Comments by "Morgan King" (@MorganKing95) on "Top 10 Underrated Movie Sequels" video.

  1. Bruce Willis said it was his least favorite in the franchise
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  2. I thought "Rocky Balboa" (aka. Rocky VI) managed to bring back the charm and dramatic core of the first two movies, and that Stallone looked more like he cared, unlike in Rocky III-V. I also think the story of "Rocky Balboa" fits better with the stories of the two first movies
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  3. The first movie was motivational and with a deep story that isn't too cliched, Rocky was much more complex and well-developed in that film, Stallone had more shiny acting moments (Critics like Roger Ebert even compared him with Marlon Brando in "On the Waterfront"), and the whole "Gonna Fly Now" sequence is iconic and often imitated. I also felt the first movie was more of a drama film than Rocky IV, especially because of the setting, the soundtrack, and both the love story between Rocky and Adrian, and Rocky's scenes with Paulie and Mickey. I also felt inspired to not only exercise and work out, but also to never give up to reach my goal, and I had a feeling that I can do anything if I really want to. Many people today just don't appreciate drama films anymore because they mostly care about action and visual effects (or gross-out comedies that tries too hard to be funny), and I thought Rocky IV was pretty predictable and followed the same formula as Rocky III, and what made the first movie so great is not visible in Rocky IV. From an objective perspective, Rocky IV is clearly inferior to the first movie and many other films. When I'm going to see a movie, I'm looking for story and character development, unless it's an arthouse movie.
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  4. Lane Alder I thought it was okay. The soundtrack and final fight were amazing, Dolph Lundgren did very well, and I liked the whole "No Easy Way Out" sequence. But I also thought it followed the same formula as Rocky III, and I just didn't feel as inspired and motivated as the first movie, and I thought Rocky was better developed in the first movie, and that Stallone had more shiny acting moments in that film. The setting in the first film was also more fitting for the story and Rocky's character. I also liked Rocky II because I was curious to see what happened to him afterwards, and I liked the concept that Rocky is virtually nothing without boxing, and has to choose whether to care about his health or fight Apollo to save his reputation. As a movie on its own, I thought Rocky IV was pretty predictable and not the most original, and it looked a bit like some Cold War propaganda. And yes, I often analyze movies like a film critic, that's just the way I am.
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  5. How is that film underrated when it received critical acclaim and was a huge box-office success?
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