"Aint' Gonna Be No Rematch": a Review of the Entire Rocky Saga

Which is Your Favorite Rocky Film - You Lil Stallions

Rocky, the greatest story anyone could ever tell about an underdog - well next to Schindler's List. For those of you that know nothing of this character Rocky Balboa, I will be examining his films throughout his saga that spans nearly thirty years in and out of the ring. Rocky was just a two-bit amateur boxer that got his true pay by threatening to break the pinkies of people that do not pay up to Tony Gazzo, a local Philadelphia bookie. Within a series of fortunate events, Rocky would be able to go from nobody to a hero and spawn a total of six films concerning his adventures of defending his title, his honor and memories of his loved ones.

I have recently just re-watched the entire Rocky Saga and I really enjoyed my previous stints of these movie reviews/exposes. My purpose on this article is to get the fan base to cheer out and decide: What Is The Greatest Rocky Film of All Time? I would truly love people to participate in this little review and speak your minds over your favorite and why. I will clearly tell you my favorite in the series and I'll legitimately back it up. Each of these films holds a certain spot in our hearts; because aside from just seeing the Italian Stallion getting brain damage, there is always a piece of drama that sucks you in and wants to fight by Rocky's side so you can experience his drama as well. Here is the major run down of the Rocky films: Sylvester Stallone wrote every Rocky film, and was nominated an Oscar for Rocky I for best screenplay. Stallone also directed Rocky II-IV and Rocky Balboa. John G. Avidlsen (of the Karate Kid fame) directed Rocky and Rocky V. Bill Conti created the original awe-inspiring musical scores for many of the Rocky films, all except for Rocky IV which has a much more synthesizer/cheesy 80's score done by Vinci DiCola (who also scored TRANSFORMERS THE MOVIE). Finally, there has been some great camera work done in the Rocky films; primarily thanks to Bill Butler who did Rocky II-IV and has also worked on many other films such as Jaws, Frailty, Stripes, Grease and numerous others.