Binge Movie Aftertaste: Rocky Retrospective w/ Luke Norris Part 1
Though we have been ‘Binge Brothers’ for about a year, I have had a hard time finding the correct forum to bring our very own Luke Norris onto my section of Binge airwaves. Nevermind the fact he has had me on his shows four or five times, and even allowed me to do a special guest post on his own blog. When I had the choice between having Jason Morris yell in my ear for two hours or bringing on a great guy like Norris, I would always choose Morris. Yes, I am an asshole.
BUT….with this series of shows I feel the wait to finally have Luke on the Aftertaste has paid off. The announcement of Creed‘s release at the end of this month all but sealed his fate on my show. I bring Luke on for the first of three shows and the Sports Mockery scribe brings a ton of heart and insight into the adventures of the character played by Sylvestor Stallone named Rocky Balboa. One by one, Norris and I will dissect and analyze the Rocky films, two at a time, one podcast at a time, all leading up to and cultivating in a review of Creed on the week of its release.
Here, we look at the first two films, which detail the rivalry between Rocky and World Champ Apollo Creed. Listen to find out the answers to questions such as:
- What Rocky scene does Luke’s back tattoo detail?
- Why does Rocky have Mickey cut him in the corner?
- What is Luke’s all time favorite cinematic moment?
- What makes Apollo finally open up and ‘be real’ with Rocky in the second film’s hospital scene?
- Did Rocky and Adrian have sex in the first film?
- How can Paulie be such an asshole, and then have moments of heart which make us like him?
You think that’s all? I only scratched the surface of the details we go into in this podcast. So take a listen and be sure to come back next week, when we talk about Rocky III and Rocky IV.
Also, be sure to check out Luke’s own Binge SportsCast here at Binge Media, his work on the hilarious Chicago sports based site Sports Mockery, and his own blog The Luke Norris Experience.
Rocky: 10/10, 10/10
Rocky II: 9.5/10, 8/10
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