posted December 29, 2006 10:00 PM
I just had the opportunity to catch the latest if not the last installment in the Rocky franchise, and this one has the mood and pace of the original Rocky.
If you are familiar with the original feature,then this one takes you back in time, with the visuals and music blended very well together.
The interesting angle is that it is not titled Rocky VI.
It is very sentimental, and well crafted - not the typical loosing your breath on the edge of your seat type of film that is very prevalent these days.
Just a good decent feature, and full of all the "Rockyisms" philosophy, and comedic charm that made the first one a hit 30 years ago.
Michael
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posted December 30, 2006 07:33 AM
I have a really odd relationship with these movies. I actually don't like boxing, but was so inspired by the spirit of Rocky III that I did something I'd never really done before: exercise!
So I'd like to publicly thank Sylvester Stallone for the stronger, healthier me I am today! Every flight of stairs I can run up without becoming winded is because of Rocky pummeling Mr T! (Eye of the Tiger!)
I don't like to see movies go into sequels 50 times over either (being a Star Trek guy, this makes me a huge hypocrite...), but if Stallone can pull this off at his age, I guess that's a sign of some talent.
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posted December 30, 2006 09:55 AM
I saw this movie and I have to agree that it has heart. I know its sentimental...I remember seeing the original in 1976 in Japan of all places! The original was great and this is a great film to wrap up the series.
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posted December 30, 2006 04:36 PM
saw it in the same town I saw the first one 30 years ago. Very good film. I am an avid boxing(and ROCKY)fan, and the HBO PPV realism was great!)