Category: 2011

Rocky: All Time Best

Craig / / 2011, Honors, Rocky

On February 15, 2011, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post posted his choices for The Best Boxing Movies of All Time.  “Rocky” came in at #2 and here’s why…

  • 2. Rocky (1976) — The story of a Philadelphia club fighter who gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to fight for the heavyweight title is an American classic. Some of the fight scenes look phony now, but Rocky still packs an emotional punch. It remains the ultimate Cinderella story.

    I caught a bit of “Rocky IV” on TV the other day and cringed at the scene where Sylvester Stallone makes peace with the Russian fans. It’s laughably, embarrassingly bad and cheesy. But even the sequels can’t tarnish the power of the original film.

You can read the whole list here.

Sly Poses

Craig / / 2011, Sly's Art

US Actor Sylvester Stallone, poses in front of one of his works during a press conference ahead of the exhibition ‘Sylvester Stallone. 35 Years of Painting’ in the Gmurzynska gallery in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. The retrospective which shows 30 pieces painted by the action star lasts from February 18 to March 15, 2011.

(AP Photo/Keystone, Arno Balzarini)

Sly’s Swiss Art Show

Craig / / 2011, Sly's Art

US Actor Sylvester Stallone, poses in front of one of his works during a press conference ahead of the exhibition ‘Sylvester Stallone. 35 Years of Painting’ in the Gmurzynska gallery in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. The retrospective which shows 30 pieces painted by the action star lasts from February 18 to March 15, 2011.

(AP Photo/Keystone, Arno Balzarin)

Sly Stallone: 35 Years of Painting

Craig / / 2011, Sly's Art

US Actor Sylvester Stallone, poses in front of one of his works during a press conference ahead of the exhibition ‘Sylvester Stallone. 35 Years of Painting’ in the Gmurzynska gallery in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. The retrospective which shows 30 pieces painted by the action star lasts from February 18 to March 15, 2011.

(AP Photo/Keystone, Arno Balzarini)

Sylvester Stallone: 35 Years of Painting

Craig / / 2011, Sly's Art

US Actor Sylvester Stallone speaks in front of one of his works during a press conference ahead of the exhibition ‘Sylvester Stallone. 35 Years of Painting’ in the Gmurzynska gallery in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. The retrospective which shows 30 pieces painted by the action star lasts from February 18 to March 15, 2011.

(AP Photo/Keystone, Arno Balzarin)

Ranking the “Rocky” Movies

Craig / / 2011, Rocky, Rocky 2, Rocky 3, Rocky 4, Rocky 5, Rocky Balboa

On February 9, 2011, ChicagoNow.com posted Ranking the Rocky Movies by Kyle Trompeter.  While I don’t agree with Kyle’s rankings, he does make a good case for each choice… and there is a surprise or two in his list.

And for the record, here is how I rank them:

1.  Rocky and Rocky Balboa.  {Perfect bookends to the series]
2.  Rocky III
3.  Rocky II [Depending on my mood sometimes I flip positions on II and IV]
4.  Rocky IV
5.  Rocky V [While many fans really dislike Rocky V, I am thankful that because of it we got Rocky Balboa]

– Craig