There were so many tributes to Carl Weathers on the internet. It shows he was a good man. I never heard anything bad about him. I don’t think he realized how much people loved him.
Sylvester Stallone himself has said that Rocky is not a boxing movie, it's a love story with boxing in it. Stallone still has the turtles Cuff and Link. Butkus was Stallone's real dog. Before he got his movie deal, he was so poor he sold Butkus for about $25 so he could get some food, after he got the movie deal, he bought Butkus back from the family that bought him for over $15,000. BTW, Rocky II starts right where Rocky ends.
The film came out during 1976, the Bicentennial Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.. it was a BIG deal at the time, at least in my memory. Hence all of the patriotic/George Washington stuff that you see throughout the film.
Apollo Creed won by Split Decision. There are 3 judges. A Split Decision meant that 2 out of 3 judges chose Apollo as the winner. 1 judge chose Rocky. It was a very close fight. A Unanimous Decision is when all 3 judges choose 1 fighter as the winner.
I believe when the movie was made, Stallone was so broke he couldn't afford Butkus. (Living conditions and whatnot, he could barely feed and house himself) But he was later able to afford the dog once the film made some money. The turtles, as far as I know, were his and are still currently alive.
This is the film that has 8 sequels by now and none of them are really bad. Some are really good, but even Rocky V. is not that bad at all imho how its reception was back then - so now please start to watch and react them one by one :)
Its too near with reality due to so many people thought that they are useless, cant get to the top, have the meaningless life etc .. BUT actually everybody have the spirit + potential to go to the extented max with their capability This movie really show us that like Rocky .. "We" are also not another some bum in neighbourhood
When Apollo drops Rocky, and he puts his hands up, finally sure of his victory. Just to turn around and see Rocky claw and climb his way back up to his feet to keep fighting. The look of defeat and the head shake as to say, "What is this man made of?" That's what the Rocky series is all about. That's why it resonates so much with people. It's the story of perseverance in the face of overwhelming odds and finding love.
You could win a fight by a knockout or a unanimous decision which means all three ringside judges voted for you or by a split decision which means two of the three voted for you, which is how Apollo won. Great job Aria. See ya for Rocky II, (My personal favorite.)
To add to your comment for those curious. You can also win by a technical knockout which is basically the ref calling the fight when one fighter can no longer protect themselves; the ref stops it to prevent more serious injury or death. And a split decision is the tally of each round's score from the three judges at the end of a fight. Basically each round is scored by the judges on who they thought won the round. In this movie, Rocky losing to a 2-1 split decision is still a feat considering he was against the champ. The number of max rounds depends on the weight class of the boxers and the agreed upon limit. You don't see 15 max rounds anymore, but 3 max or 9 max rounds are common. Looking forward to Aria watch the 2nd one as well.
I've watched a few of your reactions and really like your calm personality and relaxing voice. I can't stand it when people exaggerate and pretend to be someone they're not, and I think you're the same in real life as you are here, and I really appreciate that.
"You're gonna eat lightnin' and you're gonna crap thunder!" Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Michael Dorn, best known for playing Worf in the Star Trek franchise. Art Imitates Life Fact: Sylvester Stallone was inspired to write the screenplay after seeing the Chuck Wepner-Muhammad Ali fight on March 24, 1975, at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio, near Cleveland. The details of that fight is beyond the scope of this comment, but the Creed-Balboa fight parallels that fight in many ways. Making Lemonade Fact: In the film, the poster above the ring before Rocky fights Apollo (Carl Weathers) shows Rocky wearing red shorts with a white stripe when he actually wears white shorts with a red stripe. This was an actual mistake made by the props department that they could not afford to rectify, so Sylvester Stallone came up with the idea for the scene where Rocky points out the mistake himself. The comment about Rocky's robe being too baggy came about the same way - the robe delivered to the set was far too baggy for Stallone, so rather than hope people wouldn't notice, the character himself simply points it out. Guerrilla Filmmaking Fact: Most of the scenes of Rocky jogging through Philadelphia were shot with no permits, no equipment, and no extras. The shot where he runs past the moored boat for example, the crew were simply driving by the docks, and John G. Avildsen saw the boat, and thought it would make a good visual, so he had Sylvester Stallone simply get out of the van and run along the quays, while Avildsen himself filmed from the side door. A similar story concerns the famous shot of Rocky jogging through the food market. As he runs, the stall keepers and the people on the sidewalks can clearly be seen looking at him in bemusement. While this works in the context of the film to suggest they're looking at Rocky, in reality, they had no idea why this man was running up and down the road being filmed from a van. During this scene, the famous shot where the stall owner throws Rocky an orange was completely improvised by the stall owner, who had no idea that a movie was being filmed and that he would be in it.
Just one of Apollo's (Carl Weathers) random assistants. It's really hard to make him out, because he's young and they don't focus on him. However he's there for sure. Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍
Rocky wanted to ‘go the distance’ which means he wanted to last the 15 rounds, which no other fighter had done with Apollo Creed. Apollo was the one who said he’d ‘drop him in 3,’ meaning he’d knock him out in 3 or less rounds.
@@rollomaughfling380She was asking at the end as she wasn't sure and sometimes people comment when it's fresh on the mind instead of waiting until the end. Maybe don't be a jerk.
The ‘fight is set’ means that the date has been set for the fight. In the US they’d say a fight was ‘fixed’ or ‘rigged’ if they meant that the winner had been predetermined.
When Rocky said it was set, he meant he was set to fight, no matter if he had a manager or not.. the fight was going to happen... You see a little more of Apollo in part 2, and a lot in part 3... Great reaction. 😊
I love that even though Apollo is his opponent, he's not a villain. But without a villain, the hero has to overcome some kind of obstacle. Here, it's neither Apollo nor the boxing match itself. It's his own self doubt.
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If you want to see another excellent movie that is about a boxer but also much more, find _Raging Bull,_ directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro.
"Rocky" is so inspiring...and not just the movie but also the making of the movie itself. Stallone was a relative unknown and yet he was able to get this movie made that he wrote himself and that he insisted on starring in even though studios wanted to hire someone more well known. The little underdog movie was the highest grossing film of 1976 and received ten Oscar nominations and won three including Best Picture. I saw in an interview with Matt Damon that when he and Ben Affleck were trying to get "Good Will Hunting" made (a film that they, as unknowns, wrote together and wanted to star in together) they had Stallone and Rocky as inspirations. (And that movie went on to receive nine Oscar nominations.)
Boxing matches are graded by judges who award points each round. If a fighter does not win by a knock out, the winner is chosen by the judges based on the scores they have given. As split decision means that the judgement of the judges was not unanimous and that a majority chose the winner.
Yo, Aria! This Rocky franchise is a wild ride... from quiet, character driven drama to hyped Hollywood spectacle (like with Rocky vs Drago), and everything in between. The three classic "Rambo" films are the same way. The two latter, newer "Rambo" films with an older Sylvester Stallone are simply gore fests with Rambo practically turned into a psycho killer.
I rewatched Rambo III the other day... it's way better than I remember. Along with Last Blood, it's considered the worst, but I actually think it's just as good as II. It's got some beautiful sets ( vast cave systems), locations (Afghan landscape) and some awesome action moments... huge explosions, Soviet era helicopters, some great horse riding photography, etc.
If you haven’t seen Cinderella Man yet, I highly recommend it. It’s another wonderful underdog story, but it was based on real life fighter James J. Braddock.
I never considered Rocky to be a movie about boxing and than some... IMO it's an underdog drama about a poor guy struggling in life and society that happens to be a boxer. But his profession is not the main topic of the movie. He could as well have been a footballer, a musician, a cook (that would have made in interesting montage 😅), whatever.
I saw this when I was about sixteen when it first came out and it was pretty amazing to see on the big screen. I remember the word of mouth buzz spreading like wildfire and next thing you know it was huge. Really enjoyed this reaction. Great stories are timeless.
Stallone has a webshop but I don't know if you can get the jacket from the first movie. They have the jackets for II and III though. There is a replica of a sweater he's wearing in this movie for $80, which is pretty ironic because it means poor Rocky couldn't have afforded it in real life. 😄
I saw the first time I this movie when I was 1976. Then when rewatched all of them including the two Creed movies that this a love story not just with Adrianna (Adrienne, the priest called her by proper name) but with everyone that he comes across. RIP Carl Weathers(Apollo Creed) 01 FEB 2024.
Two things in this reaction made me say, "What are you talking about?". 4:50 Um, no. Leather jackets have never been out of style or in low demand. 🤨 28:28 You haven't seen much of Apollo because the film isn't about him. 🤨
Stallone, himself said this was a love story with some boxing in it. "Go the distance" means to last the entire fight. Which at this time for a heavyweight championship was 15 3min rounds. Rocky went the distance with Apollo, which no other fighter had done. "Split decision" 3 judges scoring the fight based on variables like punches thrown, punches landed, how hard punches landed were and knock-downs to name a few. If a fight goes all the rounds the winner is decided by the judge's scorecards. Split decision means 2 judges score one fighter the winner and 1 judge scores the other fighter the winner. Unanimous decision means all 3 judges voted the same way.
You need to watch the 1st Rambo movie, First Blood. You think you know it, but just you wait, you're gonna be suprised 😉🙂 Buttkus was Stallone's actual dog. When he was still an unknown, struggling actor, he was so poor that he had to sell Buttkus just to get something to eat. But when Stallone sold the Rocky script & got to play the lead, even though the studio wanted a well known name in the role like Ryan O'Neal or Burt Reynolds, he bought back Buttkus, but he had to pay extra than what he sold Buttkus originally. The turtles are also his & someone said he still has them today.
A truly amazing film series. It goes through some tonal changes over the sequels but it always keeps its heart, hope you cover all of them. Cheers and salutations from Canada. 🥃☮❤
Wow, I was in the middle of watching this, paused it to do something, and saw that Carl Weathers (who played Apollo Creed) passed away yesterday. We're still watching you, Carl! :D
In real life a boxing match this brutal would have been stopped by the Refs before it got out of hand so it’s a bit unrealistic for them to be this violent. Leather jackets were already popular due to 1950’s nostalgia that was big in the 70’s and the Fonze on Happy Days.
Just so you know.. The first 4 Rocky movies are just massive blockbusters. The first is endearing. The 3rd and 4th redefined blockbusters in the 80s and DEFINED the 80s! Part 5.... well... nice revisit but the magic is gone.
There so much about this movie. Butkus the dog was Stallone real dog that he had to sell at one point and once he sold the script he bought the dog back. It’s not just a movie about Rocky but a movie about the belief Stallone had in him as he actually wrote the movie as well and turned down 100’s of thousands of dollars to stay true to his beliefs that he could star in the movie! An amazing story on screen and off!
I went ice skating with my Boy Scout troop and one much older guy kept shoving me. After doing that many times he tried again and fell in front of me. One of his hands landed directly in front of one of my skates. Maybe it was because my rental skates were dull or maybe because I didn’t weigh a lot, but his hand wasn’t cut as badly as I would have expected.
you really need to watch the second movie if you loved this. On your question. Prior to his fight with Rocky, Apollo was 46-0 with all wins by Knockout. Rocky wanted to go the distance (15 rounds) because no one ever had with Apollo. All of his prior opponents got knocked out. The only criticism of this movie was by boxers who criticized how low they carried their hands and both had poor defense. Also, the referee would have stopped the fight once Rocky couldn't see or Apollo struggled to breathe. Those were the only criticisms of the movie. It was a masterpiece and a one of a kind at its time.
Good one, Aria! Yes, Apollo was 46-0, and had won all 46 of his fights by knockout, so Rocky still standing after 15 rounds was a big deal. That was Rocky's personal victory even though he lost the fight. There are 6 Rocky movies altogether and not really a bad one in the bunch. My personal favorite is the last one called Balboa. Thank you for sharing this one. 🙂 I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Of all the reactions I have seen you do, this is far and away my favorite! I enjoyed that you really got this movie. I saw this in the theaters when it first came out, people were cheering in the theater. The following Rocky movies are a mixed bag. It would be nice to see you react to them.
So the music score was all composed by Bill Conti...except for the Marines Hymn (Apollo's ring entrance), "Summer Madness" by Kool & The Gang (bedroom scene) and "Take You Back" by Frank Stallone (acapella street corner song). Much of the music was reused in Rocky II and some was re-tooled and re-worked for Rocky III as well. Rocky III introduced the song "Eye Of The Tiger" by Survivor which became a #1 hit. Rocky IV featured a mostly Rock and Pop soundtrack, like you mentioned "Burning Heart" also by Survivor. "Hearts on Fire" by John Cafferty, "No Easy Way Out by Robert Tepper. There were two instrumental pieces used for the training montage and the final fight composed by Vince DiCola, which used some elements of "Gonna Fly Now".
Everyone I’ve seen react to Rocky is always shocked when Mick says turtles make good soup. In Mick’s day (1920-1940) turtle soup was very popular. Lots of it came from Key West and Cuba. Just about wiped out the turtle population in that area.
Rocky is a small time boxer who gets the chance to fight for the world championship. Rocky gets the chance but he has his critics. Mickey his trainer gives him hope. He falls in love with Adrian, and he begins to improve. He had Apollo Creed on the ropes just ready to fall the bell rang. Rocky went the distance! Most important than any world title is The love of Adrian.
He wanted to stay at finish, it was Creed always saying Creed in 3, then announcers did too. All he wanted was finishing standing up, he did! This was 2 years after TV series Happy Days, which that coat was wanted by all.Henry Winkler was Fonzie, named in 1999 TV Guide poll as #4 of the 50 greatest TV Characters of All Time. NPR said for kids growing up in the 70s, there was One, absolute model of cool, not James Dean or Marlon Brando, but the Fonz!
You gotta wait until Rocky III for Eye of the Tiger and Rocky IV for Burning Heart. Million Dollar Baby with Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman and Hilary Swank is a great movie. Sidenote: I love your voice so much. It's like unintentional ASMR. It's so calming to my mind.
I am so thrilled that you are diving into the Rocky series, Aria! As you saw, this movie is about a man's life as a boxer who is looking for all that a person wants. Love and acceptance, this is not only about boxing. It was so charming seeing you gushing over Rocky's leather jacket. I hope you can find one just like it. Also, if you can find a hat like Rocky's you should buy that too, lol. The leather jacket craze started from Marlon Brando's look in the 1953 movie, "The Wild One". Those jackets were more for the bikers, whereas Sylvester Stallone's jacket was more of an overcoat. If you find a jacket like that, you'll have to model it for us. You would look super cool. Another boxing movie that you should check out is "The Fighter", starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale. Very good movie. Really enjoyed this, Aria. You need more subscribers! Take care, my friend!
Some Rocky facts! Pauly was only 34-35 when he started rocky, so he was only like 5 years older than Stallone! when he started this series U really should watch any documentary on how this got made!! Broke, almost homeless, sold his dog...for real!😮...wrote the script in 3 weeks. Was asked big money(back then) to sell it, but not star in it. He always said no. Finally sold it for 30k to ABC TV. He was good friends with and done a movie a few years prior, with Henry Winkler. He became THE STAR of😊 abc tv in the show Happy Days, as the Fonz. He heard Stallone sold the script to ABC. Henry goes to the ABC heads and says, u don't GIVE me that script, I leave the show....they gave it to him! Stallone never made a ton of money on the rockymovies. Only as a writer actor choreographer. He got ripped off by the first producer, who bought the rights and rocky name, and never sold it back to Stallone, though he's made billions! Based on a real tune up fight, for Ali. He was going to fight Frazier later in the year, for the title, but he wanted a tune-up fight. He fought against Chuck Wepner, a journeyman tomato can bleeder, who was good, but never top 10 ranked. And he damn near knocked Ali out!😮 The guy singing outside, is his real brother Frank!😮 The first guy he fights in this movie, Spider, shows up in Rocky Balboa or Creed! The teenage girl he talks to, also comes back in one of those movies! Adrian is the sister in godfather!😮😮😮😮 Gazzo, his boss, also in godfather 1-2! Stallone almost died in 4, because Drago, actually cracked his ribs, puntured a lung, punctured his heart sac! Drago in real life, has multiple masters PhD in engineering! The blonde wife of Drago, shows up in Creed 2 and so does Drago, and Stallone actually married that woman, and had beautiful daughters with her! Tommy Morrison in part 5 was a real boxer and could have been the greatest ever, but drugs and booze got him. In 3 Clubber got the role, by winning a Tough man contest! In 3 hulk Hogan, hit Stallone for real in the back of his shoulders with his forearm, and moved vertebrae. Dennis Quaid did a amateur tough guy boxing movie, kind of based on the Clubber Lang actor, that was very good, called Tough Enough! and busted his lip open! There was never going to be a 2, but this movie made so much money, win Oscars, etc., Stallone wrote a sequel! When he was accepting an Oscar for this movie on stage, Ali comes up, grabs him, fakes punches at him and says, "u stole this movie idea from me!" Paulie has done a couple other great movies, Rob the Mob, and Pope of Greenich Village! Adrian is part of the Coppola family.... Francis Ford, Nick Cage, Sophia Coppola... maybe her daughter! What 1 and 2 are really, the ultimate love story! U can go see the Rocky statue in Philly! The mistake of colors he's wearing, in the auditorium, was due to a mistake and money problems, so they kept it in, and had the dialogue reflect this! Watch all but u can skip 5, finish the Rocky series, then go to Creed! The Great fight ever... middleweight Ray...boom boom Mancini vs Duk ku Kim,... outdoors, Caesars palace. Outdoors. Went the distance. Slug fest. Kim died in the ring. He fought the last round with a busted blood vessel in his brain. Fights went to twelve after that. Cinderella Man is a great True story movie about a depression Era boxer!
Rocky is not a boxing movie…. It’s a love story. Just a few facts…Sylvester S… wrote Rocky. 1- He did not want to sell it unless he played Rocky. 2- the dog in the movie, was his real life dog. 3- He had to sell his dog at one point in order to make ends meet…. He finally bought the dog back. 4- In 1976 Rocky won best picture and the Oscar that year. 5- Yes the Rocky series is great and 2 is even better… so you can’t stop now… just enjoy the ride.
There’s another great boxing film that’s “not really about boxing” but which, unlike Rocky, is a true story that I think you’d really love. Ask your brother, I bet he’d approve!!
Stallone wrote this movie. All the studios loved the script but Stallone really wanted to play Rocky and they all hated this and wanted this professional actor or another. Stallone stuck to his guns and waited and waited. Eventually times got so lean, that he sold his dog Butkus for $40. Eventually Stallone found studio wiling to let him play the part and, I can't imagine anyone else in this part. He bought his dog back for $15,000 (over 80k today), and with the proviso that Butkus would have a part in the movie. Butkus has long since passed, but Stallone is such an animal lover that when Rocky was over he took both his turtles (Cuff and Link) home with him and they are both still with us, and got cameos in Creed II. The poster is of Rocky Marciano, heavyweight champion. He retired undefeated with 40 something wins. A feat never equaled. Apollo won the fight.. If a fight doesn't end in a KO, or a TKO (the fighter is too badly wounded or can't defend himself) it goes to a decision amongst three judges. In this fight two of the judges voted for Apollo, so he won.
It's a quiet, understated but gritty drama. Everyone who says they weren't really ever interested in watching Rocky because of the boxing is always pleasantly surprised. Nice reaction!!!
Weathers is in the first four Rocky movies, but he gets the most to do in III (can't say why because, spoilers), which is fine because everything after IV sucks (mini-spoiler: there's another cool jacket in II).
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Yesterday, February 1,
2024 we lost Carl Weathers, aka Apollo Creed. He was 76 years old.
There were so many tributes to Carl Weathers on the internet. It shows he was a good man. I never heard anything bad about him. I don’t think he realized how much people loved him.
@@39Hundred From what I have have heard, he was an excellent person. No one ever said anything bad about him.
@@39Hundred Arnie did!
Rocky happens to be a boxer, but the movie is a love story!
I don't know if you caught this, but she actually did watch the movie. 👀
@@rollomaughfling380 You didn’t understand my comment nor what I was reacting to.
Sylvester Stallone himself has said that Rocky is not a boxing movie, it's a love story with boxing in it.
Stallone still has the turtles Cuff and Link. Butkus was Stallone's real dog. Before he got his movie deal, he was so poor he sold Butkus for about $25 so he could get some food, after he got the movie deal, he bought Butkus back from the family that bought him for over $15,000.
BTW, Rocky II starts right where Rocky ends.
It's a mental retardation story with boxing and love in it.
R.I.P. Carl Weathers!
Rocky, Predator, Happy Gilmore, Arrested Development, The Mandalorian.
God Bless!
RIP
Aria! Your comment that made me laugh: "...while they're dong that..." HA!
He wanted to go the full 15 rounds. That was his goal. As well as winning Adrian's heart. So in the end, Rocky is a winner.
The film came out during 1976, the Bicentennial Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.. it was a BIG deal at the time, at least in my memory. Hence all of the patriotic/George Washington stuff that you see throughout the film.
Apollo Creed won by Split Decision. There are 3 judges. A Split Decision meant that 2 out of 3 judges chose Apollo as the winner. 1 judge chose Rocky. It was a very close fight.
A Unanimous Decision is when all 3 judges choose 1 fighter as the winner.
From what I read, that was really Stallone’s real Dog and turtles! Can anyone verify?? 🤔
I believe when the movie was made, Stallone was so broke he couldn't afford Butkus. (Living conditions and whatnot, he could barely feed and house himself)
But he was later able to afford the dog once the film made some money.
The turtles, as far as I know, were his and are still currently alive.
Watch "Million Dollar Baby"! You'll love it.
This is the film that has 8 sequels by now and none of them are really bad. Some are really good, but even Rocky V. is not that bad at all imho how its reception was back then - so now please start to watch and react them one by one :)
Adrein!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood" always gets to me.
Its too near with reality due to so many people thought that they are useless, cant get to the top, have the meaningless life etc .. BUT actually everybody have the spirit + potential to go to the extented max with their capability
This movie really show us that like Rocky .. "We" are also not another some bum in neighbourhood
Most of us are just bums form the neighborhood
That line is one of the most (if not the most) impactful dialogue of the movie. He was trying to be a realist while at the same time an optimist. 👍🏼
Just the way Mickey was in the church scene in Rocky II
@@raheemyusof6506 That's a lie. Not everybody could do that.
When Apollo drops Rocky, and he puts his hands up, finally sure of his victory. Just to turn around and see Rocky claw and climb his way back up to his feet to keep fighting. The look of defeat and the head shake as to say, "What is this man made of?" That's what the Rocky series is all about. That's why it resonates so much with people. It's the story of perseverance in the face of overwhelming odds and finding love.
Perfect words to describe this movie
Rocky should have known his place and stayed down.
He is like a piece of iron.
I always thought that look Apollo gives was more of an “I can’t believe i have to hit him more” but i love your description as well
Duk Koo Kim had that same attitude, it can get you killed. Discretion is the better part of valor.
5:22 the poster was Rocky Marciano who retired as the only undefeated world heavyweight Champion
You could win a fight by a knockout or a unanimous decision which means all three ringside judges voted for you or by a split decision which means two of the three voted for you, which is how Apollo won. Great job Aria. See ya for Rocky II, (My personal favorite.)
To add to your comment for those curious. You can also win by a technical knockout which is basically the ref calling the fight when one fighter can no longer protect themselves; the ref stops it to prevent more serious injury or death. And a split decision is the tally of each round's score from the three judges at the end of a fight. Basically each round is scored by the judges on who they thought won the round. In this movie, Rocky losing to a 2-1 split decision is still a feat considering he was against the champ. The number of max rounds depends on the weight class of the boxers and the agreed upon limit. You don't see 15 max rounds anymore, but 3 max or 9 max rounds are common. Looking forward to Aria watch the 2nd one as well.
I've watched a few of your reactions and really like your calm personality and relaxing voice.
I can't stand it when people exaggerate and pretend to be someone they're not, and I think you're the same in real life as you are here, and I really appreciate that.
"You're gonna eat lightnin' and you're gonna crap thunder!"
Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Michael Dorn, best known for playing Worf in the Star Trek franchise.
Art Imitates Life Fact: Sylvester Stallone was inspired to write the screenplay after seeing the Chuck Wepner-Muhammad Ali fight on March 24, 1975, at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio, near Cleveland. The details of that fight is beyond the scope of this comment, but the Creed-Balboa fight parallels that fight in many ways.
Making Lemonade Fact: In the film, the poster above the ring before Rocky fights Apollo (Carl Weathers) shows Rocky wearing red shorts with a white stripe when he actually wears white shorts with a red stripe. This was an actual mistake made by the props department that they could not afford to rectify, so Sylvester Stallone came up with the idea for the scene where Rocky points out the mistake himself. The comment about Rocky's robe being too baggy came about the same way - the robe delivered to the set was far too baggy for Stallone, so rather than hope people wouldn't notice, the character himself simply points it out.
Guerrilla Filmmaking Fact: Most of the scenes of Rocky jogging through Philadelphia were shot with no permits, no equipment, and no extras. The shot where he runs past the moored boat for example, the crew were simply driving by the docks, and John G. Avildsen saw the boat, and thought it would make a good visual, so he had Sylvester Stallone simply get out of the van and run along the quays, while Avildsen himself filmed from the side door. A similar story concerns the famous shot of Rocky jogging through the food market. As he runs, the stall keepers and the people on the sidewalks can clearly be seen looking at him in bemusement. While this works in the context of the film to suggest they're looking at Rocky, in reality, they had no idea why this man was running up and down the road being filmed from a van. During this scene, the famous shot where the stall owner throws Rocky an orange was completely improvised by the stall owner, who had no idea that a movie was being filmed and that he would be in it.
Who did Dorn play?
Just one of Apollo's (Carl Weathers) random assistants. It's really hard to make him out, because he's young and they don't focus on him. However he's there for sure.
Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍
Rocky wanted to ‘go the distance’ which means he wanted to last the 15 rounds, which no other fighter had done with Apollo Creed. Apollo was the one who said he’d ‘drop him in 3,’ meaning he’d knock him out in 3 or less rounds.
Vegas said so also
Yeah-she went over that . . . Maybe actually watch the video before commenting next time 👀
@@rollomaughfling380She was asking at the end as she wasn't sure and sometimes people comment when it's fresh on the mind instead of waiting until the end. Maybe don't be a jerk.
First Blood (“Rambo”) will be, I think, a beneficial surprise.
The ‘fight is set’ means that the date has been set for the fight.
In the US they’d say a fight was ‘fixed’ or ‘rigged’ if they meant that the winner had been predetermined.
When Rocky said it was set, he meant he was set to fight, no matter if he had a manager or not.. the fight was going to happen... You see a little more of Apollo in part 2, and a lot in part 3... Great reaction. 😊
I love that even though Apollo is his opponent, he's not a villain. But without a villain, the hero has to overcome some kind of obstacle. Here, it's neither Apollo nor the boxing match itself. It's his own self doubt.
Hes a antagonist...rocky will encounter villians later lol
We left the theater thinking raw eggs were a super food.
They are. Excellent source of protein and fat. The cholesterol is good for hormone production and brain health. The membrane between the egg and the shell is collagen. The egg shell is great calcium you can grind up into a powder to mix into shakes or simply use as a tooth powder to brush your teeth with. They used to be used on burn patients because they provided so many nutrients that helped them heal.
Legendary trainer, Vince Gironda, used to have his athletes eat 12-36 eggs a day during training. Arnold Schwarzenegger followed this in his early pro bodybuilding days before roids became easily accessible and he took to the needle.
@@jessecortez9449 Not only that, but the yellow of the egg counteracts the cholesterol (which is why egg whites suck - the whole egg is healthier).
@@jessecortez9449 You need to cook your food to avoid poisoning. Especially eggs that contain diseases
@@milannesic5718 eggs really don't need it. Especially if you have farm fresh eggs from free range chickens. When chickens lay eggs they have a protective biofilm on them. Farmers used to just take an freshly laid egg, poke a little hole in it and suck it straight out while they worked.
Any risk people are worried about with eggs is directly the result of supermarkets over-sanitizing them resulting in potential bad things growing while the good things have been sanitized off. Even then that is over hyped because they want you eat heavily processed foods filled with preservatives. I've eaten a dozen raw eggs almost daily for years and have never gotten sick. I've done this with supermarket eggs and farm fresh eggs directly from a local farmer, while I prefer the farm fresh eggs since they are more nutrient dense, I've never had any issue either way.
@@jessecortez9449 If you're eating 12 raw eggs every couple days, I recommend you talk to your doctor. By which, I mean, your psychiatrist.
Great reaction! Adrian is the heart and soul of all the Rocky movies!
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If you want to see another excellent movie that is about a boxer but also much more, find _Raging Bull,_ directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro.
or " million dollar baby" from and with clint eastwood...
The doggo was Stallones actual dog
Rocky 2 is an all time great sequel! I hope you watch it!
"Rocky" is so inspiring...and not just the movie but also the making of the movie itself. Stallone was a relative unknown and yet he was able to get this movie made that he wrote himself and that he insisted on starring in even though studios wanted to hire someone more well known. The little underdog movie was the highest grossing film of 1976 and received ten Oscar nominations and won three including Best Picture.
I saw in an interview with Matt Damon that when he and Ben Affleck were trying to get "Good Will Hunting" made (a film that they, as unknowns, wrote together and wanted to star in together) they had Stallone and Rocky as inspirations. (And that movie went on to receive nine Oscar nominations.)
Great reaction, as usual! I vote for Million Dollar Baby (starring Morgan Freeman and Clint Eastwood)
35:05 There are 3 judges and 2 of them gave the match to Apollo and 1 gave it to Rocky, so it was split 2-1 in Apollos favor so he won.
Boxing matches are graded by judges who award points each round. If a fighter does not win by a knock out, the winner is chosen by the judges based on the scores they have given. As split decision means that the judgement of the judges was not unanimous and that a majority chose the winner.
lol I was laughing when she thought he was called Bob in the locker room only to remember that Rocky’s name actually IS Robert hahaha 😂
Rocky 2 is just a beautiful continuation of Rocky. I cannot wait for your reaction ❤
Love your reactions! Im curious if you recognized Connie Corleone?
Yo, Aria! This Rocky franchise is a wild ride... from quiet, character driven drama to hyped Hollywood spectacle (like with Rocky vs Drago), and everything in between.
The three classic "Rambo" films are the same way. The two latter, newer "Rambo" films with an older Sylvester Stallone are simply gore fests with Rambo practically turned into a psycho killer.
I rewatched Rambo III the other day... it's way better than I remember. Along with Last Blood, it's considered the worst, but I actually think it's just as good as II. It's got some beautiful sets ( vast cave systems), locations (Afghan landscape) and some awesome action moments... huge explosions, Soviet era helicopters, some great horse riding photography, etc.
Hmm, no, there's only one classic Rambo film - the original.
@@LeviBoldock I'm trying to differentiate between the older trilogy and the two more modern ones.
If you haven’t seen Cinderella Man yet, I highly recommend it. It’s another wonderful underdog story, but it was based on real life fighter James J. Braddock.
Sadly Carl Weathers passed away Feb 1, 2024. RIP. Thanks for the movies Carl.
I never considered Rocky to be a movie about boxing and than some...
IMO it's an underdog drama about a poor guy struggling in life and society that happens to be a boxer. But his profession is not the main topic of the movie. He could as well have been a footballer, a musician, a cook (that would have made in interesting montage 😅), whatever.
I saw this when I was about sixteen when it first came out and it was pretty amazing to see on the big screen. I remember the word of mouth buzz spreading like wildfire and next thing you know it was huge. Really enjoyed this reaction. Great stories are timeless.
Stallone has a webshop but I don't know if you can get the jacket from the first movie. They have the jackets for II and III though. There is a replica of a sweater he's wearing in this movie for $80, which is pretty ironic because it means poor Rocky couldn't have afforded it in real life. 😄
I saw the first time I this movie when I was 1976. Then when rewatched all of them including the two Creed movies that this a love story not just with Adrianna (Adrienne, the priest called her by proper name) but with everyone that he comes across. RIP Carl Weathers(Apollo Creed) 01 FEB 2024.
Two things in this reaction made me say, "What are you talking about?".
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Um, no. Leather jackets have never been out of style or in low demand. 🤨
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You haven't seen much of Apollo because the film isn't about him. 🤨
Stallone, himself said this was a love story with some boxing in it.
"Go the distance" means to last the entire fight. Which at this time for a heavyweight championship was 15 3min rounds. Rocky went the distance with Apollo, which no other fighter had done.
"Split decision" 3 judges scoring the fight based on variables like punches thrown, punches landed, how hard punches landed were and knock-downs to name a few. If a fight goes all the rounds the winner is decided by the judge's scorecards. Split decision means 2 judges score one fighter the winner and 1 judge scores the other fighter the winner. Unanimous decision means all 3 judges voted the same way.
You need to watch the 1st Rambo movie, First Blood. You think you know it, but just you wait, you're gonna be suprised 😉🙂
Buttkus was Stallone's actual dog. When he was still an unknown, struggling actor, he was so poor that he had to sell Buttkus just to get something to eat.
But when Stallone sold the Rocky script & got to play the lead, even though the studio wanted a well known name in the role like Ryan O'Neal or Burt Reynolds, he bought back Buttkus, but he had to pay extra than what he sold Buttkus originally.
The turtles are also his & someone said he still has them today.
Wait till you get to Rocky III - IV
A truly amazing film series. It goes through some tonal changes over the sequels but it always keeps its heart, hope you cover all of them. Cheers and salutations from Canada. 🥃☮❤
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1, 2 and 6 are down to earth sensations ... 3, 4 and 5 are a little superhero-y. And you will see a LOT more of Carl Weathers.
Please do watch 'Donnie Darko (2001)' if you love Jake Gyllenhaal.
That's a good movie. I prefer the original version over the director's cut though. What do you think?
@@ThistleAndSea I've only ever seen the director's cut..
@@squ34ky You should check out the original sometime and see what you think!
Nobody:
Aria: I LOVE THE JACKET
Okay. I didn't know what you meant by _Burning Heart._ I just looked it up, though, and I have to agree. It's a really good song.
RIP Carl Weathers, rest easy champ 🥊
RIP💔
I hope u continue the rest of the rocky series they are so much fun to watch
Creed said hed knock him out in 3 rounds. Rocky told adrian he just wanted to go the distance, which is 15 rounds.
RIP Carl Weathers 1948 - 2024 :(
I think the only villain is Rocky himself. No one else is holding him back.
This is what separates this from the rest of the sequels. They become good guy, bad guy. fun movies though.
but he needed adrian to belive in him...
Wow, I was in the middle of watching this, paused it to do something, and saw that Carl Weathers (who played Apollo Creed) passed away yesterday. We're still watching you, Carl! :D
We’ll always love him❤️
In real life a boxing match this brutal would have been stopped by the Refs before it got out of hand so it’s a bit unrealistic for them to be this violent.
Leather jackets were already popular due to 1950’s nostalgia that was big in the 70’s and the Fonze on Happy Days.
Burgess Meredith stole every scene he was in.
Just so you know.. The first 4 Rocky movies are just massive blockbusters. The first is endearing. The 3rd and 4th redefined blockbusters in the 80s and DEFINED the 80s! Part 5.... well... nice revisit but the magic is gone.
and 6 is a worthy end to the saga....
minnie: cut me mickey.. mickey: i dont want to..
There so much about this movie. Butkus the dog was Stallone real dog that he had to sell at one point and once he sold the script he bought the dog back.
It’s not just a movie about Rocky but a movie about the belief Stallone had in him as he actually wrote the movie as well and turned down 100’s of thousands of dollars to stay true to his beliefs that he could star in the movie! An amazing story on screen and off!
R.I.P. Carl Weathers
RIP Carl Weathers.
Carl Weathers just passed away today. 😢
Rest in peace, Apollo. 🙏
RIP
I went ice skating with my Boy Scout troop and one much older guy kept shoving me. After doing that many times he tried again and fell in front of me. One of his hands landed directly in front of one of my skates. Maybe it was because my rental skates were dull or maybe because I didn’t weigh a lot, but his hand wasn’t cut as badly as I would have expected.
Rocky Balboa is the greatest movie character of all time.
I agree, rocky balboa is my favourite, i also think thats was the movie that set up creed, with rock at his age and time in life
you really need to watch the second movie if you loved this. On your question. Prior to his fight with Rocky, Apollo was 46-0 with all wins by Knockout. Rocky wanted to go the distance (15 rounds) because no one ever had with Apollo. All of his prior opponents got knocked out. The only criticism of this movie was by boxers who criticized how low they carried their hands and both had poor defense. Also, the referee would have stopped the fight once Rocky couldn't see or Apollo struggled to breathe. Those were the only criticisms of the movie. It was a masterpiece and a one of a kind at its time.
Not back in those days
Ok, great reaction, but what we would all like to know is whether or not you liked Rocky's leather jacket! 😉
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Good one, Aria! Yes, Apollo was 46-0, and had won all 46 of his fights by knockout, so Rocky still standing after 15 rounds was a big deal. That was Rocky's personal victory even though he lost the fight. There are 6 Rocky movies altogether and not really a bad one in the bunch. My personal favorite is the last one called Balboa. Thank you for sharing this one. 🙂 I'm glad you enjoyed it!
The story of this movie is so beautiful it always makes me cry, great reaction you really nailed what the movie was about!🥰
When Rocky chases Mickey down the street and accepts Mickeys offer always chokes me up.
This movie teaches the best lesson that everyone needs to learn:
It is possible to lose but still win everything that truly matters.
Carl Weathers, the actor that plays Apollo Creed Died today. I’m so sad!😢
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Apollo (Carl Weathers) died today 😞😞😞😞
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Because of both the Rocky and Creed movies, I don't give up on myself, anyone, or anything.
Of all the reactions I have seen you do, this is far and away my favorite! I enjoyed that you really got this movie. I saw this in the theaters when it first came out, people were cheering in the theater. The following Rocky movies are a mixed bag. It would be nice to see you react to them.
A love story.
For clarification, Apollo won by split decision (rounds won by Apollo:Rocky respectively): 9:6, 8:7, 7:8
Awesome reaction of my favorite Rocky movie!!!!😊😊😊😊
Thanks, Aria. This and "First Blood" surprise pretty much everyone.
Thank you :))
So the music score was all composed by Bill Conti...except for the Marines Hymn (Apollo's ring entrance), "Summer Madness" by Kool & The Gang (bedroom scene) and "Take You Back" by Frank Stallone (acapella street corner song).
Much of the music was reused in Rocky II and some was re-tooled and re-worked for Rocky III as well.
Rocky III introduced the song "Eye Of The Tiger" by Survivor which became a #1 hit.
Rocky IV featured a mostly Rock and Pop soundtrack, like you mentioned "Burning Heart" also by Survivor. "Hearts on Fire" by John Cafferty, "No Easy Way Out by Robert Tepper. There were two instrumental pieces used for the training montage and the final fight composed by Vince DiCola, which used some elements of "Gonna Fly Now".
Funny that you included a little snippet from Taxi Driver, because that film lost the Oscar for Best Picture to Rocky.
Butkus the dog was Silverstone's real life dog. Look up the backstory about that dog.... ❤
Everyone I’ve seen react to Rocky is always shocked when Mick says turtles make good soup. In Mick’s day (1920-1940) turtle soup was very popular. Lots of it came from Key West and Cuba. Just about wiped out the turtle population in that area.
Rocky is a small time boxer who gets the chance to fight for the world championship. Rocky gets the chance but he has his critics. Mickey his trainer gives him hope. He falls in love with Adrian, and he begins to improve. He had Apollo Creed on the ropes just ready to fall the bell rang. Rocky went the distance! Most important than any world title is The love of Adrian.
Thanks for the irrelevant shitty sum up
He wanted to stay at finish, it was Creed always saying Creed in 3, then announcers did too. All he wanted was finishing standing up, he did! This was 2 years after TV series Happy Days, which that coat was wanted by all.Henry Winkler was Fonzie, named in 1999 TV Guide poll as #4 of the 50 greatest TV Characters of All Time. NPR said for kids growing up in the 70s, there was One, absolute model of cool, not James Dean or Marlon Brando, but the Fonz!
You gotta wait until Rocky III for Eye of the Tiger and Rocky IV for Burning Heart.
Million Dollar Baby with Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman and Hilary Swank is a great movie.
Sidenote: I love your voice so much. It's like unintentional ASMR. It's so calming to my mind.
I am so thrilled that you are diving into the Rocky series, Aria!
As you saw, this movie is about a man's life as a boxer who is looking for all that a person wants. Love and acceptance, this is not only about boxing.
It was so charming seeing you gushing over Rocky's leather jacket. I hope you can find one just like it. Also, if you can find a hat like Rocky's you should buy that too, lol.
The leather jacket craze started from Marlon Brando's look in the 1953 movie, "The Wild One".
Those jackets were more for the bikers, whereas Sylvester Stallone's jacket was more of an overcoat. If you find a jacket like that, you'll have to model it for us. You would look super cool.
Another boxing movie that you should check out is "The Fighter", starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale. Very good movie.
Really enjoyed this, Aria. You need more subscribers! Take care, my friend!
Some Rocky facts! Pauly was only 34-35 when he started rocky, so he was only like 5 years older than Stallone! when he started this series
U really should watch any documentary on how this got made!! Broke, almost homeless, sold his dog...for real!😮...wrote the script in 3 weeks. Was asked big money(back then) to sell it, but not star in it. He always said no. Finally sold it for 30k to ABC TV. He was good friends with and done a movie a few years prior, with Henry Winkler. He became THE STAR of😊 abc tv in the show Happy Days, as the Fonz. He heard Stallone sold the script to ABC. Henry goes to the ABC heads and says, u don't GIVE me that script, I leave the show....they gave it to him! Stallone never made a ton of money on the rockymovies. Only as a writer actor choreographer. He got ripped off by the first producer, who bought the rights and rocky name, and never sold it back to Stallone, though he's made billions! Based on a real tune up fight, for Ali. He was going to fight Frazier later in the year, for the title, but he wanted a tune-up fight. He fought against Chuck Wepner, a journeyman tomato can bleeder, who was good, but never top 10 ranked. And he damn near knocked Ali out!😮 The guy singing outside, is his real brother Frank!😮 The first guy he fights in this movie, Spider, shows up in Rocky Balboa or Creed! The teenage girl he talks to, also comes back in one of those movies! Adrian is the sister in godfather!😮😮😮😮 Gazzo, his boss, also in godfather 1-2! Stallone almost died in 4, because Drago, actually cracked his ribs, puntured a lung, punctured his heart sac! Drago in real life, has multiple masters PhD in engineering! The blonde wife of Drago, shows up in Creed 2 and so does Drago, and Stallone actually married that woman, and had beautiful daughters with her! Tommy Morrison in part 5 was a real boxer and could have been the greatest ever, but drugs and booze got him. In 3 Clubber got the role, by winning a Tough man contest! In 3 hulk Hogan, hit Stallone for real in the back of his shoulders with his forearm, and moved vertebrae. Dennis Quaid did a amateur tough guy boxing movie, kind of based on the Clubber Lang actor, that was very good, called Tough Enough! and busted his lip open! There was never going to be a 2, but this movie made so much money, win Oscars, etc., Stallone wrote a sequel! When he was accepting an Oscar for this movie on stage, Ali comes up, grabs him, fakes punches at him and says, "u stole this movie idea from me!" Paulie has done a couple other great movies, Rob the Mob, and Pope of Greenich Village! Adrian is part of the Coppola family.... Francis Ford, Nick Cage, Sophia Coppola... maybe her daughter! What 1 and 2 are really, the ultimate love story! U can go see the Rocky statue in Philly! The mistake of colors he's wearing, in the auditorium, was due to a mistake and money problems, so they kept it in, and had the dialogue reflect this! Watch all but u can skip 5, finish the Rocky series, then go to Creed! The Great fight ever... middleweight Ray...boom boom Mancini vs Duk ku Kim,... outdoors, Caesars palace. Outdoors. Went the distance. Slug fest. Kim died in the ring. He fought the last round with a busted blood vessel in his brain. Fights went to twelve after that.
Cinderella Man is a great True story movie about a depression Era boxer!
Great reaction 🔥💯😁
Aria - definitely watch ALL the other Rocky movies....its one complete amazing story.
Rocky is not a boxing movie…. It’s a love story.
Just a few facts…Sylvester S… wrote Rocky.
1- He did not want to sell it unless he played Rocky.
2- the dog in the movie, was his real life dog.
3- He had to sell his dog at one point in order to make ends meet…. He finally bought the dog back.
4- In 1976 Rocky won best picture and the Oscar that year.
5- Yes the Rocky series is great and 2 is even better… so you can’t stop now… just enjoy the ride.
There’s another great boxing film that’s “not really about boxing” but which, unlike Rocky, is a true story that I think you’d really love. Ask your brother, I bet he’d approve!!
Yes , it's a Boxing Movie, but ...
It's Really Rocky and Adrian's Love Story
Stallone wrote this movie. All the studios loved the script but Stallone really wanted to play Rocky and they all hated this and wanted this professional actor or another. Stallone stuck to his guns and waited and waited. Eventually times got so lean, that he sold his dog Butkus for $40.
Eventually Stallone found studio wiling to let him play the part and, I can't imagine anyone else in this part. He bought his dog back for $15,000 (over 80k today), and with the proviso that Butkus would have a part in the movie.
Butkus has long since passed, but Stallone is such an animal lover that when Rocky was over he took both his turtles (Cuff and Link) home with him and they are both still with us, and got cameos in Creed II.
The poster is of Rocky Marciano, heavyweight champion. He retired undefeated with 40 something wins. A feat never equaled.
Apollo won the fight.. If a fight doesn't end in a KO, or a TKO (the fighter is too badly wounded or can't defend himself) it goes to a decision amongst three judges. In this fight two of the judges voted for Apollo, so he won.
❗❗I was very interested, but you take up a lot of space on the screen!! That speaks of your egocentric personality
It's a quiet, understated but gritty drama. Everyone who says they weren't really ever interested in watching Rocky because of the boxing is always pleasantly surprised.
Nice reaction!!!
Weathers is in the first four Rocky movies, but he gets the most to do in III (can't say why because, spoilers), which is fine because everything after IV sucks (mini-spoiler: there's another cool jacket in II).