SZoner, Alain from France sent in these pics for you SZoners who are also into games!
Thanks, Alain!
– Craig Zablo [November 29, 2002]
Category: Rocky
“Rocky” is Still the Standard!
There’s been a lot of talk comparing “8 Mile” to “Rocky”… even Time magazine got on board in their November 11, 2002 issue. Even after 26 years, “Rocky” is still the standard by which other films are judged.
Thanks to JOHN “Big” Beatty for the item above!
– Craig Zablo
[November 25, 2002]
Rocky Game Review
In the November 15, 2002 Video Games column of Entertainment Weekly the following review appears:
ROCKY * (All; Ubi Soft; Teen) Yo, Adrian! This boxing extravaganza includes characters from all five Rocky films, and let’s you (playing as the Italian Stallion) go toe-to-toe with Apollo Creed, Clubber Lang, and Cold War pugilist Ivan Drago. Between fights, crusty old Mickey trains you on the speed bag while the Rocky orchestra’s “Gonna Fly Now” swells in the background (“Eye of the Tiger” is sorely missing from the soundtrack.) The cut scenes faithfully reenact key plot points from the movies, and the in-fight taunts are delivered verbatim from the films. But we have to deduct points for the game’s flaccid fighting engine, which looks awfully similar t Ready 2 Rumble Boxing and becomes repetitive after about three bouts. Rocky throws a lot of punches but, unfortunately, rarely connects. B-/ -NR-
Craig Zablo
[November 10, 2002]
Singing Rocky Balboa
Whoa! Isn’t that the coolest?
Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes got word that there was a “Singing Rocky” figure available at the Mall. He thought his friend was pranking him until he saw it for himself. Here’s Jazz‘s e-mail:
“Is this cool or what ?!! I stopped by JC Penny today and got the web site from the box. The doll is very big and very cool. It appears that the mouth moves and all…
I’m forwarding this email to Santa too :-)”
Jazz, I’ve already put word in with St. Nick!
– Craig Zablo
[November 4, 2002]
Sly was There!
The item above comes from the November 4, 2002 issue of Sports Illustrated. If you haven’t seen the fight that inspired Sly to write “Rocky,” then you might want to tune in on Tuesday at 9 PM!
Thanks to John “Big” Beatty for the tip!
– Craig Zablo
[November 3, 2002]
Rocky Balboa Bobble Head
Most of us haven’t even gotten the Rambo Head Bobber yet, and here is a first look at the Rocky version. The suggested retail price is $10.99.
Check out Funko.com for more info!
– Craig Zablo
[November 2, 2002]
POW: “Rocky” by Herb Ritts
Our POW for this week is a rarely seen black and white photo of Sly taken by the great Herb Ritts.
– Craig Zablo
[October 5, 2002]
M. Knight Shyamalan Loves “Rocky”
Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes sent in the following:
This week’s [August 5, 2002] issue of NEWSWEEK contains a real cool article on M. Night Shyamalan. In it he lists his TOP 10 Films and whatta ya know Mr. Balboa’s film made da list. I agree with what he said too …:-)
Now kid Night needs to give Sly a buzz ya know what I mean?”
Jazz, I couldn’t agree with you more!
– Craig Zablo
[August 4, 2002]
“Rocky” Films Hosted by Frank Stallone
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Frank Stallone will be the host of ESPN Classic’s ‘Reel Classics‘ showing of the Rocky series every Sunday night at 9pm EST/6PM Pacific – throughout the whole month of June!! Check your local listings and tune in to watch Frank share all the inside stories on these great classics, and see his vast collection of boxing memorabilia! Rocky Sunday June 2, 2002 |
It’d be worth it to tune in and see Frank’s extensive boxing memorabilia! – Craig Zablo [May 31, 2002]
