[Courtney]

Alright, the fourth and final Rocky movie to make this tourney is going up against a movie I love. Even though it does have a Baldwin in it.


The Usual Suspects



vs.

Rocky Balboa

[The Jewish Cunthead]

Here's my case for RB... Suspects is beyond awesome and everything, probably the best OMG ending ever, but it ain't a drama, it's a thriller. Plus Stallone really hit a HR with Balboa and re-captured the essence of the character from the first one.

[Mikey]

courtney said:

Even though it does have a Baldwin in it.

I don't give a shit who you are...

Stallone > All the Baldwin brothers combined

You gotta vote RB here, sucka! Even if I declined a cameo in it.

[salmonjunkie]

Usual Suspects. Never saw Rocky Balboa, and Suspects is in my collection.

[creepy]

salmonjunkie said:

Usual Suspects. Never saw Rocky Balboa, and Suspects is in my collection.

We have similiar tastes, it seems. It seems we have similiar tastes.

[Stu]

Both are great, but Suspects loses its effect after the first viewing.
Balboa.

[The Canadian Content]

stu said:

Suspects loses its effect after the first viewing.

I disagree, Stu. I paid to see it twice when it came out. The first time blew me away. I went back a couple of days later to see if it was really as tight as it seemed the first time. Everything fits. Everything works. It's brilliant. I've seen it a few times since then, and while the ending isn't a surprise, it's still one of the coolest moments in movies.

[docx]

Usual Suspects by a friggin' mile. For all the reasons Psycho noted. That movie is airtight. Such good acting, even from the Baldwin in it.

[salmonjunkie]

I agree. Suspects is still watchable after you know the ending. It's so well done, and now, knowing how it ends, you're "in on the ruse". And instead of saying to yourself "oh shit, I didn't expect that!" when the switch happens, you say to yourself "hahaha! yeah!"

[The Jewish Cunthead]

Plus it's pretty cool seeing Spacey get the ideas for his stories when he's brought into the police station in the beginning.

[Krydor]

"It's not about how hard you hit, but how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward".

Fuck Kevin Spacey and the Baldwins.