In 2010 Gq The interview, Sylvester Stallone, recalled how, in the early 2000s, he found himself captured in a "generation vortex". After the tire string, the actor was on the verge of becoming the very definition of washed, with a new generation of film movements that proved to be disinterested in the veteran veteran. After winning Hollywood in the 1970s, Stallone became one of the largest A-list of industry. But around time his longtime rival Arnold Schwarzenegger deceived Stallone in a 1992 flop that was "Stop! Or my mother will shoot, ” His career began to take place. After he titles the 1995s "Judge Dred" (the funniest movie about science to predict our frightening gift)Things didn't look much better, and with the time of the order of the century, Stallone was in need of a career revival.

Today, we are used to rethinking the old IP and fueling unnecessary extensions or restarting. It is at the same time for an era course when Marvel's films no longer carry people in multiplex and streaming saturates the market. Nostalgia is a big business and routinely hits Hollywood to keep the accounts. But in 2006, Stallone proved that the hereditary sequel should not be cynically grabbing money. In fact, he has proven that, although such a thing may be a selfish attempt to restore relevance, it can also be a powerful and emotional layered mediation of life and the unstoppable march of time.

That same year, the Jamesesheims Bond got a fresh reboot with Casino Royal and a year after Batman was re -discovered by "Batman begins" by Christopher Nolan, another hero of pop culture was new to the big screen: Rocky Balboa. Stallone was supposed to withdraw from that generation vortex with the help of the character made by the Starvar in the first place. Although not the so-called "nasty restart" given by Bond and Dark Knight, Rocky Balboa in 2006 was certainly nasty-like like the 1976 film that began the franchise first. Legacy Sequel has managed to bypass the usual traps of similar nostalgia shows, showing the relaxed rocky rumors of his past ahead of his wife Adrian, passing. While the film was undoubtedly characterized by this sad atmosphere, he also caught the spirit of the original "Rocky" by showing the title pigilist who returned to the ring and lived according to his well -known proverb of moving forward, no matter how difficult it was to guess. It was a surprisingly moving and powerful entrance to a franchise that, according to all accounts, lost its way to Rocky V in 1990, and seems to be Stallone's favorite.

Rocky B seemed to have broken the definitive saga of Sylvester Stallone on a low note - something that the man himself was sharply aware of. Talking to Bobby Vigant Speaking to Rocky Balboa in 2006, Stallone admitted that making the film became a "comprehensive dream" after a difficult reception for Rocky W. Unfortunately for the aging of the Starweet, getting the sixth rocky film made it proven even harder than happening for the first film in the property-and that effort since 1976 was green when Stalone was completely unknown.

As the actor continued to tell Vigant, it took seven years to make a sequel heritage, and these were not just a study they didn't want to support. "Myena is crying every day," he recalls, "he doesn't. Please don't do this, "you know," Being embarrassed ". I said the -50s at that time pushed forward with what seemed as impossibility in the face of huge resistance. The result was "Rocky Balboa", which was worth all the efforts.

$ 156 million The $ 24 million budget is a success with every measurement, but the critical response was the most impressive result of Stallone's efforts. Although some reviewers were disappointed with what they considered unnecessary waving reflections on Rocky's past, critics have largely welcomed Rocky Balboa's return, praising Stallone for the return of the dignity of a character who had previously been condemned to live in unwant. Rocky V ”. As Stallone's boxer tells Pauli to Burt Young in the film, "There are still some things in the basement", and that proved to be an accurate reflection of Stallone himself. He had something to say out of, "Hey, remember this thing you liked before?" Ethos at the heart of most hereditary sequels - and it seemed that people were ready to listen. Moreover, given Stallone almost killed Rocky in Rocky III and planned similarly Tragic End for "Rocky C," "Rocky Balboa" seemed even more miracle.

Given all this, it is not surprising that Stallone considers "Rocky Balboa" one of his highest achievements (if not his coronation) among "Rocky" films.

In 2020 Instagram Video Q&A, Sylvester Stallone was asked about his "Best Film". Without hesitation, the actor replied: "My best film is probably" Rocky "." But he quickly added: "The one I was proud of for six years I was trying to make that movie and when it came out, I was so proud of what we had to spend to do it."

It seems that his feelings have not changed since then. The actor expressed a similar feeling of Magazine Farut In 2025, saying:

"The first is my favorite but emotional last," Rocky Balboa ". It was the hardest to complete.

Indeed, "Rocky Balboa" is the second best movie after the original "Rocky" /movie name Rocky movies ranking. But the reason is not only that both films have been difficult to make. As Stallone himself continued to tell Bobby Wigant as early as 2006, "the first and (" Rocky Balboa "). These were real semi-biographic films and we won't get closer, so I think they are the best in the series. "Stallone is clearly aware that" Rocky "and his 2006 legacy most closely reflect his own life struggles, and that is this quality that makes them the happiest and, therefore, the funniest records in the franchise. Although he may be extremely proud of Make Balboa Given the obstacles he had to overcome, it is clear to him more. They feel like his most famous films, not just outside the "Rocky" saga, but perhaps from his entire film career.