I think this is why the movie left such a bad taste in people's mouths. When has it ever been outside since we met you back in 1975 (story-world timeline)? It's out-of-character for Rocky and simply not true that his ring is "outside." No, Rocky, your ring is not outside.
#ROCKY 5 STREET FIGHT TV#
These movies are not about street fighting, so to suddenly make the last and most important fight outside in the street with TV cameras blaring in everyone's faces is disingenuous to the franchise. The problem I have with this movie comes when Rocky says to Tommy, "My ring is outside." That is when the entire story derails and becomes something other than a Rocky movie. We never see Rocky bombarded by groupies who don't care if the guy is married, but we finally see them hanging all over Tommy!Īnd, how Tommy gets angry at the fans not accepting his defeat of Cain because Cain didn't win the title from Rocky is a legit way to get him to want to fight Rocky. Even Tommy's eventually seduction to the dark side is a good development, since that whole slimy side of the sport was never explored before. It's sad to see how Robert is left out, but it's a way to create tension. Why he was so resistant to Tommy Gunn at first made no sense, but of course, he finally comes around and he and Tommy have a great relationship. I think the idea for this story was really perfect to follow up Rocky IV because Rocky didn't need to prove anything else as a boxer and retirement made the most sense. It's also nice to see Robert looking like he could be Rocky's kid, since, other than the infant Robert (who was played by Sly's second oldest son), the other two seemed too non-Italian. He's training someone else for a change and his son even gets a nice little subplot because he's finally reached an interesting age. One thing that makes it refreshing is how it has, as pointed out already, a different plot compared to the four previous films. I was shocked to find myself really enjoying it until the last 15 minutes of the movie! I decided to pop it in and watch it, as I had just purchased the 40th anniversary edition. I just rewatched it today for the first time in several years because I didn't like it for so long. I agree, too, that Rocky V gets dissed way too much because it's actually a really good movie.
#ROCKY 5 STREET FIGHT SERIES#
ROCKY BALBOA was fun and I was happy that i could see at least one ROCKY movie in the theater, but I think ROCKY V ended the series just fine Now watching it as an adult I enjoy it alot more, more so than III and IV which i really like when i was 13 and didnt know any better. This movie is not for everyone, I didnt like it the first time I saw it, I was 10 at the time. ROCKY V and ROCKY IV couldnt be any different, which is awesome in my opinion. I feel like that had to be a hard decision to make, I mean really, what a ballsy move to take such a beloved character and make such a drastic change.
But really without ROCKY V, Rocky would not have lost all of his money and returned to old neighbourhood. I'm sure a different ROCKY movie would have made at some point.
The one major point that I wanted to point out is that if it hadnt been for ROCKY V, I don't know how ROCKY BALBOA could have been made (and then Creed). I like the Duke promoter character in the movie, we really didnt see much of that side of boxing in the other sequels. I wish they would have put things up on the screen at different points in the movie just say something like "3 months later" or even "Christmas 1989" because he comes back from Russia in late December of 1985 and later we see Christmas Vacation on the tv. The only major issue I have with the entire franchise (Creed included) is the timeline doesnt seem to add up correctly. The Biggest problem is of course the aging of Rocky's son once he get back from Russia at the begining of the movie, I sometimes cant over it be honest. I like the darker feel to ROCKY V, I thought the story was pretty good, some of the scenes with Rocky's son were a little boring, but I feel like it was important to show how important family is to Rocky. That could have been an interesting spin-off or sequel but i'm sure Tommy Morrison was more interested in boxing at that point. I always found the Tommy Gunn Character interesting, I always wondered what would of happened to him and his career after the movie. I know its been said that the ROCKY movies kind of coincided with Stallone's career, which is kind of cool i guess, but I just have a hard time watching ROCKY trying to be smart and well spoken. In my opinion it feels much more like a ROCKY movie than III and IV did. I personally think ROCKY V is much better than it gets credit for.
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