Nothing else to do on a Friday night

The planned karaoke session did not take place so after meeting my boss at Mandrin Oriental and my cousin not showing up, I decided to go watch a movie, I ended up watching two movies alone.

Rocky Balboa was a god one but Ghost Rider sucked and would have bombed out if not for the CGI. Its still a corny movie. There were moments in the origin story at the beginning that I thought came off a little cheesy (although most of them pay off later) and I thought the movie could have benefited a little bit from a bigger climax. The climax features a lot of really cool stuff, but I was expecting a more intense fight between the lead rivals...not worth watching

Having grown up watching the Rocky series this was a breath of fresh air and nostalgic. This was the best ever. I was impressed with it, in fact the storyline is something we will all appreciate. I found the two speeches Rocky gives in the movie, that gave me chills. One was to the commission, when he tries to get his boxing license, and the other to his son. I went through every emotion imaginable while watching it. There are some very humorous parts in the movie, there are some sad parts of the movie. However, the message of the film is moving. This particular "Rocky" movie focuses on Rocky's life after boxing. It really develops his character in ways that the other movies have not


Here are the quotes


Rocky Balboa: It will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me or nobody is going to hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit, it is about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward, how much can you take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!

Rocky Balboa: Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that!