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September 18, 2006

Hammer Time

It's "Hammer Time" as in sledge hammer time when Rocky Balboa [SYLVESTER STALLONE] trains to build "hurtin' bombs."
- Craig Zablo



The final round of the Academy Award ® -winning Rocky franchise hits theatres Friday, December 22, 2006. Written and directed by SYLVESTER STALLONE.

Photo by: John Bramley

2006 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., and Revolution Studios Distribution Company, LLC

49 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow first one to post Amazing pic man go rocky!!

September 19, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I garuntee you gym memberships will go through the roof after Dec 22...

Awesome. Thank you Craig !


Peace,
Jazz
http://www.theartofjazzman.com

September 19, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great Pic Craig. like always. :D

What's Rocky hit?

Je me demande ou il est là...

Vivement le film.j'en peux plus.
I can't wait!!!

September 19, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"HAMMER TIME"
wie geil ist das denn???

September 19, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

just like rocky 2 cool!

September 19, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

awsome, cheers for the great picks craig!!!!!!!!

KEEP EM COMMING

Steve Jeremiah
WALES
UK

September 19, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sehr geil!
Nur weiter solche Bilder

September 19, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The best of alll times

September 19, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

swing Rock Swing. lol


-Big J

September 19, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

SEGURO LA MEJOR PELICULA EN MUCHISIMO TIEMPOOOOO, BRAVO STALLONE ERES LO MEJOR!!!

JULIETA.

September 19, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

yes yes yes

September 19, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

You can draw parallels and say Sly and Rocky have crossed paths in a way...through their passion for golf.


Peace,
Jazz
http://www.theartofjazzman.com

September 19, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Now I know the day weren't no waste!

September 19, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

ce film va etre de la bombe

September 20, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

rocky es un copo ,stalone lo interpreta muy bien ,me entreno diariamente para ser como el

September 20, 2006  
Blogger Débora Domingues said...

I LOVE SLY....
SLY YOU SO VERY SPECIAL FOR ME
I LIVE IN SÃO PAULO BRAZIL
KISSES FOR ALL

September 20, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Such big action... i hope that after Rocky 6 will be Rocky 7 :) then i gona be the happiest man in the world :)

Sly - Go Go Go! ;)

September 20, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Retiring? No way!

September 20, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

love the extreme old school training techniques.....

September 20, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

the greatest the biggest the better and the incredible film of all times i cant wait to see rocky balboa fight again

September 20, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

who wants to bet ppl will be joining gyms after this movie. but its so hard to have the motivation that sly has.....but what id give to be in that kinda shape. u see his arms?!?!?!!?!!?!

September 20, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Im lucky to have the scrupt with me. and Im glad that this movie has a beautiful ending. Even though Rocky Balboa Loses the fight against Mason Dixon it still turned out to be a GOOD film. When asked why did Rocky decide to Lose the fight? Stallone said that realistically, Rocky just wanted to go the distance, and he did! If Rocky would have won then there'd be rumors of another Rocky Movie, and I want this one to be the final chapter, therefore that's why i chose that Rocky must lose...Well that sounds very realistic to me and im there the first day...
Rocky fan

September 20, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sly is a hero in Brazil! We love Rocky!!! Sly, you are the best actor of all time!

SYLVESTER STALLONE FOREVER AND EVER!

September 21, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

don't lie you don't have the script...I hope rocky wins the final fight

September 21, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great pic! Like Sly said- whole life -it´s not about winning the fight,it´s about make your best,go to distance! Win or lose,to be young or old,favorit or outsider, simply give your best! Go for it,Sylvester!! Your big fan from Czech republik,Marek

September 21, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

hit it sly you are the best you are the best actor of all times

sylvester stallone is my hero love you

September 21, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Go for it Rock , you are the best . And thanks a lot Mr. Stallone .

Your fan number one from Chile

Isaac

September 21, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What it is yall...Just want everybody to know that I have two songs in the Rocky Balboa movie. You can check them out on my myspace page...www.myspace.com/djon41...They are the last two songs on my profile. Holla atcha boy!

September 22, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

there's no way that chump has got the script you lie.
but if i'm wrong and you have, then you have just told everyone what is going to happen in the movie. thanks alot chump

September 22, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Looks like it's going to be a goodyear!

September 22, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I cannot wait for this movie. Being from New England I fear the cold weather. Never thought I couldn't wait for December!!!

September 22, 2006  
Blogger Edmundo Falcão said...

90 days for Balboa to close at the movies a victorious cycle!!! Edmundo, a super fan of Brazil. edmrocky.blogspot.com

September 22, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

für alle deutschen fans:
Wie uns '20th Century Fox' nun allerdings mitgeteilt haben, hat sich die Wartezeit verkürzt. Anfangs wurde ja schon spekuliert, dass der Film bereits im Februar nächsten Jahres in Deutschland erscheint, nun ist es offiziell: Rocky Balboa wird am dem 08. Februar 2007 hierzulande in den Kinos zu sehen sein. Wir müssen uns also 2 Monate weniger gedulden, eine gute Nachricht für alle Rocky-Fans.

September 23, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

RECORRIENDO LA DISTANCIA A PURO MARTILLAZO !!
LA CUENTA REGRESIVA SIGUE...
RICARDO,A FAN FROM URUGUAY

September 23, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

This movie is going to be fantastic!

Justin

September 24, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Back to the old grind!!! 8-)

September 24, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Tengo que desempolvar mis DVD's para ver las películas en un maratón de Rocky 1 a la 5

September 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Stallone is like older brother he teaches me many new lessons with movies. I love you stalone. You have a rockin body rocky!

September 27, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I can not wait for this movie..............wow............ I'm so pumped for this movie.................does he die?

September 30, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Whether you're from US, Canada, Europe or elsewhere please support Sly and Rocky by signing the following which will be sent to Sony/MGM to ensure the film is released WORLDWIDE on December 22nd - rather than the strange spread out schedule that would lead to piracy and will make the box-office gross plummet:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/749234240

We have talked to Sony and they have said that they will take the idea into account if the numbers were significant enough.

Everyone please sign this and reply so that as many people read this post and sign the petition by it remaining at the top of the boards.

October 01, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Do you think his cable show "Contender" had anything to do with this? Maybe put a little fire in him and got the juices flowing. Back to basic morality and ethics, just like the picture. I'm not a hype Sly fan but Rocky has always been about heart and is his Cinematic stamp on the world we live in.

October 02, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

what happened to adrian? Is she in this movie ADRIAN!!!!!!!

October 03, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Adrian dies. He starts to fight because of the emptiness left inside of him.

I love the Rocky movies. I love the character and the others created by Stallone. He is an underated writer.

October 04, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

she died?? mm...where is the son??

October 07, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

latvia wants this film!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

October 07, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is a sad excuse at a remake!!!!!! Can't anyone see that??????? Hello!!!!!!!!! He's a bum already!!!!!!!!!

October 11, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"anonymous" (previous blog) is obiously very short-sighted, and cannot see nor comprehend the utter beauty of this modern-day adaptation of the classic self-written (& directed?) film; which, incidentally is not merely another "remake" among the crowd, but an altogether NEW and different movie. While the concept of the film is timely, the nostalgic setting reigns as the actor shows himself to be bold & quite impressive. P.S. I bet you wouldn't call "Rocky" a 'bum' to his face!

October 12, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

sir i love silverstone stallone i love rocky balboa rocky five filems sir i also love the contender the realty show given on axn sir ambition is to become like rocky balboa sir i love to meet sir silvertone stallone one time in my life sir i am hap[py that rocky VI movie comming soon sir plece help me take to meet sir silvrstone stallone sir i love you silvestone stallone i seen all movie of silvestone stallone first blood, ramboo1,rambb2 and rambbo3 and rocky, rockyII, rocky III, rockyIV and rocky V sir plece take me with you sir sir i dont have passport and visa and flight ticket sirplece take me with you sir sir i am waiting for your help sir silvestone stallone.



Sir if any kinds of mistakes are there in this plece I am sorry sir. Sir I am waiting for your help sir.


Thank you sir yours faithfully help, sponsor, guidance and job seeker.

D.PRAVEEN

NAME: D.PRAVEEN
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October 14, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Would'nt it be cool if:

So they are at the press meeting and everybody is making fun of rocky, on and on and on, and as this keeps going Rocky and his corner get more and more quiet. So the crowd starts asking rocky to speak, suddenly. Rocky says "back when I was a nobody I'aint got any respect from all of yus, when I lost it all I'aint got any respect either, at least now that you call me an old man ......well I guess some things never change, so you want me to say something here it is" Rocky takes out a pair of glasses and some notes, "excuse me, my sight aint what it used to", Laughs and continues "here I got some interesting facts, the kid's last 4 oponents have never gone the distance, they each didnt fight more than XX fights before fighting the kid" Mason Dixon shouts "Who you callin kid". Rocky says "Excuse me Mason, I am sorry but please let me finish" .....So on and so on, Rocky gives a small analysis on Mason's quickness and abillity but also details how Mason's previous contenders dont measure up to Apollo, Drago and Clubber lang and how this is very important in defining a true heavyweight, . "And to finish I would like to ask my good friend (Seargent, or whatever millitary rank Dargo has) Ivan Drago, Chief trainner and Director of the Russian Olimpic Boxing team, to help me in a little demosntration". The crowd starts wispering, and as Drago comes out they begin to applaude, Rokcy walks over to Drago, Drago and two technitians bring out a machine similar to the one used on Rocky 4, and Drago says with his Russian accent "this is the xx 1000'whatever' used in trainning to meassure fighter's punching power", "when our fight in russia took place the power of the hardest punches we both took averaged around (some number) newtons per inch(or how ever that is meassured)". Now Rocky please show us what you got now. Rocky takes position and punches the thing, it damn near breaks and it machine meassures generously above the figure introduced by Drago. Drago says "Of course current champion is more than welcome to try".

Mason shouts "anytime anywhere, I will be sorry when I break your damn machine thou" but his trainners and managers start sayin how this was not a circus and all should be solved in the ring (obviously they are a little afraid of revealing that Mason's power might be lower than Rokys') the press starts saking questions as Masons corner tries to calm Mason down. A reporter suddenly says (Seargent or whatever...) Drago would you climb in the ring to fight rocky. Drago takes a second as the conmotion seattles " If I was (the) kid..." pause and very seriously says".....Niet!!!"

The press room is filled by the press shouting out questions to Mason, Mason's corner refussing to answer or let MAson answer. Pauly asks Rocky "we done?". As they walk out Rocky says to Drago "you think they bought it?", They both begin to laugh. Outside Rocky turns to Drago and says "You really wouldnt get in the ring with me", Drago turns to him very seriously and says "Of course not, we are friends now, wouldnt want to embarass you" they both lagh and hug each other.

Ok, I know its not professionally written and there are typos, also the slang, accents and so on are not well defined but I think this could be a good scene. Also as Drago says Niet the "Going the Distance" part of the sound track could start adding to the dramatic effect.

December 16, 2006  

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