Rocky Balboa

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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited December 2006
    bobman1235 wrote:
    Don't forget, in the original Rocky, the underdog (Rocky) lost.


    To all of you getting defensive about "acting your age", I'm actually in complete agreement that you should act however you feel. HOWEVER, a large part of movies, even though they're only entertainment, is character choice, and in a lot of cases believability. The first four Rocky movies (we'll pretend V never happened) weren't exactly plausible, but you get caught up in it and it's not out of the realm of possibility that he could have won. This one? You can act however you want, there's no way the body of a 60-year old is going to stand up to BOXING with a real contender. Just no way. I'm sorry to all of you entering your latter years, but some things are just physical facts of life. Hell, in the first Rocky movie Rocky was 30, and that was considered almost washed up for a boxer.

    Don't mean to diss anyone who likes this movie, we all enjoy things on different levels, just trying to say why I (and some others) don't think the concept is good.


    Two cents worth on this one. I was going to the gym 5 days a week doing 2 1/2 to 3 hour work outs. By the way I was 50 years old. I had built up about 25 extra pounds of muscle weight and could run for 10 minute stints and recover rather quickly. My son 22 at the time was going to the gym 3 days a week working out about 40 mins aerobic and body bag and 20 mins weight. When we would start rough housing he would KICK MY **** and I was a real street brawler in my day. He would have me down and out in a matter of seconds, pinned helpless as a puppy dog.

    I still like the story about Rocky at 60 doing a come back . . . this is a movie not reality or a political statement.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,083
    edited December 2006
    Again, we are talking about entertainment.

    Man, you find me a movie that's completely plausible and I'll show you a movie that'll get me about as excited as rearranging my sock drawer.

    BDT
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited December 2006
    Strong Bad wrote:
    Bah humbug! Who wants to grow up? Not me!

    Oh yeah, my father doesn't want to either. Still goes to the gym and can still single rep max bench for 305lbs (yes, 305). Oh yeah, he's 75 yo (yes, 75). It's quite amazing actually. For those who may not believe this, too bad. I don't have a video to show nor pictures. Take it or leave it.

    Some aspects of life, you do have to grow up, but in reality, stay young at heart till you're in the grave. When that happens, you won't give a sheet!


    John

    I believe you Brother. . .I've seen some real old timers at my gym who put me and some younger dudes to shame. Hell I would be happy to make it to their age and still be able to walk freely without the arthritic stiffness.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited December 2006
    oh no I just heard something, could Rocky be on the juice????

    Say it isn't so shoeless Joe.

    RT1
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,092
    edited December 2006
    Great movie!!!! I took my son & he really liked it. Forget the Hollywood aspect, we can all take walk away with something from the film. As one gets older we do look back on our like just like Rocky. Pretty true to like I think.

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,511
    edited December 2006
    All this Rocky talk reminds me of Maynard Ferguson's piercing notes in Gonna Fly Now which provided the musical muscle to that movie.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,083
    edited December 2006
    Sitting here at work and watched a bootleg......good flick, corny perhaps but still touching.

    Implausible? Definately. Entertaining. Absolutely.

    Thumbs up.

    BDT
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited December 2006
    TroyD wrote:
    Again, we are talking about entertainment.

    Man, you find me a movie that's completely plausible and I'll show you a movie that'll get me about as excited as rearranging my sock drawer.

    BDT

    Notice how many of the web-blog-film geeks that get so wrapped up in the plausability and particulars of the new Rocky film, also spend a good portion of their lives pontificating over the scientific relevance of Star Trek:rolleyes:
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited December 2006
    zombie boy 2000 wrote:
    Notice how many of the web-blog-film geeks that get so wrapped up in the plausability and particulars of the new Rocky film, also spend a good portion of their lives pontificating over the scientific relevance of Star Trek:rolleyes:

    Hey there buddy, when Skynet takes over and Terminators are roaming the land, you'll wish you didn't make fun of those web-blog-film geeks. ;)
    No excuses!
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited December 2006
    I thought I heard a commotion outside:D
    Must be The Machines
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited December 2006
    :D Everytime I see someone with a flip phone I think of the original ST communicators!:D
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited December 2006
    If there is one thing in Star Trek that I want is the Holodeck.

    "Computer...create copy of the Playboy Mansion complete with 2 dozen Playmates at my disposal."

    I'd live in that damn thing! :D


    John
    No excuses!
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited March 2007
    I'll be damned...
    this movie was actually pretty good. Dare I say, "well-written"? Excellent ending as well. Really returns to what made the franchise so moving. It was also a clever move by Stallone to make the antagonist somewhat likable ala Apollo Creed.

    IMO the two-dimensional cookie-cutter enemies who followed Weathers are what killed the series.
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited March 2007
    Im sorry...but as an older Rocky fan. This movie was bad. The old Rocky's, I could "feel" the punches, I could "feel" the emotion. This Rocky was emotionless and stale in both action and character. It was worse than the last "street brawling" Rocky and that one sucked big time. IMO

    His appearence, his movements, looked terrible.


    ...oh and they had to thow in Tyson...lol...thats was funny.
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited March 2007
    I'm 112 years old.
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited March 2007
    zombie boy 2000 wrote:
    I'm 112 years old.

    Then I guess you still qualify for a boxing licence.
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited March 2007
    ****rim shot*****
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited March 2007
    I though this movie sucked big time; bad production, bad acting, bad everything. Maybe my expectations were too high, but everything looked "cheap".
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited March 2007
    Well... I think we can all agree that it was better than Police Academy 4: Citizen's on Patrol.
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited March 2007
    zombie boy 2000 wrote:
    Well... I think we can all agree that it was better than Police Academy 4: Citizen's on Patrol.


    ummmm maybe
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited March 2007
    Is Steve Guttenberg dead?
    I often wonder this...
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited March 2007
    Lil' known fact about Senor Gutten..

    While filming 'Three Men and a Baby', Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson were having a debate that involved Star Trek and Star Wars that had quickly escalated into an argument. Steve pushed Ted, but was shoved back, with slightly more force, by Ted. Steve apologized and they remain good friends to this day.
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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