Rocky Balboa
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Movie Reviews of Rocky Balboa
Movie Review: BEST Rocky movie since the Original!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the best movies I have ever seen. There is nothing undone, left out, or unfinished. Sylvester Stallone brings back to life the heart and spirit of Rocky as no one else can do. All the love, faith, hope, desire, and raw guts are presented in this film to stir the heart and inspire the soul for a life time. Growing up with the Rocky films, I found this one to be particular dear to my heart and soul because, reaching middle age, this picture shakes up the indominable spirit within to remind me (us) that it ain't over till it's really over. Sly does all his stunts and choreography in the fight scenes plus brings in some spontaneous adrenalin filled punches that has him and opponent going at it. There is bonus features like the stuff behind the scenes including boxing sparing and Sly's weight lifting routines which would normally kill other people. The movie makes no pretenses, and does not try to make an old guy look young like so many other movies do when they have old stars come back with their hair dyed and gut sucked in. No, in this movie, Rocky IS Rocky, a guy in his sixties, gaunt, beat up and wracked by life's pounding, but full of heart, courage and a rekindled fire. This movie isn't about an old guy trying to prove himself to the world but about a fighter who rediscovers himself, revisting himself back to his roots as a fighter, and doing the only thing he knows how to do and what he was made to do- fight! In fact, there are no villians in this movie as we see that both Rocky and his opponent, Mason Dixon (a real professional boxer by the name of Antonio Tarver) are driven and motivated for different reasons which leads them to the final battle field of the boxing ring. Sly did it again and did it well. Great writing, great casting, great directing and acting, this is one of the best movies out there ever. This is unfortunately the final chapter in the Rocky series - unfortunately the final bookend. Wish it weren't so!Movie Review: This is Rocky!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Rocky saga was one of my biggest sources of inspiration as a teenager. It began, ironically, with Rocky V, which I saw in the theaters, and worked my way back. I loved every aspect of the story: determination, courage, patriotism, and faith, rolled into an everyman, beaten, but not broken, uneducated, but wise.
"Rocky Balboa" concludes the story. Rocky's back in the old neighborhood, running a restaurant named for his late wife. Adrianne's passed from the "woman cancer." Rocky entertains his guests with tales of his former glory days. However his nostagia hurts his current relationships, especially with Paulie, the same as he's always been, and his son Robert. Even time itself is leaving Rocky behind, as all his former haunts are torn down. Even his statue's gone.
Still, he feels a "beast" he can't get out, and seeks one last shot. He gets it when a computer puts him against the current champion, and has him winning. The champ, Mason "The Line" Dixon, is desparate for a real challenge, and the subsequent self-respect that comes from it. So, he challenges Rocky to a special exhibition bout.
And this is where the film truly shines. Rocky's tapping into his roots: running the steps, pounding the beef slabs, drinking the eggs. He's also supported by characters from earlier movies, especially Little Marie, the girl he walked home in "Rocky," and Spider Rico, his opponent from the beginning.
The fight rounds off the movie perfectly. Even the fight ends the way it should.
The movie's even a good piece of filmmaking. One thing I noticed was the light work. Especially in the beginning, the harsh overhead light gives the illusion of a flashback, which is exactly where Rocky's living.
Movie Review: Now this is what Hollywood should be about !!!!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
No one would have ever believed before that Rocky Balboa would go six rounds as far as Hollywood was concened but it has. if they hadnt made his son a lot older in this I really think there could have been a Rocky seven where he trains his son to go out there and duke it out for the title and surprise win it for dad.of course though Dad had to be older for this script.Other then that this most beloved series has facinated people over the years and even decades.My first rocky I ever saw was three and I just had to see the other two.About that time Rocky four was in production with Dolph Lundgren and and when I saw it in theaters fans cheered on the italian stallion.it was so loud from fans in there when he knocked out the russian it was deafening.Then when number five came out and the fight did not for once take place in the ring
Once again the Philedelphia Iron man came through.I thought thats it what a way for a series to go out.Shame that its over with now after five films .NNNNNOOOOOOO not yet.In this last installment the gloves go one one more time to prove that when you love something so much.When you want to go one more time to prove something. When your hungry for just one last time its magic within you that keeps you going.Rocky started out going the distance with Apollo Creed.he didnt win the title but showed what he had.After six films Rocky Balboa has shown that the old lion can still bite the young lion.Just ask Mason "THE LINE"Dixon.Rocky stepped over that line and showed Dixon a few things win lose or draw if you have heart you can do it.Rocky is one of the true American icons in the movies and we would all do well to follow his example.Not just this movie but the whole series is a perfectly landed KNOCKOUT PUNCH!!!!!
Movie Review: Rocky Rocks!
Summary: 5 Stars
When this movie first came out, my son begged me to see it, but I inwardly groaned and resisted with every fiber of my being. How many Rocky incarnations are we supposed to put up with? When the DVD came out I finally relented, and you know what? I'm glad I did.
Rocky is past the prime of his life, has settled into an obviously reluctant retirement from boxing, and has lost Adrian, the woman he so dearly loved. Rocky spends a lot of time reminiscing about the past, and his life with Adrian. Cranky ole Paulie (gotta love him!) is still in the picture, but has lost patience with Rocky's inability to let go of the past. Likewise, Rocky has a strained relationship with his son, who is angry about having to live under the shadow of the Italian Stallion.
The reigning heavyweight champ is a young boxer by the name of Mason "The Line" Dixon. In the ring, Mason always manages to pound the competition in the first round, which has left boxing fans feeling disappointed and alienated. For fun, ESPN holds a virtual boxing match between Mason and Rocky (in his prime), and you guessed it, Rocky wins! This virtual boxing match sets off a chain of events that leads Rocky back into the ring.
Bittersweet, nostalgic, extremely touching, and of course you want Rocky to win! The boxing scenes were well-choreographed, and so action-packed they made my heart pound! I was also highly impressed by the dialogue (especially Lil' Marie's pep talk and the what-for Rocky finally gives his son), which was written by none other than Sylvester Stallone himself. ROCKY BALBOA serves to remind us that it's not whether you win or lose, but it's how you play the game. Well worthy!
Movie Review: A Shock: This Is One Classy Film!
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow, this was not what I was expecting!
The story was a lot slower than any Rocky film since the first one in the mid '70s, but I'm not complaining. When it was all over, I thought this was probably the best-made Rocky film of them all. I never thought I would describe a Rocky movie as "classy," but this one deserves that adjective. It may be the least entertaining, as far as a lot of action goes, but it is the most classy.
I say this mainly for the wonderful, sweet tone to this story: a story of aging boxer who is long past his glory and is still mourning the loss of his wife. (Apparently "Adrian" died some time after the last Rocky film.) His wife's death is haunting him, which makes this a very sad film in the first 45 minutes. However, interspersed in Rocky's reflective period is the still the same upbeat, look-at-the-positive side-of-people attitude. It's obvious Rock still loves people. With that attitude, it's impossible to dislike the man.
For those who might be leery about watching yet another Rocky movie filled with over-the- top villains and way overdone ring action, rest easy: you won't see that here. Balboa's training scenes last only a few minutes and the fight doesn't begin until the last 15-20 minutes of the movie. Preceding that are melodramatic moments with Rocky's friends, family, and new female friend and her son.....all handled with dignity and class.
The cinematography is just beautiful in parts and if you're a student of photography, you'll enjoy viewing this.
Sad, nostalgic, yet inspiring and optimistic, I can't recall ever being so impressed with a "Rocky" film. Highly recommended.