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From: evan@petfe.UUCP (Evan Marcus)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Rocky IV
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Date: Wed, 5-Jun-85 10:39:47 EDT
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>Evan Marcus (that's me) writes:
>> Why do people bad-mouth the Rocky movies so much?  I enjoyed all 3 of them
>> very much.  If Mr. Stallone decides to give us another movie, what the Hell?
>> I really don't know too many people who disliked them, but Sly is a 
>> convenient scapegoat for the sequel effect (Superman III meets Rocky IV 
>> during Star Trek IV).  
>> 

Eliot wrote back:
>Give me a Break.
>
>Why must every movie producer beat every good idea (and yes, Rocky was a
>great Idea!) until it annoys people?  Yes, folks.  The same thing is
>happening to ROCKY that happened to FRIDAY, THE 13th.  I can see it now.
>
   >"Friday the 13th Part 13: Jason's back and this time he's doubly
    >dangerous!"
>
>I hate when that happens to original ideas.
>
>						eliot
 
I agree with the bad mouthing of Friday the 13th.  But the important 
difference is that #1 sucked!  That series offers nothing terribly
different from lots of other movies out there already (The Slumber Camp
Massacre, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Dynasty [(-:] )  In my opinion, Rocky
is quite different (redundant) from other movies.  While I dislike boxing,
I enjoy the Rocky movies (tho not Stallone's other epics) because I find
them very exciting and invigorating.

The other thing that bothers me about all the bad-mouthing of his flicks
is that everybody goes and sees them and seems to enjoy them (everyone
is the theatres I go to screams and yells and applauds and all that), yet
they seem ashamed to admit they like them.  It's easier to say it was crap.
Sort of like admitting you like "We Are the World."  (I do.)

Nobody is trying to say that these are works of classic literature, but
they are entertaining, fun, exciting, and I would rather watch all 3 (4?)
Rocky flicks (in a row) than 1 of those Friday the 13th pieces of crap.
So sue me.   

Keep those arguments coming in! Finally net.movies is interesting!

--Evan Marcus
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