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Nov 19, 2018 - 12:32 AM
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Disco Stu
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4,1,3,2,6
4: The best score. Vince DiCola's adrenaline on testosterone on steroids in a ram-aired turbo. Also have very fond associations with this film. And it's totally over the top and cartoonish. Contrary to all the other films in this franchise, this film will in future require explaining on the political climate it was made in. So it's an odd beast, which makes it even more fun.
1: The original. All character. A very endearing story, very well acted.
3: Colourful and almost a cartoon come to life. It has the looks that I love so much about first half to mid eighties.
2: It has the look of what I like about the 70s.
6: Despite the look of a horrible decade of what will be a horrible century, it's back to story and characters that still makes me deeply appreciate this film. Rocky has matured and wised up to life. It is a beautiful and worthy end to one of cinema's most likeable characters. I know he returns in "Creed" but that is a different series to me in which I'm not interested. I don't like the current trend of spin offs.
Then there is 5: Everything that's wrong with the 90s. The cliches don't work anymore. A sitcom without the laughtrack, and worst of all: rap. Everything 90s had to have (c)rap especially if it was supposed to have "street credibility". 5 is the bad exception to an otherwise solidly entertaining
D.S.
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ROCKY (1976, Avildsen) is my favorite Rocky movie. It's a real film classic and can stand on its own.
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Rocky II
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The first, obviously. It's the only truly "good" film of the lot; the others are more generic sports movies (albeit enjoyable for other reasons -- have a particular nostalgic soft spot for IV). Haven't seen any of the CREEDs yet.
Yes, I know what you mean... there is just something about IV... it's the shortest one, little more than a propaganda video clip for the Reagan America in the 1980s, with the suavest, coolest Rocky and a terminator like opponent who is also "the enemy" and doesn't give a damn about killing anyone in the ring. It is completely over the top, but stylishly made and it never fails to entertain. :-)
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Rocky IV of course.
Haven't seen them all though.
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1. III - the first one I saw in the theater and it's a great, emotional journey. Mr. T is fabulous and in the best shape of his life.
2. The original: for all the usual reasons.
3. Rocky Balboa: what a fantastic return to the character and a very dignified coda to the character in his own series.
4. IV: it's a guilty pleasure. It has no real story and it's ridonkulous, but there's something about it.
5. II: it's actually kinda dull.
6. V: I don't hate it, but it is cringeworthy. The Subway to Heaven and Micky's visitation is just awful, but the "flashback" to Mick giving Rocky the glove cuff link (which was new to me...) was very touching.
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