Grudge Match
A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout, thirty years after their last match.
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"Like so many other people my first thought after seeing the trailer was: "WHY are they doing it? This will be pathetic!". Our family still went to see this movie on the opening day - and me, my wife, and the kids aged 10 and 14 all had a lot of fun watching it. Yes, it had some cheesy lines and less than perfect moments but I would never call it pathetic. I liked it so much that I registered on IMDb to write my first review. The movie actually answers the "why" question - and somehow this answer is the best way to describe how the film makes you feel. Yes, De Niro and Stall..."
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Most people think this film was a Sylvester Stallone project, but according to Robert De Niro he got the script first and quickly came to the conclusion that Stallone would be the best choice to play his opponent. Stallone himself was actually quite reluctant to do the film at first, as he did not want to parody Rocky (1976) and De Niro had to talk him into it. Stallone claimed that he had a harder than usual time training for the role since he was taking a break from action roles and had stopped working out as much as he normally does.
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A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout, thirty years after their last match.