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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Salesrank: 7866
Released: February 8, 2005 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
The "Italian Stallion" rediscovers his roots in this exciting, thrill-packed drama that reunites Sylvester Stallone with the OscarÂ(r)-winning* director of the original RockyÂ(r). Upon returning home from his latest triumph, Rocky Balboa (Stallone) learns that all his money has been lost by an unscrupulous financial advisor. To make matters worse, his fight-relatedinjuries force his retirement from the ring. So Rocky, his wife, Adrian (Talia Shire), and his son,Rocky Jr. (Sage Stallone), move to their old, low-rent neighborhood in South Philadelphia. There, the fighter must resolve the deep-rooted resentment held by his son, a bitterness that grows when Rocky trains Tommy Gunn (Tommy Morrison), a young boxer who soon rises to national prominence. When Tommy turns against his mentor and publicly taunts him, Rocky knows he must fight once more. *John G. Avildsen, 1976
Rocky V Reviews:
Five for Five 
2009-09-29 - im not sure how you cant enjoy this movie for the pure entertainment value alone. what an excellant movie, and although it may not be my favorite of all the rocky movies, i must give it five stars because i like it that much. great movie. thats all i can say
Not as bad as you might think. 
2009-08-24 - Rocky V starring Sylvester Stallone is pretty good and I am surprised this film got horrible reviews. Rocky V is not as good as the first one or the fourth one but this fifth outing isn't a trainwreck by any means. Stallone's real life son appears as Rocky Jr. I prefer Rocky V over Rocky Balboa, that one was a snoozer. Rocky V is fun, edgier, and awesome. Don't believe the hype, it's worth a viewing or two.
The worst of the six Rocky movies 
2009-08-14 - This movie didn't suck but it wasn't a great movie either. The main thing that hurt it was the street fight. When people went to see the Rocky movies, they expected to see prizefights. Not a street fight. At the beginning of each Rocky movie (except for the first and sixth one) it showed the ending of the fight he had in the previous movie. Why wasn't the ending of the street fight shown in Rocky Balboa? It was obviously not shown because the street fight was pathetic.
Another thing that hurt this movie was that Rocky lost all of his money. Many fans hated this. This movie is worth watching but it is obviously the worst of the six Rocky movies.
Rocky V
2009-08-06 - This was the movie that made you realize Rocky was still just a human again!!
Worth the Buy!!
Not Memorable, But Still Very Likable
2009-04-22 - I think this was the only Rocky film I never saw at the theater. I guess I'd had enough by then. However, I did catch this on VHS and, despite all the negative opinions I had read concerning it, I was glad I saw it. It was typical Rocky entertainment: hokey but satisfying and generally enjoyable.
Richard Gant did a nice job impersonating Don King and Tommy Morrison, a real-life fighter, turned out to be a pretty good actor. Again, we see the familiar characters, namely "Rocky," his wife "Adrian" (Talia Shire) and "Paulie" (Burt Young), Rocky slob-friend.
The final scene provides the usual over-done fight but, if you've seen the others and enjoyed them, then you should like this, too. It may be the least memorable of the Rocky series, but it was still fun to watch.
