My infamous movie reviews are now turning into DVD reviews (or in this case, and the case of Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, it’s a download review) as we rarely get to the cinema nowadays, but it’s the thought that counts really.
Now I love the Rocky movies (even Rocky V, but not passionately), I grew up with them, I’ve seen them all multiple multiple times. I remember going to see Rocky IV in a movie theatre that no longer exists in Bearsden. A few years back AMC ran Rocky through Rocky V in one big serving and I watched them all so it’s only logical I’d love this, right? And as clichéd as this movie is, I do like it, a lot.
Rocky Balboa picks up years after the conclusion of Rocky V, Adrian is dead, Rocky runs a restaurant and his son has grown up and moved on to a life in big business, Paulie is still hanging around but, really, the years haven’t been good on anyone. So up pops an ESPN show about who would win in a make believe fight between Rocky in his prime and the current heavyweight champion, Mason “The Line” Dixon, a computer simulation says Rocky would win by knock out which piques his interest in local, small-time fighting again while also riling up the champ… The only logical way to find out is in the squared circle. So Rocky comes out of retirement with his usual, highly uplifting training regime and steps through the ropes for one last fight.
Now I won’t spoil the end, but if you’ve seen any Rocky film then you’re more than likely to know what’s going to happen. It’s just one of those feel good movies where you know the underdog is going to come good in the end… Very much recommended.
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The new roomie and I caught this a week or two ago. Highly recommended. A perfect completion to a perfectly told story.