"I was nobody. But that don't matter either, you know? 'Cause I was thinkin', it really don't matter if I lose this fight. It really don't matter if this guy opens my head, either. 'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood."
This week on the pod we discuss John's canon pick, one of his all time favourite films: ROCKY! We dive into the origins of the film, all the great moments and characters that we love, how it holds up as a still-solid 70s New Hollywood ramshackle romance. Quinn also shared some boxing context, and we also spent a LOT of time going over the Rocky sequels (kind of hard not too!). Before that, we did our usual news roundup and shared what we watched this week.
Next episode, we jump back to the Ridley Scott Watch Series to discuss ALIEN: COVENANT.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:12 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy returning to theaters
00:06:57 RIP Bob Cole
00:09:55 New release run down (Boy Kills World; Challengers)
What We Watched This Week
00:12:37 Sympathy for Mr. Vengance
00:17:00 Sorcerer (John)
00:20:30 Graduation Day [1981] (John)
00:23:44 Born in Flames (John)
00:27:20 ROCKY Discussion
01:05:29 Our Ratings for ROCKY
01:08:32 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Take You Back - Frank Stallone (From Rocky OST)
Outro: The Final Bell - Bill Conti (From Rocky OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts
