Thursday, May 31, 2007
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Rocky Balboa
Palm Boy's take:
Last night, I went with my family to see the movie Rocky Balboa, aka Rocky 6. Thats the trailer below, thats the theme music playing. Bill Conti makes an awsome soundtrack, one thats understated through most of the movie, but makes an impact throughout. Then open up with the training sequences, and the adreneline starts pumping, and doesn't stop for the rest of the movie.
I loved the first four Rockys, but I want the two hours of my life back from watching Rocky 5, because it was awful. So, I entered this movie with some anticipation, but also some dread in the back of my mind.
Rocky Balboa was spectacular, because it felt so real, like it was something that really happened. The characters are human, the storyline is great, and the fight was done very well. The greatest strength of this movie is it's humbleness. It doesn't take itself to seriously, but still manages to carry a lot of gravity from the previous movies.
I highly recomend it, and we'll be buying the DVD.
David's Take:
I was able to watch this movie the opening night and I was surprised by the size of the crowd due to the fact of it opening on a Wednesday. The movie was very touching and had a feeling of this is the end and it is going to be such an end that you will want to watch it over and over. The acting was better by Sly and his lines were heart felt besides the fact that he is in charge of the movie. The speeches by Rocky were well written and made you think about the things that were being stated. The fight scene was incredibly well done and the HBO pay per view timer on the bottom, and it was a good addition to the scene.
Rocky in this movie had the biggest Biceps ever in a rocky movie.