Rocky V(1990)
"In Russia, he fought the greatest fight of his life. Now...where does a champion go when he takes off the gloves?"
Overview
A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky’s career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and takes on an up-and-coming boxer.
John G. Avildsen
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Sylvester Stallone
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Sylvester Stallone
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Rocky V Official Trailer #1 - Burgess Meredith Movie (1990) HD
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Tommy Gunn Asks Rocky For A Chance
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Rocky Just Wants to Go Home
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One More Round!
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Tommy Wins the Championship
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Rocky Balboa Fights Tommy Gunn on the Street
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Touch Me and I'll Sue
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Rocky Balboa and His Son
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Mickey Loves You
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Tommy Gunn Challenges Rocky Balboa
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Adrian Breaks Down
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A Rocky Balboa He'll Never Be
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Written on January 12, 2023
Here I don't know what they did. It was like they changed the focus back on the characters but somehow butchered it in the process. The result was just horrible.
It wasn't the lack of Rocky fighting or the fact that Tommy Gun was kind of an evil traitorous friend that used him and then walked away... it was how they handled it.
It could have been the start of a good story of Rocky as a trainer, but it ended up just being awful. The dramatic family dynamic was shot and it turned into a mess with a convoluted story that hinted at being decent, but always missed the boat.
It should have been the more personal story, but it stopped being personal the moment Tommy Gun walked on screen and it turned into a mess that didn't seem to know which way it should go.
However... the same basic concept was used with Creed, and this time (despite it's FORGIVABLE faults in the script, it was done right). Partially due to the fact that Jordan is a far better actor than Morrison, but mostly due to the fact that it kept what it promised to deliver and the story was more coherent from start to finish.
