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It's Rocky vs The Cold War!

Advantages: The montages
Disadvantages: It's a bit cartoonish and over the top

...left on this planet for Rocky to beat. He'd already prevailed over Apollo Creed, Mr T and even Hulk Hogan. His next opponent? The Soviet Union. A couple of years after his victory against Clubber Lang, Rocky is still on top. But a new threat emerges from behind the Iron Curtain in the form of Ivan Drago - a hulking Soviet boxer whose strength borders on superhuman. Drago is set to fight Rocky for the heavyweight title, but a patriotic Apollo Creed ...
...to avenge his friend's death, Rocky drops his heavyweight title and travels to Russia to fight Drago. Whereas Drago trains in a high-tech gym with scientists monitoring his every move, Rocky embarks on a mad strength training regime in freezing Siberian weather to toughen himself up. When the fight finally comes around, both men are in phenomenal shape and determined to win, but Drago is still much bigger and stronger. Worse, the entire Soviet crowd ...

Dr-Jones 13.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Rocky 4 (DVD)

The weak link in the series

Advantages: Burgess Meredith
Disadvantages: Depressing. A downbeat ending to the series

...and in this case it's Rocky V. Picking up immediately after the big fight at the end of the previous movie, Rocky is in the midst of celebrating his victory over Ivan Drago. But wait, all is not well. His hands start shaking uncontrollably, and he becomes confused and disoriented, apparently confusing Adrian with his dead manager Mickey. Returning to the States, things only get worse when Rocky finds out his double-dealing attorney has invested his ...
...toll. With no other option, Rocky and his family are forced to move back to their old neighbourhood in Philadelphia. Everything in Rocky's life is going backwards. He reopens Mickey's gym, moves into his old house, and even starts wearing his old clothes. His boxing days seem to be behind him, until one day he's approached by flamboyant boxing promoter George Washington Duke (clearly a parody of Don King) who wants to get him back in the ring despite ...

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Review of Rocky 5 (DVD)

Round two, and still going strong

Advantages: A solid follow-up, good performances, exciting fight scenes
Disadvantages: Doesn't quite live up to its predecessor

...of the movies in the Rocky series essentially represents Stallone's career at the time, charting his rise from obscurity (Rocky), his struggles to stay at the top (Rocky III and IV), his decline from the glory days (Rocky V), and his efforts to make a comeback (Rocky Balboa). Following this analogy, Rocky II is about his attempts to deal with his new-found fame and make his way in the world. Picking up immediately after the iconic fight that climaxed ...
...back his respect, he challenges Rocky to a rematch. Rocky declines, but as his financial problems continue to mount, he eventually relents and agrees to the rematch against Adrian's wishes. Mickey, his old trainer, initially advises him against it, but after witnessing Creed publicly insult Rocky, he agrees to train him again. Unlike last time, Creed takes this fight seriously, training with far greater intensity and determination. When they meet ...

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Review of Rocky 2 (DVD)

DRIVEL!

Advantages: You Can Switch It Off
Disadvantages: Its Sad To See Stallone Sink Even Lower

...owner of a copy of Driven through a joke £1 bid on ebay. There was a day left on the auction, surely I would be outbid. Surely. But no, my bid won, I couldn't believe it. Why would the seller even accept such a low bid, I didn't care, I'd got one over on him. Little did I realise he was probably laughing all the way to the bank with his shiny little pound. I should have guessed something was up when no-one else put in a bid. They knew something I ...
...since Sylvester had started turning up in the paddock at every F1 meeting about 7 years ago. He was planning to make a movie about F1, applying the good old rocky formula, racer is coming to end of career, racer gets his chance, mean German/Brit/Scandinavian gets in his way, racer overcomes him as he overcomes his own personal demon and roll titles. Another Stallone triumph in the bag, surely. Then I found out he'd had a wee row with the F1 people ...

cokane 13.10.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Driven (DVD)

Rambo Box Set : John Rambo, doing what he does best

Advantages: All four Rambo movies in classy box, can't go wrong
Disadvantages: Crazy OTT action (and hair do's) might not be for everyone

...the finest of the four Rambo movies, but Stallone has made a pretty good job of this franchise. In a novelty ammunition tin box you get all four Rambo movies in one complete set. Each disc has a variety of special features to give you a real insight into the Rambo story, from the creation of the troubled Vietnam-vet through his adventures in America, Afghanistan and Burma. A|s the series goes on the more ridiculous the stories and action gets... ...
...about Stallone, whether he's Rambo, Rocky or whoever, he's loveable. You can't help but like him and want him to succeed, even if it means him destroying hundreds of soldiers to achieve it. If you like Stallone, and more importantly if you like your action movies to be fully loaded and unafraid of the consequences then buy this box set, put your feet up and make an entire night of it, you won't be dissappointed. ...

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Review of Rambo - The Ultimate Rambo Collection (Box Set) (DVD)