Numerous people say that he’s crazy, but the Italian Stallion’s starts thinking about going into boxing once again. Rocky decides that he wants to get back into the boxing world after seeing a computerized bout between himself and the reigning champ. The movie revolves around one last shot at glory. And it’s pretty much a golden moment to root for the underdog, something that the “Rocky” series has always been good for. The first comes when the Philadelphia sports commission refuses to give Rocky a new boxing license. It’s the second of the inspirational speeches in the film. Stallone has Rocky give a stirring inspirational speech about how “ain’t no one going to hit harder than life”. The audience sees the expected interaction with a son trying to get out from under his father’s shadow. Milo Ventimiglia plays Rocky’s son in this movie, a change from when Sage Stallone filled the role in “Rocky V” back in 1990. The ice rink that Rocky took Adrian skating at is gone, Mickey’s gym is closed down, and even the old brownstone isn’t Rocky’s anymore. Stallone takes the audience on a tour of the old spaces from the previous movies. Memories of Adrian and the dear departed Mickey permeate the life of our South Philadelphia hero. Shire’s absence, knowing as he wrote the script that Adrian would never leave Rocky. Stallone adds a convenient gravestone to explain Ms. Talia Shire in her recurring role as Adrian is nowhere around, except as a memory from Rocky’s past. The entire movie evokes the feel of the 1976 original, right down to the training montage as Rocky builds up his strength for the expected movie-ending bout. There’s the underdog title character, played by Sylvester Stallone, along with the unbeatable champ, Antonio Tarver as the personification of coldness, Mason “The Line” Dixon. The latest in the series, “Rocky Balboa,” is pretty standard when placed against the other movies, specifically the first one. GARDNER – It’s safe to say that most people have seen a “Rocky” movie at some point.
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