Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
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Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Rocky IV (1985)
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Dolph Lundgren
Running Time:
Budget: $28 million
Box Office: $300 million (worldwide)
Streaming availability: Appears to be none.
On-demand/PPV: $2.99/$3.99 on most cable systems
Start Time: 9 p.m. (movie starts at 9:10 p.m.
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Dolph Lundgren
Running Time:
Budget: $28 million
Box Office: $300 million (worldwide)
Streaming availability: Appears to be none.
On-demand/PPV: $2.99/$3.99 on most cable systems
Start Time: 9 p.m. (movie starts at 9:10 p.m.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Is there a better movie soundtrack to run to on a treadmill? The answer is obviously no.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_IV_(soundtrack)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_IV_(soundtrack)
Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
First movie I ever cried during.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Saw most of it again recently. It is as horrible (in a fun way) as I remembered.
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Was going to go to the attic to see if I had the original, but googled instead and hit gold.
I felt aswirl with warm secretions.
Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
I think this is gonna be a good one this week. Something to note is that Rocky IV might be one of the shortest shooting scripts by pages in the last 50 or so years at least. There are two long fights and at least four montages. It couldn’t have been 45 pages. It’s basically Stallone mailing it in for the payday.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
We'll all just start at 9:10pm Eastern the top of the movie, prior to the MGM lion, as the audio comes up less than 30 seconds in.
The end of the "No Easy Way Out" music video, uh, I mean montage should be our break point. It comes at almost literally the midpoint of the movie's run time (about 45:47) and ends with Rocky driving off into the distance in a tunnel. The scene we will come back to starts with the town car driver tossing an ugly plaid suitcase into the trunk.
The end of the "No Easy Way Out" music video, uh, I mean montage should be our break point. It comes at almost literally the midpoint of the movie's run time (about 45:47) and ends with Rocky driving off into the distance in a tunnel. The scene we will come back to starts with the town car driver tossing an ugly plaid suitcase into the trunk.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Two worlds collide
Rival nations
It's a primitive clash
Venting years of frustrations
Bravely we hope
Against all hope
There is so much at stake
Seems our freedom's up
Against the ropes
Does the crowd understand?
Is it East versus West
Or man against man
Can any nation stand alone
In the burning heart
Just about to burst
There's a quest for answers
An unquenchable thirst
In the darkest night
Rising like a spire
In the burning heart
The unmistakable fire
In the burning heart
In the warrior's code
There's no surrender
Though his body says stop
His spirit cries, never
Deep in our soul
A quiet ember
Knows it's you against you
It's the paradox
That drives us on
It's a battle of wills
In the heat of attack
It's the passion that kills
The victory is yours alone
Rival nations
It's a primitive clash
Venting years of frustrations
Bravely we hope
Against all hope
There is so much at stake
Seems our freedom's up
Against the ropes
Does the crowd understand?
Is it East versus West
Or man against man
Can any nation stand alone
In the burning heart
Just about to burst
There's a quest for answers
An unquenchable thirst
In the darkest night
Rising like a spire
In the burning heart
The unmistakable fire
In the burning heart
In the warrior's code
There's no surrender
Though his body says stop
His spirit cries, never
Deep in our soul
A quiet ember
Knows it's you against you
It's the paradox
That drives us on
It's a battle of wills
In the heat of attack
It's the passion that kills
The victory is yours alone
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Honeycrisp vodka now happening. Refill will kill the bottle.
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“The running, the jumping... a celebration of life.”
Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
I might need a five-minute extension on the start time. My cable system PPV is being a bitch.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Realized in the last few days this might be my winner for "movie I know the most about without actually having watched the whole thing."
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
I'm ready to go and gonna watch Rass Swampcrash at same time.
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. - God
Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Nope, I'm good. Finally loaded. 9:10 p.m. still.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
You know, this one fits into "everyone has seen the movie" territory in my brain. But, like every time we do this, someone hasn't. Just makes it better for some reason.Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:03 pm Realized in the last few days this might be my winner for "movie I know the most about without actually having watched the whole thing."
“The running, the jumping... a celebration of life.”
Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Is it safe to say this movie single-handedly ended the cold war or just mostly?
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Single-handedly.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Fuck it, gonna top off right after I press play in about 50 seconds.
“The running, the jumping... a celebration of life.”
Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Woo boy.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
"You fight great, but I'm a great fighter." So Creed.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, the official movie studio of Swamp Quarantine Movie Night.
“The running, the jumping... a celebration of life.”
Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
The device of having the two flagged gloves at the beginning is the first of many horrible directorial decisions.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Huh, "Eye of the Tiger" in a sports movie. Could they be less original?
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
My wife just asks, "how does Apollo die in 3?"
"Die in 3? You're gonna watch Apollo die!"
"Die in 3? You're gonna watch Apollo die!"
“The running, the jumping... a celebration of life.”
Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
So they never do say who won this "secret fight". Do they divulge that in a future film?
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Pre-steroids Stallone again for quarantine movie.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
It's hard to believe the recycled footage from "Rocky III" is less than three minutes.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
I was roughly the same age as this kid when I saw this movie and I definitely thought he sucked then. Of course I could have been jealous of the robot and having Rocky for a dad.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
I think Rocky's kid is a bigger drag than his wife.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
This is, by far, the longest continuous stretch of dialogue in the entire movie.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Paulie's eyes betray his protests about the robot.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Paulie ending up liking the robot after changing the voice to a woman is a half-decent bit.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Open your prize? Like she won a carnival game for marrying Rocky.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Remember in the 80's when we were all convinced robots would be common household items in the future?
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Tiny plastic boxers are the traditional ninth anniversary gift.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
So do they ever explain why Talia Shire decided to quit dressing like an old maid?
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Apollo dying by one of the dogs knocking the TV into the pool would have been better.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
Hot take: Talia Shire was more attractive than given credit for because people associate her with wallflower Adrian from Rocky 1.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
To a Church's chicken commercial.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
"Ambassador of goodwill".
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET
How much of a horrible actor does Lundgren have to be for him to only get like three or four lines, even in Russian?
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