Rocky I is the best written and best acted of any. Rocky 2 is 3/4 chick flick and 1/4 ultra violent, unrealistic boxing movie. Rocky III is the most fun and EASILY the second best movie of the series. Since I'm an American old enough to remember the cold war, I have a soft soft spot for Rocky 4, but I recognize that it's supremely corny and jingoistic. I refuse to acknowledge the existence of the one that comes after 4.

I'll go see Rocky Balboa for sure. I can't help myself. Someone shoot me.