Tag Archives: Rocky

A Selection Of The Longest Time Gaps Between Sequels. And Were They Worth It?

Movie making is an art, that much most devoted film goers will appreciate. But sometimes that passion can override the harsh reality that movies are developed for financial gain. Sometimes this can be a good thing if fans of a particular franchise want to see their favourite characters on screen time and time again, even if each passing sequel gets worse than it's predecessor.

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5 Movies That Defy Time

Movies are a wonderful form of entertainment. They are one of the most popular forms of joy for audiences the world over. Some are outright classics, while others do not even pretend to be but exist purely for what they set out to do. Entertain. But like with many things of novelty in life, they normally have a timespan and that is when the components contained within start to show their expiration date.

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Why Creed Does More Damage To The Rocky Franchise Than Good

*THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS* It is claimed that the 2015 box office hit boxing movie, Creed has successfully revitalized the Rocky franchise. Sylvester Stallone returned after ten years along with Michael B. Jordan as the title character that wants to find the same success that his famous father, Apollo Creed …

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The 4 best roles of Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone has more or less admitted that his days of being an action hero are over after confirming that he will no longer be playing the iconic John Rambo ever again. On the UK chat show, The Jonathan Ross Show, he also stated that he plans to act in …

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In defense of ‘Rocky V’

Five years after the outlandish but entertaining Rocky IV, Rocky V was produced and released. John G. Avildsen came back into the directing chair many years after managing the original movie that went on to be nominated for Academy Awards including a nomination for Best Picture. However, when the fifth …

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Pick of the 5 Best Movies of 2015

2015 has seen a wonderfully diverse mix of high quality movies this year. While the best may still be yet to come (yes, we’re thinking of you Star Wars fans!), it is only pretty fair and the right time to give credit for the works that have graced our big …

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Rating the Rocky Anthology

There are only 15 days left until the release of the new Sylvester Stallone movie, Creed. The 69 year old action star returns as his much cherished character, Rocky Balboa who has discovered that the late former champion Apollo Creed has a son, Adonis Creed, who has an ambition to …

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