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Rocky: The Complete Saga (6 Disc Box Set) [DVD] [1976]

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Artist: Sylvester Stallone
Directors: Sylvester Stallone, John G. Avildsen
Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young, Geraldine Hughes, Talia Shire
Studio: MGM Entertainment
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

19 reviews
Sales Rank: 343

Format: Box set, PAL, Dolby, Subtitled
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 6
Running Time: 630 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.4 x 1.5

MPN: F1-0GB3576601010
EAN: 5039036036153
ASIN: B000W668R6

Theatrical Release Date: 1976
Release Date: October 1, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

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Rocky Balboa: The Best Of Rocky

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Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young, Geraldine Hughes, Talia Shire Directors: Sylvester Stallone, John G. Avildsen

Amazon.co.uk Review
iRocky/i - The 1976 Oscar winner for Best Picture, John G Avildsen's iRocky/i is the story of a down-and-out club fighter who gets his million-to-one shot at a world championship title. In the title role, Sylvester Stallone (who also penned the screenplay) draws a carefully etched portrait of a loser who, in Brando-esque fashion, "coulda been a contender". Rocky then becomes one thanks to a publicity stunt engineered by current champ Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), while finding love courtesy of timid wallflower Adrian (Talia Shire) along the way. Burgess Meredith revives the spirit of 1940's genre pictures through his scenery-chewing performance as Rocky's trainer. An enormously entertaining film, iRocky/i is irresistible in its depiction of an underachiever who has the courage to start all over again--a description that could have been applied to Stallone's own life at the time. i--Kevin Mulhall/ip/p iRocky 2/i - The Italian Stallion returns for a rematch with Apollo Creed, hoping, finally, to capture the heavyweight title. This time, even his girlfriend, Adrian, gives Rocky her blessing. Sylvester Stallone wrote and directed this exciting follow-up, with Burgess Meredith, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, and Burt Young all reprising their roles from the first film.p/p iRocky 3 /i - Rocky's lifestyle of wealth and idleness is suddenly shaken when a powerful fighter challenges him to a fight for the championship. After being beaten, the previously over-confident Rocky resumes his training in preparation for a re-match.p/p iRocky 4/i - A World Heavyweight Boxing contest is to be staged between the champ, Rocky Balboa and the Soviet amateur champion, Ivan Drago. Both men know that this is more than just a tough contest of strength and skill.p/p iRocky 5/i - Times are hard for Rocky Balboa. A lifetime of taking punches has terminated his boxing career and a crooked accountant has left him in financial difficulties. The Balboa family moves back to its roots in a downtown neighbourhood where an aspiring boxer turns to the champ for training...p/p iRocky Balboa/i - The sixth installment of the iRocky/i series picks up the story of the Italian Stallion 16 years after the morose iRocky V/i. And sure, at his advanced age, Sylvester Stallone now looks like one of those sides of beef his character used to pound on. No matter. Somehow you buy the premise after all these years, even if it takes forever for Rocky Balboa to stop wallowing in self-pity (Adrian is dead, his old haunts are demolished) and get down to the business of drinking raw eggs and running up steps. The business at hand is an unlikely exhibition fight with champion Mason Dixon (Antonio Tarver), which the near-sexagenarian Mr. Balboa has no business accepting. Of course, just as sure as the horns of Bill Conti's theme music are even now trumpeting through your head, the ol' Rock might have a punch or two left in him. Stallone wrote and directed, and there isn't much to say except that the movie steps in its pre-determined paces with a canny sense of what has come before (it's practically an homage to all the previous Rocky pictures, complete with fleeting flashbacks). Burt Young is around again, and Geraldine Hughes makes an appealing, rather chaste female companion for Rocky. Stallone's Rocky has gotten suspiciously articulate over the years, but he still knows how to slouch. If Stallone never forgets that, he can probably keep the franchise rolling. i--Robert Horton/i

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Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! March 4, 2008
Mr. S. Howe (Newcastle, UK.)
26 out of 27 found this review helpful

The best movie franchise of all time. Stallone may have made a few dodgy decicions in his career but Rocky movies always deliver. Number 5 was a strange ending so he came back with number 6 even though people laughed in his face and pre-judged the movie which just made it all the more satisfying when it was released to critical acclaim. br /Every guy should own this.

5 out of 5 stars

Audio and Subtitles September 4, 2009
kingforaday
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

Note that Rocky (1976) DVD has the old disc transfer so the image and audio quality on this disc is not that good. They should have put the new Rocky disc, anyway the audio/image quality on rest of the discs (I guess they are taken from the "rocky anthology box set") are really good, rocky 2-3-4-5-6 has DTS sounds. Rocky Balboa dvd is the only disc that has some extra features. br / br /Technical Information of this box set: br / br /----------------------- br /Rocky br / br /Audio: English 5.1, German, Spanish mono br /Subtitles: English, Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, German, German HoH, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish br /Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 br /----------------------- br /Rocky II br /Audio: English DTS 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1 br /Subtitles: English, Hindi br /Aspect Ratio:1.85:1 br /----------------------- br /Rocky III br / br /Audio: English DTS 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1 br /Subtitles: English, Hindi br /Aspect Ratio:1.85:1 br /----------------------- br /Rocky IV br / br /Audio: English DTS 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1 br /Subtitles: English, Hindi br /Aspect Ratio:1.85:1 br /----------------------- br /Rocky V br / br /Audio: English DTS 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1 br /Subtitles: English, Hindi br /Aspect Ratio:1.85:1 br /----------------------- br /Rocky Balboa br / br /Audio: English DTS 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1 br /Subtitles: English HoH br /Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 br / br /Extras: br /Audio Commentary by Actor/Director Sylvester Stallone br /Deleted Scenes Alternate Ending br /Boxing's Bloopers br /Skill vs. Will - The Making of Rocky Balboa" Featurette br /Reality in the Ring: Filming Rocky's Final Fight" Featurette br /Theatrical Trailer br /Trailer for Rocky br /------------------------- br / br / br / br / br / br / br /

5 out of 5 stars

Mid-life Rocky lessons August 9, 2008
Jeffrey D. Olson (Brighton, UK)
18 out of 21 found this review helpful

I just finished watching the Rocky cycle, all 6! I must say it was excellent watching the whole series. I remember being disappointed by number five especially but it was better than I remembered, especially knowing how it was "top and tailed" by number 6. If you are a woman or male-child (physically or mentally) you may just want to watch I and VI but definitely watch VI again with the commentary by Sylvester Stallone so you can get the depth behind this life lesson.

5 out of 5 stars

Inspirational series of films December 11, 2008
Greshon (UK)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

As a collection the Rocky films are greater than the sum of the individual films, telling a story that is, in turns, inspiring, motivating and heartbreaking. br / br /Rocky I and II are like two halves of the same film and in their 70s grittiness are up there with Raging Bull. Rocky III and IV are classic 80s action movies and either one would be good ingredients in an 80s time capsule. Rocky V, morose and depressing, is probably the low point in the collection. As with all the other movies, though, the fight scene at the end has you really, really wanting Rocky to win. Rocky Balboa does stretch credibility (but no more than does Rocky IV, as Rocky stands up to a ridiculous battering from Drago that would kill any man) and features a weak story line, but it's a touching film neverthless. Bill Conti's signature music has been slowed down and its a sad affair, hinting at an end to things and a close of the cycle. br / br /It's interesting that none of these films actually have much boxing in them. The fights that there are are brilliantly choreographed and breath-taking. br / br /Stallone's warm-hearted, immensely likeable charcacterisation of Rocky, Bill Conti's inspirational music and the thrilling, motivating training sequences are strengths. Five out of the six films make the hair stand up on the back of your neck. br / br /On their own, probably only Rockys I and II merit a 5-star rating (and possibly Rocky IV for its overblown 80sness), the 'morose' Rocky V probably only meriting a 3. However, as a collection and a story these films really come into their own.

5 out of 5 stars

Must-have for all boys, small and grown up! February 4, 2009
BossyBoots (Monaghan, Ireland)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful

This box set is a must-have for all boys, old and young. It has kept my husband and 7 year old son entertained for hours and inspires my husband to work out with his punchbag (which gathers dust otherwise).

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