Rocky Balboa (2006) Vs Rambo (2008) - Page 2

DeputyDave · 11-25-08, 11:14 PM

Both were the best sequels in their series but I have to give the edge too Rambo for shear entertainment value (and the .50 kills of course).

wlj · 11-26-08, 09:11 AM

i liked them both, but i will give the edge to Rambo. that movie is awesome.

Michael Corvin · 11-26-08, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by hasslein

The music, the transitions, the shot compositions, the performances, the screenplay... Rocky Balboa was a beautiful work of art.

I haven't seen Rambo, but I have to agree on hasslein on Rocky Balboa.

MaxMFP · 11-26-08, 12:02 PM

What a joke.

Rocky Balboa is infinitely better. This one scene is better than anything in all two hours of Rambo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfXw-E7HUq8

Lastyear · 11-26-08, 12:55 PM

Hated both. Rambo has to be the worst movie I've seen this year(Yes I've seen The Happening). Terrible direction, terrible acting, lousy script. And having to look at Stallones HGH enlarged head for an hour and a half is sheer torture.

Shannon Nutt · 11-26-08, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenJCJ

But wouldn't a Rambo movie focusing on his return to the states just be doing the same thing he did in First Blood?

No.

DRG · 11-26-08, 01:35 PM

Rocky Balboa, just because it provided the right closure to the series. I had always hated they were going to end it with the depressing and just plain bad Rocky V.

Rambo isn't bad, but it's such a different tone from any of the other films that it was a bit jarring for me. Going for the darker, more brutal approach is perhaps a better extreme for 2008 than the opposite extreme (the cartoonishness of Rambo: First Blood Part 2), but I'd have still preferred the perfect balance between the two that we got in the original First Blood.

SmackDaddy · 11-26-08, 01:49 PM

I really like both, but went with Rocky. Just feels more connected to the first two films (III and IV were fun, but very cartoony....5 was just terrible). In my mind it's a trilogy of I, II and VI.

Rambo works better as a direct sequel to First Blood (although I enjoyed part 2). Like he disappeared after prison to get away from it all and he get's a chance for redemption (face it, both sides acted wrongly in First Blood).

awil1026 · 11-26-08, 02:15 PM

Only saw Rocky Balboa, and it was surprisingly tolerable.

chris_sc77 · 11-26-08, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MaxMFP

What a joke.

Rocky Balboa is infinitely better. This one scene is better than anything in all two hours of Rambo

You mean 80 minutes of Rambo.

brianluvdvd · 11-26-08, 03:33 PM

Put me in the camp that loved both of them. Rocky Balboa was a nice ending to a movie icon that I have loved and grew up with since I was a kid. Very sentimental drama and if you love the character, you will likely love this movie.

Rambo (and I agree, he should have stuck with the title John Rambo) was all kinds of kick-ass. A complete 180 from Rocky Balboa...this was non-stop action with bodies flying, heads bursting, and bullets whizzing! Bang zoom! This movie will knock your socks off if you like action. And if you play the BD with a decent sound system, you may have the cops knocking on your door. Awesome!

If you twisted my arm, I would likely choose Rocky Balboa for the sentimental adult in me. They are just two completely different kinds of movies and are difficult to compare to one another.

wm lopez · 11-27-08, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by DRG

Rocky Balboa, just because it provided the right closure to the series. I had always hated they were going to end it with the depressing and just plain bad Rocky V.

Rambo isn't bad, but it's such a different tone from any of the other films that it was a bit jarring for me. Going for the darker, more brutal approach is perhaps a better extreme for 2008 than the opposite extreme (the cartoonishness of Rambo: First Blood Part 2), but I'd have still preferred the perfect balance between the two that we got in the original First Blood.

I found BALBOA a depressing, sad movie.
Where RAMBO had him still in charge and a happy ending.

naitram · 11-27-08, 03:55 PM

Love them both, more of a fan of Rocky overall so that gets my nod. Tough comparing the two though really, except for Stallone's involvement.

DthRdrX · 11-27-08, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by wm lopez

I found BALBOA a depressing, sad movie.
Where RAMBO had him still in charge and a happy ending.

This echoes my feelings as well. Both movies were really good. Other than aging a few decades Rambo was still the war machine. On the flip side, seeing an aged, over the hill Rocky, with no Adrian anymore, was a very depressing take on the character. It was a much better end to the series than Rocky 5 though.

I'm also glad that Stallone is going to make Rambo 5. I really do enjoy the concept and character. Maybe he'll call it John Rambo this time.

abe55 · 11-27-08, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Lastyear

Hated both. Rambo has to be the worst movie I've seen this year(Yes I've seen The Happening). Terrible direction, terrible acting, lousy script. And having to look at Stallones HGH enlarged head for an hour and a half is sheer torture.

Why do you hate Stallone so much?

movielib · 11-27-08, 11:51 PM

I can't believe they are about tied (my vote just broke a tie which was at 24-24).

Rocky is about three orders of magnitude better.

Original Desmond · 11-28-08, 05:54 AM

both were decent

View Poll Results: Rocky Balboa (2006) Vs Rambo (2008)
Rocky Balboa	29	42.03%
Rambo	24	34.78%
It's too hard to choose	8	11.59%
I haven't seen one or the other	8	11.59%
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11-25-08, 11:14 PM	#26
DeputyDave DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 9,026	Both were the best sequels in their series but I have to give the edge too Rambo for shear entertainment value (and the .50 kills of course). __________________ DVDSpot, RIP

11-26-08, 09:11 AM	#27
wlj Senior Member Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Tobacco Road Posts: 925	i liked them both, but i will give the edge to Rambo. that movie is awesome. __________________ Xbox Live Gamertag: napalm6102

11-26-08, 01:49 PM	#33
SmackDaddy DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 2,051	I really like both, but went with Rocky. Just feels more connected to the first two films (III and IV were fun, but very cartoony....5 was just terrible). In my mind it's a trilogy of I, II and VI. Rambo works better as a direct sequel to First Blood (although I enjoyed part 2). Like he disappeared after prison to get away from it all and he get's a chance for redemption (face it, both sides acted wrongly in First Blood). __________________ Ruler of all that I survey...and that ain't much! Wii Friend Code: 4765-2116-0184-6098 Smash Bros. Code: BUTRZ 4253-3153-0502 PSN ID: ButrzRulz Last edited by SmackDaddy; 11-26-08 at 01:51 PM.

11-26-08, 02:15 PM	#34
awil1026 DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,698	Only saw Rocky Balboa, and it was surprisingly tolerable. __________________ Playstation®Network: awil1026 Blu-rays

11-26-08, 12:02 PM	#29
MaxMFP Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 267	What a joke. Rocky Balboa is infinitely better. This one scene is better than anything in all two hours of Rambo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfXw-E7HUq8

11-26-08, 12:55 PM	#30
Lastyear Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pontiac,Mi Posts: 260	Hated both. Rambo has to be the worst movie I've seen this year(Yes I've seen The Happening). Terrible direction, terrible acting, lousy script. And having to look at Stallones HGH enlarged head for an hour and a half is sheer torture.

11-26-08, 01:35 PM	#32
DRG DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: ND Posts: 9,626	Rocky Balboa, just because it provided the right closure to the series. I had always hated they were going to end it with the depressing and just plain bad Rocky V. Rambo isn't bad, but it's such a different tone from any of the other films that it was a bit jarring for me. Going for the darker, more brutal approach is perhaps a better extreme for 2008 than the opposite extreme (the cartoonishness of Rambo: First Blood Part 2), but I'd have still preferred the perfect balance between the two that we got in the original First Blood.

11-26-08, 03:33 PM	#36
brianluvdvd DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 6,879	Put me in the camp that loved both of them. Rocky Balboa was a nice ending to a movie icon that I have loved and grew up with since I was a kid. Very sentimental drama and if you love the character, you will likely love this movie. Rambo (and I agree, he should have stuck with the title John Rambo) was all kinds of kick-ass. A complete 180 from Rocky Balboa...this was non-stop action with bodies flying, heads bursting, and bullets whizzing! Bang zoom! This movie will knock your socks off if you like action. And if you play the BD with a decent sound system, you may have the cops knocking on your door. Awesome! If you twisted my arm, I would likely choose Rocky Balboa for the sentimental adult in me. They are just two completely different kinds of movies and are difficult to compare to one another. __________________ Xbox Live Gamertag: FatalSpiderbite PSN Gamertag: Arachnidsting Wii Code: 3901 7492 2924 8006 I would like to change my username but the Powers That Be at DVDTalk won't let me.

11-27-08, 03:55 PM	#38
naitram DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: I'm already there. Posts: 2,197	Love them both, more of a fan of Rocky overall so that gets my nod. Tough comparing the two though really, except for Stallone's involvement.

11-27-08, 11:51 PM	#41
movielib DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Madison, WI ("77 square miles surrounded by reality") Posts: 22,984	I can't believe they are about tied (my vote just broke a tie which was at 24-24). Rocky is about three orders of magnitude better. __________________ 1.) "Those who can, observe, collect and analyze data, and experiment; those who can't, model." - movielib's Guide to Finding a Competent Climate Scientist 2.)"The amount of alarmist BS and hysteria is directly proportional to the amount of scientific research and data which refutes its position and inversely proportional to the time left until Copenhagen." - movielib's Law

11-28-08, 05:54 AM	#42
Original Desmond DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Aug 1999 Posts: 13,470	both were decent __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DVDTALK LEGEND OTHER FORUM TEAM 7 LEADER Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless, shag anything in sight