http://moviemorlocks.com/2007/04/10/and-tony-burton-as/ MovieMorlocks.com is the official blog for Turner Classic Movies (TCM). No topic is too obscure or niche to be excluded from our film discussions. And we welcome your comments on our blogs and bloggers. Mon, 21 May 2012 02:05:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://moviemorlocks.com/2007/04/10/and-tony-burton-as/#comment-1899 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:44:02 +0000 http://tcmmoviemorlocks.wordpress.com/2007/04/10/and-tony-burton-as/#comment-1899 Couldn't agree more.  Duke kicking off the training montage was my favorite moment in the movie.  My only issue with ROCKY BALBOA is that it seems too choppy–whole scenes seem to be missing.  Don't get me wrong–it's a perfectly enjoyable film, but Duke literally appears out of nowhere, barking at Rocky about building "hurtin' bombs" and hitting Mason "The Line" Dixon so hard that he'll "rattle his ancestors."  It was a great moment that gave Tony Burton some well-earned time in the spotlight, but it's too bad we didn't get to see Rocky and Duke meeting up again after all those years.  They really missed out on some good old fashioned sentimentalism–they could've caught up, busted each others' balls, reminisced about Apollo and Mickey, etc.  And I'm sure Stallone and Burton would've been wonderful in such a scene. (I only saw this in theaters–I don't know what's on the DVD in the way of deleted scenes)

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