The Italion Stallion is Back

Well you can probably guess that I am pretty excited about the recent news that there in fact will be a 6th Rocky. Filming is set to start sometime in december and the movie should be out sometime in 06'. Yes I know this is a sports blog but guess what? Even though boxing has went down hill, it is still a sport. Anyone who knows me well enough, knows my obsession with these movies. It has been almost 30 years since the original and 15 years since the last one. I have been reading that Rocky is 54 in the film(59 in real life). He is lonely and retired and needs some money so of course he will be getting back into the ring one last time. Adrian(talia shire) apparently didnt want anything to do with this saga anymore because she is officially dead in the movie. She hasn't been in a ton of movies, so why she wouldnt still wanna be apart of this I have no idea. Hey if she wont do it, pay me 5000 dollars and I will hold that can that Rocky spits in between rounds. Anyway there are many doubters with this movie as you figured. He has been trying to sell it to MGM for over 5 years now if that tells you anything. Now first criticism is that stallone is too old for this. Well in case you haven't seen him, he looks like he could bench press uncle paulie about 100 times. He is bigger and muscular than he has ever been. Second, Rocky V didnt do so well. That is very true. It was voted one of the worst movies of 1990 and it only did 40 million at the box office, compared to the other 4 that went anywhere from 85-120 million. I didnt like 5 much. The acting was poor and he wasnt in the ring. The story had some promise but it just didnt work. So I say I am all for this one. He is very capable of making this work. It is still hard to believe that mgm didnt want sly for the piece. I cant imagine what it would have been like if he werent the star. I think he just wants to end this series on a good note. 5 was awful and he needs to make ammends for that. Supposebly Uncle Paulie(Burt Young) is set to return and he is about it from what I have read. The fighter he is supposed to face is Mason "the line" Dixon, and they have talked to roy jones jr and even vin diesel for the part. I dont want vin and have tried to explain to my wife many times that he is a horrible actor. He has the voice to do GI Joe characters but he should not be on the big screen. I think Ben Affleck, Ashton Kucher, and himself should make a movie together called " We can't act but chicks dig us anyway" Anyway sorry I got off track there. My family and I were discussing Rocky movies the other day, and it was fun reflecting back. My mother still seems to think I saw Rocky I at the movies even though it was made in 1976 and I was born in 79, so you figure that one out. Anyway I wanted to share my excitement. I now cant wait until this movie comes out. It will be interesting to see how he acts in this one since it changes so much. In I and II, he wasnt very bright and he was just another bum from the neighborhood. In III and IV, he was somewhat smart and sophisticated and then after Ivan Drago beat the tar out of him for 15 rounds, he turned dumb again and he got the old accent back. In any event I will be there to see it and I am looking forward to it