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(About Our Ads) DVD REVIEW FOR "ROCKY BOX SET" (2001) (Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire) (PG & PG-13) Rocky Length Screen Format(s) Languages Subtitles Sound Sides 119 minutes Letterbox (1.85:1) 16x9 - Widescreen English French Spanish English French Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 1 Rocky II Length Screen Format(s) Languages Subtitles Sound Sides 119 minutes Letterbox (1.85:1) 16x9 - Widescreen Full Frame (Pan & Scan) English French Spanish English French Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 2 Rocky III Length Screen Format(s) Languages Subtitles Sound Sides 99 minutes Letterbox (1.85:1) 16x9 - Widescreen English French Spanish English French Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 1 Rocky IV Length Screen Format(s) Languages Subtitles Sound Sides 91 minutes Letterbox (2.35:1) 16x9 - Widescreen Full Frame (Pan & Scan) English French Spanish English French Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 2 Rocky V Length Screen Format(s) Languages Subtitles Sound Sides 111 minutes Letterbox (1.85:1) 16x9 - Widescreen English French Spanish English French Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 1 Plot: Drama: The rise of a streetwise Philly fighter to world champion is chronicled in this collection of all 5 "Rocky" films. AUDIO/VIDEO ELEMENTS: The first film - the one that apparently received the re-mastering treatment -- looks good, but not terrific (mostly because much of it was purposefully made to look drab and murky). Color reproduction is solid, but vibrant materials are mostly kept to a minimum until near the end. The audio has also been remixed into a 5.1 mix, but nevertheless sounds flat except for the brief musical bits (the opening horn and later Rocky score). The second film shows more pixelation - particularly in full screen mode where it's rather obvious on walls and other solid colored sections of the picture. The audio, back to a 2.0 mix, sounds okay for its original day and age, but comes off as rather flat. The subsequent discs offer varying degrees of picture quality (at times very sharp - particularly in brightly lit outdoor scenes - but at others the image is rather murky and drab). The audio also varies, returning to the 5.1 mix for discs 3 and 4, but then goes back to the old 2.0 one for the last film. The score and the various songs, however, have that CD quality sound (on 3 and 4), and more spatial and surround effects are in place in these later films where such mixing became more commonplace. While nothing overly remarkable, that does give those latter films a more noticeable sense of aural depth. EXTRAS: Rocky: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Running audio commentary by director John Avildsen, producers Irwin Winkler & Robert Chartoff and performers Talia Shire, Carl Weathers and Burt Young. Video Commentary by Sylvester Stallone - 28 minute on-camera interview with Stallone about his involvement in getting the film made, including clips from the film. Behind the Scenes with John Avildsen - 12 minute segment with the director, including 8mm footage of the makeup and fighting tests shot before the filming. A Tribute to Burgess Meredith - 8 minute look at the actor's involvement in the films, with interviews with Stallone, Burt Young, Carl Weathers and Lee Grant. A Tribute to James Crabe - 3 minute look at the cinematographer of the first film, including some footage from the film. Teaser and trailer for the first film, as well as trailers for the other four "Rocky" films. 3 TV spots. Brief Production notes about film on the glossy, DVD case insert. Rocky II: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Theatrical trailer. Rocky III: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Theatrical trailer. Rocky IV: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Theatrical trailer. Rocky V: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Theatrical trailer. COMMENTS: Coming Soon. Rocky (Five-Disc Boxed Set) is now available for purchase by clicking here.