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Blu-Ray Review: Rocky Balboa Fights His Way to ‘Undisputed Collection’

4 hours ago | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – There are very few characters as iconic as Rocky Balboa. A few images, sound bites, or even just a few notes of a song and audiences of the right age are transported back to the first time they saw the Best Picture-winning “Rocky,” the film that made Sylvester Stallone a star over three decades ago. That beloved sports film and the five sequels that followed have been collected on Blu-Ray for the first time in “Rocky: The Undisputed Collection”.

Blu-Ray Rating: 3.5/5.0

The original “Rocky” looks a little more dated with each passing year, but the spirit of the film is still effective. Watching it again for the first time in years, I was struck by how many films that followed it have copied the basic beats and tone of the film. Stallone’s smartest move with “Rocky” was keeping it simple; making it a story to which everyone could relate. »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #19

16 hours ago | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

On top of the two films you see below I also watched Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky Balboa, the director's cut of Terminator Salvation, Public Enemies and A Christmas Tale, all of which were on Blu-ray and will be reviewed promptly. There are also a few other new site updates around the corner and I will be asking for your input on potential site improvements in the very near future as next weekend I plan on opening up the discussion asking for what you currently like about the site and what you hope could be improved. Now don't go commenting on these things below, keep your ideas for later on.

For now, let's take a look at what I watched this past week and hear what you watched in the comments below.

Scrooged (1988) Quick Thoughts: I know a lot of people love this movie, but I just »

- Brad Brevet

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Rocky: The Undisputed Collection – Blu-ray Review

18 November 2009 12:37 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Rocky

Times like these, I hate reviewing classic films. What can I add that hasn’t already been said or covered about the 1976 Best Picture winner? Well, other than what film should have won it, but Rocky is a more than worthy candidate for the statue. It sometimes gets criticism for not showing enough of the epic fight at the end, but I feel that’s a brilliant move as we know these men will go the distance. The performances are excellent, the direction is up to par, and the story is a timeless classic. Truthfully, the alternate ending where Rocky throws the fight would have been interesting to see.

9/10

Rocky II

I’d forgotten what a depressing trip this was, which makes Rocky’s eventual win that much sweeter by the end of the film. This marked Sylvester Stallone’s second directorial debut and for the most part he »

- Philip Barrett

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Rocky: The Undisputed Collection – Blu-ray

17 November 2009 4:01 PM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

Blu-ray Review

Rocky: The Undisputed Collection

Directed by: John G. Avildsen, Sylvester Stallone

Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith

Running Time: varies

Rating: PG (Rocky V is PG-13)

Due Out: November 3, 2009

Buy Rocky: The Undisputed Collection [Blu-ray]

Plot: A south-paw boxer (Stallone) from Philadelphia turns from a nothing to a champ. Throughout his career he must battle new foes in and out of the ring, with his wife (Shire) by his side.

Who’S It For? Do you get sucked into the Rocky films every single every single time they are on USA and Spike? Are you a fan of the underdog getting his shot?

Movie:

Rocky: Yes, to watch it now, the film crawls in the beginning … and middle. But this is clearly the best of the bunch. Most rewatchable? No. But clearly the most quality film. Rocky is a million to one shot. »

- Jeff Bayer

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Celebrate The Birthday Of The Ak-47 Inventor With These Fire-Powered Movie Moments

10 November 2009 2:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Today marks a joyful anniversary for action movie fans and a rather unpleasant one for gun control advocates. Exactly 90 years ago, Mikhail Kalashnikov, the man who invented the Ak-47 assault rifle, was born in a small Siberian village. If we can, though, let us put aside the Ak's bloody legacy on the battlefield and focus on all the badassery the weapon has unleashed on the big screen.

Whether they're battling Russians, trading in black market goods or bang-bang-banging their way through the city streets, movie characters have embraced the trusty Ak or later variants like the Akm or Sks. And we, in turn, have embraced those bullet-spewing beauties. Here are some of our cinematic favs (click the image above to check out our Ak-47 flipbook gallery)...

"Rambo III": The tagline says it all: "God would have mercy. John Rambo won't!" Over the years this ex-Green Beret has rained down fury with M60 machine guns, »

- Eric Ditzian

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Conan Cameo For Dolph Lundgren?

10 November 2009 11:44 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

The man responsible for the terror that was Captain Ivan Drago in Rocky IV and the joy that was He-Man in Masters of the Universe revealed to MTV that he’s in talks for an unnamed part in the upcoming Conan reboot.  Lundgren caught MTV New’s attention with this little ditty:

“I’ve talked to the producers about doing something for Conan”

As to whether anything was definite, the man went on to say:

“It’s too early”

Regarding a question about when he might know for sure, he responded:

“probably next year”

He-Man need not go on.

 

Lundgren will also be appearing in the upcoming Sly Stallone-directed mercenary flick, The Expendables, which has the same production team as Conan. He-Man can network.

The new Conan is to be directed by Marcus Nispel (who replaced Brett Ratner) and penned by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer.  Nispel helmed Friday the 13th »

- Scott Miller

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Command Performance - 2 clips in from the Dolph Lundgren actioner!

2 November 2009 1:07 AM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

Check out 2 new clips from First Look Studios' "Command Performance," starring Dolph Lundgren as Joe, Melissa Ann Smith as Venus, Hristo Shopov as President Petrov, Dave Legeno as Oleg Kazov, Zahary Baharov as Mikhail Clement von Franckenstein as Ambassador Bradley, Ivaylo Geraskov as Leonid, Shelly Varod as Ali Connor, Katarzyna Wolejnio as Major Pavlikova and Ida Lundgren as Anna Petrov. Dolph Lundgren directs as well as writting alongside Steve Latshaw. Rock ‘n’ roll drummer Joe (Dolph Lundgren, The Expendables, Universal Soldier, Rocky IV) and his band are about to make it big as the opening act for America’s hottest pop star (Melissa Smith) in Moscow. Fame and glory quickly turn into chaos as armed terrorists storm the arena, capturing the pop star and the guests... »

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Lundgren: 'Expendables sequel possible'

30 October 2009 11:02 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Dolph Lundgren has said that an update to forthcoming film The Expendables could transpire. The Swedish actor signed on in November to reunite with his Rocky IV co-star Sylvester Stallone, who has written and directed the tale of an elite team sent to South America to overthrow a dictator. The 51-year-old explained that Stallone has not officially confirmed a follow-up, but he believes that audiences will want to see a sequel, Movie Web reports. He stated: "[Stallone] hasn't mentioned a sequel. But people are obviously talking about (more) »

- By Tim Parks

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Dolph Lundgren Discusses The Expendables

30 October 2009 2:52 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

The Expendables is shaping up to be the magnum opus of action movies, with nearly every current and former tough-guy actor and action superstar on board to tell the story of a group of "expendable" mercenaries who team up to overthrow an evil South American dictator. Written and directed by Sylvester Stallone, The Expendables has been described as Sly's answer to today's "soft" action heroes.

One of the starring tough guys in The Expendables is Dolph Lundgren, Stallone's Rocky IV nemesis. In a recent interview with Movieweb, Lundgren confirmed that Stallone is hoping to bring back the days of the "real" action hero.

I never came with a conscious plan to replace anyone else. Stallone does feel that way. He is a real tough guy in real life, and he gets to act that out. If you meet him and work with him, he is what he is. He is »

- BrentJS Sprecher

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Dolph Lundgren on The Expendables Sequel and More!

29 October 2009 7:50 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

The legendary action star tells all about Sylvester Stallone's magnum opus

Dolph Lundgren is one of the many "tough guy" icons that is set to appear in Sylvester Stallone's upcoming action extravaganza The Expendables. Next week, he has his own film coming out that he wrote and directed called Command Performance. And boy, is it a doozey! True fans of the action genre won't want to miss this story of a rock and roll drummer named Joe who battles terrorists at a Russian pop venue. It is one of the funnest movies of 2009, and a blast of fresh air for those tired of the many wimpy actors currently ruling our Cineplex scene. We recently caught up with Dolph on the streets of Los Angeles to chat with him about his latest project. You can read all about Command Performance in our DVD section. While discussing the process of »

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Dolph Lundgren Gives One Hell of a Command Performance!

29 October 2009 7:42 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

The action star directs this one-of-a-kind rock and roll hostage thriller

Dolph Lundgren has directed, maybe not the best film of the year, but certainly one of the coolest, strangest, funniest fuck-em-up hostage thrillers seen in (at least) the last five years. Not one to take himself or his image too seriously, Command Performance is a tour de force that proves the legendary muscle man (who first made his appearance known in Rocky IV as Russian boxer Ivan Drago) still has what it takes to decimate a room full of heavily armed bad guys. Its no lie when I say Command Performance is hands down the most fun you'll have with any action movie being released this year. It earns 2009's Mega-Awesome Achievement Award simply for having the balls to pull off many scenes like the one below:

Rock 'n' roll drummer Joe (Dolph Lundgren) and his band are about »

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What are Your Favorite Winter Holiday Themed Movies?

26 October 2009 2:39 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

I wasn't quite sure how to properly word the headline for this post considering I want to make sure you understand I am talking about the season pretty much running from Thanksgiving to Christmas, but I also want to make sure you know the film itself doesn't have to necessarily be about the holidays.

Take Die Hard for instance, it's set during Christmas time, but it isn't a Christmas film. However, it fits in with what I am looking for here. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, Eyes Wide Shut, Fanny and Alexander, Batman Returns, Gremlins, The Thin Man and When Harry Met Sally are other examples. Hell, I would even say Rocky IV and Lethal Weapon count. As a matter of fact, I would say the non-Christmas, Christmas movies are the more interesting additions. How about The Shining or even Psycho?

Then, of course, I personally love films such as Love, »

- Brad Brevet

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Because You Asked For It: Stallone Wants To Make Rocky 7

25 October 2009 4:15 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Several sites are reporting that, according to an interview with Tele5 Germany, Sly Stallone wants to make a seventh Rocky movie. But can it make up for Rocky IV? Will it be better than Rocky IV? Doubtful, on both accounts. But what more could you ask for? Rocky Balboa was surprisingly solid, and the Rocky franchise is one of sports movies' greatest. So, go learn German, read the interview, and report back to us. Translated from Babel Fish, the text looks like this: I know people would laugh at it, as I would if someone were making The Godfather Part 10. Enough! But I also know that if I succeed, it will be because this is a film about aging, not about boxing. I know it will provoke criticism. Even my wife said to me, Leave it. You'll embarrass the children. But I said, if I do not try, I an a very unfortunate man. One »

- Bethany Perryman

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Rocky Jumping Back in the Ring

25 October 2009 3:47 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

I’m a huge fan of the Rocky movies. I have been since 3rd grade when I was home sick for a week and my dad decided to rent all five of the movies for me.

My personal favorite in the series is Rocky IV, in which Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky fights Dolph Lundgren’s intimidatingly droid-esque Communist. Seriously, it’s epic. Classic underdog story, coupled with an excellent montage bit.

Rocky V was an unfortunate follow-up to the fourth film, which Stallone himself even once rated 0 out of 10 in an interview.

Luckily, Stallone decided to add a sixth film to the franchise with Rocky Balboa which, while not amazing, was pretty decent and managed to redeem the series after Rocky V.

Now Stallone is ready to take Rocky Balboa back to the ring. After Stallone wraps up with Rambo 5 and The Expendables, he’s planning on tackling Rocky VII. »

- Carly

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Exclusive: Dolph Lundgren Gives Us a Special ‘Command Performance’

14 October 2009 8:51 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Yesterday we rocked you with an Expendables promo trailer that included the awesome badass that is Dolph Lundgren. Just last week, as part of our Fantastic Fest coverage, Brian Salisbury raved about Dolph in his Universal Soldier: A New Beginning review. We've interviewed the man, we've applauded his early work and we've interviewed him some more. It is safe to say that without Dolph Lundgren, we probably wouldn't know what to do with ourselves. Luckily, he exists. And he's got a new movie in the works, Command Performance. And to help get the word out about this new flick, in which Dolph plays a drummer who beats some ass to save a hot chick, we've offered to host an exclusive clip. But that's not all. In addition to the clip, Dolph was kind enough to give us a little custom intro, just for the readers of Film School Rejects. Check it out below. Yep »

- Neil Miller

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Fantastic Fest Interview: Dolph Lundgren from 'Universal Soldier: A New Beginning'

5 October 2009 7:33 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Dolph Lundgren with the Alamo Drafthouse's Lyrae Anderson

Dolph Lundgren isn't the first name that springs to mind when you think "chemical engineer," is it? You might be surprised to know that the guy who has made a career out of playing muscular bad dudes in movies has a masters in that field from the University of Sydney, and he was also a Fulbright scholar to MIT. However, he dropped out after two weeks to pursue acting full time, and that's left us with his performances in everything from Rocky IV to The Punisher to Universal Soldier.

He'll also be going toe to toe with Sylvester Stallone once more in The Expendables, but we found him returning to his Universal Soldier roots at Fantastic Fest in Austin with a sneak peek at Universal Soldier: A New Beginning. Read on beyond the break for the full interview, including an homage to »

- Kevin Kelly

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Just how big will the Michael Jackson movie be?

25 September 2009 11:10 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Three months after Michael Jackson's death, I'm still surprised by the passion of his fans. On Thursday, fans in Los Angeles began lining up for tickets to his concert documentary, This Is It -- the film doesn't open until Oct. 27, but tickets go on sale Sunday morning. I once invested a whole day in line for Rocky IV tickets, so I'm not about to tell anyone that these Michael Jackson fans are wasting their time. But I sort of feel like Tom Hanks in Big, when he tentatively raised his hand in the business meeting to say, "I don't get it." I don't get it. I mean, I grew up in the 1980s, but I never felt like Michael Jackson's music grew up with me. His songs were my musical equivalent of Star Wars toys, fossilized artifacts of a frivolous childhood. At some point, his sound ceased to evolve, »

- Jeff Labrecque

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Film Junk Podcast Episode #234: Extract, Gamer and Halloween II

7 September 2009 11:41 PM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

0:00 - Intro 2:25 - Jay's Dream Review 12:05 - Headlines: Disney Buys Marvel, Fantastic Four Reboot, Guy Ritchie to Direct Lobo, Bad Boys 3 and Big Momma's House 3, Steve Miner to Direct Halloween 3-D?, YouTube to Start Renting Movies, Summer 2009 Box Office Record, Facebook Movie Casting 25:35 - Review: Extract 43:50 - Review: Gamer 63:40 - Review: Halloween II 85:30 - Review: A Perfect Getaway 1:36:05 - Other Stuff We Watched: Mean Girls, 30 Rock, Durham County, Polytechnique, The Searchers, The Super Friends, Jurassic Park, Fanboys, Bmx Bandits, Sin Nombre 2:16:30 - Junk Mail: Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 7, Panic Attacks, Zombies, Ong Bak 2 Explained, DVD Storage, Rocky IV Training Montage 2:32:40 - This Week's DVD Releases 2:34:15 - Outro » Download the MP3 (72 Mb) [1] » View the show notes [2] » Vote for us on Podcast Alley! [3] Subscribe to the podcast feed: [4] [5] [6] [7] Donate via Paypal: Recurring Donation $2/Month: [1] http://www. »

- Sean

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Our Favorite Montages: Rocky IV

28 August 2009 1:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Naturally, when asked to pick a favorite montage I had to be painfully obvious and choose Rocky IV. If I could program Star Trek Holodeck adventures for myself, one of them would totally be set in Hollywood's version of the Cold War, where it was better to be dead than red, and nuclear war was just five minutes away unless Stallone or Schwarzenegger stepped in. This is the culture that spawned characters like Marvel's Black Widow, and I too want to be an agent provocateur for one side or the other. Preferably Russian. They always had the cool black outfits.

That's why I dig the Rocky IV montage. It's steeped in images of what America firmly believed the Soviet Union to be -- a country of superior technology and gigantic athletes that could totally crush us. This is the stuff of my Reagan era childhood, when my teachers told us »

- Elisabeth Rappe

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Dolph Lundgren Makes Direct Contact

29 May 2009 8:16 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Action star Dolph Lundgren talks about his new film on DVD, The Expendables and other future films

Before 1985, Dolph Lundgren was a name only known in martial arts circles from the numerous titles he won in karate. After his film debut in the James Bond film A View to a Kill, that same year Lundgren took audiences by storm with his powerful performance as Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, which catapulted his career. Lundgren still has a thirst for action, as you can see in his latest film, Direct Contact, which hits the shelves on DVD and Blu-ray on June 2. I had the chance to speak with Lundgren over the phone, and here's what he had to say about his new film, and much more.

So can you talk about how the film first came to you, and I was curious if Danny Lerner and Les Weldon wrote this part for you specifically? »

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