Rocky Balboa recap (SPOILERS) - Page 2

Nathan Eddy · 12-31-2006, 12:17 PM

I'm thinking of taking my family to see this today. Would a 5-yr-old find it boring? This is a kid who sat through Casino Royale twice in the theater, and didn't complain once. But he loves Bond, and has no idea who Rocky is.

TravisR · 12-31-2006, 03:05 PM

There's a lot of talking in the movie so I don't think a 5 year old would be particularly interested in it.

DavidPla · 12-31-2006, 03:23 PM

True but then again, I got INTO the series when I was about 6 and loved them all. Maybe show him the first film on DVD and see if he gets into it.

Adam Lenhardt · 12-31-2006, 04:53 PM

There was a little girl (~7-8 years old) directly behind me in the theater when I saw it and the only time she talked was to ask what the "exhibition so they wouldn't have to call it an execution" meant.
It IS a very talky, slow movie. But if she was entertained enough to keep with the story, your kid probably has a shot.

Joe Karlosi · 01-01-2007, 09:23 AM

A nice way to tie up the Rocky series. A heartfelt final chapter that's sentimental and inspirational, especially for those of us over 40 and heading toward 50. Stallone did a nice job of bringing some kind of closure to his own baby, and it should be a personal victory for him when you consider how many people always joked at the concept of an "old man Rocky" film. A good cozy little film, not a great one.

One minor nitpick about the fight:

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JonZ · 01-01-2007, 11:35 AM

Remember Dixon broke his hand.

Jon Mahoney · 01-01-2007, 09:06 PM

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Remember Dixon broke his hand.

That part immediately reminded me of the 3rd Gatti/Ward fight where Gatti broke his hand early on and fought through it. He broke it really early on and the fight carried on similar to the Rocky fight.

JonZ · 01-02-2007, 08:30 AM

Gatti's great. Im gonna miss him.

Ronald Epstein · 01-02-2007, 06:24 PM

Really enjoyed Rocky Balboa. It was far better than
I had expected and I applaud Stallone for the risks he took in
making one last film in this series and succeeding.

Only two things bothered me about this film...

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And....

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Greg_S_H · 01-02-2007, 06:31 PM

My take on the first is that it remained platonic, but I don't know. As for the latter, I didn't like seeing him, either, but it helped to ground the movie in reality. I don't know many heavyweight champs, but I know him.

JonZ · 01-03-2007, 08:50 AM

The fight was filmed before a HBO boxing event. I wonder if that was planned or something that was done last minute.
I was hoping for a Clubber Lang cameo