What is your favorite Rocky movie and why?

[ICB]

hmm.. Rocky 1 by a long shot, as other people have said, the others just dont have the grit and realism of the #1, the only other one which comes close for me is #5, i dont know why but i love #5 too even though people hate it.

Bilbo dont start talking about Terminator 2 ! (it rocks)

I never understood the popularity of T2. I mean the first one was a sci fi classic, hard hitting, gritty, adult. The second one they completely and utterly ruined by turning him in to some kind of babysitter to some annoying Home Alone style kid.

F****** hated that movie, just complete American mainstream tacky S***.

T3 was suprisingly good though, at least the kid was now grown up.

i didnt like t3 as much i remember the ending being depressing didnt like it at all

[Wacko3205]

hmm.. Rocky 1 by a long shot, as other people have said, the others just dont have the grit and realism of the #1, the only other one which comes close for me is #5, i dont know why but i love #5 too even though people hate it.

Bilbo dont start talking about Terminator 2 ! (it rocks)

I never understood the popularity of T2. I mean the first one was a sci fi classic, hard hitting, gritty, adult. The second one they completely and utterly ruined by turning him in to some kind of babysitter to some annoying Home Alone style kid.

F****** hated that movie, just complete American mainstream tacky S***.

T3 was suprisingly good though, at least the kid was now grown up.

i didnt like t3 as much i remember the ending being depressing didnt like it at all

Loved Terminator, really liked T2, & then thought T3 was fantastic...just because I really REALLY dig the shit outta the whole John Connor resistance force vs Skynet deal.

Hope that they make a T4 about the resistance & Judgement Day blast.

Still think that the original T-800 Terminator Endoskeleton is one of the most awesome visually crazy villians to grace the screen.

[Gandalf]

hmm.. Rocky 1 by a long shot, as other people have said, the others just dont have the grit and realism of the #1, the only other one which comes close for me is #5, i dont know why but i love #5 too even though people hate it.

Bilbo dont start talking about Terminator 2 ! (it rocks)

I never understood the popularity of T2. I mean the first one was a sci fi classic, hard hitting, gritty, adult. The second one they completely and utterly ruined by turning him in to some kind of babysitter to some annoying Home Alone style kid.

F****** hated that movie, just complete American mainstream tacky S***.

T3 was suprisingly good though, at least the kid was now grown up.

i didnt like t3 as much i remember the ending being depressing didnt like it at all

Loved Terminator, really liked T2, & then thought T3 was fantastic...just because I really REALLY dig the S*** outta the whole John Connor resistance force vs Skynet deal.

Hope that they make a T4 about the resistance & Judgement Day blast.

Still think that the original T-800 Terminator Endoskeleton is one of the most awesome visually crazy villians to grace the screen.

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The first Rocky film is clearly the best. The script is very character driven and not boring in the way character driven movies can be. There was a lightness of touch in the writing and that lightness made you care about the characters, and more importantly, believe them....its a great flick.

Rocky 4 is an entertaining flick but it is the worst Rocky film...Rocky 5 tries to return to the roots, but its writing is sorely lacking....

Im intrigued by this new film....it might be pretty decent...

[Wacko3205]

Back to the main seam of the thread, thank you Mr Wacko!!

Oh please...theyr'e both impossible to understand...so what's the diff?

Ahhhhhhhhnuld's one liners are better also.

"Stick uhrownd."

[0james0]

Seeing we are going nostalgic on threads and Rocky, thought I'd get the vote topped up.

[marbleheadmaui]

Our family had moved to Greater Philly about six months before Rocky came out and you cannot imagine the buzz that film generated there. I still remember the tag line.

Rocky. His whole life was a million to one shot.

I was 13 when it came out and eveyone in my gang was drinking raw eggs

The first one had the best script, Mickey was at his crusty, nasty best and Paulie was the bitter man Rocky could have become. Has Hollywood EVER produced a dumber, sweeter and more lovable hero than Balboa?

II and V just stunk.

IV was watchable

III was GREAT! The conversation between Rocky and Mickey where Mickey tries to quit makes that film.

The last one was surprisingly well done, probably the third best of the series.

[Mark TKO]

I had this discussion with Drago the other day.

A teenager in mid 80s I was obviously blown away by Rocky III and IV which were much more action flicks and defined by their soundtracks. As I got older, and into real boxing, I came to appreciate the first in the series, the characters and how more realistic the fight scenes were !! Rocky II also a decent sequel. Rocky Balboa was also great for nostalgic reasons. Let's not even talk about V.

Though I thing Rocky is the best film the one I enjoy watching the most is II (it does have Round 14 in it at the beginning ;-), for me the 'stay down' scene is one of the greatest movie moments ever.

So for me its 1, 2, 6, 3, 4, 5 (I keep changing my mind between the order 3 and 4 come in)

[BIG H]

I had this discussion with Drago the other day.

A teenager in mid 80s I was obviously blown away by Rocky III and IV which were much more action flicks and defined by their soundtracks. As I got older, and into real boxing, I came to appreciate the first in the series, the characters and how more realistic the fight scenes were !! Rocky II also a decent sequel. Rocky Balboa was also great for nostalgic reasons. Let's not even talk about V.

Though I thing Rocky is the best film the one I enjoy watching the most is II (it does have Round 14 in it at the beginning ;-), for me the 'stay down' scene is one of the greatest movie moments ever.

So for me its 1, 2, 6, 3, 4, 5 (I keep changing my mind between the order 3 and 4 come in)

For me it's..... 3,4,2,1,6,5

5 was utter wank and should be stricken from the record

Marble, how can you not like 2

[0james0]

I should have said, for me, I think I'll go with:

4,3,1,2,6,5

I just love the whole Drago thing in 4, the way Rocky must return to hardcore training (including the sit up whilst hanging from upside down from a rafter) the acting was poor, probably the worst of the good ones, but I just loved the cheese of it.

3 is sometimes my favourite, but it was the change to the more commercial side of Rocky which loses it points.

[Gandalf]

Back to the main seam of the thread, thank you Mr Wacko!!

Oh please...theyr'e both impossible to understand...so what's the diff?

Ahhhhhhhhnuld's one liners are better also.

"Stick uhrownd."

The first Rocky film has some really good lines (as far as I remember) and really as a small scale script that made it big, and with a boxing theme....its classic stuff. Sure there was little of that "I will be back" business But its not easy to speak into the camera with a mouth guard clamped to the teeth anyways.

I just never got into the big "T" films and I aint talking Mr T!

The first Rocky film was a very good film.

[ICB]

first rocky is the best great story how unknown got the dreamshot something everyman well most would love a chance at i also like rocky 3 because it shows if u dont take every opponent seriously u get ur a** whipped and i liked how he had to change his style to a boxer in order to beat the much stronger opponent

[Wacko3205]

The first Rocky film has some really good lines (as far as I remember) and really as a small scale script that made it big, and with a boxing theme....its classic stuff. Sure there was little of that "I will be back" business But its not easy to speak into the camera with a mouth guard clamped to the teeth anyways.

I just never got into the big "T" films and I aint talking Mr T!

Oh holy shit babe...you really have been sheltered from the good shit.

It's a bit more like this: "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhll be beck!"

[Gandalf]

The first Rocky film has some really good lines (as far as I remember) and really as a small scale script that made it big, and with a boxing theme....its classic stuff. Sure there was little of that "I will be back" business But its not easy to speak into the camera with a mouth guard clamped to the teeth anyways.

I just never got into the big "T" films and I aint talking Mr T!

Oh holy S*** babe...you really have been sheltered from the good S***.

It's a bit more like this: "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhll be beck!"

Oh, Jeez man, where is your heart

"YOOOOOOOOOOOO AAAAADDDRRRRIIIIEEENNN"

A very touching moment...

If Rocky had said, in a monotonous Austrian voice "I will be back"...It would have been profoundly bad for the Rocky film....that catchphrase might have sat into Rocky 4 though!

[Punisher136]

rocky 1 and 2 had some really great lines.

Rocky 1: Rocky says to the bartender and you never took a shot (meaning a shot in life to get to a better place) and he walks away. While rocky's walking away the bartender says you want me toi take a shot i'll take a shot pours some liquor into a shot glass and takes it.

Rocky 2: Gazzo says some along the lines of you need to invest in condominiums and rocky replies i never used them.

[Gandalf]

rocky 1 and 2 had some really great lines.

Rocky 1: Rocky says to the bartender and you never took a shot (meaning a shot in life to get to a better place) and he walks away. While rocky's walking away the bartender says you want me toi take a shot i'll take a shot pours some liquor into a shot glass and takes it.

Rocky 2: Gazzo says some along the lines of you need to invest in condominiums and rocky replies i never used them.

they are very good lines and involve a bit of wit.....terminator has some lines but very little wit...