Here we go again

Rating: 8/10 (13 February 2017)

One more in the line of great "Rocky" movies. After the original one, the idea of making a franchise that will last for decades may sound pretty ridiculous. I mean, what's there to continue? What can you possibly put in those sequels that won't be copying and repeating the same story with slight variations... Maybe they do copy, maybe they repeat more or less the same story over and over again, maybe they catch us on pathetic emotional tricks and nostalgia, but those tricks obviously accomplish their purpose extremely well. Emotional scenes bring tears to our eyes, fights keep us on the edge of the seats, Stallone acts better and better in every new sequel, production becomes better every time. Maybe it is not original, maybe it uses old tricks to get to us, but it is still great, I mean really great movie.
8/10