JohnnyBlaze Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/36/590x/Rocky-565780.jpgThe companion thread to the Ahnold one. Similar to Arnold, there's a lot of garbage in the film catalogue BUT when something of his was good, it was influential as hell. Will have to think on this more deeply but for now....it was close... 1) Rocky2) First Blood
The Cat 3 Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Rocky Cop Land F.I.S.T. Lords of Flatbush Rocky II First Blood Cliffhanger Lock Up Nighthawks Get Carter
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 22, 2016 Author Posted February 22, 2016 Rocky Cop Land F.I.S.T. Lords of Flatbush Rocky II First Blood Cliffhanger Lock Up Nighthawks Get CarterYeah, Copland would be up there for me too. And so would Escape to Victory. 1
Stormtron Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 RockyRocky IIRocky IIIFirst BloodRamboTango & CashCliffhangerCop LandRocky BalboaRocky IV
invisible airwave Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Rocky Cop Land F.I.S.T. Lords of Flatbush Rocky II First Blood Cliffhanger Lock Up Nighthawks Get Carter Nighthawks is so underrated. 1
vital signz Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 RockyCreedFirst BloodCoplandRocky 2RamboRocky BalboaNighthawksCliffhangerRocky 4
ReRushed Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Death Race 2000RockyFirst BloodOscarCliffhangerDemolition ManCop Land I really want to see Rocky Balboa and Creed.
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 22, 2016 Author Posted February 22, 2016 I really want to see Rocky Balboa and Creed.I was surprised that both were good.
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 22, 2016 Author Posted February 22, 2016 Rocky Cop Land F.I.S.T. Lords of Flatbush Rocky II First Blood Cliffhanger Lock Up Nighthawks Get Carter Nighthawks is so underrated.I don't think it's underrated because people I know that have seen it like it. I think it's more a matter of not being seen by most people. I should watch that again.
ReRushed Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 I really want to see Rocky Balboa and Creed.I was surprised that both were good.That's what I keep hearing. I am looking forward to watching them. Stallone can be a surprisingly good actor from time to time. 1
ReRushed Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Rocky Cop Land F.I.S.T. Lords of Flatbush Rocky II First Blood Cliffhanger Lock Up Nighthawks Get Carter Nighthawks is so underrated.I don't think it's underrated because people I know that have seen it like it. I think it's more a matter of not being seen by most people. I should watch that again.Damn, I forgot to add Nighthawks to my list. It's far from a perfect movie. I think it was a little confused, storytelling wise. But I remember it being entertaining. 1
ReRushed Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 My absolute favorite Stallone movies are First Blood and Cop Land. I can watch them over and over. Cop Land does frustrate me a bit because it proves Stallone can carry a movie as an actor, not an action star. It's a shame he didn't branch out like this more often. 2
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 22, 2016 Author Posted February 22, 2016 My absolute favorite Stallone movies are First Blood and Cop Land. I can watch them over and over. Cop Land does frustrate me a bit because it proves Stallone can carry a movie as an actor, not an action star. It's a shame he didn't branch out like this more often.Yeah, I pretty much memorized all the lines in First Blood. I like the audio commentary Sly provides in it too; some interesting trivia if you're into that ((holy shit, he really did sew his arm without painkillers!)). I said a similar thing about Sly in that other thread in that he's more believable than Arnold in those dramatic roles. In fact, I don't remember Arnold doing anything dramatic like Rocky or Copland. And if he did, I don't remember him being good at it.
ReRushed Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 My absolute favorite Stallone movies are First Blood and Cop Land. I can watch them over and over. Cop Land does frustrate me a bit because it proves Stallone can carry a movie as an actor, not an action star. It's a shame he didn't branch out like this more often.Yeah, I pretty much memorized all the lines in First Blood. I like the audio commentary Sly provides in it too; some interesting trivia if you're into that ((holy shit, he really did sew his arm without painkillers!)). I said a similar thing about Sly in that other thread in that he's more believable than Arnold in those dramatic roles. In fact, I don't remember Arnold doing anything dramatic like Rocky or Copland. And if he did, I don't remember him being good at it.Stallone is light years ahead of Schwarzenegger as an actor. Schwarzenegger was smart enough not to branch out from action and dubious comedies. 1
blueschica Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) Rocky Lords of Flatbush Tango and Cash I don't know how I could have lived through the 70's, 80's, 90's etc and not seen more of his movies but I missed them! I do want to see Creed though. Geez summer 1977 was a movie summer as I recall seeing Rocky in the theater then, as well as Star Wars! Edited February 23, 2016 by blueschica
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 23, 2016 Author Posted February 23, 2016 Rocky Lords of Flatbush Tango and Cash I don't know how I could have lived through the 70's, 80's, 90's etc and not seen more of his movies but I missed them! I do want to see Creed though. Geez summer 1977 was a movie summer as I recall seeing Rocky in the theater then, as well as Star Wars!Rocky must've still been in the cinemas (or re-released) then because it was originally released around Thanksgiving '76. But yeah, '77 had a bunch: Star Wars, Close Encounters..., Saturday Night Fever, Annie Hall, Smokey & The Bandit, The Hills Have Eyes, The Gauntlet, The Spy Who Loved Me... Then there was the powerful mini-series Roots. 1
blueschica Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 Rocky Lords of Flatbush Tango and Cash I don't know how I could have lived through the 70's, 80's, 90's etc and not seen more of his movies but I missed them! I do want to see Creed though. Geez summer 1977 was a movie summer as I recall seeing Rocky in the theater then, as well as Star Wars!Rocky must've still been in the cinemas (or re-released) then because it was originally released around Thanksgiving '76. But yeah, '77 had a bunch: Star Wars, Close Encounters..., Saturday Night Fever, Annie Hall, Smokey & The Bandit, The Hills Have Eyes, The Gauntlet, The Spy Who Loved Me... Then there was the powerful mini-series Roots. Yes, I think Rocky stuck around after it won Best Picture; or I might have seen it in what my sister and I used to call the "dollar movies" (guess what they cost). It was just a little before VCR technology came out, so to get the most dollars out of a movie, the company would send it around to the second run theaters, and then to the dollar third run movie theaters if it was still selling tickets. I was seeing someone that summer and all he ever wanted to do was go to the movies! I'm just as glad we missed "The Hills Have Eyes" but saw most of the rest and some winners like "The Deep" . . . .
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 23, 2016 Author Posted February 23, 2016 Rocky Lords of Flatbush Tango and Cash I don't know how I could have lived through the 70's, 80's, 90's etc and not seen more of his movies but I missed them! I do want to see Creed though. Geez summer 1977 was a movie summer as I recall seeing Rocky in the theater then, as well as Star Wars!Rocky must've still been in the cinemas (or re-released) then because it was originally released around Thanksgiving '76. But yeah, '77 had a bunch: Star Wars, Close Encounters..., Saturday Night Fever, Annie Hall, Smokey & The Bandit, The Hills Have Eyes, The Gauntlet, The Spy Who Loved Me... Then there was the powerful mini-series Roots. Yes, I think Rocky stuck around after it won Best Picture; or I might have seen it in what my sister and I used to call the "dollar movies" (guess what they cost). It was just a little before VCR technology came out, so to get the most dollars out of a movie, the company would send it around to the second run theaters, and then to the dollar third run movie theaters if it was still selling tickets. I was seeing someone that summer and all he ever wanted to do was go to the movies! I'm just as glad we missed "The Hills Have Eyes" but saw most of the rest and some winners like "The Deep" . . . . Yeah, I remember the dollar cinemas. I saw Tron and Romancing the Stone (among millions of others) at such places. However, a dollar back then wasn't THAT much of a bargain since I remember the new theater prices being $2-2.25 in the late 70s/early 80s. 1
treeduck Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 A top 15: 1 First Blood2 Rocky3 Rocky III4 Rocky 25 Lock Up (Donald Sutherland and Sonny Landham steal the day, LEEEEEONIEEEEEEEEEE!)6 Escape to Victory (Stalone's soccer version of the Great Escape)7 Demolition Man 8 Rocky IV9 Copland10 Tango and Cash (Jack Palance helps this one out)11 Cobra (The 80's Dirty Harry with Dirty Harry actors)12 Nighthawks13 Assassins 14 The Specialist (James Woods lends a hand)15 Judge Dredd
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 23, 2016 Author Posted February 23, 2016 A top 15: 1 First Blood2 Rocky3 Rocky III4 Rocky 25 Lock Up (Donald Sutherland and Sonny Landham steal the day, LEEEEEONIEEEEEEEEEE!)6 Escape to Victory (Stalone's soccer version of the Great Escape)7 Demolition Man 8 Rocky IV9 Copland10 Tango and Cash (Jack Palance helps this one out)11 Cobra (The 80's Dirty Harry with Dirty Harry actors)12 Nighthawks13 Assassins 14 The Specialist (James Woods lends a hand)15 Judge DreddWhat about Rocky Balboa or Creed? I don't know where they'd fall exactly but I'd rank them higher than Judge Dredd (hate Rob Schneider), Assassins, and Demolition Man.
Presto-digitation Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) Choosing no more than one from a series, my favorites are: RockyFirst BloodNighthawks (terribly underrated)The Lords Of Flatbush (not that great, but I have a soft spot for it)Cop Land Other than a couple of the sequels (mostly the Rocky ones) I can pass on the rest of his career. He's a way better actor than most of the roles he takes, especially when chooses to write/direct. Ugh. If he let others focus on those aspects and chose better scripts, he could be a consistently solid actor...as he has proven in fits and starts in the past. Edited February 23, 2016 by Presto-digitation
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 23, 2016 Author Posted February 23, 2016 A very Rocky top 10... 1) Rocky2) First Blood3) Rocky 34) Escape to Victory5) Cop Land6) Rocky 47) Nighthawks8) Rocky Balboa9) Creed10) Cobra
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