Rocky Balboa [Blu-ray]

Buy This Item Rocky Balboa [Blu-ray] by Sony Pictures  Available from Amazon  $24.95  on 9-19-2008     Columbia Pictures Rocky Balboa (Blu-Ray) When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ "Rocky Balboa" (Sylvester Stallone), reigning heavyweighttitleholder 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, ahard-hitting, action-packed battle of the ages!. Reader Reviews My husband and I had both seen most of the Rocky films. Actually, I think he saw them all, and I saw the first 3. I really didn't expect this one to be all that good and mainly got it because (1) our son and his fiance live in Philly where it's filmed and (2) for nostalgic purposes. We were pleasantly surprised! Stallone is looking a little worse for wear, but he carries off the part of Rocky very well. As he says, "he still has a little junk in the basement." Against his son's wishes, he decides to come out of retirement and get his license to box. His timing happens to coincide with a video match between him at his prime and a young boxer who has never really been challenged. That young boxer's promoter asks Rocky to do an exhibition match....it's not supposed to be real. But Rocky being Rocky, he trains for real and ends up fighting a legitimate fight against the "young gun." Both walk away better off for the match. And, of course, we get to hear the Rocky theme music! The film keeps your attention, including one part where the sort-of love interest in his life asks him why he's being so kind to her and her son (who were abandoned by the father)....she says, "you don't owe us anything. Why are you being so nice?" and He responds, "Why you got to owe somebody to get something?" Typical Rocky. If you liked the earlier Rocky films, I think you'll like this one. It may not be an Oscar winner, but there are some funny parts, some philisophical parts and some good entertainment. Definitely worth watching!

Rocky Balboa [Blu-ray] Available from Amazon Price: $24.95 Updated on 9-19-2008.

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