What’s Aged the Worst?
Age chronology; jawn and cheesesteak order; widow neglect; pacing; paperwork; bathroom; boxing’s stature
In the discussion (11)
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- PTI leading with the boxing match is nominated for aged worst.
- Aged worst: Apollo’s 1985 death would make Donnie about 29, older than he seems. Setting Creed around 2010 is suggested; others question whether either movie’s internal year is fixed, leaving the chronology uncertain.
- Aged worst: Bianca’s use of jawn now grates after wider popularization; her cheesesteak ingredients are questioned, though local preferences differ.
- Van recalls receiving conflicting Philadelphia cheesesteak recommendations and ordering delivery after being warned against exploring at night; Bill had gone out.
- Van identifies Ishkabibble’s as his delivered cheesesteak; only some audience members approve.
- Aged worst: Rocky never contacts Apollo’s widow after the funeral. Guilt over not stopping the fatal fight is offered as an explanation; the panel still argues he should have checked in.
- Bill finds the film about twelve minutes too long but cannot name cuts; others object. A backstage film argument and Philadelphia basketball wishes interrupt the discussion.
- Aged worst: printing and handing over a resignation letter seems unnecessarily formal.
- Donnie’s pre-fight bathroom moment divides the panel between humanizing realism and a scene they do not need to see repeatedly.
- The sidewalk promise of complete honesty ages poorly because Donnie lies to Bianca in later films.
- Boxing’s diminished cultural importance is nominated, with a possible recent upswing acknowledged. MMA is considered as a modern substitute, but even praise for Warrior does not displace boxing’s cinematic appeal.