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Forgiving Rocky II. Willingly.

I am completely forgiving. If I love something … then I’ll stick it out, even if it doesn’t live up to my expectations of it. (Tori Amos, I am looking at YOU.) With Rocky II I recognize the creeping cheesy … Continue reading

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Obsession Sunday: Rocky and Allison

— It was damn cold on Sunday. I finally am getting my share of winter, and I adore it. On Sunday I had heat, and I was happy because it was freezing outside. I’m also insane. Because I bundled up … Continue reading

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Idem.

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Rocky Balboa Tries to Tell a Joke

Rocky comes into the pet shop every day and tells a bad joke to Adrian, trying to make her smile. (I am convinced that the reason he would fall for a girl like Adrian – or one of the reasons … Continue reading

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Rocky

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Rocky Rocky Rocky!

I could probably write a Tolstoy-length book about the one minute of film in Rocky when Rocky is trying to get Adrian to come inside his apartment after their date at the skating rink. Watch how he hangs on the … Continue reading

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Rocky: Things I Notice and Love Part 2

I want to talk about the scene where Rocky gets up in the middle of the night (the night before the fight) and goes down to walk around the empty sporting arena. There are a couple of other scenes that … Continue reading

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Obsession

This just arrived. Look, I don’t mess around.

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Rocky: Things I Notice and Love Part 1

— how Mr. Gazzo takes a gasp off of an inhaler before bitching Rocky out for not breaking the guy’s thumbs. What a detail. The inhaler. I LOVE actors, man. I have no idea why he gave the character asthma … Continue reading

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The Obsession

… continues apace. It has gone to the next logical step.

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