Rocky: The Ultimate Guide [Hardcover]

Edward Gross (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 18, 2006

Bringing together the most exciting moments of all six films, with astonishing details provided by insiders, Rocky: The Ultimate Guide is the definitive reference for enthusiasts and a perfect introduction for the new fan. Featuring a foreword by Sylvester Stallone.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: DK Publishing (December 18, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756626226
• ISBN-13: 978-0756626228
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 10.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #791,840 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Visual Wrap on the Rocky Series, December 31, 2006

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kone "kone" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rocky: The Ultimate Guide (Hardcover)

This book was given to my son for Christmas, so I had a chance to look it over, and I was very favorably impressed. My teenaged son is absolutely "nuts" over it and read it cover to cover. He thought it was his best Christmas present.

The book chronicles all 6 Rocky movies in great detail, with extra tidbits of information that make the book more interesting. The photos are great, large format, both color and B/W, making it enjoyable, both visually and for its literary value.

The book evidently came out to coincide with the release of "Rocky Balboa", thus it was written and produced before the actual movie was released. This resulted in limited and sometimes inaccurate information in this section of the book. This is my only criticism of the book. Otherwise, it is terrific and provides complete coverage for each Rocky movie.

It makes a terrific present for anyone who likes the Rocky movies. Makes good bathroom reading too for the porcelain chair readers in your life!

Jim "Konedog" Koenig

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Collector's Item but Many Glaring Errors, December 21, 2006

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Erick Worrell "Erick Worrell" (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rocky: The Ultimate Guide (Hardcover)

I was pleased to purchase this scrapbook (of sorts) but was hoping for more about the behind-the-scenes and more information about how and why the movies were done the way they were. Anyone who's seen the Rocky movies can live without reading about them chronologically.

More importantly, the book has many typos and punctuation errors, most of which are in the section for the new Rocky Balboa movie. The book says Rocky decided to use part of Adrian's life "assurance" to create a restaurant, then the book calls the restaurant "Rocky's" and uses that as the header for the section on the restaurant as well.

This book is a nice thing to have and I am pleased with it overall, but was expecting more depth on the actual production and was certainly expecting a grammatically / factually correct book.

If the author ever revises this to correct mistakes, send me a free one for pointing it out!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Item, January 18, 2007

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Dave Zella (Livonia, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rocky: The Ultimate Guide (Hardcover)

This book is for any true Rocky fan either young or old. I highly recommend it! The pictures are awesome from every single Rocky movie and the writing recaps everyone also. This book also offers some of the most memorable quotes thoughout the movies that are sure to have you walking down memory lane. A+++++ all the way.