Success to Series #2 - Rocky "The Italian Stallion" Balboa
Failure to Franchise
English - August 30, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 77.6 MBFilm History TV & Film Film Reviews hollywood boxoffice f2fpod failure film filmcriticism franchise franchises moviefranchises moviereviews Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In the second edition of our "spin-off" series focusing on franchises that actually succeeded, we're sticking with the "Fall Back to the 80s" theme to take a look at a series that might not have started in the 80s, but nevertheless is often associated with the decade thanks to two of its most bombastic entries. So what is it about the saga of Rocky Balboa that speaks to audiences so much? Why do these films transcend the mere "sports movie" label? Are the Creed movies a worthy successor to the original series? Is Rocky V really that bad? And what the heck is going on with Sylvester Stallone lately regarding that potential Drago spin-off? We discuss all this and more.