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Rocky 5 [1990]
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a brilliant continue from rocky 4
Review date: 2007-10-18 Rating: 10 out of 10
i dont see what all the fuss is about? I thought this rocky was as good as the rest, if not better. he is brought back to the streets where he was born and raised, which creates a 'knock down' effect, giving the family a chance to get up when down, which in all fairness is what rocky is all about. The street fight at the end was in my opinion, the best moment in all the rocky series. joint with rocky vs. mason, and rocky vs. appollo creed II. FANTASTIC DESERVES 6 STARS.
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Don't even bother, skip this installment
Review date: 2007-06-09 Rating: 2 out of 10
Sly Stallone makes a big fuss of Rocky V nowadays and rightly so was desperate to get the financial backing for Rocky Balboa instead for the true completion of the series.
Rocky Balboa comes back to America and is quickly diagnosed with brain damage and from his wife's advice, quits boxing. Balboa even loses a lot of his wealth and has to learn to live the hard life in Philadelphia again. He begins to manage a young boxer Tommy Gunn, but ends up salvaging his own son.......
The fifth part is as predictable as it comes. Rocky starts to really suffer on screen and how i'm very surprised it even managed to get into cinemas in the first place, given the script. The story just shows how far it has dipped and this for certain, is a good indication of the fast decline which in my opinion, started to occur in Rocky III. What starts off when Rocky has finished his fight quickly becomes a domestic farce of family obession and as we expect letting the attention of his son's welfare as a father down deliberately. The editing really truly drags as Rocky faces his dismal future of hope with limited happiness but there's never any structure because it never gets anywhere remotely entertaining even with the 110 mins tag with what the boring mudance script offers, including the terrible and rather comedical Mickey flashback scenes which are meant to be serious. A good example of this being just a whole lot of substance and having no real depth not at all. There's no heart, no movitation or dream in this like what was presented in Rocky Balboa. Rocky V is incredibly shallow, very pale, very wearsome and very much evident of the time (gun crime, violence and unemployment triggering the late 80s/early 90s rap scene in USA) hence it's dated feel. The song "The Pleasure of a Man" bares manages to limp over the credits without a groan, after the hacked-on ending and you'll believe it was absolute drivel-because it is, if you ever get to the end!
No wonder this was a favourite with Razzie. AVOID. Forget about this embarrasement and skip to Rocky Balboa to see where Sly had gone wrong previously.
Better than Rocky 4 and Rocky 3
Review date: 2007-05-13 Rating: 6 out of 10
The reason Rocky 5 is not so popular, is that people were looking for a sequel to Rocky 4, not another sequel to Rocky 1. Number 5 breaks away from the 80's crap brought to us by the previous 2 sequels. It goes back to its roots of a real story, and they brought the original director back for it. This again has made a drama set in the world of boxing, rather than just a 'boxing movie'. And for people who are just after the action, it actually has more boxing scenes than the other movies, its just Tommy Gunn for most of it instead of the title character, who by the way, was played by Tommy Morrison, who went on to win the World Heavyweight title in real life. The script is solid, the characters have depth and it underlines the corruption that is ruining the sport of boxing. If you really are a fan of either film or boxing, rent the movie again and tell me i'm wrong
rocky watered down
Review date: 2007-02-06 Rating: 6 out of 10
ROCKY 5 released in 1990 brought the story to an unsettling end,well it was the end until some 16 years later rocky balboa was released and we got the ending that we all wanted but for 16 years the saga of rocky ended here and the results werent good enough.
The film starts off from where rocky 4 left off,despite rockys son robert being about 10 years older,and rocky forced to retire due to potential brain damage,rocky also loses all his money due to a dodgy accountant and the story goes full circle and the family return to the slums so to speak.
This was of course unsettling to see rocky back where it started but the problems here start from a poor script which is a bit cliche heavy and the use of the flashbacks with rockys old trainer micky are a bit too cheesey and thats saying something,the film certainly runs out of steam in parts.
The story also centres on young kickstart boxer tommy gunn who gets rocky to train him and gunn has the hunger to rise up through the boxing division and rocky is proud as it feels like rocky is back,when gunn turns against rocky through the help of an agent who is meant to be similar to real life promoter don king,then rocky needs to teach him some manners and as rocky came from the streets he decides to fight gunn on the streets instead of the ring and risk his life.
The film isnt the worst film in the world,hence the 3 stars as i enjoy watching it but i dont live for it like the first four and the newly released rocky movie is also brilliant,but rocky five is a film that left a sour note in manys mind but is still part of the saga so it should never be ignored.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Burgess Meredith
Burt Young
Talia Shire
Sylvester Stallone
Sage Stallone
Creators:
Sylvester Stallone (Primary Contributor)
Burt Young (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: MGM Entertainment
Manufacturer: MGM Entertainment
EAN: 5039036029810
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2007-01-15
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 99 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1990
Language: English (Original Language)