Littered with bad lines, bad plot-twists

Rating: Null/10 (11 July 2004)

3 out of 10 stars
This is the worst of the Rocky films, edging out IV. At least IV has interesting fights and good scenery of Russia while Rocky was training.
The Balboas losing their money is can be tolerated and so can Rocky being punch-drunk. But having Adrian take her old job back at the pet shop when she's used to luxury? Having the crowd cheer, 'Rocky!'during Tommy Gunn's fights? Flashback scenes with the long-dead Mickey? The Don King-like character is too much too (except for the good, 'Hit me and I'll sue' line). The bad lines just keep coming. Whatever gibberish Don King's contender said to Rocky when he was fresh off the plane from Russia. Paulie after they found out they're broke, "I need alcohol." I don't think alcoholics say that!! "He took my room!" Rocky's son. Not surprisingly, his acting career was brief. "One more round." Rocky and Mickey.
On a positive note, Tommy Gunn wasn't horrible, but then again, I don't think he was acting. I think he was playing himself. In that case, that's from the Roseanne school of 'acting' and he did a bad job too.
I'm still on hypnosis to pretend that the series stopped at III.