself with Apollo to best Clubber Lang. And so many memorable lines from 4, "I must break you."-->"Go for it." Yeah!! "The Russian is cut! The Russian is cut!"-->"See? He's not a machine!" <referring to Rocky>"He is like a piece of iron."

And so many memorable lines from 4, "I must break you."-->"Go for it." Yeah!! "The Russian is cut! The Russian is cut!"-->"See? He's not a machine!" <referring to Rocky>"He is like a piece of iron."
You forgot: "If he dies, he dies..."

Seriously, I'm also excited about the new Rocky. I heard Stalone do an interview about it, and it sounds good. Anyway, I've seen all the rest, why miss this one.

Also, the George Foreman comeback makes the whole thing somewhat plausable.

Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!

Madanthonywayne:

You sir, are awesome.

Pragmathean:

You, too.

I could see how it could be either an amazing comeback type of movie, or a shit sequel to a series that went downhill after 1, though overall it was good, with the exception of 5. Sorry but Rocky 5 sucked shit.

5 was pretty bad, yes. The only disappointment in the series for me.

Don't worry. Rocky 6 finishes with a wizened old Native American witchdoctor bringing Rocky back from the dead and sprinkling him with the Dust of Invincibility. Then he battles it out with General Zod from Superman.

Disturbingly, I'd actually pay good money to see that. Well, I say pay good money, what I actually mean, obviously, is rip the DVD when it comes out on rental - but Terrence Stamp in full on General Zod mode... Always worth the celluloid.

Anyone see the Bo in the USA sketches of Sly and Arnie? Hilarious!

So does Rocky pee himself a little bit if he gets punched too hard?

My wife just got worried about me I was laughing so hard. :D

This was actually a very good movie. It surprised me. Good pick James.

I am going to see it this coming Friday most likely. I can't wait to see it.

You enjoyed it though? Great. I've also heard it is very well done by most other people, too. Including the critics.

I hated the Rocky movies... although I've never seen a single one.

There was a line from this movie played on NPR the other day. It actually was quite interesting. I don't recall the exact line, but it was Stallone mumbling to his son about how people were laughing at him and thought he was a joke. A stupid stereotyped has-been.

What is interesting about this is that Stallone is, in many ways, not speaking from Rocky's perspective at all, but from his own.

I'm sure he realizes just how people view him. He's not been a real action star for a large number of years. He's a stereotype. And a bad one.

He's also really, really short.


I think that to save this movie, Rocky should lose. Give up the hackneyed tripe 'pull it off at the last minute' sappy ending.

Make him lose.
Make this movie a true lesson in the Absurd.

Invert Nexus:

You do realize that Rocky loses at the end of the first movie, right?

That is one of the reasons why the original Rocky is one of the greatest American films ever made.

You do realize that Rocky loses at the end of the first movie, right?

I do now.

That's probably why it was given awards and stuff.
It was the sequels that sold out.

The sequels are actually an excellent overall development of the Rocky character. The only bad one was 5. I am glad that Stallone has rectified the end of the series through making what is being hailed as an excellent edition to the film series.

But yes, Rocky 1's ending was fantastically done.

I'd say this final Rocky is about as good as the first. The thing is it seemed to be geared more towards the elderly than others.

I saw Rocky Balboa this afternoon.

Having seen this film, I must conclude but one thing: Stallone has proved himself to be America's finest screen writer and one of her finest directors alive. Not to mention his first-class acting job (and yes, I contend Stallone is a seriously excellent actor).

I agree with Nicholas1m7 on this one. It was almost as good as Rocky 1 and that is saying a lot, as Rocky 1 is in the top 10 American films ever made.

Yeah, I can see why you like it.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42349000/jpg/_42349905_rocky1_203.jpg

Stallone is so cliche and rehearsed it would be embarrassing to sit through yet another tired rerun of this senior citizen's fantasy of being a boxer. All the previous Rocky films sucked so why would this one not suck? Everybody has their opinion but the phony accent and special needs student grunting & grimacing are enough to make me puke. It came in 6th at the box office so Stallone STILL ain't got what it takes!

Nickelodeon:

You caught me red handed. :rolleyes:

Genji:

Um, you do realize he has had palsy since birth, right?

Nickelodeon:

You caught me red handed. :rolleyes:

Genji:

Um, you do realize he has had palsy since birth, right?I'll bet he's faking it or didn't take his medication.

Genji:

He isn't faking it. There is no medication for nerve damage to the face.

Quite a good movie.

I wonder how he will do with the new grill


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