Rocky V is probably one of the most underrated movie ever it had a great story and an interesting villain you really care for Rocky at this point when everything was so good and now he has to fall from grace the subplot with the brain damage it's also really well done and Stallones real son in the movie is a really good actor the music maybe a little dated but if you seen the directors cut this is not a problem and if you still don't like this movie watch the directors cut it is way better Rocky five is probably one of the most underrated movies ever it had a great story in an interesting villain you really care for Rocky at this point when everything was so good and now he has to fall from grace the subplot with the brain damage it's also really well done and Stallone's real son is a good actor in the film and if you still don't like this movie watch the directors cut it is way better then the theatrical cut and may be one of the best Rocky movies it is that good!*WATCH THE DIRECTORS CUT!

1hr44mins 242reviews I gave it 7/10 as its good but not great dirJohn G. Avildsen eluctantly retired from boxing, and back from riches to rags, Rocky takes on a new protege who betrays him, as the champ's son must adjust to his family's new life after bankruptcy Rocky Balboa is forced to retire after having permanent damage inflicted on him in the ring by the Russian boxer Ivan Drago. Returning home after the Drago bout, Balboa discovers that the fortune that he had acquired as heavyweight champ has been stolen and lost on the stockmarket by his accountant. His boxing days over, Rocky begins to coach an up-and-coming fighter named Tommy Gunn. Rocky cannot compete, however, with the high salaraies and glittering prizes being offered to Gunn by other managers in town. Sometimes it gets annoying to me how critical people are of the Rocky series. It's like they feel like they have to say terrible things about it, probably because people can be so negative that they can't find it in themselves to believe that a 'less than intelligent' person with heart, drive and passion can move mountains and achieve success. I personally thought this, and every other Rocky movie, was fabulous. I thought Sage Stallone was amazing in his debut as Rocky's son. Also, this movie showed a more real side of boxing, the business side, with exploitative agents and corrupt business tactics. Some may think the Rocky series is an unrealistic saga, but Rocky IV proves it isn't. The person we saw struggle, fight, and grow rich is now back to square one.. .minus all the money but still with the heart.

Stallone is often proud of his work even if it wasn't popular, so the fact that he once rated this film 0/10 in a live interview gives you an idea. It really disappointed me, as I felt it tried too hard to recreate the first film (and parts of the others), and failed completely. Due to financial issues, Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) basically is back to the life he had in the first film. He has retired from boxing due to brain damage and takes a new young fighter (Tommy Morrison) under his wing, who then turns against him. Most of this film seemed familiar to me, and it's because it deliberately tries to retread parts of all the previous films. Also, the acting in this film is the worst in the series, and I felt it to be the first and only time Stallone was bad as Rocky. You can tell that this was originally meant to be the final film, and to end with only a street fight and Rocky still being bankrupt is not a satisfying way to end the series. Stallone later admitted that he made this film mainly for the money, and you can tell.

This is the first time I've agreed with the most common vote since II. If I ever accept that the last one got a 7, I'll feel like Lundgren looked by the end. We're back to Rocky(Sly, charming) being an low-on-money underdog, because IV was ridiculous. Of course, him losing all of it just like that isn't much better. They were running out of reasons to get him to fight, and/or delay doing so without it being out of the question. He actually has physical consequences to the climax of the one before this. Though Adrian(Shire, sweet) early on insists that he's in the best shape. "His strength and physical stamina are extraordinary. He has had a complete medical examination that showed only positive results. Actually, his blood pressure and lab results were astonishingly excellent." "He will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency" ...wait. Still, if it were realistic, this really should open with with the funeral sequence of the previous major character. That's what Francis Ford Coppola threatened to do to to Pacino. And if you think he wasn't serious, just look at his Dracula flick. Clearly, he is, or was at the time, capable of inflicting severe harm with his directing.She wants to keep him away from that, because they don't know what else to do with her. George Washington Duke is clearly Don King. There's a brief rant on his ethics. It's got the subtlety of a jab. Paulie is actually utilized this time, so that's something. Mickey gets a little emotional bit. It's nice. More so than he used to be. Of course, that could be the brain damage speaking. We get comedy with growth-spurted(9 to 14 in mere days. Must be Canadian) Jr.'s smarts and his puberty... burgeoning. I realize now it may have been a mistake to not take French. And he also has to deal with going into a bad neighborhood, after growing up rich. Just a matter of time before he'd get training montages, too. Can he get his father's attention, or will it all go to a new protégé? It'll be difficult if that man is a real-life boxer, a first for the series. Well, not "is", was. Freaking HIV. At least he didn't die *this* year. I'd almost bet money that before 2017 starts, at least one more celebrity will kick the bucket. And we should add "spar" to the list of words people in this series don't understand. Also, since it's now the 90's, there's rap on the soundtrack. A lot of it, actually. I'm relieved the flashy 90's editing was kept to a minimum. This is 96 and a half minutes without credits, and 100 with.There is a lot of violence and a little mostly mild but occasionally strong language in this. I recommend this to those who feel they *must* make it through the series. 5/10