Yeah, because of all those flops he writes and directs.Uruk-Hai said:This looks good. Stallone not writing OR directing may have something to do with that.
Yeah, the first one was terrible.Uruk-Hai said:This looks good. Stallone not writing OR directing may have something to do with that.
Whats the logic behind that?Interesting because all the critics are raving about it. Local writer said he thought it was too good of a movie and that could hurt it at the box office.
I think the original Rocky would struggle to succeed as a "Rocky movie" nowadays. We think of big, silly movies like Rocky III and Rocky IV. Rocky was a small independent type of picture very much out of the 70s aesthetic. My understanding is that this film is closer in spirit and conception to the original.Whats the logic behind that?Interesting because all the critics are raving about it. Local writer said he thought it was too good of a movie and that could hurt it at the box office.
Right. The critic was basically saying there wasn't a lot of action and it is more of a slow character based drama. A great film, but not the type of movie that usually crushes it with the average fan.I think the original Rocky would struggle to succeed as a "Rocky movie" nowadays. We think of big, silly movies like Rocky III and Rocky IV. Rocky was a small independent type of picture very much out of the 70s aesthetic. My understanding is that this film is closer in spirit and conception to the original.Whats the logic behind that?Interesting because all the critics are raving about it. Local writer said he thought it was too good of a movie and that could hurt it at the box office.
Agreed. Opposing boxer was boring and barely talked about.OK, just got back from watching it. Pretty good movie, evocative of the first one. But it was missing the humor from most of the Rocky movies, and the opposing boxer wasn't interesting. Part of what makes the Rocky movies so compelling is that you are interested in his opponent (Apollo, Lang, Drago.) This guy was supposed to have anger management issues, but they don't really show enough of him for you to care. The love interest story was also just OK.
Sly Stallone showed some acting chops. He's gotten better over the years. Jordan is a fine actor. The fight scenes were epic in the best Rocky tradition. It doesn't live up to the original 4 films IMO, but it's worth seeing.
Geez. Ever hear of spoilers?Not as good as Balboa but I liked it. I kind of feel like it was more of a Creed1 movie rather then Rocky 6. Many many years I ago I heard Stallone in an interview say that Rocky would never die in these flicks. I really hope he sticks to that. The scenes of Rocky not doing so well was bad enough. I never want to see him die, that would be horrible.
golf clapI'm going to go see it with my arms wide open. Hope it's decent.
Hopefully you have never seen any of the Star Wars movies so that you can review the new one for us when it comes out.I thought it was boring.
But I didn't really want to see it in the first place, every thanksgiving my family goes to see a movie after we eat dinner. Everybody wanted to see Creed, so i didn't have a choice.
My aunt, who loves the Rocky movies, said this was a little too "cute" compared to the original films.
Let me also add that I'm familiar with the rocky movies only through pop culture references (running up the steps, catching the chickens, etc). I've never watched a rocky movie all the way through. They never appealed to me.
If you're a rocky fan, you'll enjoy this film. If you're not familiar with the films like me, stay home.
The love interest was painfully useless. Almost to an annoying level.
I take it you haven't seen the previews?Geez. Ever hear of spoilers?Not as good as Balboa but I liked it. I kind of feel like it was more of a Creed1 movie rather then Rocky 6. Many many years I ago I heard Stallone in an interview say that Rocky would never die in these flicks. I really hope he sticks to that. The scenes of Rocky not doing so well was bad enough. I never want to see him die, that would be horrible.
Say what?!?Creed was as good, if not better, than any of the other Rocky movies. I'm a huge fan of the series and Creed definitely represented itself very well.
Because it's still new, I'll refrain from too many spoilers, but the scene in the locker room before the fight when Adonis opened his gift was definitely a 'dusty' moment.
The only one I'd clearly put it behind is the original. The rest, not so much.Say what?!?Creed was as good, if not better, than any of the other Rocky movies. I'm a huge fan of the series and Creed definitely represented itself very well.
Because it's still new, I'll refrain from too many spoilers, but the scene in the locker room before the fight when Adonis opened his gift was definitely a 'dusty' moment.
Same here.. I liked it, but I was hoping for more "Rocky"... I understand this is about "Creed", but I still thought there would be more Stallone being Rocky..It was entertaining but I somehow expected more!