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Rocky Balboa (or Rocky VI) is a 2006 film written, co-produced and directed by Slyvester Stallone who also stars as underdog boxer Rocky Balboa. It is the sixth and final film in the Rocky series, which began with the Oscar-winning Rocky thirty years earlier in 1976. The film portrays Balboa in retirement, a widower living in Kensington, Philadelphia, and the owner and operator of an Italian restaurant in the city called "Adrian's", named after his late wife.
Rocky Balboa was produced as the final sequel to the Academy Award-winning Rocky. According to Sylvester Stallone, he was "negligent" in the production of Rocky V and it left him, and many of the fans, disappointed with the presumed end of the series. Stallone also mentioned that the storyline of Rocky Balboa parallels his own struggles and triumphs in recent times.
In addition to Stallone, the film stars Burt Young as Paulie, Rocky's brother-in-law, and Antonio Tarver as Mason Dixon, the heavyweight division champion in the film. It also features the return of two minor characters from the original movie into larger roles in this film: Marie, the young woman that Rocky attempts to steer away from trouble; and Spider Rico, the first opponent that Rocky is shown fighting in the original movie. The film also holds many references to people and objects from previous installments in the series, especially the first.
The film exceeded box office expectations and critical reaction was positive, with several critics also calling it the “best since the original.”
Rocky Balboa is available in three formats: DVD, Blu-Ray Disc and UMD. Features on the DVD include:
Deleted Scenes including an alternate ending
Boxing Bloopers
Skill vs. Will: The Making of Rocky Balboa
Reality in the Ring: Filming Rocky’s Final Fight
Audio Commentary with Sylvester Stallone
Virtual Champion: Creating the Computer Fight
In addition, the Blu-Ray version features all of the DVD's content in 1080p High Definition Video .
It was released in Region 1 on March 20 and Region 2 on May 21 2007.Wikipedia |
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