how many rocky films have been made?

Answer 1

6

Answer 2

SIX... After Rocky 4 and 5... sixth Rocky film... 21 years since "Rocky IV"... the 1976 original... directed, written by and starring Mr. S, this "Rocky VI" by another name...

After having seemingly been put out to pasture for good, the Italian Stallion returns after a 16-year hiatus for yet another comeback in "Rocky Balboa." The time away from the ring has done Rocky and the franchise some good, although it takes pic a good long while to gather momentum and clout before a surprisingly satisfying third-act heavyweight bout. Absence has fostered a certain fondness toward Stallone's mythic underdog that will translate into solid if not quite K.O. B.O. through the holidays, with fine vid tourneys to follow in '07.

The long stretch away from the ring for Philly's favorite son -- and for Stallone as director, it's been a full 21 years since "Rocky IV" -- has allowed a certain coursecorrection toward the grimier, small-scale sensibility of the 1976 original, helmed by John Avildsen. The title itself, eschewing the increasingly risible Roman numerals, denotes a change required after Avildsen's bloated "Rocky V," even as certain aspects of previous entry's storyline have been conveniently or oddly ignored in Stallone's script.


Looking back at the Sylvester Stallone pugilist franchise from the end of the line, one thing becomes clear: there were really only two Rocky movies. Everything else was filler, founded on formula and driven by testosterone and adrenaline. The two real films - those that used boxing as a metaphor rather than a means to an end and that focused on human drama - were the 1977 Oscar winner that started things off and, perhaps surprisingly, Rocky Balboa, the seeming afterthought that brings the saga to a fitting conclusion. These two features are solid bookends around a mess of a series that started going wrong when Rocky beat Apollo Creed in a re-match and got worse from there.

When I heard Stallone was going to make a sixth Rocky film, I was as skeptical as the next person. After Rocky 4 and 5, hadn't movie-goers undergone enough indignities? Why resurrect Rocky now when no one under the age of 35 could possibly care about him? It seemed like a bad idea from the beginning - a lame attempt by an aging action star to reclaim past glory. This turns out to have been an unfair characterization of Stallone and his movie. Rocky Balboa has something to say. It's about flawed human beings and how they relate to each other. It's about reclaiming self-respect and dignity. Before taking center stage during the final half-hour, boxing rarely encroaches upon the storyline.


Directed, written by and starring Mr. S, this "Rocky VI" by another name is a kind of Museum of Stallonic Technology, the equivalent of having a tour around the greatest hits of Rockydom personally guided by the man himself.

Answer 3

6

Answer 4

The new film out at the cinema at the moment ROCKY BALBOA
is the sixth film made in this series

Answer 5

I think Rocky Balboa is the 6th film - the last one.

Answer 6

Six films and two unofficial short films that I am aware of.

Answer 7

there have been 6, if you include the new one.

Answer 8

HEEEEEE!!!! T his is his 6th film think he needs to hang up his rocky gloves after this one heard its very good!!! going to see it next week...do love them!!!

Answer 9

Hes watching Everton play today-phone up and ask-may still be at the ground

Answer 10

I lost count but isn't he like 60 or something now shouldn't he be able to retire does he really have to fight again