After Rocky Stallone became a hot property and used his leverage to write, direct, star and even sing main song to Paradise Alley. Three more sequels of varying quality followed. Seeing Rocky fight Mr. T, a mad Russian and professional boxer Tommy Morrison were mindless fun and offered entertainment, but no real substance. The original Rocky, Rocky III and Rocky IV are anamorphic, while Rocky II and IV are recycled non-anamorphic transfers from their previous DVD releases in 97. Rocky looks very good, but it's somewhat disappointing as the print has some wear in the form of specs that pop up from time to time and grain.
Color is very strong, but black level is more of a light gray than black.
Rocky II is also a bit of a letdown as the there is a quite a bit of dirt on the print and grain is thick. Colors are good, but nowhere as good as Rocky. A full frame version is also included on the flipside of the disc. Rocky III - Colors are very strong and like the other Rocky films this one has a lot of grain. However, the print is in good shape and it's anamorphic, which adds a lot of detail.