Damn... never realized the heavy hitters Rocky beat for best picture

Good. All of that political propaganda was defeated by a lowly mob enforcer's rise to glory.

YO Witty STFU

Apparently, he had never seen Crash or Shakespeare In Love.

You think Rocky is better than any of those? Okay, maybe it’s better than Bound For Glory, but it’s not even close to the others.

Luckily no one agrees with you

So, you think Rocky is better than Taxi Driver?

No shite who doesn't like seeing sly pounding meat in a freezer

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I do actually.

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I agree completely. I’ve seen Taxi Driver once. I wouldn’t say I hated it. But I have no intentions of watching it again. I’ve watched Rocky dozens of times and will assuredly watch it many more times in the future.

I watch movies to be entertained. To me, a good movie is one that entertains me. I don’t watch movies for cultural enlightenment or to expand my horizons or whatever other artsy fartsy shite that film critics spout.

Rocky is one of the best pictures of all time. “Isn’t that good”, is absolutely laughable. It’s an all-timer.

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Taxi Driver is a dark and depressing movie. While it may have moved the needle for film critics and film historians, it doesn't move the needle for me. The same thing goes for All The President's Men.

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They both just seem very, very, very 1970's. Watched them to watch them, but never really felt interested in watching them again.

Network was probably the best 'serious' film of that group, and is still worth watching, IMO.

Rocky turned into a franchise which alters how we view it now. But the success of the original as a low-budget, pretty independently made film with an unknown star/screenwriter is a phenomenal story. Can't wait to see "I Play Rocky."