Current mood:

amused

Rocky Can't Fight
I saw Rocky Balboa last night and I absolutely loved it!

However, from a pure fighting point of view Rocky seems to come from the "I'm gonna break my opponent's fists with my face" method of fighting. Personally, I've never found this a particularly effective method. I like my face. It lets me see, eat, and smell, all activities which I quite enjoy. Using my face to break, well, anything is pretty much out of the question.

I suppose an argument could be made that Rocky uses his face blocking jutsu to wear-out his opponent so that when Rocky unloads with his 24-inch pythons, brother, he does a lot of damage. This is usually how he manages to land his first hit. His opponent gets tired of Rocky's face hitting his fists, lets his guard down, and Rocky comes in with thunder and lightning.

Don't get me wrong. It makes for a damn entertaining movie. And you gotta respect anyone who can use the face blocking jutsu effectively. I also think that they've done a good job showing what all those hits to the noggin can do to a guy. So when you're watching the movie, you don't really notice just how much his face blocks that fist.

All in all, I was entertained. Great movie. I highly recommend it to everyone!