Category: Rocky

  • The Rocky Franchise: Final Thoughts and Ranking

    What a wild ride we shared these last few months, eh? My marathon through the Rocky movies was an intriguing one. Not simply because some movies were good and some were bad. In fact, it was never so simple. However bad they got, these movies always had something interesting, compelling, bizarre, or entertaining. Like, look…

  • Rocky Balboa (Rocky VI) is Exhausted and So Am I

    Rocky Balboa (Rocky VI) is Exhausted and So Am I

    This is it, folks. The last Rocky movie. At this point, I don’t even care if it’s good or not. I just want the bell to get me out of here… Rocky V messed me up, guys. It came so tantalizingly close to being a good movie. Then wham! It hits you with one of…

  • Rocky V Betrayed Me

    Rocky V Betrayed Me

    Y’all remember the final fight of the first movie? Remember that one scene where Apollo just shakes his head in complete exhaustion and disbelief when Rocky gets back up? That’s me. I’m Apollo Creed right now. *Not four hours after I wrote this… RIP Carl Weathers. I didn’t even know Rocky V existed. Most of…

  • Rocky IV: Remember the Cold War?

    Rocky IV: Remember the Cold War?

    Ding ding ding! Round four! Fight! Of all the Rocky movies, this is the one I was most afraid of. For years, I’ve heard tales of how bad this film was. Wherever I looked, the consensus was clear: this is one of the worst movies ever made. Surely it’s reputation is an over exaggeration. This…

  • Rocky III: Sifting Mud to Find Gold

    Rocky III: Sifting Mud to Find Gold

    Hoo boy. Here we go again. Time for round three. Before watching any of these movies, my knowledge on Rocky was limited to a few things. One: it was a series about boxing. Two: it was the cinematic underdog story. Three: everyone seemed to universally agree that every film beyond the first two were garbage.…