This edition adds nearly all the footage from the director's cut, plus additional deleted scenes, including the originally intended ending, and Riggs' bar room fight

By mixing both the first two Rocky movies together, and eliminating footage not needed, the combined run time of 4 hours is whittled down to 2 hours and 10 minutes, making for a streamlined movie, charting Rocky's rise from underdog, to champ.

What do you do when an 80s cult classic needs a bit of tweaking? You do it when the blu-ray comes out! This edit removes many silly lines of dialogue, tightens the pace and (hopefully) makes the film much better, but I'll leave it for you to decide that one.

Many people say the boot camp scenes at the beginning of the film are the strongest. My intention? Mix them into the Vietnam scenes. Hopefully, it gives the film a fresh perspective, as boot camp is now told in flashback form, with the appropriate boot camp scenes following Pyle's downfall used. Other material has been excised.

The cuts made makes the mission move faster, and gives it more urgency. Nearly all the romance has been removed, which means one scene loses it's impact, but it it's a small trade off. And, Phil doesn't sound like an arse with his sarcastic lines anymore!! All in all, a more to the point movie.