But it's not better than Rocky Balboa or Creed.
I respectfully disagree. For one, the tone of Rocky V matches up closer to the tone of Rocky I & II, far more so than Rocky VI & Creed does (thanks to the cinematography, lighting, music etc), thus Rocky V just feels more like an actual Rocky film than they do.
Stallone was still in his prime when he made Rocky V, thus to me the movie just feels stronger than any subsequent Rocky efforts for that very reason alone. Having the dynamic of Rocky, Adrian and Paulie all there (the Luke, Leia and Han of the Rocky series) was a deal clincher, too. Rocky Balboa & Creed just couldn't match that standard. The characters are the most important thing in Rocky. No Adrian in the 6th movie? Not the same. Adrian was HUGE in this movie, as was Rocky Jr. Rocky Jr was a prick in Rocky 6.
And you can deal with me; Doug Masters!
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