Rocky Action figures!
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Unless you're talking to Sylvester Stallone, it's going to be very hard to find anyone who will
deny that the Rocky
franchise has gone rather precipitously downhill since its Oscar-winning origins. The depressing existence of a sixth installment, however, is made much easier to bear by the sudden
arrival of a whole slew of Rocky action figures, covering all five films of the series. Ok, it's maybe a little late for this sort of thing, but shut up for a second and check them out: if only because they recall the glorious times when Rocky was young, and his opponents weren't boring old real-life boxers, these things are fantastic. (And yes, the fact that the pieces are displayed on stands made of old electrical boxes adds considerably to their charm.) I mean, look at Hulk Hogan - as if Mason "The Line" Dixon would ever enter the ring wearing anything that silly. Please. Plus, there are a whole lot of Rockys and the best accessory of all time: small, plastic sides of beef.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-17-2006 @ 5:59PM
Hattori Hansolo said...
As a fan...I think the figures look outstanding. I am familiar with the company producing them, Jakks Pacific, and they rarely release a sub-par product. I plan on getting the whole collection.
It is interesting to note that there were a group of 4 Rocky figures produced in conjunction with the 3rd installment. I have the Apollo and Rocky figures and command a hefty price on ebay!
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2-21-2006 @ 10:54AM
jason said...
Depressing existence of a sixth film ?
Try X-Men and the rest of the slurry you call film!
Roll on Rocky!
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