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gncxx King-Size Canary
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 Posted: 25-07-2013 20:48 Post subject: Rocky |
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Is there anyone on the planet who has never seen a Rocky movie? They are on TV every weekend, so it seems, and have been sold to every channel that shows films here in the UK. Even if you haven't deliberately sat down to watch one, you've probably seen one by movie osmosis.
The reason I ask is this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_(film_series)
| Quote: | | On July 24, 2013, it was announced that MGM has offered Fruitvale Station director Ryan Coogler to direct a spinoff of Rocky. The film will focus on a man following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Apollo Creed, and getting a mentor in the now-retired Rocky Balboa. Michael B. Jordan has been offered the role of Creed's grandson, and Stallone will reprise his character of Rocky, in a script co-written by Coogler and Aaron Covington. |
There's going to be yet another one! TV schedulers across the globe must be rejoicing.
So what's your favourite Rocky movie? Oh, and happy birthday Paulie. |
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| davidplankton Great Old One Joined: 31 Jul 2005 Total posts: 226 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 25-07-2013 20:52 Post subject: |
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I haven't seen any of them but I do know that Dolph Lungren was in one, and Mr T. And the theme song to one was "Eye of the Tiger." But that's all I know.
Rocky wins doesn't he? |
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| liveinabin1 Great Old One Joined: 19 Oct 2001 Total posts: 2140 Location: insert witty comment here Gender: Female |
| Posted: 25-07-2013 21:37 Post subject: |
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| I haven't seen one, not all the way through anyway. |
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| gncxx King-Size Canary
Great Old One Joined: 25 Aug 2001 Total posts: 13561 Location: Eh? Gender: Male |
| Posted: 25-07-2013 23:30 Post subject: |
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| You might not have seen one all the way through, but I bet it feels as if you have. Dolph is in the ridiculous Rocky IV ("You vill lose!") and Mr. T is in the no less ridiculous Rocky III ("I pity the fool!") with the most overplayed song known to man. Rocky usually wins, but there are two where he doesn't. Won't spoil it. |
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| theyithian Keeping the British end up
Joined: 29 Oct 2002 Total posts: 11704 Location: Vermilion Sands Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: 26-07-2013 08:34 Post subject: |
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| The first Rocky film is a genuinely good film, but all the others descend (well, fail to ascend beyond) cliched and predictable nonsense. |
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| stuneville Administrator
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| Posted: 26-07-2013 09:02 Post subject: |
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Beat me to it - Rocky is a good movie. It got three Oscars, and out-grossed A Star Is Born and The Omen (and everything else that year.) Rocky is a downbeat, by turns touching and brutal film that feels very authentic - it accurately portrays the actual grind of boxing training, hours and hours of slog in the cold early morning dark and drizzle.
The sequels set about eroding the precedent the first one set, getting more and more glib and jingoistic, though I did see no 6, Rocky Balboa, not long ago and it was rather better than nos 2 to 5, having reconnected with its roots a bit. It has Raging Bull overtones, and Stallone is a lot more subtle; it's a good reminder that he can actually act (if you ever doubt it, watch Cop Land: he's utterly brilliant in that, up against De Niro and Keitel.) |
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| IamSundog The FTMB member previously known as Sundog
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| Posted: 26-07-2013 12:43 Post subject: |
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I've never sat through a whole one but have probably seen half of Rocky (I) and 10 minutes of the one where he fights the Commie Russian.
Youre right about Cop Land - great flick. |
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| cherrybomb Skating the thin crust
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| Posted: 26-07-2013 14:39 Post subject: |
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| Never seen one. But then I've never sat thru a whole James Bond film. |
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| WhistlingJack Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Total posts: 4298 Location: The Sewers of The Strand Age: 9 Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: 26-07-2013 16:31 Post subject: |
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My favourites, in order:-
- Rocky
- Rocky Balboa
- Rocky II
- Rocky V (for the Don King caricature)
- Rocky III (but hey, it's got Mr T in it, so it's not all bad)
Rocky IV is an absolute disgrace, however. A piece of cold-war propaganda that even North Korea would baulk at. |
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| OneWingedBird Great Old One Joined: 19 Nov 2012 Total posts: 542 Location: Attice of blinkey lights Age: 44 Gender: Female |
| Posted: 26-07-2013 17:48 Post subject: |
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Can I just say that I would have actually never seen a single Rocky movie if my parents hadn't made me take my neighbours 9 year old son to see a triple bill of Rocky I-III cira 1985.
I'm just pointing out that I was under orders and not technically consenting.  |
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| gncxx King-Size Canary
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| Posted: 26-07-2013 18:03 Post subject: |
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| WhistlingJack wrote: | | Rocky IV is an absolute disgrace, however. A piece of cold-war propaganda that even North Korea would baulk at. |
"If we can change, you can change, let's do some changin'!!!!" Or something like that. Here's the cult Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki's reaction to that film:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv3U_bB_-jE
Or, short version, Aki thinks Stallone is an "asshole".
Wasn't there supposed to be a Rocky vs Raging Bull movie out soon? That is, Stallone and De Niro as ageing pugilists entering the ring one last time to square off against each other? I envisage a very slow montage for this one. |
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| gncxx King-Size Canary
Great Old One Joined: 25 Aug 2001 Total posts: 13561 Location: Eh? Gender: Male |
| Posted: 26-07-2013 18:05 Post subject: |
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| OneWingedBird wrote: | Can I just say that I would have actually never seen a single Rocky movie if my parents hadn't made me take my neighbours 9 year old son to see a triple bill of Rocky I-III cira 1985.
I'm just pointing out that I was under orders and not technically consenting. |
Although they're part of the same series, there's quite a leap from Rocky punching sides of beef to Rocky wrestling with Hulk Hogan. |
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| OneWingedBird Great Old One Joined: 19 Nov 2012 Total posts: 542 Location: Attice of blinkey lights Age: 44 Gender: Female |
| Posted: 26-07-2013 18:49 Post subject: |
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| to be quite frank with you, I don;t really remember a thing about them. |
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| theyithian Keeping the British end up
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| Posted: 26-07-2013 19:07 Post subject: |
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| There's quite a bit of boxing in them. |
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| sherbetbizarre Great Old One Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Total posts: 1418 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 26-07-2013 23:30 Post subject: |
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| gncxx wrote: | | Wasn't there supposed to be a Rocky vs Raging Bull movie out soon? That is, Stallone and De Niro as ageing pugilists entering the ring one last time to square off against each other? |
Yeah, but it looks like a dumb comedy  |
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