Viral Video of the Week: Recreated Rocky Montage Dan Koelsch, January 10, 2010May 3, 2011 This video was actually made two years ago, but the first time I saw it was when it was featured on GeekWeek this week. It’s a fan-made shot-for-shot recreation of the training montage from Rocky IV, which is one of my favorite scenes of the series, and one of the most parodied montages of all time. It’s pretty impressive, so take a look: Other viral videos we liked this week: DJ Steve Porter creating one of his famous auto-tune remixes, this time of NBC’s “Community”: A hilarious 70 minute review of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace by RedLetterMedia: Viral Video of the Week is a regular feature on MovieViral, where we look for the best movie or TV related viral video. If you find a viral video that is better than these, let us know in the comments below! Fan Made Work Viral News Viral Videos RockyStar WarsViral video
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