Tag Archives: Sylvester Stallone

Rocky Balboa (2006)

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Ross Birks

Sylvester Stallone’s performance as Rocky Balboa across seven movies/forty years is one of my favourite things in movies. His emotional breakdowns in this one absolutely floor me. Also Stallone’s best script since the original Rocky. The ache, the pain, the … Continue reading →

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Rocky V (1990)

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Ross Birks

I go back and forth on Rocky V. When I first saw it as a kid, I hated it. Then I rewatched it in my late teens and actually found it to be surprisingly complex and emotional, especially in comparison … Continue reading →

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Cobra (1985)

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Ross Birks

Cobra is one of a handful of action movies Sylvester Stallone wrote and starred in during the 80s (outside of the Rocky and Rambo films) and the legend goes he pretty much directed this one too. As Lieutenant Marion ‘Cobra’ Cobretti, Stallone goes up against … Continue reading →

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Rocky IV (1985)

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Ross Birks

Stallone never really gets his due as a filmmaker. Anyone who believes in the auteur theory could make a serious case for Stallone just by looking at the Rockyseries. I love these movies because of how he utilised them to reflect … Continue reading →

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