Rocky Balboa

At this point everyone knows there's a new Rocky movie coming out this holiday. I think the first thing people think about when they hear this news is, "What the hell isn't Rocky like 70?".

The Rocky movies started coming out in the 70's and along with the Rambo series marked the arrival of Sly Stallone as a bad ass action star. For quite some time Stallone was THE action star. After Rocky made it big Stallone went on to do the Rambo Series, Cobra, Lock Up, Over the Top, Tango & Cash, Cliffhanger, Demolition Man, The Specialist, and Judge Dredd. While I can't say I'm a fan of all those films I have always respected Stallone and the movies he makes because of one thing......ROCKY.

After Judge Dredd, Stallone fell on hard times and made some really shitty movies that were all lacking one major thing. That thing being.....ROCKY.

When I was a kid I grew up watching the Rocky movies and after the credits rolled at the end of each and every movie I wanted to be Rocky. Not only did I want to be Rocky I wanted to see more Rocky and find out what was next for the character. Even after the fourth and fifth film I was still loyal to Rocky.

I believe on some level we can all relate to the character. In the first movie he's just a nice guy who wants to make some cash and get a girlfriend. He just wants to be happy. Then he gets the chance to face the champion and show he's not a bum and he doesn't win. but he goes the fucking limit. We can all relate to that. Everyone just wants to be happy and find love and when given the chance to grab the bull by the horns we try and we don't always win but we atleast try.

I won't go on and on about every movie and but I also just want to comment on a few of my favorite things about the Rocky Anthology.

Characters - The Rocky movies have some of the best characters of all time. Paulie, Rocky, Apollo, Mickey, Ivan Drago, and Clubber Lang are all so lovable on so many levels.

The Fights - Ivan Drago kills a man in the ring! Clubber Lang continues to punch a man in the face while he's already down! Not to mention that every fight is like 30 rounds! Even the first fight where Rocky is fighting a bum in a church, it's classic!

The Music - Who doesn't know the Rocky theme by heart? Plus "Go for it" is also a classic.

The Endings - They always end with a fight and it's always different. First it's a draw, then it's a win, then it's another win but it's only after he gets his ass kicked. In Rocky 4, Drago is taking drugs during the friggin match! In the fifth one we get a kick ass street fight scene that rivals that from "They Live".

What I'm trying to get to is really simple. I'm very excited about the new Rocky movie. I would get excited for a new Rocky movie every year if they would make one but this is going to be the last one. Everyone needs to do their part and go out to see Rocky Balboa when it's released this Christmas. If this movie does really well then we can expect more Stallone gems for the foreseeable future, maybe even Demolition Man 2.



Win Rocky, Win!!!



Diddy