Sean Burnett

This is my second favorite Rocky movie because the rematch was 15 rounds and felt like a longer fight than the original which I found the most entertaining. In the flashback scene, I like that this movie first started depicting punching sound effects which was unlike the first film in Rounds 14 and 15 from the first fight with Apollo Creed. I like that there is no time gap between the first and second movie although the original was made in 1976 and the second one was made in 1979. What's great about this movie is that no one dies and it shows that Rocky getting married to Adrian which would prevent Paulie from antagonizing her just like what happened in the first film and having a romantic healthy relationship. It was a shame that after he got married to Adrian that commercials didn't work and he got canned from the meat packing plant in Philly. It was a shame that he sort of lost his edge while training for the rematch after the heated press conference with him and Apollo because of Adrian's health. The good news was that Rocky and Adrian had a baby boy and Adrian wanting Rocky to not let Apollo get the best of him despite Apollo wanting revenge on him after a lot of people thinking that Rocky won the first fight and feeling determined to win which happened in the end. It would have been more entertaining for Rocky and Apollo to have a more even fight because Apollo threw most of the punches in the fight than Rocky threw for most of the fight. It would have been fun if there was payback in the first 2 round, by having Apollo knocking out Rocky in the first round then Rocky doing the same thing he did to Apollo in the first round by knocking him out in the first film happen in the second round of the rematch. Just my opinion.

This movie was definitely different feel to the first 2 Rocky movies because he has a mansion, more rich and became a celebrity fighter, but what I found interesting about this movie was Rocky being in the ring more than once in this movie. After he fought handpicked fighters, he fought against Thunderlips which was an outstanding exhibition with the heavyweight boxing champion against the heavyweight wrestling champion, lost the first fight to Clubber Lang then won the rematch against him. Butkus wasn't in this movie which I wasn't a fan of, but it wasn't the worse thing about this movie, it was Mickey's Death with Rocky losing his edge throughout a large chunk of this movie. Even though death is irreversible and permanent, I liked how Adrian straighten him out and the way Apollo and Tony Duke trained him on the beach and in Apollo's original gym. What I found strange about Apollo's old gym was that it was in California and yet the rematch site was across the country in New York City in Madison Square Garden. It would have been slightly more entertaining if there was a few more rounds in the rematch with the two fighters trading blows, but overall the rematch was the best part of the movie. I thought Clubber Lang's character was funny, but a vicious fighter who didn't mess around with his opponents including Rocky. Mr. T did a phenomenal job depicting Clubber and Sylvester Stallone's acting was great as well as scripting the movie. I like the favor at the end at Mickey's Gym and the painting of Apollo and Rocky's 3rd fun fight with the credits.

I found this movie to be the average Star Wars movie because it first shows what kind of minions Nute Gunray and the Sith had which were battle droids instead of stormtroopers from the trilogy films. Even though Palpatine was revealed as the true Darth Sidious in Revenge of the Sith, you can easily tell that Senator Palpatine then Chancellor Palpatine and Darth Sidious are in one because of the chins and the same voice actor as well in Attack of the Clones. Even though a lot of Star Wars fans are not a fan of Jar Jar Binks, I though he was a funny character with some sense of humor, but I feel bad for the actor that played him because the role might have hurt his acting and filming career which is never a good thing. I didn't like the fact that Anakin was a slave like his mother Shimi. I found it very sad that when Anakin left Shimi that he promised to come back and see her, but then in Attack of the Clones Anakin had troubling sleeping and knew his mother was in danger and found out she was abused by the sand people the made her slowly die. It was too late for him to see his mother healthy several times as a Padawan learner. I didn't like that Count Dooku wasn't in this movie sensing Qui Gon's death a few moments before his death at the hands of Darth Maul. The movie would have been better if Qui Gon survived and killed Darth Maul by force pushing him into the shaft. I liked the podrace and Anakin flying in space with other space pilots. I liked the Battle of Naboo. I liked the choreography of the Tatooine lightsaber duel in Scene 25 with Qui Gon dueling Darth Maul and when Obi Wan dueled Maul after witnessing Qui Gon Jinn's death. He was the more aggressive duelist the Qui Gon before falling into the shaft, but luckily managed to redeem himself and cut Maul in half. Slightly better than Attack of the Clones, but not by much.

My ultimate favorite Rocky movie. I like how it relates to what happened with the United State and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. I liked the show that James Brown did with Apollo Creed with having an American likeness before the exhibition with Ivan Drago. I like the two main characters training in different styles in Russia. I like how Rocky goes up the mountain and shouts Drago three times and Drago's stare at Rocky with a dead Apollo Creed in his hands which was a sign telling Rocky, "You're next." It's another great motivational movie especially after Rocky defeats Drago with the speech he gave. This movie and Rocky 2 are my top 2 favorites because he wins both fights with a speech at the end of the fights. If the movie had Apollo Creed cut Drago by his right eye in Round 1 before Drago would throw his first punch would have been incredible to see and the two trading blows at the end of the first round and at the beginning of the second round then Drago dominating Apollo due to the character of Apollo Creed as this cocky fighter. It would have been cool if Rocky threw the first few punches in Round 1 and doing what he did in Rocky 1 which was dodging a punch from Apollo then giving him an uppercut making him fall down. Imagine if Rocky did the same thing to Ivan Drago, but not cutting him yet. I like how he managed to cut his antagonist in Round 2 then the wrestling scene at the end of that round. The Rocky movies definitely represent inspiration and motivation in their own unique ways, but the message is to keep rolling with the punches and not give up or feel defeated. Overall, I thought the film was great and my favorite round was the final round of the Rocky & Drago fight.

One of my favorite Star Wars movies with great dialogue. Unfortunately, I did not watch any of the original trilogies in the theaters because I was born in 1998. I never watched the prequels in the theaters because friends of mine introduced it to me in late 2006 and never heard of it prior to that time period. This film was the first Star Wars movie I watched in January 2007 then got this movie as a birthday present because I got it from Blockbuster twice. I enjoyed the lightsaber fights the most and the happy moment in Scene 7. If you watch the original trilogy films first you'll know the Darth Vader was once Anakin Skywalker in Return of the Jedi. After the name Anakin was revealed in this movie, anyone will have the ability to understand how Anakin was like in the first two prequels, but after Attack of the Clones would know his fall to the Dark Side of the Force would have to have happened in this movie due to Palpatine manipulating him that he would save Padme after he was declared by the evil Sith Lord the title "Darth Vader." It reveals Sheev Palpatine's true nature and that he is the real Darth Sidious instead of an innocent trustworthy 60 year old politician. I'm giving it a 4 because the choreography of the Mace vs Sidious lightsaber duel could have been more intense and a slightly longer duel with Darth Sidious and Mace Windu doing more stunts, faster swings of their lightsabers and back flips. Just imagine if Sidious was more prepared by having his second lightsaber or Mace Windu quickly using the force to get Kit Fisto's lightsaber to fight Sidious because after the Sith Lord slaughtered him, Mace would have had the upper hand for the majority of the duel or Anakin having a slight duel with Mace Windu after Sidious got disarmed like in the G.B.A game and the PS game. I wish that during Order 66 we viewers would see a scene where Darth Vader duels and slaughters some of the Jedi and Cin Drallig in the Jedi Temple. It was somewhat sad to see the dead Jedi bodies and Padme's death, but it give evidence of what Leia said about her mother. Even though the movie has some sad scenes, it gives foreshadowing in the first half of the movie about Padme during child birth which I like. I like movies with foreshadowing. Overall, I think it was a great movie.