As Much as one may like the original say..2 movies... or so they were not shall we say brilliantly acted or anything. This one actually suits stallone and the ham....
I usually call the Rocky finds 'chick flicks' tbh because they always have a long slow sloppy section. Still, they're classics
You are right. My missus loves rocky. Loves them. I showed her all options from cinema listingo last night and she picked creed. Wants to see..... sigh.... the relationships and if rocky dies in next one I thought the camera work and the boxing were well done here. The acting.... decent.... the love story.... not too boring.... the rocky character suits being old and washed up better than being a young wise guy.
I thought the first 2 Rocky films were very good. Gritty and realistic. I think the acting added to that grittyness. And Burgess Meredith is a legend!
I'm not a huge fan of Rocky at all (ducks for cover) I find them quite boring. I enjoyed them as a kid to a point but nowhere near my fav films.
The director is the guy who did Chronicle and Fruitvale Station, seems a talented guy. The story of how Creed came about is quite good as he approached Stallone with the idea but he hadn't made a single film at that point and Stallone turned him down, 2 films later he came back and it went ahead.
Will Smith and Spike Lee are to snub this years Oscars after there are no black nominations for a 2nd year in a row. Is this a lack of talent? Or a lack of strong roles for black actors? Or are they right in that there is an element of the Oscar commity tat are intentionally snubbing black actors. Straight Outta Compton has a mainly black cast and none of them are recognised for their roles. It's a good film but none of them stood out as a great performance for me in a film that I really enjoyed. Idris Elba also not noticed for Beasts of No Nation, this was a good performance and the lack of nomination surprised me. Thoughts?
Oscar Nominations Best Picture Concussion Everest In The Heart of the Sea The Light Between Oceans Me, Earl and the Dying Girl The Revenant Snowden Steve Jobs St. James Place (Steven Spielberg’s Cold War Thriller) The Walk Best Director Danny Boyle, Steve Jobs Ron Howard, In The Heart of the Sea Alejandro Inarritu, The Revenant David O. Russell, Joy Martin Scorsese, Silence Best Actor Andrew Garfield, Silence Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs Joseph Gordon-Levitt, The Walk Jake Gyllenhaal, Southpaw
Best Actress Cate Blanchett, Carol Sandra Bullock, Our Brand is Crisis Jennifer Lawrence, Joy Naomi Watts, Demolition Shailene Woodley, Snowden Best Supporting Actor Alec Baldwin, Concussion Josh Brolin, Everest Cillian Murphy, In The Heart of the Sea Edgar Ramirez, Joy Seth Rogen, Steve Jobs Best Supporting Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight Melissa Leo, Snowden Rooney Mara, Carol Amy Ryan, St. James Place Alicia Vikander, The Light Between Oceans
Sounds like bollox to me. Massive chip on shoulder imo. Having said that, some of the omissions on those shortlists are disappointing. Best films... The Gift, Sicario?? The Big Short? Birdman? Best actors... Benicio Del Toro? Tom Hardy? Michael Keaton? Also, imo Steve Jobs is overrated all round as a film and the performances. And Mad Max:Fury Road needs to be in there for something. There wasn't much in terms of quality tbf last year.
I can see how ****er could be seen as racist, the swearing filter is going to get me in trouble. it says f u c k e r!
