Yeah, it was pretty bad. I'm glad they got a real actor to play his son this time around, and one who isn't an obnoxious twat. I think it was also good that they killed off...
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Adrienne - I was so worried they'd retread that storyline for the billionth time.
I just think it's a good move. Really, does anyone want to see...
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... Her bitch about him fighting for the entire movie?
This should be what apparently it is, a true swan song for the character and what it's like to try and prove you still have something when the odds are against you.
Rocky II + Rocky IV = Rocky VI: Adrienne's Revenge!
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Rocky dies in the ring, or shortly after the fight. It would be a pretty decent ending to an underdog, and way more fitting than 'the original ending' to the Rocky series.