tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post4534952574717662472..comments2024-02-19T08:20:10.456-06:00Comments on Public Transportation Snob: Top 5 Non-Fight Scenes from the Rocky SeriesDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-36266869795028010472017-08-06T09:43:12.692-05:002017-08-06T09:43:12.692-05:00That is a great scene. The switch from that scene ...That is a great scene. The switch from that scene on the beach to the next training montage is a cool "hell yeah!" moment for sure. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-25945035790988107212017-08-06T06:05:35.418-05:002017-08-06T06:05:35.418-05:00I like in Rocky 3, where Rocky isn't so motiva...I like in Rocky 3, where Rocky isn't so motivated to train and then Adrian gives him the good ole' tough love speech on the beach. Rocky then asks, "how did you get so tough" to which Adrian responds, "I live with a fighter". I also like the immediate next scene where Rocky is once again motivated and Apollo is training him in full force until Rocky beats Apollo in a race at the beach and they both embrace in the ocean....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791818325172006691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-10180183780032970302016-11-14T20:10:10.947-06:002016-11-14T20:10:10.947-06:00It's hard to go wrong. I haven't watched R...It's hard to go wrong. I haven't watched Rocky 2 in a while, but it has some great moments.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-2665649502035730032016-11-14T03:16:39.258-06:002016-11-14T03:16:39.258-06:00I agree I love that sceneI agree I love that sceneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-39266503713402156242015-12-18T14:55:24.277-06:002015-12-18T14:55:24.277-06:00Definitely! I believe that's the training scen...Definitely! I believe that's the training scene in Rocky 2 right before the big fight. It's one of the more rousing scenes from that movie.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-5569908420505207682015-12-17T10:03:42.143-06:002015-12-17T10:03:42.143-06:00One of the best scenes (I forget which sequel) - i...One of the best scenes (I forget which sequel) - is when Rocky is running through the streets of Philly...before a fight...and a large crowd of neighborhood kids start running with him and behind him....and up those stairs! Great scene. Shows how inspirational Rocky has become to those kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-7578075773882475542014-01-25T16:10:16.017-06:002014-01-25T16:10:16.017-06:00The run up the steps is definitely a great scene. ...The run up the steps is definitely a great scene. I could have easily just done scenes from the original Rocky and had plenty to choose from for that list. Rocky V is not good, but I guess it's worth seeing out of morbid curiosity if nothing else. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-62586063297566702282014-01-25T09:23:56.204-06:002014-01-25T09:23:56.204-06:00I've never seen V, so bad was what I heard abo...I've never seen V, so bad was what I heard about it. I agree that Rocky Balboa is really a very good movie and the closest one to the original Rocky.<br /><br />The ice skating and hospital scenes came to mind, as did the bit the commenter above mentioned about not being able to sell products. A few others are the bit right at the start of Rocky where we see him get paid squat for the fight he just won, the scene where he has to sell the Trans Am he bought with the money he got for fighting Creed, and even though you overrode it with the IV sequence, the run up the steps in Rocky.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-51142748156985232252014-01-25T09:12:23.821-06:002014-01-25T09:12:23.821-06:00I know. Doing this list makes me want to watch the...I know. Doing this list makes me want to watch them all, except V of course. Rocky II is basically a series of failures for Rocky, up until the end obviously. It works as a solid sequel, but I don't watch it as much, though. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-2210476731526835842014-01-25T09:11:16.847-06:002014-01-25T09:11:16.847-06:00I think Rocky V was just a major miscalculation of...I think Rocky V was just a major miscalculation of what the audience wanted to see. Watching Rocky "go back to his roots" is good in theory and can work (see Rocky Balboa), but having him get brain damage and mentor another fighter didn't really apply. Plus, his son fighting a bully was just painful. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-19686321889599069682014-01-25T08:19:34.402-06:002014-01-25T08:19:34.402-06:00...I'd say the montages in Rocky IV are some o......I'd say the montages in Rocky IV are some of the best (and feature some great music too). Perhaps there's just too much for my liking. <br /><br />...But you're right about Rocky Balboa. I didn't think the film could be that good to be honest. I was gladly surprised by it. Like you say, it makes Rocky V seem worse probably because the film had the least amount of love put into it (everything up until then was all about Stallone's passion for the character; he gave everything to the role) but the fifth film was purely a cash-in. Danhttp://www.top10films.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-53357621166674855532014-01-24T23:33:21.122-06:002014-01-24T23:33:21.122-06:00I really like the scene in II where he's tryin...I really like the scene in II where he's trying to hock the products and just can't do the lines. It could have been played for laughs, but I really felt for the guy.<br /><br />Okay, so now I have to watch all of them again. Again.Sir Phoboshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352238010072817884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-44896232823030130662014-01-24T20:53:51.070-06:002014-01-24T20:53:51.070-06:00I was really close to putting that scene as #1. It...I was really close to putting that scene as #1. It's basically tied with the scene that I chose as the best one. I watched it again for this list, and it was just as powerful. Rocky V has not aged well; it seems even worse now. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-38841832265633459372014-01-24T20:52:46.617-06:002014-01-24T20:52:46.617-06:00Rocky IV is basically all montages, yet I kind of ...Rocky IV is basically all montages, yet I kind of like that part about it. Each time I go back to the original Rocky, it reminds me just how big of a part Mickey has in that film (and II). Their relationship drives the story as much as Rocky and Adrian. Rocky Balboa is so good. Seeing it just makes Rocky V look that much worse. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-86259778702146169782014-01-24T19:20:22.123-06:002014-01-24T19:20:22.123-06:00That scene in Rocky Balboa where Rocky gives his s...That scene in <i>Rocky Balboa</i> where Rocky gives his son one of the most inspirational speeches ever hits me. I felt that Stallone put everything into that moment. I just love his performance in that moment. <i>Rocky V</i> did suck.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-65910302883641179312014-01-24T09:54:43.194-06:002014-01-24T09:54:43.194-06:00I like the mountain training sequence from Rocky I...I like the mountain training sequence from Rocky IV, especially how it mixes Rocky's back-to-basics training with Drago's high-tech workout. Although the film does overdo the montages.<br /><br />Nice to see a couple of scenes featuring Mickey and Rocky...they're great. Their friendship in the early films is so important to the overall success of those movies. <br /><br />And you're right to highlight the qualities of Rocky Balboa. Looking back, I think the only real misstep is Rocky V; the other five films all work really well, either as a series or standalone. And Rocky Balboa feels like the right way to close out the character's story as opposed to Rocky V which felt unneeded. Danhttp://www.top10films.co.uknoreply@blogger.com