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If you have a special place in your heart for the 1976 Oscar winner Rocky, and firmly believe it was never topped by any of its five sequels—yes, even the beloved Rocky III with Mr. T—you and I are in agreement, and have much to discuss. More than any of the films that followed, Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky had a very particular and sweet tone. It was less about training montages and battling steroid-pumped Ruskies, and more about broken people fighting to be somewhat less broken. It had an aura of perfect simplicity—which is why it pierced our hearts and guts, and why it was never successfully equaled… until, perhaps, now.
