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Should this scene be listed as a "Goof" or just bad film-making?

posted 8 years ago by MOOVYZ
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In the 2nd Round Drago hits Rocky with a huge punch and Rocky goes completely down but jumps right up and starts fighting. No 8 count, the referee doesn't wipe off the gloves (but I think Rocky does on his shorts) he just dives right back in.

My first instinct is to call it a continuity goof but it should have been pretty obvious to the editor, director or a dozen other people.

It really took away from the movie for me.

"He's not Judge Judy and executioner!"

[–] tyrexden 8 years ago

i know exactly the scene you mean, but sounds like you are getting into boxing rules.

Are you saying.... if he goes to the mat, they must count to at least 8, before the fight continues?

If so, this wasn't a really sanctioned fight, and those Ruskies probably don't have that rule in this movie universe.

[–] arkayenether 8 years ago

I don't get what you're asking here...

I thought I could paint it red, but I couldn't find enough goats.

[–] MOOVYZ 8 years ago

I think my post is about as clear and detailed as I can make it.

Did Stallone edit this scene in and say "Wow, I guess we should have shown Rocky taking a mandatory 8 count" or was it simply overlooked and they didn't see it as a knockdown like the audience does?

"He's not Judge Judy and executioner!"

[–] arkayenether 8 years ago

I still don't get what you're asking. He doesn't have a "mandatory 8 count" in the other ones.

I thought I could paint it red, but I couldn't find enough goats.

[–] MOOVYZ 8 years ago

A "Standing 8-Count" is a standard boxing rule in almost ALL professional fights. It's there to provide an opportunity for the referee to assess a fighter who was just knocked down but immediately stood up. In a real fight, Rocky would have been held back for 8 seconds while the referee counted and then the fight would continue if the referee felt the fighter could go on.

But in this "fictional" fight, Rocky just jumps up and goes after Drago. So, the question is... "Did the director (Stallone) screw up by leaving out what should have been a normal rule or simply leave this plot hole in even though it's an example of bad film-making?

"He's not Judge Judy and executioner!"