It's a bit slow and dated by today's standards, plus anyone that grew up on The Karate Kid will know all the beats as director John G Alvidson wholesale ripped off Rocky to create it. The first hour drags and Rocky is a pretty unlikeable character. Plus, the first date with Adrian has high creep factor where it looks like Rocky is about to date rape her. Still the movie has heart and it's hard to deny it's charm. 3.5/5

The first hour is sadly predictable and the second hour is even worse. Rocky II is the beginning of Rocky cycle where the next few films rinse and repeat. 3/5

I don't know what happened here. For pure entertainment value, Rocky III one might be my favorite. Hulk Hogan makes his big screen debut and he looks coked out and greasy. That's followed by the great fight with Clubber Lang (Mr. T). Plus you get the emotional death of the beloved Micky (Burgess Meredith). It's not great but it's lots of fun. 3.5/5

Too much of a comic book for my taste. Rocky fights Russia. The crazy fight between Apollo Creed and Ivan Drako is just bizarre. It's worth watching for that alone. 2.5/5

Rocky V is a miss on almost every level. It's stupid, miserable and massively annoying. 1/5

After watching Rocky V, Rocky Balboa seems like high art but the truth is the movie is better than expected but still not all that great. The first half is spent telling us that Adrian has died and Rocky is now whoring himself out at the restaurant he owns telling the same lame stories over and over like some dancing monkey. The basic story is so improbably, it's a joke. Why would a 60 year-old go up against a 20 year-old in the prime of his career? He should have had his ass knocked out in the first round but no, Rocky lasts the full ten and almost wins. 2.75/5

Overall, I'm glad this is experiment is over and I don't have to watch these movies ever again.