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[illmatic22]

Boxing

Rocky

PHILLY

This movie was not gonna be bad folks.

There's a new champ in town by the name of CREED

 

[Kill3r7]

Will definitely check it out.

 

[TheJollyCorner]

This movie came out of fuckin' nowhere for me.
I honestly had no idea this was even a thing until I saw the trailer on a tv in a bar last weekend. Blown away! Can't wait!

 

[Crocodile]

Really looking forward to this <3

 

[Shadow Ranger]

15th of January UK release. Plz Rocky don't do this.

Was hyped when I realised this and The Good Dinosaur were out in the same time. Then I was upset that Creed is for January. Gonna have to be patient.

 

[rugioh]

M I C H A E L B J O R D A N

This kid is the new Denzel. Anything he's in (Sans Fantastic 4) I watch.

 

[cacildo]

Whoa...

good reviews?

Opens this week?

 

[strafer]

If I break, I aint gonna fix it

This movie will destroy me.

 

[Zach]

Fuuuuuuuh... excited.

 

[Tom Nook]

Why? Is there any correlation between the creative staff on either?

I know there's no correlation between the two. After reading that AC and Mario Tennis getting bad reviews on the game side, seeing this review thread of the things I like got me thinking "Oh no, another bad review?"

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Here's Mike Ryan at Uproxx

Hands down the best Rocky movie since the original and a film that should legitimately be in the Academy Award conversation, just like the original Rocky. When I&#8217;ve told people how good this movie is, I&#8217;m met with shock. This is because people aren&#8217;t remembering Rocky, they are remembering the Rocky franchise. This is understandable, but that mindset has to be tweaked for Creed... Jordan is great. Stallone is great. Tessa Thompson, a musician who plays Creed&#8217;s love interest, is great. Coogler nails every beat. Everything feels earned. Adonis Creed is fighting under the shadow of his father&#8217;s legacy. Creed is fighting against the legacy of the Rocky sequels. In the end, Creed is a true champion.

And Kris Tapley of Variety further explaining why Stallone could get a Best Supporting Actor nomination.

As an upcoming column will attest, the supporting actor race is positively thick with strong contenders this year. But none of them have really felt like a winner just yet. A year after &#8220;Birdman,&#8221; Michael Keaton could get a lot of residual affection for his work in &#8220;Spotlight.&#8221; Tom Hardy may prove to be a ferocious favorite in &#8220;The Revenant.&#8221; But few performances pack the emotional punch Sylvester Stallone does in &#8220;Creed.&#8221;

With the Ryan Coogler-directed film, Stallone has now taken on the role of Rocky Balboa seven times on the big screen. He was nominated at the outset for 1976&#8217;s &#8220;Rocky&#8221; and lost to Peter Finch for the late actor&#8217;s fierce &#8220;Network&#8221; performance. But the truth is he might be even better this time around. I would be tempted to call it his best on-screen work to date as he finds such subtle, unassuming textures in the performance that both deepen a character we&#8217;ve grown to love over the last 40 years, as well as present him in a whole new shade.

 

[Foggy]

Out of all the young actors to come from The Wire, it's still surreal for Wallace to be the one at the front of the pack. Good for him and I'm legit excited for a movie about Apollo Creed's son.

 

[TheKaeptain]

I worked with the producer of this film and he said when Sly told him the idea he thought it was a joke. Then he read the script and did a 180 on it. Said Sly is going to get a supporting nom and Jordan could get a best actor nom too if the production pushes it.

 

[RS4-]

Really enjoyed it when I saw it a week or two ago.

 

[Bad_Boy]

I'm not sure what I'm more hyped about. Creed or Triple 9.

But they are both so far apart, it dont even matter. Seeing them both

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

DEE NO, PUT THAT BELT DOWN

I'M THE TRASHMAN

 

[Sanjuro]

Can't wait.


/bartscott

 

[Jigorath]

Here's Mike Ryan at Uproxx



And Kris Tapley of Variety further explaining why Stallone could get a Best Supporting Actor nomination.

This is crazy.

Out of all the young actors to come from The Wire, it's still surreal for Wallace to be the one at the front of the pack. Good for him and I'm legit excited for a movie about Apollo Creed's son.

Avon Barksdale is in this movie too.

 

[enigmatic_alex44]

Wow Michael B. Jordan really dodged a bullet, Fantastic 4 nearly killed his career.

I thought he was going to be Taylor Kitsch'd for sure.

 

[Quick]

I was expecting subdued reviews, but seeing the praise gets me more excited for Creed.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Wow Michael B. Jordan really dodged a bullet, Fantastic 4 nearly killed his career.

No it didn't.

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

Planning to go see this, but the thing is I have no money.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Planning to go see this, but the thing is I have no money.

Bronson's got tickets!

I'm sure he'll pick you up if you just ask nice.

 

[harSon]

Really hope Ryan Coogler gets Black Panther. Dude's a fantastic director, and it'll be the platform needed to spring his career to new heights in terms of future opportunities.

 

[Timbuktu]

Wow Michael B. Jordan really dodged a bullet, Fantastic 4 nearly killed his career.

I thought he was going to be Taylor Kitsch'd for sure.

He already had a lot under his belt by then, including Fruitvale, and no one would have pinned the failure of F4 onto him.

Kitsch was the actual lead in a couple of bombs and from what I hear an awful season 2 of True Detective. I don't think those failures were all on him either; he might be cut out as a lead, but can do well as a character actor when he gets older. They were both great in Friday Night Lights.

 

[manzoman96]

Can't wait to see this. My most anticipated film to come out for the rest of 2015.

 

[WyndhamPrice]

Wow Michael B. Jordan really dodged a bullet, Fantastic 4 nearly killed his career.

I thought he was going to be Taylor Kitsch'd for sure.

Everyone involved in FF has so many other things going on and most people will have forgotten about the movie in a year. Nobody was in danger there.


On topic - my GF saw a screening of this and cried 3 times having never seen a Rocky movie before. It's going to be a huge hit.

 

[User1608]

Awesome! Can't wait!

 

[ViewtifulJC]

I expected nothing less than the best Rocky movie since the original, and I think that's what I'm gonna get

 

[BronsonLee]

No it didn't.

Nothing is gonna stop Jordan at this rate

Bronson's got tickets!

I'm sure he'll pick you up if you just ask nice.

*fans out screening tickets* dohohohooooo

Spoiler

get ready to wait in line for fucking forever like most pre screenings

 

[munchie64]

Awesome as expected. From everything I've seen, I'm gonna assume this is easy for anyone who doesn't know Rocky to get into. Might be able to convince people to see and heck, maybe get into the series.

 

[LegendofDragoonLives]

I totally forgot about this. I'll see it this weekend.

 

[Sanjuro]

Yo Apollo Creeds kid or something, whaddif I said no to training you?

Say yes.

 

[Ocelott]

Can't Wait...Really I can't i haven't been excited to see a movie in a long time and that is shocking.

 

[fertygo]

I'm hyped for this, have everything that I wanted.

 

[BronsonLee]

Yo Apollo Creeds kid or something, whaddif I said no to training you?

Say yes.

Goddamnit this movie is ruined now

 

[Discotheque]

This movie looks so good

Michael b jordan one of the cooler actors coming up right now. I hope this is a major success for him and Coogler

I predict best boxing film since ali

 

[strafer]

I can tell you right now that if Coogler is doing a DC movie next then Jordan will be in it for sure.

 

[BronsonLee]

This movie looks so good

Michael b jordan one of the cooler actors coming up right now. I hope this is a major success for him and Coogler

I'll let you know what I think of this one. Unlike Mad Max, this shit won't blindside me though. I'm ready for you, motherfucker

 

[Anth0ny]

yessssssssssssssss

sounds sick!

 

[Dash_Riprock]

The stench of Fant4stic is always coming off him. Good.

 

[WarMacheen]

Going to see this in a few days.

Does Ronda make a cameo lol

 

[Mokujin]

So, seems like a solid movie? I'm in for a good boxing movie.

 

[RBelong2Us]

Saw a screening today with the director of the movie there. It was in Oakland and he's actually from there. Definitely a solid flick. Light years more entertaining than Southpaw.

Stallone was really really good.

Cooger actually worked for the same non-profit I work at as a group counselor before he started film school. Dude is only like 28, crazy.

 

[massoluk]

Shit man, looks like I have to go see this asap.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Really hope Ryan Coogler gets Black Panther. Dude's a fantastic director, and it'll be the platform needed to spring his career to new heights in terms of future opportunities.

Wasn't he rumored for a DC movie since he's buddies with people at WB?

 

[CreeperBlocks]

I have a feeling I'm going to feel things when I watch this film

I love the fact that Stalone is the Mentor now

 

[- J - D -]

I'm going to need to see this.

 

[BronsonLee]

Wasn't he rumored for a DC movie since he's buddies with people at WB?

Makes sense. Though I could see them tying him to Creed movies if they want to make it a franchise. I know they already announced a second one and want to do a third.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Making daddy proud.