![]() ![]() The story had Rocky returning to his humble Philly roots, albeit against his will after questionable best friend and unquestionable alcoholic Paulie lost the entire Balboa fortune. Avildsen returned (Stallone had directed all the sequels up until this) so that the original Rocky magic could be recaptured. Rocky V - which up until that point represented the longest time between Rocky movies, at five years - tried to bring the story back down to Earth after the wildly pleasing-but-somewhat-preposterous Rocky IV in 1985. So what's been the best outing for the franchise? What's the weakest link? Let's use our Eye of the Tiger and find the true hierarchy of the Rocky/Creed legacy. ![]() ![]() Ryan Coogler's Creed brought together all the pieces from the movies that came before it, even ones with disparate tones, and delivered a knockout punch to the feelings. The Creed movies’ tone and traction are much more in line with the 2006 legacy sequel Rocky Balboa, which sought to deliver a sadder, more grounded take while also giving the Rocky character a better ending than 1990's Rocky V. That was fitting for a franchise that started in the ’70s and transitioned into the ’80s. The Rocky movies morphed from earnest sports dramas into, for all intents and purposes, superhero stories with heightened stakes, action, and premises. And with Creed III uppercutting theaters nationwide it’s time to GO FOR IT! and rank all the Rocky flicks. Jordan has starred in the Creed sequels as Adonis "Donnie" Creed, son of tragically killed former champ Apollo Creed. From a low-rent bum who broke thumbs for bookies, to a punishment-absorbing underdog the entire country rooted for, to the heavyweight boxing champion of the world, Rocky Balboa (aka the "Italian Stallion") won our hearts while battling ferociously in the ring for opportunities he'd never dreamed of. ![]()
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