Rambo, and other good movies.
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JayKeeley
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JayKeeley
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Holy shit, that is very very cool. Batman vs Joker vs Alien vs Predator ???
They've even lifted the music....wow.
They've even lifted the music....wow.
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Demonspell said:
The plot of the movie is that a lightning bolt rejuvenates a dead Apollo Creed who subsequently dies again at the end of the movie while eating Rocky's brain in the ring in slow motion.
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lizard
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it's got a vaguely cheesey aspect of it that in a peculiar way enhances the story, if anything...and Carpenter is a master at pacing.dorian gray said:
If any of you vunts haven't seen this, pick up a six pack and rent it.
Zod: agreed on T2. T1 was also a landmark.
AsModEe
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Demonspell said:
No way man, Stallone, unlike Arnold, is still a fucking beast. Plus Ozzy is pretending he is still the old ozzy, while Stallone's new Rocky is going to be in the right timeline with his age.
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Rocky VI has a decent chance of being a horrible movie, but I freely admit that I will pay to watch it.
lizard
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is this going to be another movie where stallone gets the snot beat out of him and then reaches deep within his inner being and marshalls the reserves of never-say-die-ism and then storms back for the victory??
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lizard said:
I think the acutal plot is based on the heavyweight champ wanting to pull an "Apollo Creed" and give a retired "Rocky" a shot at the title. Sounds like the Rocky I plot retreaded in a major way.
AsModEe
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I hope not. I mean, that's what I hated in Rocky. He gets beaten up so bad, no one would be able to keep standing after that.lizard said:
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AsModEe said:
That's what I actually loved about the flavor of the Rocky I movie - his heart and determination to not fail because he wanted so badly to be respected by those he loves. The title meant nothing to him, but going the distance meant everything to him. Great acting, great script and I thought the ending was just superb.
lizard
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although it was a total string of cliches, it was very well done, good story, good direction, and it got you involved emotionally. from there it was a steady downhill run for stallone.Dark One said:
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lizard said:
Formulaic? Perhaps - but I don't think him losing at the end was a cliche riddled moment.
I wholeheartedly agree about the stallone downhill run though. But First Blood was certainly a quality film, as was Nighthawks. I really enjoyed Copland as well.
lizard
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I even enjoyed Cobra! and yeah, First Blood is a classic of sorts. Stallone is a decent enough actor in limited circumstances, i.e., action films. but like every guy who gets a taste of acting success, they start wanting to prove they are a "serious" actor "practicing their craft" and they go well beyond their capabilities.
it happened with him, it happened with Schwarzenegger.
that said, if you were going to build a film library of the classic action movies of all time, you'd have to include:
Rocky 1
First Blood
Predator
They Live
Conan
Full Metal Jacket
Saving Private Ryan
T1
T2
it happened with him, it happened with Schwarzenegger.
that said, if you were going to build a film library of the classic action movies of all time, you'd have to include:
Rocky 1
First Blood
Predator
They Live
Conan
Full Metal Jacket
Saving Private Ryan
T1
T2
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lizard said:
In general I agree with you, but did you ever see Copland? I actually thought he portrayed that character very well.
lizard said:
Agreed - though I would limit Conan to just the "Barbarian" film thanks in large part to James Earl Jones' portrayal of Thulsa Doom and Schwarzenegger's seriousness in the role. "Destroyer" was enjoyable enough, but too dumbed down warrant being included on a list of mandatory action films.
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