Rocky

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• Loeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters

  July 2009

  I've yet to see Rocky V or Rocky Balboa---although I've heard good things about the latter and bad things about the former, so I'll withhold my verdict until I have. This is one of those franchises, like Dirty Harry, which I'm watching with my two sons in order to acquaint them with the Old School... B-)

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• Rick Roberts Posts: 536MI6 Agent

  July 2009 edited July 2009

  blofeld#1 wrote:

  Post your top 6 Rocky movies.
  1 ROCKY 4
  2 ROCKY
  3 ROCKY 2
  4 ROCKY 3
  5 ROCKY BALBOA
  6 ROCKY 5

  
  You think Rocky IV is better then the original ? That movie was terrible. The three other previous films were good because they always had some mental block Rocky had to fight in order to defeat his opponents, it wasn't just about how strong you were physically. Here Rocky IV is nothing but straight foward crap, his friend dies and gets revenge. Everything about the film is just padding, even Rocky's motivation to fight was hamfisted. I believe the only enjoyable thing about the film was Micheal Pataki.
  
  How come you rate Rocky Balboa so low ? That was one Stallone's finest moments as a director and an actor. Here we have the same Rocky be is older, more mature, and alone now that Adrian has passed on. Also a big factor was Rocky and the troubled relationship with his son.
  
  As for my list:
  
  1. Rocky
  2. Rocky Balboa
  3. Rocky III
  4. Rocky II
  5. Rocky IV
  6. Rocky V
• thesecretagent CornwallPosts: 2,151MI6 Agent

  July 2009

  Loeffelholz wrote:

  I've yet to see Rocky V or Rocky Balboa---although I've heard good things about the latter and bad things about the former, so I'll withhold my verdict until I have. This is one of those franchises, like Dirty Harry, which I'm watching with my two sons in order to acquaint them with the Old School... B-)

  
  I like your style Loeff - it's important to educate the young about real film stars and proper films. Dirty Harry is as good a start as any.
  Do they know who Steve McQueen or Charles Bronson are yet?

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• Loeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters

  July 2009

  thesecretagent wrote:

  Do they know who Steve McQueen or Charles Bronson are yet?

  
  Not yet---and you can bet your ass I'm looking forward to that B-)

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• Krassno Granitski USAPosts: 896MI6 Agent

  July 2009

  1. Rocky - The rest pale in comparison.
  
  The rest are entertaining but nothing special and part IV is horrific. (I have yet to see Rocky Balboa)

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• Sweepy the Cat Halifax, West Yorkshire, EnglaPosts: 986MI6 Agent

  July 2009

  Hmmm... tough choice there, mate.
  
  I would have to go for Rocky 3

  
• Loeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters

  July 2009

  I've always thought that Rocky III was a perfect end to the film series. That last shot is classic B-) Part IV...
  
  I've seen about an hour of Rocky Balboa on cable TV, and I'm intrigued. I'm going to Netflix it...

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• DangerMouse Benfleet, EssexPosts: 235MI6 Agent

  September 2009

  Here's how I rank the Rocky films...
  
  01) Rocky
  02) Rocky II
  03) Rocky V
  04) Rocky III
  05) Rocky VI
  06) Rocky IV
• trs007 AmericaPosts: 102MI6 Agent

  September 2009

  1. Rocky
  2. Rocky 2
  3. Rocky 3
  4. Rocky Balboa
  5. Rocky V
  6. Rocky IV