How many boxing movies is too many? I ask because I wonder if the recent volume of them that I have viewed pushes up against some imaginary border. All… Read more “Raging Bull, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Tag: Rocky
Creed III, by Albert W. Vogt III
Well, I did not watch all those Rocky and Creed movies for nothing, you know? By the way, as a matter of procedure, if you read that last statement and did not… Read more “Creed III, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Cinderella (1950), by Albert W. Vogt III
After watching all the Rocky/Creed films, what more logical selection would there be to follow them than Disney’s original animated classic Cinderella (1950). As I have indicated in reviews of other examples… Read more “Cinderella (1950), by Albert W. Vogt III”
Creed II, by Albert W. Vogt III
One good thing to say about the Creed franchise to this point is that it does not follow the same pattern as its predecessor, Rocky, with reminding you for the… Read more “Creed II, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Creed, by Albert W. Vogt III
Now that we have gotten the entire Rocky franchise out of the way, it is time to address the next cinematic prodigy of pugilism. It starts (again) with Creed (2015). In case you… Read more “Creed, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Rocky Balboa, by Albert W. Vogt III
Through the first five movies in the Rocky franchise, the title character’s love interest and eventual wife, Adrianna “Adrian” Balboa née Pennino was played by Talia Shire. Shire is still… Read more “Rocky Balboa, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Rocky II, by Albert W. Vogt III
Honestly, I had never seen any of the films in the Rocky franchise. As I indicated in my review of the original, Rocky (1976), there are many aspects of them that… Read more “Rocky II, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Rocky, by Albert W. Vogt III
With the imminent release of Creed III, I thought it would be nice to go back to where it all began with Rocky (1976). It is one of those movies that… Read more “Rocky, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Karate Kid, by Albert W. Vogt III
Like any good child of the 1980s, I watched Cobra Kai (2018-present), the once quaintly nostalgic but now tediously repetitive spin-off from the classic Karate Kid franchise. Oddly, it seems that the… Read more “The Karate Kid, by Albert W. Vogt III”