tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post468021469920887399..comments2023-10-28T08:31:25.462-04:00Comments on Subway Squawkers - A Yankees-Mets Rivalry Blog: Watching "Rocky" almost 40 years later: Does it still hold up?Subway Squawkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04156896665605326549noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-85599236070064674642015-11-29T17:13:59.779-05:002015-11-29T17:13:59.779-05:00I ran up the Art Museum steps when I was in high s...I ran up the Art Museum steps when I was in high school. I also managed to get inside Franklin Field and run a lap on the Penn Relays track. That was nearly 30 years ago, and I don't think I'll be doing those things again, unless my nieces talk me into doing it with them.<br /><br />The low-budgetness of the original movie is what makes it work. Rocky's struggles to stay true to who he was - training in Apollo's Watts gym and the Siberian log cabin - helped us remember that the guy with the Main Line mansion wasn't who he wanted to be, and kept III and IV from being ridiculous.<br /><br />The one problem I have with the original, aside from Paulie being a jerk until IV, is Frazier showing up and playing himself. Is Sly telling us Frazier exists in this universe, but Ali doesn't? Apollo is not Ali: The Greatest loved a damn show, but he never lost sight of the fact that it was a damn fight.Uncle Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618876073064128027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-78722491406216477932015-11-29T13:42:45.545-05:002015-11-29T13:42:45.545-05:00ive seen rocky over 100 times probably more and th...ive seen rocky over 100 times probably more and the same for #'s 2,3, and 4. not so much so for 5 or rocky balboa the movie so i know every line. in fact all 5 rocky's were on this weekend so i saw bits and pieces when i was home. they are on every month somewhere. i never get sick of the 1st one. i saw it as an 18 year old kid.<br /><br />i cant wait to see the new creed movie. sylvester by the way was very good in lots of other movies which he doesnt get credit for such as judge dredd, (the lords of flatbush which was in his pre rocky days), tango and cash, cliffhanger, demolition man, grudge match and even escape plan. he has had many different roles besides rocky and rambo.<br /><br />Ive been a fan of mr. stallone for many years. not everything he did did i enjoy but a good portion of his roles i have enjoyed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027907503568762836noreply@blogger.com