Rocky VI: Rocky Balboa - Reaction
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“My wife she’s gone, but she ain’t gone”. I never thought there was a romantic thing between them. I always saw it as just a friend Rocky could talk to and help along the way.
Same 🌠
Dead but not gone is the phrase.
They watched 5 Rocky movies before and learned nothing about the character? He says what he means.
She kissed him on the cheek. There was never a truly romantic vibe. And he squashed it pretty definitively early on.
They are both MORE than old enough to make their own decisions so I don't give a damn if it was there or not.
It was definitely on the lips.
@@Wannabe_Baby it’s definitely not. Get a bigger tv or just read the script
@@TheLastOfTheRockstarsU2 bro im looking at the exact frame and cant fathom how someone would say its not on the lips
@@TheLastOfTheRockstarsU2 Are you blind? What do you mean "read the script"? You can see it IN THIS VIDEO, genius.
There was zero romantic interests, Rocky makes it clear he's still loyal to Adrian, even after her passing.
I don't usually like to criticize how people react to movies, but they spent so much time on this non-issue that it distracted them and I felt like they missed a ton.
@@commsense1979 weird people
@@axelstone3131 yeah... I'll be skipping their reactions to the Creed series. Anytime you're putting Rocky 5 ahead of 2 and then following that up with this mess of a reaction, I've seen enough ✌️
@@commsense1979 I’ve watched a bunch of their reactions to other movies and they are actually quite insightful. I do think the hate for Rocky V is too much. There is some weird, awkward dialogue/acting in it, but the story concept was actually decent after getting stuck in a certain formula over the previous 4 films.
@@stonerthoosie yeah me too... I like their other stuff. They sort of talked over a lot of the Rocky stuff and missed the boat in my opinion. Rocky V wasn't a good film as there's too much to overlook, but when compared to other bad films I don't think it's terrible.
Lol, yall are acting as if Rocky had babysit lil Marie or some shit. Rocky walked her home once when she was a teen, and stayed a stranger until this movie. Now she's a woman in her 40s with a kid teenager whos even older that she was when she met Rocky. I really don't see the problem.
You literally took the words out of my mouth lol. I was about to comment this almost word for word.
I kinda can see their point I mean I wouldn't date someone who I was way older and the person was still a minor when I meet him or her you know it's just weird to me
Damn... They talked over Little Marie's entire speech to Rocky in the van, where she channeled Adrien and encouraged him.
This annoyed me so much!!
Both chicks were insufferable.
Alot of youtubers are annoying and people try to call them out for it and their response is "its called a reaction video you're supposed to talk" they need to look up the definition of reaction and try shutting up for once, talk less listen more, if all you're gonna do is talk over the whole film why bother watching it
yeah these people talk way too much over movies
@@chrismalik1579 OMG yes, I couldn't agree with you more. A lot of them does that and it's very annoying.
“My wife she’s gone, but she ain’t gone”. I thought that made it pretty clear there would never be a romantic development.
Rocky made some really great one liners as well as his straight up golden speech to his son. His son had a nice character arc. He started out hating the feeling of living in his father's shadow. Eventually he accepted that his own life journey has room to include supporting and being proud of his father.
This was filmed at an actual boxing match. The audience didn't know until they were about to film. Also, it's not talked about much, but Duke's speech is incredible.
Agreed. I was hyped when I saw Duke, again! "Alright, it's time to get to work!"
Same! I love Duke and was so happy to see him in this movie!
Normies really can't understand having a passion and dedicating your heart to something. Rocky is LIVING his life while y'all can only see things through the lens of optimizing your choices and money.
Why do you think they run a reaction channel? Because it's easy money and you don't have to put out actual content, just watching and talking about other people's creative works instead of making your own.
they try way too hard to be funny and completely missed the point lmao
@@scaryperi3051even for a reaction channel you need to put effort, these idiots don't do it but others do. Popcorn in bed is a good reaction channel, i don't even like those girls that much but i see way more effort there
The Creed movies were Ryan Coogler's idea back when he was still in film school. His dad got sick and they watched the Rocky movies together. He said during these movies was the first time he'd ever seen his dad cry. Seeing the impact it had on him was the spark.
Watching Rana defend Sam and Rebecca in Ted Lasso which was a 1000 times worse and then freaking out over this is the most potent example of double standards i've seen in awhile. This woman is in her mid to late 40s hasn't seen Rocky in like 30 years and only met him once very briefly when she was a teenager. They are effectively strangers. There is absolutely nothing wrong or weird with this. Yall just being extra.
They always were.
I want them to watch the 1983 THORN BIRDS miniseries and freak out.
Its weird cuz we as the viewer saw her as a kid and stallone as an adult. Sam and Rebecca we have only seen as adullts.
@@idkman8958 it's only weird if you took it as a romantic relationship, which it never seemed to be. Even the kiss (on the cheek, mind you) came after she brought a REMINDER OF HIS DEAD WIFE.
she's has her own kid that's basically an adult too!
Out of all the movie reaction channels, I think you guys freaked out the most about that tiny little peck on the cheek.
They suck.
Age gaps are common in middle age and older because people with high mileage ain't checking each other's ID.
There was nothing going on romantically with Rocky and Marie. Rocky is nice to everybody and at that time, he just wanted a friend and somebody to talk to. He was just being genuinely nice.
He LITERALLY was that dog.. "add a couple friends and... Bingo.. He's back." I really don't get how far off base they are in their read on this.
@@mcgilj1 It's literally the common trait in all Rocky movies. He's mentally down at some point in each movie, until somebody (usually Adrian) gives him the motivation he needs to stand up and fight again. Adrian is dead now, so Marie is that emotional rock for him in this movie. In Creed, Rocky doesn't want to do chemotherapy for his cancer and had given up on his life until Adonis concinced him to keep fighting on.
@@arafat9828 very true. I was just saying that moment was very self reflective of Rocky that he is the same as Punchy which is why he felt for him. As much as I love Rocky he didn't often show that level of insight into himself aside from the first film.. Not that I don't think he was capable he just would never admit to it.
The Normies, always thinking about money... When he said that he lives in the past because it was great, Rocky wasn't thinking about the money, Mickie. It's family, youth, and happy times. So grow up. Through this franchise, you only commented about the money. You only see money and business. Normies are a business... You could use a Rocky speech to wake you up too, Normies crew.
Truth pill.
Facts.
If anything I don’t think there is anything normal about any of these people
This comment is so cringe lmao.
@@terryqokov6999 Materialism is cringe
I wish they’d given more credit to Paulie for his journey. I mean in the end, is he a perfect guy 100% changed to good? No…but look at how much he changed from that guy at teh beginning. Here we see him really hurting, not because someone tells him how badly he treated Adrian, but because remembering her makes him remember how he was a piece of shit to her. He’s doing that to himself because of how much he has changed. Sure he doesn’t want to keep dredging it up because there’s nothing he can do to fix it, but he hurts from it. And here he’s supporting Rocky, he goes along every year even though it torments him (sure he bitches and tries to move it along to minimize, but he’s still there for Rocky).
Yeah and Paulie was the catalyst for a lot of good in Rocky’s life. I suppose they all have perfect families and friends. I suppose also that if they have an oddball family member or friend they just cut them out immediately.
The lack of empathy for Paulie from many reactors to the series is always interesting for sure. As an eighties baby who grew up watching these films I mostly viewed him as more a tragic figure. He was very clearly a broken man who didn't see path for himself beyond the cards he'd been dealt. Yea he was an asshole most of the time and I was no less annoyed with many of his decision than everyone else but he did have layers and I find myself feeling more sadness for him than outright disdain.
@@td811 "they just cut them out immediately"
Some people just different to family. Abandon everything and just run away. For others it's the strongest bond.
What was messed up in the last movie where Rocky basically forgot about his kid and Paulie was there for his son.
Those "modern audience" as some people call themselves now see people only in black and white (hence the cancel culture)... Paulie is a complex character and extremely real one at that. And he is also an integral part of Rocky's life. There's no Rocky without Paulie, just as well as there's no Rocky without Adrianne.
After 5 movies for you guys to think Rocky was gonna do anything with Little Marie, ya'll missed the whole point of the series.
Triste por isso 😔
I said this after watching Rocky 5 with them. They missed the entire point of the franchise and undermined Rocky and Adrian’s relationship the entire time. Very disappointed.
@@groggy34some of them even say rocky 5 is better than 2 during the post watch commentary🤦🤦🤦🤣🤣🤣
@@adamoxen wait what???
@@BIGD-cc7ru in this very video, once the movie ends & they're giving their thoughts. 2 or 3 of the guys say Rocky 5 is better than 2 & that 2 is probably the weakest🤣🤣
talia shire as adrian was in an early draft of the script and she'd agreed to come back. but Sly reworked it and started it with Adrian dead. Because they are friends Sly used archive footage of her in one scene and made sure she got the full pay she would have gotten for the movie
This movie is remembered because of that speech Rocky give to his son.
I think it's just remembered cause it's a gold movie and it redeemed the series.
@@DanJackson1977 it’s a good movie
The movie is quality all around.
Say what you want but George Foreman made a comeback in his 40s and won the belt. In 1994 at age 45 he won the unified WBA, IBF, and lineal heavyweight championship titles by knocking out 26-year-old Michael Moorer.
to the 1 who said it was hard to beleive that the guy who played mason dixon was a real boxer , well i hate to break it to you he was a real life world champion and 1 of the greatest of all time . his name is antonio tarver
I don't know how anyone got a romantic vibe from this. Even the kiss (on the cheek lol) came AFTER SHE BROUGHT A REMINDER OF HIS DEAD WIFE. Clearly people who didn't have older family members show them any affection.
That couch has to be the most insufferable collection of individuals I’ve ever seen in my life.
Someone says the truth
*Sigh*
"He's old"
Yeah, if your lucky you will get to live a long life.
When my grandfather was around 55-60, just like Rocky, he worked with a bunch of 20 years olds, and usually out-worked them.
Just because your old, doesn't mean you are finished being useful or effective.
they dont know real work
Spider was the literal first opponent Rock was shown fighting in first film, Was cool to see them bring him back!!
"It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward." This movie always gets me. Far better - and more emotionally effecting - than it has any right to be for a sixth instalment. Rocky films have always been fairy tales, and this was the right way to go out. Thanks for the fun ride, Normies. Suraj was MVP on this one.
Rocky's speech to his son is one of my all-time favorite speeches. It's gotten me through some tough times
It's a 40 year old woman with a grown up kid, if she did want a relationship there'd be nothing wrong with it.
That being said, how did y'all get a romantic vibe at all? What sort of fucked up relationships have you been in?
they are rlly childish in that matter ._.
She would be closer to 50 than 40 actually because she was in high school in the 1st movie that would put her at 44 to 48 years old at least.
Not every relationship between a man and a woman in a movie needs to be romantic. Rocky was just looking for a friend in Marie, someone to fill the void in his corner that Adrian left
Screw people who hate Paulie. Hurt people hurt people. He’s a lesson
Steps's purpose was to be, along with Marie, a shadow of the life Rocky had, with his wife and son. Rocky is a ghost in this movie; haunting a life he used to live. The turn is when he realizes he needs to exorcise his 'basement'.
I love the way you put this. 👍🏽
It's a bit weird with you guys being bothered by even a hint of romance subplot like... they lived in the same neighbourhood when she was a kid, barely interacted and then didn't see each other for over thirty years. She's in her 40s. It wasn't romantic but if it was it'd be fine.
George Foreman won the heavyweight belt at age 45 by beating Michael Moorer in a similar comeback story. So this story is not far off from a true boxing tale.
Y'all spent way too much time worrying about a romance that wasn't there and squashed pretty early in the film.
Why does it matter if he knew her as a child? It's not like they're family or he was in her life like that.
Also, she's not a child now. It's not like he asked her out the day she turned 18 or something.
Yall have some weird hang ups.
Hate to this but 6 it is with this current gen.
she wasn't a child in the 1st movie she was a teenager and i'm not suprised , the white guy didn't know that the guy who played mason dixie was a real life boxer who was 1 of the greatest of the divisions he fought in by the name of antonio tarver
@@antoineporche-rideaux4841 They're called normies for a reason. Also, kudos for actually acknowledging that while most teenagers (depending on the age of majority) are legally minors, they are not biologically children, and are in fact physiologically more like adults (both physically and mentally) than those who infantilize them know or care to admit.
Wow, I can't believe y'all were all thinking the movie was trying to set up a romance between Rocky and Marie. It never came across that way to me and was always much more of a father-daughter type of relationship. It was really sweet to me, so I was surprised that you immediately got icky vibes from it and were so weirded out by a cute peck on the cheek.
Paulie the character is a realer dude than anyone in this reaction. Facts
and he was rigth about latinos being the 1's cooking the italian food which makes it non authentic
So true.
Everything becomes a romance when kids watch a movie....lol
LMAO.. first off, Rocky is being a friend, the way he has always been, he likes helping people. Also, so even if it was 'romance', you telling me an older man can't do anything with a grown woman with a grown child of her own, BUT you guys support and even want relationships where older women hook up with younger men. WOW. I guess this is the world now. I thought we were changing double standards.
The idea of putting Steps, Marie and even Spider into this movie is to show just how much Rocky cares about people, he is humble and never got to big of an ego or forgot the struggle for people growing up were he did...of course Steps and Marie were there at the ring, Marie and Rock became close, close 'friends i mean' and Steps temporarily a surrogate son when his own child ghosted him..i dont get the confusion..anyway still luv ur channel despite the comments on this one and love this film....
Fun reaction even with all the assumptions that a man and a woman become friends automatically means the guy is creepy
The woman is in her 40s, nothing happened while she was underage and both her and rocky can legally give consent. Why tf do you care?
Because Americans (by and large) love to infantilize teenagers and people in their early to mid-twenties, and apparently these particular Americans like to infantilize middle-aged adults too. The ageism is real.
I think you cringing at two adults making their choose, is more cring then them kissing. But I guess judging others are easier then judging one self. I get it.
Paulie is a flawed character. He has self-destructive tendencies and he pushes away the people that care about him. The guy has issues. Rocky is the only one that stayed by his side through all these years, even when he was mean to him. Paulie considers Rocky to be his one and only friend. That's why he affectionately calls him "Rocko". Rocky considers Paulie to be his best friend even through all the flaws because that's the kind of guy Rocky is, once you are on Rocky's side, he never lets you go.
You guys should watch the deleted scenes of this movie. There's one deleted scene between Rocky and Paulie in the alleyway after Paulie got fired. It's really good. It adds more depth to Paulie's character. He misses his sister and regrets about how he treated her. He also says, "Now you're all I have, and you never let me down, and I treat you bad too. Why do I do that, Rocko?".
Paulie is very aware of his behaviour. Paulie was crazy and a constant mess up, but underneath you never doubted his loyalty.
Adrian and Rocky were meant for eachother. It wasn't as weird as you guys make it out to be.
I always liked Mason Dixon in a different way than all the other antagonists. He's not inherently bad or evil like Clubber Lang or Drago, he just felt disrespected because the people didn't like him as a champion so he's giving them what they want so they get off his back.
Also he shut the idea down multiple times until he was basically forced to be his own management and the media and even after accepting he told Rocky as long as treats it like an exhibition and keep it a sparring session pace he won't try to take advantage of him and hurt him.
Talia Shire (Adrian) Was originally in the script, but she and Stallone agreed that Rocky would not have the "beast inside him" if Adrian was still there. After in a interview she was asked why she wasn't in it, and she said "I am in it... the whole movie is about ME" - Rocky would be totally happy running the restaurant with here, and would have no reason to fight. They also felt they could not kill her IN the film, because most of us would not make thru the rest of the film.
It took 3 years to write the script for part 6.
Catching the flavor of the original and just in time for the 30th Anniversary.
The fight was the first thing they filmed in Mandalay Bay, to be as real as possible.
Antonio Tarver (Mason 'The Line' Dixon) was a real-life boxer in his film debut.
Showing off that Rocky's opponents aren't always bad people.
Dixon himself had to prove that he was worthy of being a champion to let go of his ego.
Rocky's character has endured for so long and still stays humble.
The speech to Rocky Jr. is the best dialogue of the film and that will always be remembered.
This was the beginning of a whole new resurgence for Stallone as an actor & filmmaker.
Afterwards came John Rambo aka Rambo IV (2008), The Expendables trilogy (2010-2014),
Bullet To The Head and the Escape Plan trilogy (est in 2013), etc.
Not too mention, he raised his physique to unbelievable levels in his late 50s/early 60s.
Sly Stallone has truly proven as Lil' Marie said "The last thing to age is the heart".
RIP to Tony Burton (Duke Evers Sr.)
Im deeply disturbed that you are THE ONLY reaction channel that never cried through the ROCKY franchise.. This is the problem with group reactions, you dont FEEL the movie
These guys are the worst
Man, people find the weirdest and most amusing nitpicks to latch onto when they don't like a reaction lmao. It's fine to say you didn't like their reactions to the franchise, I have a lot of problems with it too, but pulling up random data to "prove" your point is just funny haha
You can find it uncommon, but being disturbed by it? maybe you are the fuckin weird one
@@kaxewdisco3594 Me nitpicking??? So its fine to NITPICK a movie but not a reaction???
@@dcamaraman939 As I said, I have problems with their reactions to the franchise too.
It’s wild how Milo has the same slant to his mouth as Sylvester does.
So, Rocky is not allowed to decide to train and not allowed to be friends or maybe even date someone above 40? Maybe you can just take him out the back of his restaurant and so on.
Or in more modern terms, this might be the most ageist reaction I have ever seen lol
I thought everybody had a relative or a friend/friend of the family like Paulie and that's why he's such a great character. Someone who is always saying the wrong thing until either the say the right thing or says something _so_ wrong they need to be put in their place. But then things go back to how they were.
No matter what Paulie does or says, you know he's going to be the first one there to help when you really need it. Like taking over the car payments when you're I trouble with the least amount of making you feel worse about it...or being the first (and only) guy to slam a chair on a wrestler who's got you in a choke hold...
They'll be there for you when you need them...they just won't let you forget that... *ever!* They also think that should not only pay their ticket for every time they screw up, but also that you owe them every step of the way for whatever good comes into your life.
You love them, you blow up at them when they go too far, then the next holiday or family gathering you invite them over again.
I don't know...a family just wouldn't seem like a family to me without a Paulie in them...
100% agree. Paulie for all his faults has a lot of redeeming moments throughout the whole series. And is responsible for a lot of good in Rocky’s life. The biggest - forcing Adrian to go out with Rocky. Yeah he was mean about it. But he knew Rocky really liked her and was a good guy and I think he knew Adrian really liked Rocky even before that first date.
Respect Antonio Tarver. 1st man to Beat and straight knockout the great Roy Jones Jr!! Great fights!
As your not aware punchy is a derogatory term for fighters, it means a fighter with little skill who is dumb because of how many times they’ve been hit in the head
George Foreman fought and won when he was that old.
I personally absolutely love this one.
Stallone has said that he tried writing this movie 100 different ways with Adrian in it, but there was no way that Adrian would ever want Rocky to fight. It worked much better for Rocky to be fueled by his grief.
I've gained a huge appreciation of Paulie as a character and it really shows Stallone's wisdom as a writer. From the start, we saw Rocky's compassion through his tolerance of Paulie. That's better than showing it towards Adrian, which could have been perceived as pity. Similarly, we saw Adrian's strength in the way she stood up to Paulie. That's better than putting her in a position to oppose Rocky. Without Paulie there as a character, it would have been so much harder to develop some of the most endearing traits of our two lead characters.
It's hilarious watching westerners (mostly americans) be so uptight on 'relationship dynamics'. I never thought I'd see the day of a group of 30 year olds criticizing and getting "weird vibes" of 2 other mature adults both older than each of them. Go figure.
I remember watching RT tv when they were reacting to Joker and thought that son bathing his ill mother was "weird", like... All these people are f dumb sometimes, like really, really dumb, if they actually start to think instead of talking, they could made more intelligent conclusions.
It's hilarious watching foreigners bend over backwards to justify being attracted to children. "Uh uh uh age of consent is only 12 where I am so it's not wrong!"
There’s been consumed by the woke agenda. Not surprising.
Imagine if they knew that 18-years-old is not the age of consent in a majority of countries--including the US? Imagine!
Yeah they're super woke. I do enjoy watching their reactions but every now and then I expect to hear some judging based on today's generational "values". Real intelligence is being able to understand context first and foremost.
Spider was the guy he fought in the very opening of the original. Think spider got $17 and Rocky got $40 and they were literally in the same locker room post fight
Not that it matters anyway as it wasn't really a romance, but Rocky was pushing 30 in the first movie, Marie was about 12, so figure an age difference of about 16 - 17 years, which means almost nothing to people in their 50s and 60s.
to the white boy and the girl on the end , it woiuldn't have been weird if rocky got with marie because they're adults and they need to look look at themselves for thinking it was weird
Why was Rana so triggered by "woman cancer". Maybe it was Ovarian Cancer and Rocky is just trying to be respectful and not have people thinking of his wife's vageen?
I feel like it's so on brand for Rocky to refer to it that way.
@@taneshah.1260 of course it is. I feel like if Rocky were to respond to Rana he'd be like "There was cancer to her woman bits, just like it'd be male cancer to someone's male parts, and it'd be lung or brain cancer to things we both have in common".
But my god, Rana reacted like Rocky had just slapped her momma. Took me off guard.
@@jimmygreer2140 I think it's mostly, or at least in part, a generational thing. A lot of younger people today spend half of every day being offended over something, and the other half looking for things to get offended over. And in today's mindset, that behavior is what validates you as a "good" and/or "enlightened" person.
When he said "woman cancer" I just figured he meant "feminism."
@@taneshah.1260 Yeah, Rocky has never been the most articulate person. Him referring to ovarian cancer as "woman cancer", probably his simplistic way of saying what kind of disease it is, because he either didn't remember or was unable formulate the word "ovarian". Shit, in "Creed", Adonis has to help Rocky spell "shadowboxing"! To me, it's definitely on brand for Rocky.
No reaction to Adrians passing and headstone scene?
Couldn't be more wrong about Steps. He helped him like he did his mother. His insult was punchy, hers screw you. But Steps was a "step" forward in that Rocky stepped up after the insult and continued to help. In Rocky he saw his mom after their talk back with the bad element and just moved on. That is the contrast.
I remember watching Rocky Movies as a kid , to be able to watch this in a theatre was special.
A brilliant way for Stallone to close the book on Rockys in ring fighting
Rocky Balboa/Rocky 6 was extremely needed in my humble opinion because of how Rocky’s story left off with Rocky 5 it was a feel good redemption story. 🙏🏼
It’s not really a redemption story though
Fun fact Mike wanted to play the opponent so bad, but Stallone said that Mike would kill him, so they settled for him to be in a cameo appearance
Rocky was fighting Spider Rico in the opening scene of the first movie. He's the guy that got him with the head butt
The guy in the restaurant Spider Rico was the guy rocky fought in the very first movie, the very first guy that head butted Rocky and Rocky made $40 I think
The Rocky statue is proof of the series and character's epic legacy! Brilliant acting, great series! Arguably 1 of the best fictional sports flicks.
I never got a romantic vibe from Rocky and Marie. He’s just lonely. His own kid doesn’t want anything to do with him so I think he bonds with Marie as a surrogate daughter of sorts
Ryan coogler the director of Black Panther was a big Rocky fan when he was growing up and he used to watch the Rocky movies with his dad. Ryan Coogler wrote Creed before he was a famous director. Coogler tried to get the studio to produce Creed but they were not interested at first. Then Coogler directed the movie Fruitvale Station, and it was a hit. After the success of Fruitvale Station Coolger convince the studios and Stallone to do Creed. Stallone won the Golden globe award for the best supporting actor for his role of Rocky Balboa in the movie Creed. Stallone was nominated Academy Award for the same role and category but didn't win. And just a reminder you should really consider reacting to the director's cut of Rocky 4, it is a very different movie from the original version, a much more dramatic film.
no way in f'ing hell is part 5 better than part 2 , without part 2 success part 3 wouldn't have been made
Yeah, I think they are saying that because of recency bias. And only having seen these movies once one right after the other.
1) Stallone said he was inspired by George Forman to make this movie, who came out of retirement later in life and actually won a Championship
2) The reason for the slow pace in the beginning is that it had been 16yrs since Rocky V. So there was a lot of catching up to see in his life & the tone was more like the original, not the schlock that the later movies had.
3) During this time Heavyweight boxing was also in a very bad place. There was no great American boxer and the top guys were boring boxers. Like the Klitschkos, who were very safe, boring fighters. Why Dixon was hated even though he had that undefeated record. So it plays well why people liked the simulation of the boxers and were interested in the Exhibition fight.
The pople on the couch have the collective Intelligence of a house plant
The end fight was in a venue at an actual fight. They shot the principal footage for the fight scene prior to the real fight.
The audience was told what they were going to participate in only minutes before it began.
I can't relate to sports, but I can relate to following your passions, regardless what others may say or the possibility of failing.
The reason Marie and Steps were brought in, is the same reason Rocky is friends with Paulie, and fell for Adrian. Rocky see the ones everyone else ignores and lifts them up. Rock is all heart, and anyone that gets a "Hey, how you doin'." feels that. Paulie's remark that Rock lives in the past, and the past was painful to Paulie, and that comment brought Rock down. Marie thanking him in the bar for talking to her as a kid helped pull him back up. It's an 'all things are connected/circular' moment. Which is why Rocky offered to help Marie and Steps. Because he knows that will help more later. Even him if he should need it again.
This was a perfect bookend to the Rocky series. Stallone wasn't happy with the way Rocky 5 went, and he wanted to do a better send off to the character. And it was, at least until Ryan Coogler came along with the idea for Creed.
THERE WAS NEVER A ROMANCE in this movie... you let the That Lil Marie FRIENDSHIP let it ruin the scenes for you
It's not a romance it's a friendship between older Marie and rocky rocky was just to help Marie as a friend cause rocky likes to help people
LOL.. ya'll freaking out over the relationship dynamic, who btw are both two grown ass people, but yet, if am not mistaken, you cheer on Sam and Rebecca in Ted Lasso, which is a way younger male person sleeping with their older female boss. REALLY. The double standards are real lol. I give you guts credit for watching Rocky but you guys get weirded out of the most mundane 'real world' things
Thus the irony of their name, The Normies.....because that shit ain't normal lol
Sounds like ya'll need to read up on George Foreman. Came back to boxing after 10 years off and won the unified heavy weight championship at 45.
Spider is the guy who Rocky fought in the opening in Rocky 1
I love when younger reactors do this movie. This movie came out the year my dad retired. He was an athlete in his youth and a sports fan all his life and he was at that stage where he just couldn’t do what he used to. I was 26 and my bro was 23 and the 3 of us went to see this movie and I remember how my dad was while we were watching. Watching Rocky as this symbol of all the guys who got through their primes and remember how great they felt at the height of it all. This movie wasn’t particularly well received but I’ll always love it because it’s one of the last memories I have of him with a massive smile on his face. Later that year he was diagnosed with cancer and 3 years later he was gone. I watch this movie every so often just to remember that day. I think the truest thing anyones ever said about this series is that there’s a Rocky movie for every phase of life. I think that’s the power of storytelling. The ability to live through a story and feel those moments again. Thanks for watching this film and giving me a little taste of that last big memory of dad.
pauley was never a problem , he was somebody who kept in real 100% of the time and spoke the truth even if it wasn't needed and them saying dumb $hit when he showed up to adrian's after he got fired showed was ridiclous
10:14 " still dont love it "...
So you want Rocky to be alone in life with no friends?? So you all have sex with each other?? There is no other reason to connect with people other than romance???
steps and rocky son were important characters so i'll trust stallion for adding them
I know this probably wont change your minds about Pauley but there is a deleted scene where he opens up to rocky about how he misses his sister. very sad.
There was no ill will between Sly and Talia Shire - it was made out of her decision that Adrian should not be in this movie, purely because she thinks it will give this the creative boost it needed. And boy, was she right.
This was always one of my personal favorites, it's the literal manly vision of getting older, but giving it one more go 💪 love it
Jesus Christ the amount of bias brought into this movie from you guys.. you immediately assume Rocky is pursuing a romance when he’s not. It’s like you think it’s its impossible for someone to be as genuine and well meaning without ulterior motives. Lastly, the ageism.. George Forman became heavyweight champion in his 50s, the amount of “your old” comments from people I thought were progressive was disappointing.
Ageism is one of the last socially acceptable forms of discrimination--both legally and socially--in the US; a country that tends to infantilize teenagers and young adults. And now apparently middle-aged people as well.
“Progressive” doesn’t mean what it used to; it used to mean building people up. Now it means tearing people down. I used to proudly call my self progressive, back when it meant actual progress toward equality and fairness. But it’s literally become regressive, mean-spirited, woefully ironic, and blindly two-faced. All for social media standing points, none of the humanity, effort, or critical thinking.
Sly should have been nominated for the oscar for best actor for this portrayal
This is not a reboot. Very much a continuation.
I remember when this came out, I went to see it immediately. Rocky IV was the first Rocky movie I saw in a movie theater, but I was super ready for this one. And when the montage started, there was a part of me that rolled my eyes at the cliche training montage... and then I remembered that Rocky movies basically invented the training montage and I felt pretty good about it.
If this is how they reacted to the Rocky franchise (which is bad, they're reaction not the franchise), I wonder how they'll react to the Creed series.
List of Rocky's Top Villains:
10. Thunderlips
9. Apollo Creed
8. George Washington Duke
7. Tommy Gunn
6. Clubber Lang
5. Rocky`s Loan Shark Boss
4. Paulie Pennino
3. Ivan Drago
2. Rocky's Attorney
1. Loan Shark's Driver
The driver most definitely....although he did have some sage advice....take her to the zoo!
The opponent in this film isnt the boxer, the opponent is age, dealing with getting old, loss and finding a purpose in the darkness
11:22 Don't listen to him Paulie, he is just a hater, we all love you ❤😁