Southpaw movie

[Fenster]

I knew this film would be a paint-by-numbers load of shit when I kept hearing "The best boxing movie since Raging Bull."

Raging Bull is a fantastic portrayal of a constantly starving paranoid lunatic. Masterpiece.

The first Rocky is a terrific love story.

[TitoFan]

I haven't seen the movie, but saw a good interview with Jake in which they show some fight scenes. As far as fight movies are concerned, I'm pretty picky about the fight scenes. If you're gonna play the part of a boxer, you should at least try to "look" like one. Which is why as opposed to half of humanity, I never liked any of the Rocky films. Carl Weathers did a credible job as Creed..... but Stallone can't box his way out of a paper bag.

I think Jake mentioned how he trained for months, including getting into pretty good physical shape. From the fight scenes, I'd put it various notches above any of the Rocky films.

[mikeeod]

I haven't seen the movie, but saw a good interview with Jake in which they show some fight scenes. As far as fight movies are concerned, I'm pretty picky about the fight scenes. If you're gonna play the part of a boxer, you should at least try to "look" like one. Which is why as opposed to half of humanity, I never liked any of the Rocky films. Carl Weathers did a credible job as Creed..... but Stallone can't box his way out of a paper bag.

I think Jake mentioned how he trained for months, including getting into pretty good physical shape. From the fight scenes, I'd put it various notches above any of the Rocky films.

Pretty much off topic, but wondering if you ever watched the first season of The Contender, specifically the scene where the fighters walk in the gym and the roided out Stallone is pounding on some scrub while he is in a pair of jeans and tank top? How ridiculous was that, and why the hell would he ever try to give advice to pro fighters? I knew the show was doomed at that point.

[TitoFan]

I haven't seen the movie, but saw a good interview with Jake in which they show some fight scenes. As far as fight movies are concerned, I'm pretty picky about the fight scenes. If you're gonna play the part of a boxer, you should at least try to "look" like one. Which is why as opposed to half of humanity, I never liked any of the Rocky films. Carl Weathers did a credible job as Creed..... but Stallone can't box his way out of a paper bag.

I think Jake mentioned how he trained for months, including getting into pretty good physical shape. From the fight scenes, I'd put it various notches above any of the Rocky films.

Pretty much off topic, but wondering if you ever watched the first season of The Contender, specifically the scene where the fighters walk in the gym and the roided out Stallone is pounding on some scrub while he is in a pair of jeans and tank top? How ridiculous was that, and why the hell would he ever try to give advice to pro fighters? I knew the show was doomed at that point.

LOL...... As soon as I knew Stallone was involved it kind of took what little luster the show had to begin with.
But yeah..... Stallone giving advice to pro fighters is like Tom Hanks training real astronauts based on his role in the Apollo 13 movie.
In defense of Hanks, at least he knows how to act.

[THE THIRD MAN]

I want the Monzon story....now there's a movie!

[La Cucaracha]

I want the Monzon story....now there's a movie!

The Valero movie would be my pick

[Master]

I want the Monzon story....now there's a movie!

The Valero movie would be my pick

Gatti movie would be good. It could be done in a murder mystery type of way.