Rocky Balboa looks good shocker

Cuban Lion · Post by **Cuban Lion** » 11 Jul 2006, 14:51

http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2006/ ... railer.php

nickd · Post by **nickd** » 11 Jul 2006, 14:55

Yeah it does actually look pretty good. Can't believe I am saying that.

Stallone looks awful though.

E · Post by E » 11 Jul 2006, 15:20

nickd wrote:Yeah it does actually look pretty good. Can't believe I am saying that.

Stallone looks awful though.

Yeah, not sure how good it looks personally. Not sure why they chose Antonio Tarver - surely they could've found a boxer more famous and who looks more imposing...Holyfield or someone. Mind you he'd be a terrible actor, you can be sure of that.

One thing is certain - Stallone looks terrible.... like a wet paper bag full of walnuts... I am surprised he is able to move any of his face considerig the amount of Botox squirted in it.

He needs to learn to grow old gracefully...

mattym · Post by **mattym** » 11 Jul 2006, 16:52

Like mother like Son!

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 11 Jul 2006, 17:08

great to see Rocky using some modern training techniques rather than the traditional boxing ones....

Kettle bells, clean and jerks, hill sprints, pylometric press ups!!!!!

nickd · Post by **nickd** » 11 Jul 2006, 17:22

knockout wrote:great to see Rocky using some modern training techniques rather than the traditional boxing ones....

Kettle bells, clean and jerks, hill sprints, pylometric press ups!!!!!

Plyometric pressups are excellent workouts, even with modern training methods that sort of explosive exercise has to be good for fighters to develop power. In fact there are several plyometric exercises I would recommend to anyone in boxing or combat sports.

Neri · Post by **Neri** » 11 Jul 2006, 17:36

E wrote:
nickd wrote:Yeah it does actually look pretty good. Can't believe I am saying that.

Stallone looks awful though.
Yeah, not sure how good it looks personally. Not sure why they chose Antonio Tarver - surely they could've found a boxer more famous and who looks more imposing...Holyfield or someone. Mind you he'd be a terrible actor, you can be sure of that.

They should have used Sly's mum Jackie as the villain. Far more scarier than Antonio Tarver.

Shirow · Post by **Shirow** » 12 Jul 2006, 15:09

Lord help me, i got a little excited watching that trailer.

For a moment it was like being 12 all over again.

I may regret it but i'll definately be going to see it.

kevo · Post by **kevo** » 12 Jul 2006, 15:19

I can safely say, you won't be alone.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 12 Jul 2006, 15:24

A very attractive girl at work has already made me promise to take her to see this film.

MMmmm I think I can just about manage that.

http://movienewz.com/

nickd · Post by **nickd** » 12 Jul 2006, 19:39

I think most boxing fans will check it out, from the trailer its obvious its already better than Rocky V. ;)

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 12 Jul 2006, 20:17

nickd wrote:I think most boxing fans will check it out, from the trailer its obvious its already better than Rocky V. ;)

Rocky V was a criminally underated film IMO. Most people I talk to either think its excellent or the absolute pits.

Yes, the ending wasn't great or realistic (like how can a man with very little training in weeks beat a good champion) and the rate his son grows in months is frightening... but continuity problems were rife in all the Rocky films if you notice. Stallone does seem to get mixed up sometimes between weather the Rockies follow on, or weather they actually take place the year the film was made and some glearing date problems happen.

However, story line wise its pretty good, and Stallone I thought did a great job in acting.

I do think it doesn't fit well as as part of the 5 films, but if it was just 1, 2 and 5 - I think that would have been a great trilogy.

3 and 4 are pure cheese, fun but cheese.

Shirow · Post by **Shirow** » 13 Jul 2006, 06:17

Kevo wrote:I can safely say, you won't be alone.

Ok, but keep your hands to yourself this time!

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 13 Jul 2006, 06:19

nickd wrote:
knockout wrote:great to see Rocky using some modern training techniques rather than the traditional boxing ones....

Kettle bells, clean and jerks, hill sprints, pylometric press ups!!!!!

Plyometric pressups are excellent workouts, even with modern training methods that sort of explosive exercise has to be good for fighters to develop power. In fact there are several plyometric exercises I would recommend to anyone in boxing or combat sports.

I used to be able to do those press ups where you clap your hands in between, I think i'd just end up smashing my face if I tried it now.

JimJim · Post by **JimJim** » 13 Jul 2006, 06:46

I thought another Rocky film would be a total embarrassment but, and I can't believe I'm saying this, that trailer is actually pretty good !

Goz · Post by **Goz** » 13 Jul 2006, 08:38

Does actually look ok.

I think half of it is just for nostalgias sake, I can pretend I'm a teenager again sitting watching Rocky do his stuff.

I going to see Superman on Saturday for heavens sake! Just need to break out in spots and get my virginity back and it'll be the 80's again!

nickd · Post by **nickd** » 13 Jul 2006, 09:12

Goz wrote:Does actually look ok.

I think half of it is just for nostalgias sake, I can pretend I'm a teenager again sitting watching Rocky do his stuff.

I going to see Superman on Saturday for heavens sake! Just need to break out in spots and get my virginity back and it'll be the 80's again!

Well now you're married mate surely its as good as being a virgin again?

Goz · Post by **Goz** » 13 Jul 2006, 10:19

nickd wrote:
Goz wrote:Does actually look ok.

I think half of it is just for nostalgias sake, I can pretend I'm a teenager again sitting watching Rocky do his stuff.

I going to see Superman on Saturday for heavens sake! Just need to break out in spots and get my virginity back and it'll be the 80's again!
Well now you're married mate surely its as good as being a virgin again?

Not at all mate, just cos one is not getting it at home doesn't mean one isn't getting it!

DavidPayne · Post by **DavidPayne** » 13 Jul 2006, 10:27

I'm there, a little bit of fantasy does us all good. I mean look at Jamesy, he's convinced himself he used to be able clap between press ups.

Which just shows; if you say something often enough...

E · Post by E » 13 Jul 2006, 10:29

stujones wrote:
nickd wrote:I think most boxing fans will check it out, from the trailer its obvious its already better than Rocky V. ;)
Rocky V was a criminally underated film IMO. Most people I talk to either think its excellent or the absolute pits.

Yes, the ending wasn't great or realistic (like how can a man with very little training in weeks beat a good champion) and the rate his son grows in months is frightening... but continuity problems were rife in all the Rocky films if you notice. Stallone does seem to get mixed up sometimes between weather the Rockies follow on, or weather they actually take place the year the film was made and some glearing date problems happen.

However, story line wise its pretty good, and Stallone I thought did a great job in acting.

I do think it doesn't fit well as as part of the 5 films, but if it was just 1, 2 and 5 - I think that would have been a great trilogy.

3 and 4 are pure cheese, fun but cheese.

The thing that ruins Rocky 5 is the son sub plot, it is like a TV movie - just an excuse to get his own real life son involved. The rest of the film isn't bad, but I just cringe whenever this plotline rears its head.

kevo · Post by **kevo** » 13 Jul 2006, 11:02

Shirow wrote:
Kevo wrote:I can safely say, you won't be alone.
Ok, but keep your hands to yourself this time!

Spoilsport

I think its the theme tune more than anything, but just watching the clip makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up!

And I just hope to god he beats the shit out of Tarver!

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 13 Jul 2006, 11:45

I hate to be the voice of negativeity here but I just can't swallo the idea of this latest Rocky movie... I mean he was supposed to be halfblind by the second film, shot to bits by the third, and brain damaged by the 5th... I mean come on, now he's pushing 60 and is going to do it all again?. It would have been far more realistic to have had stallone play a braindamaged and broke Rocky training a fighter to his old title... far more realistic... the first 3 rockys were classics I think, its really a shame that the last three have stretched credibility further and further....
Having said all that, I've no doubt that I'll be going to see number 6 still!!... :x 8)

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 13 Jul 2006, 11:51

Should've made it a comedy, maybe Audley could've had a part as well. A decent looking trailer probably just means they've hired a top notch production house to put together something that looks half decent in short form.

The biggest Turkey in history can look like the dogs bollox with a good trailer fronting it.

I wonder how this will play out at 2 hours plus - Sly will be dragging the old boxing cliches out feet first!

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 13 Jul 2006, 12:42

Rambo 4 is coming in 2007.

John Rambo, a seasoned retired solider now, has been living a life of peace and solitude with his wife and daughter for about 18 years. But when his daughter goes missing, Rambo returns to his old ways and goes on a hunt to find who is responsible for the kidnapping. The main bulk of the new film will deal with a Corporal by the name of William Keating searching for a U.S. Fugitive wrongly accused of war crimes against the America. In the fugitive's search to free his name and in Rambo's search to free his daughter, Rambo and this wrongfully accused man must fight together. The First was for himself, the Second was for his Country, the Third was for his Friend, this time it's for his family.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 13 Jul 2006, 13:52

KOJOE90 wrote:Rambo 4 is coming in 2007.

John Rambo, a seasoned retired solider now, has been living a life of peace and solitude with his wife and daughter for about 18 years. But when his daughter goes missing, Rambo returns to his old ways and goes on a hunt to find who is responsible for the kidnapping. The main bulk of the new film will deal with a Corporal by the name of William Keating searching for a U.S. Fugitive wrongly accused of war crimes against the America. In the fugitive's search to free his name and in Rambo's search to free his daughter, Rambo and this wrongfully accused man must fight together. The First was for himself, the Second was for his Country, the Third was for his Friend, this time it's for his family.

Talk about cheese on toast!!!... Rambo was a very good film, up there with Rocky1 and 2 but the sequels have basically been embarrasing imo...
The shame of it is that I think Stallone can do far better than this...