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Rocky Balboa, a review by Rich

12/11

Rocky Balboa



Never give up, and never stop believing.

When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), reigning heavyweight title holder Mason Dixon (Antonio Tarver) retaliates by challenging the Italian Stallion to a nationally televised, 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son (Milo Ventimiglia, TV's Heroes) and friends, Rocky agrees to come out of retirement and face an opponent who's faster, stronger and thirty years his junior. With the odds stacked firmly against him, Rocky takes on Dixon in what will become the greatest fight in boxing history, a hard-hitting, action-packed battle of the ages!

Talk about flogging a dead horse - no wonder you can find this dvd in bargain buckets acrosss the UK now!
Better than the 4th (can you remember how gay that was), and nearly as boring as the 5th, Sly is just too old and plastic now for me to find this in any way believable. I was surprised to read good reviews on this, but personally it missed the mark and the plotline was just too old hat and obvious to catch my attention.
Current fighter gets in the ring against a 60+ retired fighter = one dead old guy. Sorry but thats the truth.
One to miss 





(From November Alphabet Marathon - Discussion/Review Thread on November 13th, 2008)

The Midnight Meat Train, a review by Rich

Title: The Midnight Meat Train

Movie Count:18  
TV Ep. Count:13  

Runtime:100
Certificate:NR
Year:2008
Genres:Horror

Plot:Struggling photographer Leon Kaufman's obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer, Mahogany, the subway murderer who stalks late-night commuters - ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways imaginable.

My Review:
Talk about jumping in at the deep end, this was gruesome and graphically gory to the extreme. The majority of the film lulled you into a false sense of security, Cooper and Bibb are a lovely couple and acted their roles brilliantly. But when Vinnie appears in a scene, accompanied by haunting heartbeat audio, a whole new form of barbaric killing dominates the screen.
This is OTT in terms of the violence and its portrayal, at least in my limited experience, but i still have to say it was train wreck viewing at its best, you literally couldn't stop watching just to hopefully see the murderer get popped at the end.
If you like hardcore slasher/horror, this is right up your street.





(From Rich's October Horror Fest on October 13th, 2009)

NCIS Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

5. THE BONE YARD
The body of an undercover FBI agent is found on a Marine bombing range and the N.C.I.S. team discovers the mafia has been dumping bodies there for years.

My Thoughts:
A good episode. I really got a kick out of what Gibbs pulled with the Prima Cord.

My Rating:

6. TERMINAL LEAVE
A bomb is planted in an Iraqi War veteran's car and now the N.C.I.S. team must protect the veteran from terrorists.

My Thoughts:
Another one I liked a lot. I really enjoyed the hard time the boy gave Tony. I also liked how it turned out to be more then what they originally thought was going on.

My Rating:


7. CALL OF SILENCE
A World War II Medal of Honor recipient confesses to murdering his best friend during a battle at Iwo Jima almost 60 years ago. Believing there's more to the story, Gibbs and the team work to solve the mystery and save the man from going to prison.

My Thoughts:
An excellent story... though it is somewhat slow for my taste in parts.

My Rating:


8. HEART BREAK
In what appears to be a case of spontaneous combustion, Gibbs and his team investigate the mysterious death of a man who seemingly burst into flames.

My Thoughts:
A good... but somewhat standard episode. I do like they way they pulled off the "Spontaneous Human Combustion."

My Rating:

(From NCIS Marathon on November 30th, 2009)