Alt. verse Rocky 7

Rating: 10/10 (27 December 2013)

After watching this movie, I was left with the impression that I had just watched Rocky 7 from an alternate universe. The story was good and believable, and the cast was perfect. De Niro is an awesome goof, and Sly was his usual self, and that's exactly what you want from these actors in that kind of movie. Somehow I found the training montage more impressive in this one than in Rocky Balboa. It was good to see Kim Basinger again, she's aging well. Overall, the movie was really funny, I smiled and laughed from beginning to end. The various nods to Rocky were well done, and Sly appeared to be in fantastic shape (actually, he looked in better shape than for Rocky Balboa or Rambo!). De Niro not so much, but still decent. Now give me one last Rambo please!