Spoiler note: I won't give away the conclusion here or anything that will ruin the movie, but if you really don't want to know anything before watching, don't read on!
I'm a huge Rocky fan and Stallone has always been one of my role models, from childhood until now. I was cringing when I heard there was going to be a Rocky 6 and that he was getting in the ring, but I got to see the movie last night and I was so impressed!
It is a bit slow at times with a lot of pointless subplots and characters, then it rushes through the more necessary parts, but it's a good film and was handled very well. It ditches the over the top heroism and good vs. evil mentality of Rocky 3 and 4 and returns to the stuff that made the original film work so well. Anyone looking for an action movie will be disappointed, but fans of the original film should be pleasantly surprised.
The thing that struck me most was the dialoge in places and some of the motivational quotes. When he talks about getting up from life's hits and to stop making excuses and blaming other people, I felt chills down my spine. It's exactly what I've tried to preach on this site - stop blaming women, man up and take control of yourself! I would recommend all aspiring DJs watch this film for motivation alone.
Despite all the criticisms I always liked Rocky 5 once I managed to look past the low production values and poor acting, but this is the perfect finish to the series.
I'm interested in your thoughts.
I'm a huge Rocky fan and Stallone has always been one of my role models, from childhood until now. I was cringing when I heard there was going to be a Rocky 6 and that he was getting in the ring, but I got to see the movie last night and I was so impressed!
It is a bit slow at times with a lot of pointless subplots and characters, then it rushes through the more necessary parts, but it's a good film and was handled very well. It ditches the over the top heroism and good vs. evil mentality of Rocky 3 and 4 and returns to the stuff that made the original film work so well. Anyone looking for an action movie will be disappointed, but fans of the original film should be pleasantly surprised.
The thing that struck me most was the dialoge in places and some of the motivational quotes. When he talks about getting up from life's hits and to stop making excuses and blaming other people, I felt chills down my spine. It's exactly what I've tried to preach on this site - stop blaming women, man up and take control of yourself! I would recommend all aspiring DJs watch this film for motivation alone.
Despite all the criticisms I always liked Rocky 5 once I managed to look past the low production values and poor acting, but this is the perfect finish to the series.
I'm interested in your thoughts.
