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Over the past week I watched Rocky 1-3 and 6 for the first time. The only things I kinda know about those films are what I've been able to glean from watching 4 over and over and...those montages really kinda give you the gist of it. Rocky's 1-2 are loving great films. Rocky is both dumb and kinda charming and for the life of him he just has no defensive capabilities. These matches aren't about outsmarting your opponents, they're purely about determination. I actually liked 2 way more than 1. 3-4 really fit together nicely because Rocky isn't the idiot anymore, he's trying to give everyone advice even moreso than in 1 and 2. 3's really just a small story about Rocky getting his groove back, and 4 is an awesome doofy revenge flick with 4 MONTAGES IN IT. But Clubber Lang is pretty cool as a character, but they totally didn't go anywhere with him and that fight is rather anticlimactic. Rocky Balboa is kinda weird because everything about it is nostalgia and figuring out how / when to let go of the past. I'm not sure it entirely works and I think they should have worked on Mason Dixon's character a bit more. I think it's just because Stallone is so old at this point but the fight is pretty brutal-looking. Overall, it's pretty drat entertaining but I didn't like it more than the others. The biggest takeaway from these films is what a piece of poo poo Paulie is. Oh my god, every film just piles it on how loving horrible he is and I feel like he should get more comeuppance than dying alone as a destitute alcoholic. Jesus Christ, this guy. Heavily implied he beats Adrian and fucks the robot Rocky gives to him for Christmas in Rocky 4.
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Wait til you get to Rocky Balboa.
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Jul 7, 2015 05:23
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I think he did. I love Rocky Balboa. I dunno, I watched it the same week as I watched the original films, and it was totally great. I wanted to watch it again, but I haven't been able to see it since. 
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Jul 7, 2015 05:27
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I still can't believe they gave Paulie a sentient robot in 4.
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Jul 7, 2015 05:37
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Y Kant Ozma Diet posted:I still can't believe they gave Paulie a sentient robot in 4. I thought this was a joke because I could never remember such a scene. I had to look it up.
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Jul 7, 2015 05:39
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Wait til you get to Rocky Balboa. Yeah. I liked 1 and 2 more because I like young Rocky and because there's some real depth to CREED, and I like 3 and 4 for rather dumb reasons, but Rocky Balboa is a pretty good movie. Considering what Expendables is, I'm really loving happy with what Balboa turned out to be. Also, seeing Paulie admit he's a bad person is soo goood. It's a good ending to the series. Can't wait for CREED.
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Jul 7, 2015 05:47
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It's crazy how good Rocky Balboa and Rambo were, especially considering his output since then. edit: and for a while preceding them, as well, tbh
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Jul 7, 2015 05:49
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K. Waste posted:Google is Ultraman-themed for Eiji Tsuburaya's 114th birthday. good
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Jul 7, 2015 05:54
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Rocky IV is the best Rocky because it's about ending the Cold War by punching Russia in the loving face. Rocky V is the second best because the street fight was supposedly choreographed by Terry Funk Then it's 1-3 died for third
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Jul 7, 2015 05:55
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Literally The Worst posted:Then it's 1-3 died for third RIP.
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Jul 7, 2015 05:57
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Rocky III has a slight lead cause its the EYE OF THE TIGER ITS THE THRILL OF THE FIGHT RISING UP TO THE CHALLENGE OF OUR RIIIIIVAL
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Jul 7, 2015 05:58
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When I was a kid I was so pissed that Rocky didn't kill Drago at the end. I thought Drago had it coming after offing Creed.
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Jul 7, 2015 06:00
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Literally The Worst posted:Rocky IV is the best Rocky because it's about ending the Cold War by punching Russia in the loving face. This is the opposite of a good opinion. Also It will never stop being hilarious to me that more than 30 years passed between Sly Stallone getting an Oscar for writing and Marin Scorsese getting any Oscar whatsoever.
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Jul 7, 2015 06:00
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Skwirl posted:This is the opposite of a good opinion. If you don't think beating up Russia and proving that WE CAN ALL CHANGE is the best thing that could happen in a movie suck a fat dick and choke
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Jul 7, 2015 06:01
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Rocky II has Rocky trying to read multiple times throughout the film. He sounds like Zombie Bizarro Superman not-stoned into the right frame of mind. (Did I do the Bizarro thing right?) E: I'm watching Avengers: Grimm. K-Waste, are you secretly SMG? I wanted to die during Avengers 2, but I didn't want to die THIS bad. Jigoku fucked around with this message at 06:04 on Jul 7, 2015 |
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Jul 7, 2015 06:02
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Skywalker OG posted:Rocky II has Rocky trying to read multiple times throughout the film. He sounds like Zombie Bizarro Superman not-stoned into the right frame of mind. Nah, SMG actually cares about things like "will watching this film be physically painful to other people." He'll hype up tons of found footage poo poo on you tube, but always warns you if 90% of the thing is god damned dire, for example.
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Jul 7, 2015 06:15
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Skwirl posted:Nah, SMG actually cares about things like "will watching this film be physically painful to other people." He'll hype up tons of found footage poo poo on you tube, but always warns you if 90% of the thing is god damned dire, for example. ...I've watched most of the poo poo SMG recommends and, yeah, by the end I get why he likes whatever he likes about them and he usually puts a disclaimer on the poo poo that isn't tolerable to normal people who don't have superhuman levels of found footage tolerance.
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Jul 7, 2015 06:33
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BREAKING NEWS: Skippy (1931) will be airing on TCM Saturday, July 25 @ 08:15 ante meridiem eastern standard time. Set your VCRs/DVRs accordingly. 89 films have won the Academy Award for Best Directing and this one has been by far the hardest to track down. Been looking for it for years.
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Jul 7, 2015 06:34
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Skywalker OG posted:Rocky II has Rocky trying to read multiple times throughout the film. He sounds like Zombie Bizarro Superman not-stoned into the right frame of mind. Rocky's IQ upgrade from Rocky II to Rocky III is amazing. It's almost as if getting hit in the head made him smarter.
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Jul 7, 2015 11:43
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I love how no matter what genre Fulci's working in, you can instantly tell it's a Fulci movie. Conquest and Four of the Apocalypse both own.
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Jul 7, 2015 11:47
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Where's Dickeye when you need him? I called the latest S&S episode the instant the story dropped.
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Jul 7, 2015 12:47
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Where's Dickeye when you need him? I called the latest S&S episode the instant the story dropped.
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Jul 7, 2015 13:24
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Where's Dickeye when you need him? I called the latest S&S episode the instant the story dropped. It's a completely wild story. Listening to all the charity they got was incredible, especially the Mandalorian Power Armor.
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Jul 7, 2015 13:37
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When they namedropped Morbid Reality I smiled.
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Jul 7, 2015 13:59
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Speaking of SMG found footage YouTube poo poo, [pounds fists on table petulantly] I want some, someone link me some.
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Jul 7, 2015 14:14
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Where's Dickeye when you need him? I called the latest S&S episode the instant the story dropped. Hi hello yes is this the one about the murder/"kidnapping" because I'm still listening to that one
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Jul 7, 2015 14:32
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I got to see two films in the theater last night that I never thought I would see beyond 3rd generation VHS bootlegs - The Decline of Western Civilization and The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years. Oh man those are two of the greatest films ever made, no exaggeration. The level of clear detail in the restorations is amazing, it was like watching whole new films. ESPECIALLY the first film. Something like the fact that Darby Crash has marker drawn all over his body was made completely invisible by water-damaged VHS rips. I think The Metal Years will always be the exact film I wish I made.
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Jul 7, 2015 14:36
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TrixRabbi posted:I got to see two films in the theater last night that I never thought I would see beyond 3rd generation VHS bootlegs - The Decline of Western Civilization and The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years. On WTF Spheeris said she's working on a part 4 so she's currently tight lipped on what it will be about right now. Also on that I learned you have her daughter to thank for forcing her to remaster and re-release those. I'm not sure if it's accurate, but I always like the idea that part 2 created grunge because upcoming musicians saw that movie and were just like "gently caress this".
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Jul 7, 2015 14:49
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Too bad they didn't show part 3.
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Jul 7, 2015 14:58
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Jenny Angel posted:Speaking of SMG found footage YouTube poo poo, He hypes this one a lot, and it's actually pretty good. 15/05/11 - ABANDONED GRAIN ELEVATOR https://youtu.be/6jonTL7R57A
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Jul 7, 2015 15:23
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LesterGroans posted:He hypes this one a lot, and it's actually pretty good. It took me 3-4 times of starting this, getting bored and stopping, then restarting before I finally watched it all back when it first got posted. Better than I expected.
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Jul 7, 2015 15:25
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Too bad they didn't show part 3. Apparently she wanted the double feature to be Part I and Part III because she felt they were the true companion pieces, but a triple feature on a Monday night was a bit much and the program manager really loves The Metal Years. I've never seen III so I'm gonna have to track down the Blu Ray set.
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Jul 7, 2015 15:27
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Too bad they didn't show part 3. Yeah, this was the first Decline movie I saw and it really stuck with me. Was what really started getting me into the history of punk. The first two films are dirty and debased, but the third film is just sad.
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Jul 7, 2015 15:30
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MacheteZombie posted:It took me 3-4 times of starting this, getting bored and stopping, then restarting before I finally watched it all back when it first got posted. Better than I expected. Same. It took a few times of him posting it before I gave it more than a few minutes. Ended up enjoying it. I don't have the link for it, but if someone's looking for cool, real, surprisingly well-framed footage there's a video of a skydiver dropping their GoPro that is fantastic.
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Jul 7, 2015 15:30
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K. Waste posted:Yeah, this was the first Decline movie I saw and it really stuck with me. Was what really started getting me into the history of punk. The first two films are dirty and debased, but the third film is just sad. The damnable 3 act structure strikes again.
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Jul 7, 2015 15:33
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Not sure if this got dropped in here but Nicolas Jaar did a score for Parajanov's The Color of Pomegranates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHZGDDE8n4E
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Jul 7, 2015 16:35
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LesterGroans posted:He hypes this one a lot, and it's actually pretty good. good video had a 1970 horror feel to it more mental than gust blood and slash like todays cookie cuter films
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Jul 7, 2015 18:58
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Jenny Angel posted:Speaking of SMG found footage YouTube poo poo, It's been a dry spell. The best I've found recently are: Investigation of Indian Cabin Rd. (One of the better examples of the 'paranormal investigation' genre. It's very atmospheric.) Evidence (A professionally-made short about an episode of COPS gone wrong. It resembles Quarantine.) Subconscious (An exceedingly pretentious, surreal Greek film that's nonetheless quite fun to watch.) Evidence of the Sasquatch (Sasquatch!) All of these are better than, say, Extinction - the crappy dinosaur movie that was just released.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qw_g2qG38s i can't explain it raymond
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Holy poo poo. Cemetery Without Crosses is finally getting a real, HD release. Comes out in a few weeks! http://www.amazon.com/Cemetery-Without-Crosses-Special-Edition/dp/B00VMFS28E
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