Overall I think it was a great franchise. I thought I was the best, II a little lame and predictable, III was a better sequel than II, but what was with all the homophobic stuff betwween Rocky and Apollo?
IV just not believable. Rocky wins the Cold War? Come on! V a disaster, and Balboa a great way to end it.

What is amazing is when you go to Philly a lot of the fans there are true Rocky fans. You have to remind them he is a fictional character!

One thing though. I often wonder if the Rocky franchise helped doom boxing to where it is today. Those fight scenes weere so good that the real thing always looked dull afterwords.