It's been awhile, so here's the final part of the Rocky Review Series. As always, there will be spoilers
Rocky V takes place right after Rocky IV, with Rocky arriving back in america, but there's something diffrent about him. Soon after, Rocky goes to the doctor to find that the fight with Drago has given him brain damage, thus reverting him to the Rocky we all know and love. Due to Paulie's Drukeness, the Balboa fortune is then lost. The Balboas and Paulie move into Paulie's old house. To make a living, Rocky and Paulie open Mickey's Gym again. Rocky soon meets Tommy Gunn, a kid who had a rough childhood and turned his rage into boxing. Rocky desides to take Tommy under his wing, making Rocky's Son feel ignored. Tommy wins a string of fights until an evil promoter becomes Tommy's new manager. Tommy and Rocky's relationship is then broken by the promoter, which then results in a street fight in the end. At the end, Rocky and his son climb up the steps one more time.
From what I've heard, alot of people hate this movie, but for some odd reason I loved it. What really made this for me was giving use back that Rocky we knew from the first film and putting him back in his element, because III and IV felt so unnatural for Rocky's Character. For me it was the proper Rocky send-off for the time.
16 years after Rocky V, Rocky makes a return to boxing. Now in his 60's, Rocky now owns a Resturant that he and his late wife, Adrain started up back in the mid 90's. After seeing a computer fight of himself back in his prime vs the current heavyweight champ, Rocky disides to get back up and fight again. After a crapload of unnessary plot stuff, Rocky fight the Champ only to lose later. The final scene shows Rocky at Adrian's tombston as he then walks away.
So yeah, Rocky Balboa wasn't really all that good. I thought it was ok, but I commend Stallone on going back to this franchise on last time.
That's end of the road I guess, so here are my rankings and ratings for the Rocky Films.
6. Rocky III - 1.5/5
5. Rocky Balboa - 2.5/5
4. Rocky IV - 3/5
3. Rocky V - 3.5/5
2. Rocky - 4/5
1. Rocky II - 5/5
Up next is the long awaited Week In Review!
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