Few friends of mine know that I am a huge fan of the Rocky movie series. Some whom I have talked to discount Rocky movies as bad acting or what-so-interesting-about-boxing. Rocky is written by Sylvester Stallone himself that mirrors his own struggle to stardom and is a celebration of his entire acting career (including the recent sixth installment “Rocky Balboa”). The first Rocky movie was made in 1976 with a budget of a little over $1 million and a box office result of over $100 million. Rocky was nominated for all 10 categories in the Academy Award and took home three.
I am inspired by the Rocky movies because of the invariant themes: always fight with your heart, training is the key to success, friends around you are your best support, and endorsement from your loved ones is all that matter. Whenever I feel down or wanting to give up, the scene of Rocky taking in 5 raw eggs in one go before his training has always been my inspiration.
I wanted to watch all the five movies before catching his latest “Rocky Balboa”. Initially I wanted to do it with my own Movie Review Squad. Sad to say I have made the wrong assumption that what I adore maybe what others adore and somehow they are not that keen in this marathon exercise. In the end, Tong Kiat was knocked out in round 3 (the third installment) after two visits at my home and Cynthia has painstakingly followed through the journey though in the end, she admitted that she has grown to like the series. Unfortunately, by the time we completed the movie marathon, “Rocky Balboa” is no longer showing in local cinemas. Guess I will have to watch it on DVD.
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Rocky is a solid series and a classic. I was down at Sembawang (the music store) over at Compass Point and saw Rocky Balboa on discount. Think it was Code 3. For me though, Dead Poets Society was an inspiration.
Nice! Didn’t know that you like Rocky too. “Rocky Balboa” is out on DVD? Hmmm, I will certainly take a look at the local stores. Thanks.
I heard many good things about “Dead Poets Society”. Unfortunately, like the Rocky series, I have not had the time and opportunity to watch it fully. Bits and pieces, yes. The whole entire show, no. Yet another item in my to-do list.
One of the main idea you take away from the Dead Poets Society movie is to “suck the marrow out of the bone” and see things from a different perspective. Hehe, very enlightening.
Dude, that is gross. Ha ha ha … next time we meet for lunch you shall tell me more!