Im really glad I've subscribed to your channel..not only this was a great reaction because you seem to understand the story and the characters deeply but also you are very honest about your opinion saying you really liked this movie, even though its by far the most hated one ..thank you for that
"Touch me and ill sue".. that bit was taken from Jackie Chan's "Police Story" (1985)... Stallone was a fan.. they even reused another Police Story bit for Tango and Cash
I understand why it's not for everyone, but I like it. With the aftermath of 4, and losing all the money and all, he still had what mattered most, and a place that was ready to be home even if the rest of the world wouldn't. And that still kept the heart of who he is strong. It was always clear that if he was with Adrian, if he had his son, he really never lost that spark. And really, I always liked that Adrian could point out the right way to him when he was really lost. This movie, in my eyes, always held the message "if you take away all the fancy trimmings of a hero, what kind of person is still there?"
My favorite thing about 5 was that it made 4 matter more. Rocky 4 is basically Rocky 3 but Russia, and 5 validates Drago as a legitimate threat by showing the "permanent" effects of that fight. It's a touch of reality that 4 needed, delivered in 5.
The kid in the movie playing Rockie's son, was Sage Stallone, Sylvester's actual son. A number of years ago at this point, Sage, while on his 30's passed away. RIP to him.
You have to watch 'Rocky Balboa', the 2006 movie was written, directed and starred Sylvester Stallone. Other than the first movie, this one is a great bookend for the series.
Tommy Morrison was an up and coming boxer, who Stallone saw fight and offered him an audition for the part. He won one of the title belts a couple years after this film came out, but lost it a couple fights later. In 1996 he was diagnosed with HIV, and retired. Later on because the treatment went so well he tested negative for HIV and had a bit of a comeback attempt. Unfortunately the negative tests let him convince himself the original diagnosis was false a stopped taking the meds, he died of AIDS complications in 2013 at 44. Tragic end, unfortunately.
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Not too crazy about this film but the one scene that helps redeem it is the heartbreaking scene of Rocky walking into his old and now abandoned gym and he remembers a conversation with Mickey. 😢
If I'm not mistaken that speech that Mick gave Rocky about him being his motivation and sticking around to see him do better for himself was inspired by D'Amato and Mike Tyson. Loving your reactions Bunny!
The film's script included another ending, one where moments after his street fight with Tommy, Rocky collapsed and died in Adrian's arms. But this ending was never shot.
The thing we didn't like about this ending, was Rocky ended up with his brains beat out after a bunch of wars in the ring, and ended up as broke as when he started. That was most peoples complaint about it in fact. But you must see 'Rocky Balboa' - Rocky VI
GREAT REACTION! All the Rocky movies are good, some are better than others but all of them good. I can't wait until you see Rocky Balboa (Rocky 6). Also! Stallone's "Nighthawks " is THEE MOST UNDERRATED COP MOVIE OF ALL TIME! New York Cop Deke DaSilva (Stallone) fights international terrorism 20 years before 9-11-2001! Not a single dull moment! Enjoy and please react since no one else has. Thank you. God bless you.
This was not my favorite Rocky movie but watched your reaction to it because I always get a positive flow of emotions from watching your reactions. I didn't know what to expect knowing how I felt about this movie in the past but as usual seeing and feeling your beautiful heart feel and make me feel during the Mickey & Rocky flashback in the old gym was priceless. You never disappoint Bunny. Muchas gracias Conejita preciosa.
@@thomascarter2922 it wasn't different in the sense that *Rocky was more realistic before they turned the character into a superhero.* What happens more often in real life? A professional athlete fighting his way up from the bottom, retiring hurt, and then losing it all because he doesn't know what he's doing? Or a professional athlete that ends the Cold War with his fists and a speech? Like the person says above, *normies hate seeing their hero be brought Low by losing all of his money, because living vicariously through Rocky is wish fulfillment* for the average American. And being more realistic, Rocky 5 breaks that fantasy. That's its crime, period. Nothing else. Do you get it now?
@odiumgeneris729 1. This is a movie, so what's more likely to happen in real life is moot point. 2. You're presuming a LOT of other people. 3. I don't care if you use my post for your little tirade about your own personal interpretation of the film, but don't implicate me as normie immediately afterwards. That's pretty low-down.
I like to go ahead and take a quote from another movie which I think applies to Rocky V. In a cameo by Cher in "Mamma Mia 2", the actors ask her how's their singing. Cher smiles and says "Not bad". That's sort of the vibe from a real boxer making it into a Rocky picture. Tommy's scenes with his girlfriend and his Don King like promoter are the best in a ramshackle at most movie. Bunny's excellent editing brings out the details most sympathetic to the roles, especially Rocky's son, played by Stallone's real son. Great reacts! Thanks!
"That's not how the match went!" You watched "Rocky vs. Drago" rather than "Rocky IV." Stallone re-edited the fight in "Rocky vs. Drago" so Rocky looked more competitive in the fight. What you're seeing here is closer to how "Rocky IV" actually went. "He walks like he's drunk." He is! He just came out of Andy's bar. Though, they did cut a sequence out there that made it crystal clear Rocky was soused to the gills. "So Rocky gets a cut?" Another scene that was cut out where Rocky says he's not taking any cut of Tommy's money because "He'll take care a' me... we'll take care a' each other, right?" Most people's whining about this film boils down to "they made Rocky poor again" and "he doesn't fight in the ring," neither of which are legitimate reasons that make a movie bad.
Please watch the next one. I am ROCKY'S number one fan and i watch every reaction on youtube and i have to say that i am really enjoying your series, you look like an amazingly happy and warm and kind person
There's footage of Stallone on a British talk show years back, being asked to rate the Rocky movies, and when they get to Rocky 5 is just says "Zero." The host says he didnt think the movie was that bad, and Stallone says "No no, that was a goose egg," and adds how that was why he wanted to do "Rocky Balboa", so that the series didnt end on such a bad movie. I do think its better than he gives it credit for.
It isn't that it was a bad movie, it just wasn't what people expected when they went to go see the next Rocky movie, so there was confusion and disappointment that got in the way of seeing the movie for what it is. I like it a whole lot better now than when I first saw it because I come without a bunch of false expectations.
I watched the series as it came out in theaters and when Rocky 5 was released it was said to be the last movie for Rocky and I remember leaving the theater disappointed that that was how it was all ending for Rocky but then came Rocky Balboa the movie to save the ending
The movie has its moments... but it was disappointing. You have to understand that there was a FIVE year gap between parts 4 and 5 ... and at the time, this was advertised as being the Last Rocky movie. Even Stallone was disappointed with it ... which is why, 16 years later, he took a 2nd crack at giving Rocky a proper sendoff (2006's Rocky Balboa).
I've always liked this movie. I saw it in the theaters when I was in high school and maybe it reminds of that time but I do like the down to earth/Rocky in his old neighborhood feel it has in relation to the first movie.
George Washington Duke is based quite heavily on real life boxing promoter Don King, right down to his catchphrase "Only in America..." Also, I wouldn't worry TOO much about Rocky's brain injury since they more or less retconned it out of the next movie anyway.
32:33 In retrospect, it's not a bad movie but the tone is different from the previous ones. I saw the Rocky movies as a kid in the late 80s and episode 5 was maybe the first one I saw around the time everyone else did. As a child of the 80s, like my contemporaries, I preferred the 3rd and 4th parts rather than the more realistic first part, which was awarded and which is the most respected Rocky film. After the 3rd and 4th parts, which were 80s in every element (colorful, exaggerated, larger than life), many of us found the 5th part a bit strange, I didn't really like it but in retrospect, I think there is not a single "weak" Rocky movie in terms of the story. So, if I'm going by the effect it had on me as a kid, the "peak" for me was Rocky 3 and 4, no matter how cheesy they were. Retrospectively, the first part from 1976 is obviously the most important.
This one grew on me. I like it more now than when I first saw it. I thought the stuff with the accountant could have been explained better. It seemed a bit out of left field. Looking forward to your reaction to Rocky Balboa. It was a nice finish to the series.
Yes, Burgess Meredith did come back to play Mickey one last time in the flashback sequence. He was noticeably older and shaking but he was still Mickey. The opening flashback to the drago fight focused on Rocky getting badly beaten to explain his brain damage in the shower. I couldn't help but notice that you showed almost none of the final fight. Just you describing it. Considering you did show the fights in the previous movies could this be a TH-cam thing? They were not wearing gloves and were not in a ring. I know the TH-cam algorithm is very sensitive when it comes to sex and excessive violence. Just wondering 🙂
There is a movie called grudge match it's a boxing movie with Sylvester Stallone as the main character being retired and Kevin Hart in it makes it so much better and he returns for one more fight
I'll give my rankings after the Creed Movies 😁 The Alternate ending Rocky ends up helping Tommy back up to his feet and then those 2 cops ask Tommy for his autograph. Stallone was originally going to have Rocky killed at the end of Rocky 5, but the studio rejected that idea and Stallone had to change the ending.
Watching it with youbits better than I remembered lol the promoter was like Jacky Chiles from Seinfeld a spoof of Johnnie Cochran. I guess its that the first 4 films were so good especially Rocky 3 this one didn’t rank as well with viewers but it wasn’t as bad as i thought- Thanks Ms Bunny
Power of Attorney (POA) is given to someone you trust and gives permission for whatever that document specifies. So, Rocky gave Paulie POA, and in turn made deals recommended by Rocky's accountant. But the accountant was a bad man and stole money and the investments lost all value so much so that the house and things had to be sold to cover the losses in the trades. Bankruptcy was inevitable. Everything except what the accountant did was perfectly legal and documents accepted by a court of law.
Rocky 4 was an action flick, Rocky 5 was mostly character drama. Because men are more likely to watch a Boxing movie, and typically enjoy action flicks, while many women assume they won’t enjoy them, I think that is a factor in why 5 has the lesser reputation: a likely more masculine audience. They are both fine films, but 4 is more fun and more rewatchable.
It didn’t place as well because “we” were used to a certain formula , that being Rocky training & fighting in the ring not an impromptu bar parking lot fight . There being said as you continue don’t forget about the Creed films(Creed 2 especially) tie up major plot lines in the Rocky series
You need to watch Rocky 4 the directors cut. It has all the character stuff you felt was missing. They Removed the Robot(it was funny, but not needed as much as the human interaction). saw Rocky 4 at the drive-in release weekend I was 7. I love the directors cut.
I think one big reason why we didn't care for this one very much is that Rocky has always been a "rags to riches" story and a story of hope and overcoming the odds. To take away so much from Rocky in this film, his money, his health, his mental sharpness seemed ... cruel. Even Stallone grew to feel that way. That's why we got "Rocky Balboa" after this one, which was great. He felt he owed it to the fans. He wrote this film at a very unhappy time in his life, and it got reflected in the script. Also, we felt that trying to return Rocky to the same jive-talking guy he was in the first movie was simply an attempt to evoke fondness of the past as a mechanism to get us to feel that we "got our old Rocky back", and that felt like manipulation. Plus, the script is a little ... juvenile in its approach as well. Anyway, that's how me and my friends felt at the time, so long ago.
I'm 49 , my mom took me to Rocky 3 in theaters in 1982 when I was 7 , went home rented parts 1 and 2 , 1985 rolls around I am 10 by this time and I went to see Rocky 4 in theaters which was the best movie theatre experience of my life, it was crazy, people screaming, yelling, booing , crying, unbelievable. Then comes Rocky 5 , ill leave it at that. But trust me , Rocky Balboa ends the franchise as it shoukd have.
This was the first Rocky movie I saw properly and I immediately fell in love with the characters. I've never understood why people act like it's such a terrible movie.
Great reaction to this movie!!! When this movie came out, saw it the theater and really did not care too much about, just thought it was a big disappointment. Pretty much avoided this movie for whatever reasons. Then, flash forward a few decades, and this movie is being shown on local YV stations during "Rocky Marathons". Decided to sit through this movie and try to remember WHY I do not care for it. After watching this movie a few times now, it really is not that bad of a movie!!! Can understand why it is hated and a few characters really did not care for (probably the real reason why did not like this movie) but can also understand why it is liked. Guess this is one of those movies that actually grows on you after each viewing. Glad YOU ENJOYED this movie!!
Tommy Morrison who played Tommy Gunn was a very talented real heavyweight boxer in the 90s and early 2000s and could’ve been heavyweight champ, but he basically partied his career away with an endless stream of women, drugs, and alcohol and ended up dying of AIDS and giving bizarre interviews near the end of his life talking about government conspiracies and other crazy stuff. Really sad.
For me, I hated the fact that Rocky was knocked back to where he started to the point where it seemed that it made the sequels look like a fever dream...because they basically went back to how they were from the first film personality wise as well. 🤣 Not as bad as some people make it out to be...but the worst one. 😆
I liked this one A WHOLE LOT better than Rocky 4. But I DID like them all. You'll like the next one as well. LOTS of character stuff in it. The kid who played Rocky's son in this movie was Sylvester Stallone's actually son, who, sadly to say, passed away a few years after this. The actor who played Paulie died recently as well. Knowing all that NOW makes these movies a little more emotional.
Great job Bun! This is a great movie. My gut feeling is people criticize it for 2 reasons. One, they are emotionally invested in Rocky, and he has some HARD luck during it's course. Two, it's the first movie to include hip-hop in the soundtrack (which is a silly reason in my opinion.) Otherwise, all of the performances are great, and the writing is solid!
The power of attorney thing never made any sense. Adrian initially stayed behind and didn’t come to the USSR until later so there was no reason for Paulie to sign anything. She would have handled the family’s finances in Rocky’s absence.
I didn’t see the same cut of rocky IV as you, but I think it’s even more true to say that it was 3 music videos and a fight montage vs this one which was way more character focused which is why I prefer V to IV…
@@bunnytailsREACTS Yeah, didn't occur to me either when I first watched the movie, but he really has the same eyes (it's very apparent if you look at the older picture of him on Wikipedia)
I guess my personal rating would be 1. Rocky 2. Rocky Balboa 3. Rocky II 4. Rocky III & IV Rocky was brilliant and far less a boxing movie than about a guy trying to find his way in a hard life. Rocky Balboa you'll see. Rocky II was a more typically American story with a sickly sweet ending. Rocky 3 and 4 were totally formulaic.
Rocky V was the weakest link of the series and was meant to be the finale. It's not a terrible film, but it's not how fans wanted Rocky to end. "Rocky Balboa" (Rocky VI) was the perfect ending to the series. Rocky, then appears briefly in the Creed movies.
I admit that I was not a fan at first of this installment of the Rocky series. I guess because it didn’t follow the pattern of the previous movies. I also didn’t want to see Rocky deteriorate after the battle to get to the top. Then I saw the bigger picture. How athletes put themselves out there and the chances of serious injury or permanent damage. Adrian said it best when she said who cares about the money. I grew to like the continuing story of this character and the actor who portrays him.
This is a good movie, no doubt about it, it's just that it's probably the least-good Rocky movie. That's why people say they don't like it. Not because it's bad, but because it's just not as good as the other movies in the franchise. One thing is for sure, this movie is a hell of a lot better than probably half the Star Wars movies.
Rocky Jr in this movie was Sage Stallone Sylvester Stallones son in real life he passed away in 2012 and the baby in Rocky 2 is Sylvester Stallones younger son we never really see anything on him he has autism and stays out of the spotlight Sylvester does have a reality show on paramount + with his current wife and their 3 daughters called The Family Stallone.
I really liked it and think people are too negative about it, but I always thought he should have had a boxing match with Tommy Gunn. Otherwise I thought it was just as good as the others.
Im really glad I've subscribed to your channel..not only this was a great reaction because you seem to understand the story and the characters deeply but also you are very honest about your opinion saying you really liked this movie, even though its by far the most hated one ..thank you for that
"Touch me and ill sue".. that bit was taken from Jackie Chan's "Police Story" (1985)... Stallone was a fan.. they even reused another Police Story bit for Tango and Cash
I understand why it's not for everyone, but I like it. With the aftermath of 4, and losing all the money and all, he still had what mattered most, and a place that was ready to be home even if the rest of the world wouldn't. And that still kept the heart of who he is strong. It was always clear that if he was with Adrian, if he had his son, he really never lost that spark. And really, I always liked that Adrian could point out the right way to him when he was really lost. This movie, in my eyes, always held the message "if you take away all the fancy trimmings of a hero, what kind of person is still there?"
Tommy Gunn in real life was called Tommy Morrison who was WBO World Heavyweight Champion in the 90's.
I'm so glad you are enjoying your Rocky journey. I'm looking forward to your "Rocky Balboa" reaction.
My favorite thing about 5 was that it made 4 matter more. Rocky 4 is basically Rocky 3 but Russia, and 5 validates Drago as a legitimate threat by showing the "permanent" effects of that fight. It's a touch of reality that 4 needed, delivered in 5.
Get yourself a girl who likes Rocky V.
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The kid in the movie playing Rockie's son, was Sage Stallone, Sylvester's actual son. A number of years ago at this point, Sage, while on his 30's passed away. RIP to him.
Sage passed away on July 13th 2012 he was 36
The more I watch it, the more I appreciate it..
I like Rocky V because it brought him back to his roots and had the same feel as the first and second film.
It's not about how hard you hit... it's about how hard you can get hit and keep going - Sly stallone
You have to watch 'Rocky Balboa', the 2006 movie was written, directed and starred Sylvester Stallone.
Other than the first movie, this one is a great bookend for the series.
the only problem I have with this film is how the hell did Rocky Jr grow up so fast, does he have growth acceleration
I always wondered about that! 😂
Tommy Morrison was an up and coming boxer, who Stallone saw fight and offered him an audition for the part. He won one of the title belts a couple years after this film came out, but lost it a couple fights later. In 1996 he was diagnosed with HIV, and retired. Later on because the treatment went so well he tested negative for HIV and had a bit of a comeback attempt. Unfortunately the negative tests let him convince himself the original diagnosis was false a stopped taking the meds, he died of AIDS complications in 2013 at 44. Tragic end, unfortunately.
The promoter is based on Don King.
I don't know why they didnt
@@robogreek3157 - Don is not someone you want to rely on - if he and Sly don't get along...plus he demands millions to be in a film.
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I've always enjoyed it. And the scene with Mick in the beginning in the ring is one of my favorite scenes in the whole franchise
The part where micki says … get up sob micki loves you … always gets me😢
That is Stallone's real son, Sage. Sadly he died.
underrated sequel.
Not too crazy about this film but the one scene that helps redeem it is the heartbreaking scene of Rocky walking into his old and now abandoned gym and he remembers a conversation with Mickey. 😢
Are we just going to overlook the fact Mick kicked him out of his locker and called him a tomato 🍅
Easily the best scene in the movie.
If I'm not mistaken that speech that Mick gave Rocky about him being his motivation and sticking around to see him do better for himself was inspired by D'Amato and Mike Tyson. Loving your reactions Bunny!
Yes Stallone took many saying in this from Cus D 'amato . Including telling Tommy about fear .. and how it's like a fire .
@@SJ-ty5rw Very true! I forgot about that one. You're right!
Didn’t Don King (who GW Duke is based on) screw over Tyson irl (along with a host of others)?
@@terminallumbago6465 Yes he did. A real scumbag.
The film's script included another ending, one where moments after his street fight with Tommy, Rocky collapsed and died in Adrian's arms. But this ending was never shot.
Oh god. The public outrage would be insane!
That segment when she says ah shot oh no ah shit..now we know what’s songs she sings in the dark lol
The thing we didn't like about this ending, was Rocky ended up with his brains beat out after a bunch of wars in the ring, and ended up as broke as when he started. That was most peoples complaint about it in fact. But you must see 'Rocky Balboa' - Rocky VI
Best Bunny comment: "Paulie's been a ... Paulie."
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I couldn’t decide if she was trying not to swear, or trying to find the right obscenity.
GREAT REACTION! All the Rocky movies are good, some are better than others but all of them good. I can't wait until you see Rocky Balboa (Rocky 6). Also! Stallone's "Nighthawks " is THEE MOST UNDERRATED COP MOVIE OF ALL TIME! New York Cop Deke DaSilva (Stallone) fights international terrorism 20 years before 9-11-2001! Not a single dull moment! Enjoy and please react since no one else has. Thank you. God bless you.
This was not my favorite Rocky movie but watched your reaction to it because I always get a positive flow of emotions from watching your reactions. I didn't know what to expect knowing how I felt about this movie in the past but as usual seeing and feeling your beautiful heart feel and make me feel during the Mickey & Rocky flashback in the old gym was priceless. You never disappoint Bunny. Muchas gracias Conejita preciosa.
I liked this film too. I saw it in the theater when it came out, and it later became a favorite go-to video cassette for me back in the 90s.
I liked it also. Some people didn't like it because it was different. It didn't have him in the ring during a professional match.
I just hate that Rocky is poor again. Like, you hate it FOR him, ya know?
But it wasn't different. It was like the first two. It was different from _Rocky IV,_ which was a cartoon.
@@odiumgeneris729 But it was different...did you see Rocky in a boxing ring in a professional fight in this movie. Waiting...
@@thomascarter2922 it wasn't different in the sense that *Rocky was more realistic before they turned the character into a superhero.* What happens more often in real life? A professional athlete fighting his way up from the bottom, retiring hurt, and then losing it all because he doesn't know what he's doing? Or a professional athlete that ends the Cold War with his fists and a speech? Like the person says above, *normies hate seeing their hero be brought Low by losing all of his money, because living vicariously through Rocky is wish fulfillment* for the average American. And being more realistic, Rocky 5 breaks that fantasy. That's its crime, period. Nothing else. Do you get it now?
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1. This is a movie, so what's more likely to happen in real life is moot point.
2. You're presuming a LOT of other people.
3. I don't care if you use my post for your little tirade about your own personal interpretation of the film, but don't implicate me as normie immediately afterwards. That's pretty low-down.
I like to go ahead and take a quote from another movie which I think applies to Rocky V.
In a cameo by Cher in "Mamma Mia 2", the actors ask her how's their singing. Cher smiles and says "Not bad".
That's sort of the vibe from a real boxer making it into a Rocky picture. Tommy's scenes with his girlfriend and his Don King like promoter are the best in a ramshackle at most movie.
Bunny's excellent editing brings out the details most sympathetic to the roles, especially Rocky's son, played by Stallone's real son.
Great reacts! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it! I actually hired some help to edit this one. I hope the quality is okay!
I love all of them! Looking forward to pt. 6
In addition, Rocky, Jr aged a lot quicker than expected since canonically this is picking up right after Rocky 4.
Drago left some of his human growth hormone over at Rocky's place.
The character was supposed to be past his prime in the first movie.
@@benjauron5873 I think it was that jab in the arm from that needle. Lol!
@@helifanodobezanozi7689They're talking about Rocky's son who went from around 6 years old to 12 or 13 overnight!
"That's not how the match went!"
You watched "Rocky vs. Drago" rather than "Rocky IV." Stallone re-edited the fight in "Rocky vs. Drago" so Rocky looked more competitive in the fight. What you're seeing here is closer to how "Rocky IV" actually went.
"He walks like he's drunk."
He is! He just came out of Andy's bar. Though, they did cut a sequence out there that made it crystal clear Rocky was soused to the gills.
"So Rocky gets a cut?"
Another scene that was cut out where Rocky says he's not taking any cut of Tommy's money because "He'll take care a' me... we'll take care a' each other, right?"
Most people's whining about this film boils down to "they made Rocky poor again" and "he doesn't fight in the ring," neither of which are legitimate reasons that make a movie bad.
I think most people don't like this film because it's a bit too different from 1-4 and a noticeable step down in quality compared to those.
"Do you like reaching into your pocket and only feeling your leg." Line is still cracks me up. 👌
Seeing a flashback with Mickey was my favorite part. He was the one gave Rocky the ability to believe in himself.
This is an Underrated Movie...
Wow.. in the early 80s, lots of us were having sex, drinking, doing drugs, working a fulltime job and playing sports at the age of 15. lol
Please watch the next one. I am ROCKY'S number one fan and i watch every reaction on youtube and i have to say that i am really enjoying your series, you look like an amazingly happy and warm and kind person
Hope you have been enjoying your journey through the rocky franchise I’m definitely enjoying myself❤
8:37 Best line in the movie. 😭
I don't think it's really a bad movie. It was just a bad way to end the series. _Rocky Balboa_ fixed that.
There's footage of Stallone on a British talk show years back, being asked to rate the Rocky movies, and when they get to Rocky 5 is just says "Zero." The host says he didnt think the movie was that bad, and Stallone says "No no, that was a goose egg," and adds how that was why he wanted to do "Rocky Balboa", so that the series didnt end on such a bad movie. I do think its better than he gives it credit for.
It isn't that it was a bad movie, it just wasn't what people expected when they went to go see the next Rocky movie, so there was confusion and disappointment that got in the way of seeing the movie for what it is. I like it a whole lot better now than when I first saw it because I come without a bunch of false expectations.
Black actor is portraying Don King, the real promoter.
you're almost there, after this movie (rocky 5), Rocky Balboa is next up, cant wait to see you react to that one
I watched the series as it came out in theaters and when Rocky 5 was released it was said to be the last movie for Rocky and I remember leaving the theater disappointed that that was how it was all ending for Rocky but then came Rocky Balboa the movie to save the ending
I luuuved how you instantly knew what that look Rocky gave Tommy meant after he punched Pauly. 😂😂
The movie has its moments... but it was disappointing. You have to understand that there was a FIVE year gap between parts 4 and 5 ... and at the time, this was advertised as being the Last Rocky movie.
Even Stallone was disappointed with it ... which is why, 16 years later, he took a 2nd crack at giving Rocky a proper sendoff (2006's Rocky Balboa).
Looking forward to ur next Rocky movie reaction Gorgeous.
I've always liked this movie. I saw it in the theaters when I was in high school and maybe it reminds of that time but I do like the down to earth/Rocky in his old neighborhood feel it has in relation to the first movie.
George Washington Duke is based quite heavily on real life boxing promoter Don King, right down to his catchphrase "Only in America..."
Also, I wouldn't worry TOO much about Rocky's brain injury since they more or less retconned it out of the next movie anyway.
I think the intent of this movie was to bring Rocky full circle.
Awesome reaction of my favorite Rocky movie!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
no, just no, why???? (hoping this just shows the difficulty in typing sarcasm)
32:33 In retrospect, it's not a bad movie but the tone is different from the previous ones. I saw the Rocky movies as a kid in the late 80s and episode 5 was maybe the first one I saw around the time everyone else did. As a child of the 80s, like my contemporaries, I preferred the 3rd and 4th parts rather than the more realistic first part, which was awarded and which is the most respected Rocky film. After the 3rd and 4th parts, which were 80s in every element (colorful, exaggerated, larger than life), many of us found the 5th part a bit strange, I didn't really like it but in retrospect, I think there is not a single "weak" Rocky movie in terms of the story. So, if I'm going by the effect it had on me as a kid, the "peak" for me was Rocky 3 and 4, no matter how cheesy they were. Retrospectively, the first part from 1976 is obviously the most important.
This one grew on me. I like it more now than when I first saw it. I thought the stuff with the accountant could have been explained better. It seemed a bit out of left field. Looking forward to your reaction to Rocky Balboa. It was a nice finish to the series.
Always liked this one. It's a more character driven story than some of the others.
Can't wait for Rocky Balboa and hope you do CREED. The first two are amazing!! 🌹
Yes, Burgess Meredith did come back to play Mickey one last time in the flashback sequence. He was noticeably older and shaking but he was still Mickey.
The opening flashback to the drago fight focused on Rocky getting badly beaten to explain his brain damage in the shower.
I couldn't help but notice that you showed almost none of the final fight. Just you describing it. Considering you did show the fights in the previous movies could this be a TH-cam thing? They were not wearing gloves and were not in a ring. I know the TH-cam algorithm is very sensitive when it comes to sex and excessive violence. Just wondering 🙂
Rocky Racoon is a Beatles song on the White Album Stan Lee got the idea for Rocket racoon from the song! Mrs. Bunny!
Awesome reaction Beautiful fine rare lady ♥️♥️♥️😍 this a Rocky classic movie 🎥 love this movie love the End scene when Rocky won once again 😁 👊👊✊
There is a movie called grudge match it's a boxing movie with Sylvester Stallone as the main character being retired and Kevin Hart in it makes it so much better and he returns for one more fight
I'll give my rankings after the Creed Movies 😁 The Alternate ending Rocky ends up helping Tommy back up to his feet and then those 2 cops ask Tommy for his autograph. Stallone was originally going to have Rocky killed at the end of Rocky 5, but the studio rejected that idea and Stallone had to change the ending.
Watching it with youbits better than I remembered lol the promoter was like Jacky Chiles from Seinfeld a spoof of Johnnie Cochran. I guess its that the first 4 films were so good especially Rocky 3 this one didn’t rank as well with viewers but it wasn’t as bad as i thought- Thanks Ms Bunny
The first Rocky and Rocky 6 are my two favorites.
5 is okay, it's not as bad as people say it is.
Power of Attorney (POA) is given to someone you trust and gives permission for whatever that document specifies. So, Rocky gave Paulie POA, and in turn made deals recommended by Rocky's accountant. But the accountant was a bad man and stole money and the investments lost all value so much so that the house and things had to be sold to cover the losses in the trades. Bankruptcy was inevitable. Everything except what the accountant did was perfectly legal and documents accepted by a court of law.
Rocky 4 was an action flick, Rocky 5 was mostly character drama. Because men are more likely to watch a Boxing movie, and typically enjoy action flicks, while many women assume they won’t enjoy them, I think that is a factor in why 5 has the lesser reputation: a likely more masculine audience.
They are both fine films, but 4 is more fun and more rewatchable.
It didn’t place as well because “we” were used to a certain formula , that being Rocky training & fighting in the ring not an impromptu bar parking lot fight . There being said as you continue don’t forget about the Creed films(Creed 2 especially) tie up major plot lines in the Rocky series
Nice movie, gorgeous Bunny
You need to watch Rocky 4 the directors cut. It has all the character stuff you felt was missing. They Removed the Robot(it was funny, but not needed as much as the human interaction). saw Rocky 4 at the drive-in release weekend I was 7. I love the directors cut.
I thought she did watch IV the DC
She DID watch that cut and reacted to it. She never saw the original version.
I think one big reason why we didn't care for this one very much is that Rocky has always been a "rags to riches" story and a story of hope and overcoming the odds. To take away so much from Rocky in this film, his money, his health, his mental sharpness seemed ... cruel. Even Stallone grew to feel that way. That's why we got "Rocky Balboa" after this one, which was great. He felt he owed it to the fans. He wrote this film at a very unhappy time in his life, and it got reflected in the script. Also, we felt that trying to return Rocky to the same jive-talking guy he was in the first movie was simply an attempt to evoke fondness of the past as a mechanism to get us to feel that we "got our old Rocky back", and that felt like manipulation. Plus, the script is a little ... juvenile in its approach as well. Anyway, that's how me and my friends felt at the time, so long ago.
I'm 49 , my mom took me to Rocky 3 in theaters in 1982 when I was 7 , went home rented parts 1 and 2 , 1985 rolls around I am 10 by this time and I went to see Rocky 4 in theaters which was the best movie theatre experience of my life, it was crazy, people screaming, yelling, booing , crying, unbelievable. Then comes Rocky 5 , ill leave it at that. But trust me , Rocky Balboa ends the franchise as it shoukd have.
This was the first Rocky movie I saw properly and I immediately fell in love with the characters. I've never understood why people act like it's such a terrible movie.
Great reaction to this movie!!! When this movie came out, saw it the theater and really did not care too much about, just thought it was a big disappointment. Pretty much avoided this movie for whatever reasons. Then, flash forward a few decades, and this movie is being shown on local YV stations during "Rocky Marathons". Decided to sit through this movie and try to remember WHY I do not care for it. After watching this movie a few times now, it really is not that bad of a movie!!! Can understand why it is hated and a few characters really did not care for (probably the real reason why did not like this movie) but can also understand why it is liked. Guess this is one of those movies that actually grows on you after each viewing. Glad YOU ENJOYED this movie!!
Tommy Morrison who played Tommy Gunn was a very talented real heavyweight boxer in the 90s and early 2000s and could’ve been heavyweight champ, but he basically partied his career away with an endless stream of women, drugs, and alcohol and ended up dying of AIDS and giving bizarre interviews near the end of his life talking about government conspiracies and other crazy stuff. Really sad.
Rocky is successful with endorsements at this point, anyway, so he wouldn't be without income
For me, I hated the fact that Rocky was knocked back to where he started to the point where it seemed that it made the sequels look like a fever dream...because they basically went back to how they were from the first film personality wise as well. 🤣
Not as bad as some people make it out to be...but the worst one. 😆
The problem with Rocky V is that the true villain- Rocky's CPA- is never seen.
What's CPA?
I liked this one A WHOLE LOT better than Rocky 4. But I DID like them all. You'll like the next one as well. LOTS of character stuff in it. The kid who played Rocky's son in this movie was Sylvester Stallone's actually son, who, sadly to say, passed away a few years after this. The actor who played Paulie died recently as well. Knowing all that NOW makes these movies a little more emotional.
I never knew you taught French
Great job Bun! This is a great movie. My gut feeling is people criticize it for 2 reasons. One, they are emotionally invested in Rocky, and he has some HARD luck during it's course. Two, it's the first movie to include hip-hop in the soundtrack (which is a silly reason in my opinion.) Otherwise, all of the performances are great, and the writing is solid!
The actor playing tommy was a real boxer, Tommy Morrison,he sadly passed away from aids
Bunnytails, I always love your content!! Please do 'Equilibrium - 2002'.
Very Underrated Movie, I don’t know why it gets sooo much hate
Great movie, Glad your seeing it !!
The power of attorney thing never made any sense. Adrian initially stayed behind and didn’t come to the USSR until later so there was no reason for Paulie to sign anything. She would have handled the family’s finances in Rocky’s absence.
If I were you I wouldn't look for things to make sense in a movie where Rocky's son aged about six or seven years while he was in Russia! 😂
I didn’t see the same cut of rocky IV as you, but I think it’s even more true to say that it was 3 music videos and a fight montage vs this one which was way more character focused which is why I prefer V to IV…
Exactly. 4 was too hollywood whereas 5 was closer to the originals 1 and 2
the problem with 5 isn't so much that it's a bad movie, but it fucks up Rocky's life. We didn't need an end to the series like that
"Mickey loves ya"
That's his real son, Sage Stallone...unfortunately he died of Coronary Artery Disease at 36 in 2012.
Seems I missed this one, but thank you very much!!
@@bunnytailsREACTS Yeah, didn't occur to me either when I first watched the movie, but he really has the same eyes (it's very apparent if you look at the older picture of him on Wikipedia)
lol love the final fantasy music in the end :P
I think rocky reconciling with his son wasn’t a satisfying enough ending to the film.
I guess my personal rating would be
1. Rocky
2. Rocky Balboa
3. Rocky II
4. Rocky III & IV
Rocky was brilliant and far less a boxing movie than about a guy trying to find his way in a hard life. Rocky Balboa you'll see. Rocky II was a more typically American story with a sickly sweet ending. Rocky 3 and 4 were totally formulaic.
Only one to go until the BEST Rocky movie! 😁 (or maybe close 2nd best....)
Noòooooooooooooooo Bunny, you are Star Trek personnel.
It's an excellent movie 😃
It wasn’t a bad movie, not the best Rocky movie but I like Rocky 5.
Rocky V was the weakest link of the series and was meant to be the finale. It's not a terrible film, but it's not how fans wanted Rocky to end. "Rocky Balboa" (Rocky VI) was the perfect ending to the series. Rocky, then appears briefly in the Creed movies.
I admit that I was not a fan at first of this installment of the Rocky series. I guess because it didn’t follow the pattern of the previous movies. I also didn’t want to see Rocky deteriorate after the battle to get to the top. Then I saw the bigger picture. How athletes put themselves out there and the chances of serious injury or permanent damage. Adrian said it best when she said who cares about the money. I grew to like the continuing story of this character and the actor who portrays him.
This is a good movie, no doubt about it, it's just that it's probably the least-good Rocky movie. That's why people say they don't like it. Not because it's bad, but because it's just not as good as the other movies in the franchise. One thing is for sure, this movie is a hell of a lot better than probably half the Star Wars movies.
Rocky Jr in this movie was Sage Stallone Sylvester Stallones son in real life he passed away in 2012 and the baby in Rocky 2 is Sylvester Stallones younger son we never really see anything on him he has autism and stays out of the spotlight Sylvester does have a reality show on paramount + with his current wife and their 3 daughters called The Family Stallone.
I really liked it and think people are too negative about it, but I always thought he should have had a boxing match with Tommy Gunn. Otherwise I thought it was just as good as the others.