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Rocky

So we saw the Rocky movie screening last week. It was a little bit lame. I saw more action watching in the opening credits of Zoolander than I did in the entire Rocky movie. I can’t quite get over how old Stallone really is, but in this movie, you begin to accept that he’s now pushing 60. Was it weird to watch him perform as a boxer? Yeah. I was pretty impressed at some of his senior citizen exercises, but about 30 minutes into the movie, I thought I had been watching for nearly an hour. That’s just not good.

Cool things in the movie?
- The dude who can take different powers in the series Heroes plays Stallone’s very believable son.
- Blue is my favorite color and I remember there was some room that had a wall painted blue.

Bad news about Rocky?
- The story.
- The slowness of the movie.
- The lack of action.
- Too much music video-like shots during the boxing confused me.
- Stallone’s old coach is now a bitter old man with no real story line attributes, did he really need to be in the story still?
- The wavering decision the movie gives us about Rocky’s opponent, Mason–is he a nice guy who is returning to his roots or is he all ego?
- Rocky’s opponent’s name: Mason “The Line” Dixon. Seriously.
- Many more things.
- Chris Hayward, the scribe behind Rocky and Bullwinkle, died last month.

December 19, 2006
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3 comments

also, what was the point of the woman in the movie? she gave him an awkward kiss and her son was in rocky’s corner during the fight though he had nothing to do with rocky’s boxing career. he was just there for the free robe.

Tue, 12/19/06 :: 3:31 PM
by toots mcgee

Yeah. That was lame. Wow, the movie is getting lamer and lamer. Did you know they are working on another Rambo?

Tue, 12/19/06 :: 3:58 PM
by spencer

Well, I really liked the movie albeit for nostalgic reasons. Stallone has never been considered a great actor, and although the story line can be a little unbelivable there is some real precedence for older fighters returning to fight at such an age…but maybe not quite that old.

I could not take Mason “The Line” Dixon seriously either…at some parts you wanted him to succeed…then you just thought he was a moron. Stupid Name btw –”the line” referring to the betting line…that all he does is enough to cover the bets

Marie…yeah not really sure what she was doing there…except to tie into the first movie. Which was the reasons for alot of the character additions…just to show a friendly face.

I did not expect much fighting because there was not much fighting in the first movie.

I guess all in all I liked it…but I did not have very high expectations but it was better than Rocky V.

Thu, 01/11/07 :: 2:09 PM
by Angry Gnome