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diyari

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what a fight,what a fight...
I almost forgot that it was a movie...
great movie great sequel ending

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Posted jun 29, 2009 9:18 pm pt

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good movie I really enjoyed it this one goes back to the past rocky movies like the 3 and 4 one just a really good fight against a really strong boxer mason the line dixon what sucks is that in the end he loses but is happy about it i guess i like...
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good movie I really enjoyed it this one goes back to the past rocky movies like the 3 and 4 one just a really good fight against a really strong boxer mason the line dixon what sucks is that in the end he loses but is happy about it i guess i like the alternate ending where he wins much better

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Posted oct 19, 2008 11:51 am pt

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Sequels have done after a movie is a success or either wanting its expectations. Throughout the past years, the movie industry has decided to return to that classic reneditions of old movies and remake them or to make another sequel for them....
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Sequels have done after a movie is a success or either wanting its expectations. Throughout the past years, the movie industry has decided to return to that classic reneditions of old movies and remake them or to make another sequel for them. Suffice to say, the technology back then wasn't the quality like for example, the Star Wars Series, but lacks its potential to have some nostagia factor into it. Rocky Balboa is a example.

The Rocky movies are in fact, one of the famous series out there, as abbrieved by the theme that is aligned with the movies. The Rocky series has been always about, a low-life boxer, Rocky Balboa whom boxes just for money and does jobs with dealers, along the way, he stumbles across a shy woman, Adrien whom he fall in love with and tries to date her, whom Adrien is a sister of Polly. One day, a manager stumbles across Rocky, and would like to promote him into becoming a real boxer, and throughout the series of Rocky movies, Rocky just tries to defend his title and for his love.

It's not that necessary to make a sequel that is already finished with but this is entirely fanservice to the fans whom are wanting more. In the year 2006, the year that Rocky Balboa is released, Die Hard 4 was released too, making that year, a comeback to the great trilogies ever brought to life. But it didn't, it doesn't make any nostagia at all.

Even though the nostagia isn't quite there, Rocky Balboa serves to be quite a formiable enjoyment. Or Fanservice really. The story begins after Adrien died of oval cancer, and Rocky revisiting some old familiar sites from the previous movies, while having flashbacks, Rocky is trying to re-live the dream he kept for Adrien, but Polly says to be in the present. In dedication of his deceased wife, he opened a restaurant with her name, "Adrien's". Enter Dixon, a successful boxer whom never gotten a defeat in boxing, after an animated version of Dixon and Rocky fighting, the animated version of Rocky claimed victorious, and triggered Dixon to have a real match with Rocky. Rocky whom needs to renew his boxing license, fought the way to getting one with his emotions and got into the arena with Dixon with his support and emotions. At the end, Dixon proved to be the victor but lost tragedy at heart at the hands of Balboa.

Stallone's performance in this movie, is quite a doubt, intriguing because he does his own stunts. The fight between the real Dixon and Stallone's character was actually real, Stallone, actually tells the real Dixon to give everything he gots to him. The realism that Stallone delivered into the scene is just impressive and hows he wants to do it. Aside from Stallone, Burt Young whom played the role as Paulie, returns and he is still the same Paulie as the original. There are some cameo appearances in it, that was quite good.

The boxing scene was actually a real life boxing match like you see in your tv, its High-Def, awkward camera shots, commentary and everything that a live boxing match offers. It provides an ultimate realism to the scene on how it impacted on Rocky. The emotional impact deprived from Stallone's character feels really upsetting to understand why he been all this and the suffering he has gone to keep on moving on. It creates a emotional atmosphere similar to its predecessors and Stallone created it well.

Overall, Rocky Balboa is a great movie but not a excellent one, while having some flaws of some characters and too much realism in the movie, it was deprived from the emotional impact that Stallone's character creates and the rivalry between his character and Dixon. This is quite a intriguing movie to watch as well a popcorn one.

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Posted jul 6, 2008 7:09 pm pt

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Before I saw this movie, I thought it was going to be dumb and one of the worst movie I ever seen. WRONG! Forget what Happen in Rocky 5, Rocky Balboa was really really good. It really had a great boxing scene. And I think it's really a good movie....
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Before I saw this movie, I thought it was going to be dumb and one of the worst movie I ever seen. WRONG! Forget what Happen in Rocky 5, Rocky Balboa was really really good. It really had a great boxing scene. And I think it's really a good movie. I really enjoy watching it. I give Rocky Balboa, 4 1/2 Stars.

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Posted dec 13, 2007 2:28 am pt

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This is my favourite movie! I have watched a lot of movies and TV shows but this one ca't be replaced! I like it ver very much! Thanks to Silverster! I think that it would be perfect if there will be a new and last movie about Rocky!

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Posted oct 19, 2007 2:23 am pt

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Sly Stalone is not a great actor although a very charasmatic guy. A good actor for the character which developed through several movies. This is a long story compared to the first Rocky movie, and understand that its a effergy to Chicago too.

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Posted oct 9, 2007 2:16 am pt

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For this ,the final chapter of a 6 part story, Rocky shows us once again what it means to have heart, determination, courage, and strength to overcome. Rocky stays true to his character, and amidst hard times remains consistently generous and...
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For this ,the final chapter of a 6 part story, Rocky shows us once again what it means to have heart, determination, courage, and strength to overcome. Rocky stays true to his character, and amidst hard times remains consistently generous and thoughtful. This film takes you back and is most comparable to the 1st Rocky and his humble beginngs, his struggle to survive on the harsh streets. This movie carries with it the realistic drama of everyday life and the intense action of a physical explosion. With only a few characters missing from the previous films, other characters fill in a larger role. Rocky's opponent however lacks in personality and presence when compared to every other challenger in Rocky's past. This part should have been rewritten and recasted. The theme of this story comes straight from the main character's mouth when he say's "In life it's not about how hard you hit, its about how many times you can get hit and keep moving forward." quite inspiring. Seeing the movie a 2nd time makes me realize a little bit more. First of all this was definitely not the best Rocky movie, nor do I think it was the best way to end the legacy. I felt like Rocky 5 had a better conclusion. With Rocky at the top of those steps with his son, looking forward to whatever the future brings. In my opinion this movie focused too hard on depression. Which was lengthy , and cemented it self too early. It generally brought the pace and direction of the story to a slow path downhill. There just wasn't enough that was inspirational until the fight itself. I hate to say this movie was lacking spirit but, the shoe does fit. However, strong moral values are consistent throughout the film without being preachy. A good lesson being taught from this story is, that it's true heroes get old just like everyone else, but what makes a hero is what’s inside and that never gets old and never becomes weak. 4 of 5

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Posted oct 2, 2007 4:04 am pt

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ROCKY BALBOA isn the best come back from a crap sequel that I have ever seen in my whole life. It starts off slow just like the first movie in the saga and half just blasts you away with ROCKY'S last training session and run up those large Philly...
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ROCKY BALBOA isn the best come back from a crap sequel that I have ever seen in my whole life. It starts off slow just like the first movie in the saga and half just blasts you away with ROCKY'S last training session and run up those large Philly stairs filling you with lots of needed inspiration to forget all about the disasterous Rocky 5. Mason the line Dixon is a great character as well as opponent.

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Posted jul 14, 2007 8:32 pm pt

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awesome movie. very sad. sly still has hick is amazing. great emotion plain and best way to end a fablous series. ALL HAIL ROCK!!!!

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Posted jul 5, 2007 4:38 am pt

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4/5 because this is in most ways just as good as any of the old Rockies. A nice and respectful way to go back and redo the ending of the series.

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Posted may 19, 2007 4:13 am pt

• [+] Film Threat
  
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  The acting in the film is grade-A, with Stallone bringing the more mumbled Rocky from the first film spliced with some rousing inspirational monologues when the moment is right (not forced, not preachy... just perfect).

  by Mark Bell | Read Full Review »
• [+] Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  
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  It's not so much a sequel or even a remake for a new generation of moviegoers as it's a retranslation for the old one: an irresistible statement that "Yo, life ain't over till it's over."

  by William Arnold | Read Full Review »
• [+] LA Weekly
  
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  What gives Rocky Balboa its unexpected pathos is the titanic humility of Stallone's performance, the earnestness with which he plays a man knocked down (but not out) by the ravages of time.

  by Scott Foundas | Read Full Review »
• [+] Charlotte Observer
  
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  Stallone doesn't pander to audiences with unearned sentiment. He believes in his story, in the inspirational element that has sent thousands of folks running up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art over 30 years.

  by Lawrence Toppman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
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  The movie itself, defying all odds, comes close to a knockout.

  by Michael Wilmington | Read Full Review »
• [+] Premiere
  
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  After the widely reviled "Rocky V," it was just as unlikely for there to be a satisfying conclusion to the Rocky saga, but Rocky Balboa fits the bill.

  by Ethan Alter | Read Full Review »
• [+] ReelViews
  
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  Rocky Balboa is not as good as "Rocky," but it allows us to forget the other four sequels, none of which was memorable.

  by James Berardinelli | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
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  There is much to poke at in Rocky Balboa, yet the movie, with its amusingly updated ''Gonna Fly Now'' montage and its very niftily staged climactic bout, summons just enough incredulous wit about just how often Rocky has been around this particular block to let Sylvester Stallone earn his nostalgia.

  by Owen Gleiberman | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
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  A deep and astonishingly authentic streak of melancholy runs through this fifth sequel to the 1976 sleeper that made both struggling actor Sylvester Stallone and hard-luck slugger Rocky Balboa international stars.

  by Maitland McDonagh | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Post
  
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  Better than decent. But if Stallone (who wrote and directed the flick) had pulled a few punches to the heart, it could have been truly worthy of that first, glorious movie.

  by Kyle Smith | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
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  Surprisingly Rocky Balboa, is no embarrassment. Like its forerunners it goes the distance almost in spite of itself. It's all heart and no credibility except as a raw-boned fable.

  by Stephen Holden | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Magazine
  
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  Does Rocky Balboa deliver? Weirdly enough, it does: I was jumping out of my seat during Rocky's bout. If you close your eyes and try to halve your IQ--aim for something between a baboon and a lemur--you might even think it's a masterpiece.

  by David Edelstein | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Hollywood Reporter
  
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  Defies all expectations with a low-key, technically stripped-down production that really does come close to capturing the heart and soul of the original.

  by Michael Rechtshaffen | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
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  It matters because this boxer taps into something deeper in our collective souls than the desire for entertainment. It's the hope that one day we're going to win big, too, after everyone's given up on us. It's as hokey as it's true.

  by Desson Thomson | Read Full Review »
• [+] Austin Chronicle
  
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  Like the character of Rocky, it's got heart to spare, and is by turns one of the sweetest of the sweet-science pictures as well as one of the most doleful. Fighters fight, it's what they do. And Balboa, god bless him, fights on.

  by Marc Savlov | Read Full Review »