Thank you all for joining me on this incredible journey with Rocky. I have really loved every single movie, and it's been the most heartfelt, loving, exciting, fun, dramatic, depressing, motivational, energetic, infuriating and amazing series I've seen that isn't high fantasy. This series brought out all the feelings and made me care for every character. I've laughed, shared my theories, talked with many of you, discussed and even bought merch for Rocky. Thinking that this was a series that would not interest me, I have never been more wrong. Thank you for joining every reaction sunday, and I am even more excited to share that we're going on with Creed next!
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I think Rocky's speech to his son outside his restaurant is one of the best scenes in the film

I also wish that the deleted scene had been included.  Paulie has survivor’s guilt because his his wonderful sister is gone but he’s still there.  😢

Rocky 5 was intended to be the end of the franchise. Stallone and Talia Shire both agreed for this Rocky story to make sense, it was best that her character had already died off screen. When I saw this one, I was surprised at how good it is. I rank Rocky 6 pretty high. It is the perfect send off to the series. Some great dialog, especially Rocky's golden speech with his son. Great character development.

Hi Centane! Young lady you'll enjoy this "Rocky Balboa" film a lot more as you get older and can relate more to the feeling of having to "say goodbye to persons, places, and things you currently enjoy. In 2006 when this came out, we the former teenage Rocky fans of the 1970's LOVED it because it inspired us to "keep moving forward" in spite of new challenges that come with aging -  which we were not facing when the previous "Rocky" movies came out. In this movie - Rocky was having a hard time accepting the fact that he still had the killer instinct of a young fighter but did not have the youth to act it out and release it. He finally did and achieved closure. All bad times in life involve saying goodbye to something or someone you love. God bless you Centane.

The reason we get more of little Marie is because Rocky suffers from depression and anxiety, his wife is dead and his son won't visit him. He just wants to be helpful and and useful. That's why he gets his puppy he saw himself in the dog, he makes the comment about the dog saving his energy and gives him a chance for a better life. Something he himself would want.

Once again, Stallone drew inspiration from real fighters. In the commentary, he talked about how retired boxers who aren't rich but have managed to hold onto some of their money will often use it to open bars or clubs where their fame is the main draw, and they mingle with  the customers and entertain them with tales of their past glories in the boxing ring.

People say “Adrian wasn’t in it”, when (if you think about it), she IS in it! Just because you don’t see someone you love, doesn’t mean they’re not there!

2:55 I found this on imdb: "Sylvester Stallone felt that the film lacked the necessary emotional impact it needed. So, he and Talia Shire came to an agreement that her character would be best left out of the film, as this would create an emotional chasm for Rocky from the very first moment of the film."

I love seeing people react to Balboa's speech to his son.

that guy trademarked "let's get ready to rumble"

it predates the film

You should also watch Paulie's Deleted Scene, it gave more depth to his character

There's a deleted scene with Paulie in the alleyway after he got laid off that showed him in a completely different light that is worth checking out. I really wish they kept it in the movie as it was his greatest character growth.

I was actually watching a clip showing the making of this. Adrian was initially going to be in it but Stallone and Talia Shire met up and decided that Rocky having lost Adrian would just make him seem more down and 'hopeless'.

She even made a press release so that people woudn't think she had just been dropped from the film when it was a joint decision.

I remember a quote from Talia Shire saying that Adrian is in the movie, because the entire movie is largely about her.

Fun fact, they actually filmed this scene during a real boxing event everyone in this scene was there for a real event, those fans sold out that arena to watch a boxing event and then got to be in a movie

I think Stallone was trying to bring back to its roots and away from the bigger budgets part 3-5 were. Not seeing Adrian was difficult but it continued the real pain that Rocky had gone through his entire life and career. It showed us why Rocky was so important to us. We saw him as human and not bigger then life. Just like his magnificent speech we fall and get back up and continue fighting. Losing Adrian had him spiraling and he needed to remind himself to fight and get back up and so he did.

"Lets get ready to RUMBLE!!" is specifically thought up by that announcer in the movie named Michael Buffer, who actually trademarked that catch phrase, and he made millions over it.

what? this one is SO GOOD!!

Centane, Rocky's opponent in this movie, "Mason Dixon," was played by Antonio Tarver, who had been a real-life World Champion in both the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions. And the trainers and broadcasters in the film were also the real thing.