Movie Thread

[shafnutz05]

The "leaked" shots are the worst

[Dickie Dunn]

Creed II sitting at 81% on RT after 84 reviews. This is a good thing. I wonder how many more sequels they'll try to make. The Rocky series by the RT numbers:

Creed - 95%
Rocky - 93%
Rocky Balboa - 76%
Rocky II - 74%
Rocky III - 65%
Rocky IV - 38% - THIS IS A **** CRIME
Rocky V - 27% - Should be lower.

[Silentom]

Rocky IV at 38%? Does not compute.

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

Rocky IV should seriously be studied by film students. 90 minutes of efficient cinema. How much fluff is in that movie? None.

[Dickie Dunn]

The movie is 32% montage. That's how you get **** done quickly, efficiently, and entertainingly.

https://stevemccutchen.wordpress.com/20 ... -rocky-iv/

[the wicked child]

I mean Rocky Balboa was a nice recovery from the mess that is V, and was definitely better than I expected it to be... But it's still firmly below all but V as far as I am concerned.

And F whoever didn't appreciate Rocky ending the Cold War.

[NTP66]

I haven't watched Creed, and honestly, probably never will.

[Lemon Berry Lobster]

Racist.

[shafnutz05]

I haven't watched any of the post Rocky V films...really need to get around to it.

[Dickie Dunn]

I haven't watched any of the post Rocky V films...really need to get around to it.

They’re good. I would rate Rocky Balboa higher than twc did.

[Freddy Rumsen]

It's because film critics are all commies.

[tifosi77]

Rocky IV should seriously be studied by film students. 90 minutes of efficient cinema. How much fluff is in that movie? None.

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[tifosi77]

The movie is 32% montage. That's how you get **** done quickly, efficiently, and entertainingly.

That's not efficiency. That's lethargy. There's no storytelling in a training montage. This is not the same as the baptism montage from The Godfather, it is more like 'ooooh, muscles'.

KTK asked how much fluff is in Rocky IV? Looks like about 1/3 of the running time.

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

you are not the target audience, and therefore, you do not understand

[Dickie Dunn]

The movie is 32% montage. That's how you get **** done quickly, efficiently, and entertainingly.

That's not efficiency. That's lethargy. There's no storytelling in a training montage. This is not the same as the baptism montage from The Godfather, it is more like 'ooooh, muscles'.

KTK asked how much fluff is in Rocky IV? Looks like about 1/3 of the running time.

This is a nonsense post.

[nocera]

Actual target audience:

[tifosi77]

Twenty-nine minutes of Rocky IV is montage.

The two longest such scenes run for nearly 8 minutes.

During these periods, the story is completely stagnant. No new information is given to the audience, and neither the hero nor the villain is any different at the end than when they started the sequence. Twenty-nine minutes of a 91-minute movie serves no purpose.

The montages in RI, RII and RIII actually do serve story purposes. They show the plucky underdog rising to the challenge; the bum from nowhere becoming a hero of the community; the fallen champion re-learning what made him great (and frolicking in the ocean!). The training montage in RIV's main contribution to the movie is to show that it's snowy in Mother Russia.

[Freddy Rumsen]

Tifosi is Russian for comrade.

[Nuge]

The training montage in Rocky IV shows the most realistic part of the whole film - steroid use by a Russian athlete.

[eddy]

I haven't watched Creed, and honestly, probably never will.

It's the best one since the first Rocky. It's incredible. like the original, it's just a really amazing film.

[blackjack68]

The movie is 32% montage. That's how you get **** done quickly, efficiently, and entertainingly.

That's not efficiency. That's lethargy. There's no storytelling in a training montage. This is not the same as the baptism montage from The Godfather, it is more like 'ooooh, muscles'.

KTK asked how much fluff is in Rocky IV? Looks like about 1/3 of the running time.

This is a nonsense post.

I concur

[Viva la Ben]

Evidently the trailer for the new “live action” remake of The Lion King debuted yesterday, and by live action they mean CGI.

[NTP66]

Evidently the trailer for the new “live action” remake of The Lion King debuted yesterday, and by live action they mean CGI.

[NTP66]

Tim Allen says that Keanu Reeves will voice one of the new Toy Story 4 characters. Nice.

[shafnutz05]

But why dot jpeg.

That voice crew is questionable.