Can you name a lot of good horror movies in the past 20 years (horror movies, not slasher flicks)?

Actually, the new Rocky movie might be a 'Horror'

Regards Bob.

Saw

Excorsist - A New Beginning

Excorcism of Emily Rose

Wrong Turn

13 Ghosts

Dawn of the Dead - Newer version

Boo


I can keep going

The movie comes out today. I'm going to try to my wife to come see it using our Wednesday-only Free Popcorn coupon.

HOT DATE TONIGHT!

Surprisingly, at least to me, so far I have only heard decent things about the movie from three different reviews. They are saying he did the story right, and it harkens back to the original.

Scott-Let us know if it is indeed a decent movie.

Movie Review: Rocky Balboa

[html]<strong>Grade:</strong> 3 and half stars out of 5<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> Sylvester Stallone<br />
<strong>Release Date:</strong> December 20, 2006<br />
<strong>Rating:</strong> PG[/html]

[html]<img alt="rockybalboastrip.jpg" src="http://www.digitalsurvivors.com/archives/images/rockybalboastrip.jpg" width="200" height="633" align="right" />I'll admit that the ending of the first Rocky is the only movie that consistently brings a tear to my eye. I grew up with the movies and have loved everything about them. The comeback fights, the insane opponents, the music, and most of all, the message.[/html]

Watching previews for Rocky Balboa had me worried. Other than ruining a perfectly good boxed-set, would this movie tarnish the image of Rocky? I hoped not, but regardless, I was going to catch this film on the opening night. It's what Rocky would have wanted.

I've been living less than a mile outside of Philly for over six years. Rocky is a big part of this city regardless of what the high-society types tell you.

When I give friends and family a tour of the city, I always make the following stops: The country's first courthouse, Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Geno's cheese steaks, and the museum steps that Rocky runs up. People always want to run up those steps and see the best view of Philly they'll ever see. It makes the trip to Philly special for them. They owe it all to Rocky.

So it should have been no shock to me when my wife and I first got to the theater to find the movie sold out. At first, I was crushed. I had a Wednesday-only coupon for a free popcorn that I had used to tempt my wife to come along and now it was no good.

But quickly the Rocky music started playing in the back of my head and I asked myself WWRD (What would Rocky do)?

We hopped in the car and traveled to the next movie theater at lightning speed and managed to get into a full theater of loud and rowdy Philadelphians.

I knew I was in for a treat when someone yelled from the back of the theater "YO ADRIAN!!!!!" I turned around to see a guy wearing boxing gloves, shorts, shoes, and a robe that said Italian Stallion on the back. He also had the championship belt for good measure. He marched down the isle to find his seat as the theater erupted.

With his legs and chest exposed, the 35-degree weather showed his commitment.


The Movie
As for Rocky Balboa, it was actually a quality film. Stallone plays this character better than anything else in his career.

Rocky finds himself without Adrian who died of cancer. He and Paulie are doing their best to cope with the loss while Rocky's son struggles to live a life outside his dad's shadow. It's a group of people living everyday, mediocre lives just like the first film.

ESPN plays around with some computer stats to see who would win with Rocky Balboa at his peak fighting the day's current champ: Mason Dixon. The computer picks Rocky. This starts the spark in the old and aging fighter that leads him to believe he could fight again.

There's no getting around it. Rocky is old and finished. All he has left to fight with is heart and will. The movie doesn't try to hide the shape of the old man and instead embraces it.

Through it all, Rocky helps those around him better their lives while he pushes towards the impossible goal starting to box again.

As cheesy as I expected the whole thing to be, I was thoroughly entertained. Rocky stands tall with his charming dialogue to try and push those around him while inspiring them with his actions. The movie had me chanting ROCKY ROCKY ROCKY!

Rocky Balboa is a winner and is a perfect ending to a movie series that people had counted dead. Stallone proves with this movie what he preaches: Regardless of what people say, you're not done until you believe you are.

Gonna fly now.

[html]<strong>Related links:</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.mgm.com/rocky">Rocky Balboa official website</a><br />
<a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=9RcbcsMck1s">Rock Balboa trailer</a><br />
<a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rocky6.htm">Box office stats</a><br />[/html]

Saw it today, and as the reviews have been saying, it is a decent movie. The majority of it doesn't involve boxing, but the characters, the times, and relationships. He ended it on a much higher note than the sequels had been. Of course there still is the pull to the sentimental side of it, but it isn't the cheese that it could have been.

I'd fuck Sly up irl.

Yeah. Sly can work out with a keg and you can drink a whole one.

I too saw it with about 10 close friends and Scott couldn't have said it better. A few of my buddies were disappointed because they expected to see something along the lines of a Rocky 4 in Russia type film but I knew this was not going to be the case considering his age and all. To me Rocky 4 was the best Rocky film and nothing will duplicate it.

Overall, it was a good movie ending a series that has lasted over 30 years.

I just watched this last night. Did Rambo get a facelift? His eyebrows are all jacked up.

Anyway, this is boring as hell up until the fight at the very end of the movie. Wait until it comes to DVD.

He's prolly had a few. check out http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com - even Rachel Ray has had a brow life.

Did he still have elevators in his shoes? The guy is a runt, a fat one at that.

Still gonna watch the movie I guess.

Regards Bob.

I finally saw this last nite. Wasn't that bad actually. Did just sort of like.... end and that was that.


Better than some of the other ones.