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Rocky V

Petr Frdlik | 11:57 p.m. July 15, 1999

I am admirer of dear Talia Shire.
Please, have you got some pictures of her.
I wish you sunny days.
Petr Frdlik, Czech Republic, Europe.

Kenny Rembold | 6:54 a.m. Jan. 23, 2000

Whoever wrote that bad stuff about Rocky 5 is probably not
a
boxing fan in the first place. All of the Rocky movies
were
excelent and Stalone is a genius. He wouldnt be the big
success he is today if his movies were that bad.

PETER | 5:41 p.m. March 23, 2000

THE MOVIE WAS ALL ABOUT HOW MUCH CAN ROCKY REALY TAKE AND
WHERE HE STANDS.
ROCKY:THE ORIGINAL GIVES US A LOCAL UNDRDOG'S SHOOT
ROCKY II:GIVES US THE REMATCH WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR
ROCKY III: HE LOSES THE EYE OF THE TIGER.BUT THEN HE
OVERCOMES HIS GREATEST CHALLANGE.
ROCKY IV:REPRESENTS A TRUE CHAMPION
ROCKY V:A RETIRED BOXER
ROCKY VI: A WELL RETIRED BOXER ,WHO GOES BACK IN THE RING
FOR ADRIAN.
TO MY WELL UNDERSTANDING OF THE FILMS I AM NOT THE ONE TO
CRITOSISE OR JUDGE,BUT ROCKY V FITS WELL WITH ALL OF THE
OTHER 5 MOVIES,AND ITS SOUNDTRACK IS THE BEST.

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Keric Seegmiller | 6:36 p.m. March 31, 2000

Rocky V should not be rated PG-13. It makes me so mad that
it is rated PG-13 because my parents won't let me watch it.
I am a die hard Rocky fan.

Tywana Royal | 6:21 p.m. May 29, 2000

Honestly, I haven't seen the movie. I hear different
opinions about the previous films. I loved the first four
movies. Rocky has been an inspiration for many youngsters
today. My little brother is one. I would love to see part V
and I will make it my business to do so. What I would also
like to do is get to know a little about the original Rocky
Balboa!

Mario | 7:50 a.m. Aug. 18, 2000

Well when i was little i hated that movie so bad that i
could kill myself and that all because one flashback. After
Drago says if he dies he dies they showed Rock all beaten
up
blood everywhere and some more blood came down of his head
and now i love those flashback. Way to go Sly!

Avi Green | 2:21 a.m. Aug. 28, 2000

I too have to agree that a lot of the critics at the time
were being too negative towards the fifth and last Rocky
movie. Although it does come up a bit short at times, it's
still got the crowd pleasing energy you expect in a drama
like this, and Sly's son Sage, in an inventive casting
concept, is pretty good as his character's son here too.
The Rocky movies are among the best drama-with-action films
of the past millenium, and as a Philly native myself, I
was, as usual, glad to see the impressive use of the Philly
suburbs again. Way to go, Rocky!

KnGmArZ | 8:54 a.m. Nov. 9, 2002

Rocky V is great, it's still inspirational, and I loved it
when it first came out. Even My little sister who is 10
enjoyed it and was saying where is Rocky 6.
Stallone can do anything he sets his mind to. Even a movie
like Driven does well with his name on the front cover.
Bring on Rocky 6, I say. The Box Set is Worth every cent.

rob | 5:55 a.m. Dec. 10, 2002

Why do the critics criticise rock's poor dialect? He is
brain damaged, and protrays this very well. RV is about
achieving the important stuff; not the best there is on
offer. Rock has gone full circle to discover that what
mattered to him was the respect, and his family. The titles
were just material bonuses. It is an excellent film that is
highly inspirational to everyone, especially the underdog.
(I should know, it has fuelled my tenacity on the judo mat
many times) plus, the soundtrack makes great training music.

Emily aka: Jack | 4:58 p.m. Feb. 7, 2007

This was a pretty good movie. After seeing the first four
I expected something great to come out of the fifth. There
were some high moments, and there were low ones too. I was
disappointed with some of the content in the movie. The
part i liked was that Rocky passed on his love of boxing on
to another, although his pupil betrayed him. Otherwise,
this was a good movie.

mikhail | 12:51 p.m. Oct. 30, 2009

its 20 years later and we hav computer.rocky 5 was ok but not good

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Movie Info

Rated PG for violence, profanity, nudity.

Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Tommy Morrison, Burgess Meredith, Sage Stallone.

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