ROCKY: Everyone's Seen It, Which One Is Your Favorite?

[Kid Achilles]

Rocky I for sure.

[masterdirector]

I'm not trying to against the grain. I honestly do like Rocky V the best then III, IV, I, II. People always talk **** when I say this, but it's something about how Rocky gets that extra motivation when he hears Mickey's voice from beyond the grave "GET UP YOU SON OF A *****, BECAUSE MICKEY LOVES YOU" then as Tommy is walking away Rocky goes "Hey yo Tommy, I didn't hear no bell. One more round. One more round." Also who can forget George W. Duke? That guy is comical.

Rocky V is great. It is the first contemporary movie to deal with boxing corruption, first one I can think of. I mean, technically you could argue The Sting II is, but...we won't.

The soundtrack is good. Yeah they have some 1990 rap riff, but what'd you expect?

I actually think the kid does a decent job. Tommy Morrison sucks, that was a mistake, but yeah, he still works well enough. Gunn beating Union Cane isn't too credible.

I can't stand that Rocky ends up poor. But that shows what the sport does to so many boxers. Even Rocky can't catch a break financially.

Probably my biggest problem with Rocky V...the long gap between Rocky IV and Rocky V. Even though its only like 4 years, everyone looks noticeably older in Rocky V. Tony is barely recognizable. It's clearly no longer 1986 when Rocky V picks up, even though they supposedly just got back from Russia. The kid is obviously way too old from IV to V.

Mickey looks older, but it actually works since it is more Mickey's ghost than Mickey.

George Washington Duke is excellent as a promoter. He's the best Don King like character ever. He's better than Samuel L. Jackson was in Great White Hype. He's better than Paul Winfield was in Tyson (as Don King). He's better than the Don King in Ali and better than Ving Rhames' Don King (though that was my 2nd favorite).

George Washington Duke is like an antichrist version of Apollo Creed. How can you possibly not LOVE that performance? He's the perfect antagonist all the way to the end.

One good thing about all the Rocky movies is the complexity of the storylines. There are multiple plotlines.

Rocky V, you have Rocky and Rocky Jr.'s plotline - father-son I'm stuck with.

You have Rocky-Tommy Gunn - Father-son I always wanted

Rocky- Duke plotline

Rocky vs. his family plotline
-a sub plotline of Tommy/Duke vs. Balboa family. They're tearing Rocky away from his family. Rocky is so into getting back into the ring, living through Tommy that he can't stand it.

And of course the Rocky-Mickey thing, which really drives the whole film. And even though he isn't there, Apollo. Tony mentions Apollo once at the beginning.
Apollo is critical, as is Mickey, because Rocky feels that he must fight to keep their spirits alive, as well as his own. So since he's unable to fight, he wants to pass their spirit on and make it visible through Tommy Gunn. Unfortunately, Gunn isn't the right person. He doesn't have what Rocky has, as Adrianne beats us over the head with, he doesn't have Rocky's heart.

My biggest criticism of the Rocky movies as a whole is that they do tend to spell out the theme a bit too clearly, which is a bit insulting, but yeah I'll forgive it.

[The Troll]

Rocky 1 I think is the best 3 and and 4 are tied for 2nd best. Actually I think I like 4 a little bit better than 3. Rocky 5 was by far the worst.

YOu know Sylvester Stallone wrote and directed all the Rocky films himself, and starred of course in all the films, that is pretty impressive.

[Komandos]

Rocky 1 and 2 and 5

[Moonra69]

I liked the first one but the one with Drago, that was the best. The training of Drago and Rocky, that pumps anyone.

[Mick Hucknall]

Does anybody in here think that, Stallone got on the " juice " for the 3rd Rocky? I mean his physique went to such a drastic change from the 2nd one.

Yeh he did begin to take Steroids from the 3rd Rocky onwards.
My favourites are in this order

Rocky 2
Rocky 1
Rocky 3
Rocky 4
Rocky 5

[czars_salad]

I don't care what anybody says, Stallone is an okay guy. Not AS bad of an actor as they make him out to be. He at least doesn't try to act like he's a DeNiro or Pacino. He knows he's an action star. He's VERY willing to accept criticism and laugh at himself. More than any other action star. Steven Seagal and Van Damme are little bitches. Especially Seagal.

one thing about stallone -- i just couldn't understand what he says! i agree, though, that he's better than the two clowns, seagal and van damme

[Komandos]

And Rocky 3 was good.

[Slipx]

Rocky IV is so painfully bad, it's begging for Mystery Science Theater to screen it as part of a Sly triple feature with "Stop or My Mom Will Shoot" and "Rhinestone"

um the part when Rock took a drive in his car and had flashbacks of apollo dying and then exercising with him=classic.

rocky4 my fav easily

[simeraksou]

Which Rocky Movie Is Your Personal Favorite, and Why Is It Your Favorite?


My favorites are Rocky 3 and 4
I like them because Ivan Drago and Clubber Lang remind me of some boxers that box today, plus they are great movies.

rocky 1 is definitely the best of the series. it shows his tough life and how he gets to turn it around etc. it had better storylines then the other rockies although i liked all of them except rocky 5