Airtight Logic

If John Updike can snag Pulitzers for Rabbit is Rich and Rabbit at Rest, why the hell can't Sylvester Stallone at least take down Picture, Director, Actor and Screenplay nominations for the has-to-be-better-than-sex-in-church Rocky Balboa?  And if an unconscionable snub is in the offing, would it kill Laura Ziskin to set up an alternative Oscar telecast with running commentary from Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant and unofficial ringside scorer Harold Lederman?

Also, I'm all for Rocky's gloves and robe going to the Smithsonian, but something's missing.

Comments

[Eric Stratton, Rush Chairman]

Damn, you love the shit outta that robot don't you?

[jeremy]

I love whatever makes Paulie happy.

[Dre]

What's not to love about Paulie's Robot? In the Rocky III vs. Rocky IV debate - which I know I have yearly - it's the closer. Clubber Lang vs. Ivan Drago, Bridgette Nielsen vs. Hulk Hogan, Survivor vs. James Brown, and the death of Mickey vs. the death of Apollo Creed match up pretty evenly. Rocky III does have more montages from other films, though, IIRC.