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    Rocky Balboa
    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 120 (May 2007) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young, Antonio Tarver, Geraldine Hughes, Milo Ventimiglia & Tony Burton

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
    DD Sound Rating: 3.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 2.5
    Internet Links
    www.rocky.com
    Special Features
    Special features include commentary with Sylvester Stallone; seven deleted scenes and an alternate ending; a 1-1/2-minute blooper reel; three featurettes: Skill Vs. Will: The Making Of Rocky Balboa (18 minutes), Reality In The Ring: Filming Rocky


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 16190
    (MPAA Rating): PG
    (Rating Reason):

    		 For boxing violence and some language
    (Retail Price): $28.95
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 102
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2006
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 03/20/07
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Sylvester Stallone
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    Story Synopsis:
    With his beloved wife Adrian dead and his relationship with his son Robert (Ventimiglia) strained, former heavyweight champion Rocky Balboa (Stallone) spends his days at his Italian restaurant recounting stories from his past. But when the opportunity comes up for Rocky to get back into the ring, he puts his new career on hold and goes back to doing what he does best. (Tricia Spears)

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD has a blown-out look in daytime scenes, with colors looking washed out and under saturated. It gives fleshtones a sickly look. Night scenes look more natural with respect to colors, but black levels are not consistently deep. The heavy film grain highlights the gritty nature of the story, although it is not consistent throughout the presentation. Inconsistency is really the theme here, as most aspects of the presentation are very inconsistent. It

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