Rocky (1976) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!!
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- Rocky (1976)
Einstein flunked out of school, twice. Beethoven was deaf. Helen Keller was blind. I think Rocky's got a good chance.
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An amazing and inspiring film! We are ready to run while listing to "Gonna Fly Now"
Thank you all for the support and apologies for the wait!
It was worth the wait, y'all have a lot to catch up on. You're gonna love it! 🥊
Now after you watched both Raging Bull (De Niro) and Rocky (Stallone) , there is boxing drama comedy , Grudge Match from 2013 , with De Niro and Stallone .
I have been waiting for this reaction!!!
Watch all of them. They are great.
Can’t wait for two and four ….
Actual quote from Sylvester Stallone: "At the end of the day, 'Rocky' is a love story, and he could never have reached the final bell without Adrian"
Rocky Balboa is honestly one of the greatest characters ever made. He's just a great human being all around
Agreed!! He just makes me smile 😊
not just him tho... paulie Adrian micky even gazzo the mafia guy... all the characters are flawed and gritty and real feeling. it's so grounded and deep it draws u in and never lets go. the type of movie/characters that will stay with u forever
the great thing about the ending is they really paid no attention to the decision because it didnt matter
he won even losing
From a specialist doctor point of view…some of the scenes with boxing are real and real punches have been landed…and the dog is so amazing…and the turtles
The city of Philadelphia still think he's a real guy. 😂
No matter how many trash movies Sly has done and will do in the future, his legend was cemented the moment this came out. He sacrificed so much to make it in an industry that didn't want him, he stuck to his guns, fought to get the movie made and to be the lead. It's an inspiring film on so many levels!
In that year at the Oscars there were films considered authentic "heavyweights" such as "Taxi Driver", ""All the President's Men" and especially "Network", but they all had one point in common, they showed an American society in full decline , which was the time. "Rocky" meant hope. Perhaps taking into account the enormous value that it conveyed, it is that they gave him the award.
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Those film showed America as it was.
Rocky showed what it could be.
Network is truly an incredible movie though. The acting was phenomenal
We're due for another Rocky
The turtles and the dog were Stallone's actual pets. He had to sell the dog to pay his bills, and bought him back when he got paid for the movie. The turtles are still alive, and Stallone still owns them.
How long do turtles live
@@daustin8888 Some tortoises, hundreds of years. Stallone's turtles, at least 46.
@@daustin8888 depends on the species, but they can be VERY long lived. The Galapagos tortoise for example are many times over 100yrs old.
@@daustin8888 depends on species, I have a southern painted turtle that could live to be a hundred. Just keeps growing the bigger the tank I get to, didn't know water turtles could live so long when i first got him.
@@daustin8888 It's recommended at least to have a home lined up for them after you die, because turtles can outlive their owners if well-taken care of.
A lot people always thought this was a boxing movie before they have watch it, but it's actually a love story..
Rocky ❤️ Adrian
@@samantha_schmitt hey I just wanted to say that I love yalls channel because both you guys look so in love. This movie is inspirational, but so are you guys. In the sense that real love does exist.. thanks guys😊😊
Let me tell my story about thes emovies. Stallone didn't have a good reputation back then, at leats in my country, and I think block buster movies like Rambo 2 and 3 were the reason why "Shoot first and think later" kind of mentality. As a kid the only Rocky movies I saw were 3 and 4, it was a bit cartoonish and focused on the boxe matches. And for decades I just thought it was "dumb" movies.
But one day, like 10 years ago, part 1 was playing on TV, and I watched it casually while doing other things, and as the film was playing I got more and more interested by it, like a magnet. I sat down and watched all the movie and was in awe. I couldn't believe how good it was, Rocky character was so believable, relatable and adorable to me and I fell in love with him. Luckily the channel was on a marathon playing all 5 movies at the time so I could watch the whole series and I never been so happy to be wrong on my initial thoughts. Today I own the movies on DVDs so I can watch them anytime. I think it is one of the best movie franchise. I also loved the Creed movies.
It's more a story of percerverience and hard work and never giving up. Even Stallone back story
I love that Rocky takes all the classic boxing tropes and turns them right on their heads.
His boss, the leg-breaking loan shark, is actually a nice guy who cares about Rocky's boxing career and would never extort him. His coach is only inspirational after spending most of the movie talking complete crap to Rocky. His best friend is an abusive, drunken bum who is more of a burden than anything. His true love is a shy, homely pet shop girl who is smart, awkward and a bit of an ugly duckling.
And Rocky brings out the best in ALL of them! Simply because of who he is as a man and all the heart he has deep down, they all end off better than when the story began. That is the genius of Rocky as a screenplay and a movie. True classic!
And finally, let's not forget the most important detail. Rocky won, even though he lost by decision. Because all he really wanted was to go the distance and be the man he felt Adrian deserved.
Mickey talked "crap" because Rocky lacked discipline and focus.He had no plan.. boxing was more like a hobby. Before the first fight with Creed he would have been a waste of Mickey's time. Mickey did right not to coddle him. Being a nice guy is never enough in life.
You’re right, but Adrian isn’t homely. She’s super cute. I guess it’s subjective though. I like her bc she kind of looks like my wife.
@@Bastikovski99 A modest beauty with pretty eyes is the dream. :)
@@Bastikovski99Your wife must be really pretty then.
@@followerofchrist3125 She looks like a cross between Adrian and Mia Wallace
I grew up in Philly. Rocky Balboa is a mythical figure in Philly. The theme music is played at a lot of the major sporting events. And, even now if you go to the art museum steps almost any time of day, you'll see people running up and imitating Rocky. This movie is amazing.
I saw that for myself when I worked for a few days as a background in Rocky Balboa. Especially during the scenes at the Italian Market. I'm also very impressed with the way he directs. Yo, Rocky!
That's what I did when I visited their. My wife took pictures of me going up and the last one is me laying on the ground at the top lol.
And yet you don't give joe Frazier his due. An actual boxer and a son of Philly. You should be ashamed of yourself.
LOL uhh what? Smokin Joe is and always was widely revered throughout the city and region. It is possible to appreciate the movie "Rocky" and Frazier at the same time lol.
that's why I loved to visit philly one day, especially the real philly sandwiches, lol. plus, I wanna visit my pro wrestling family (ECW) baby!!
The line was ' no one has ever been the distance with Creed ' !
The backstory to this movie is even more inspirational than the movie.
Sylvester Stallone was pretty much a struggling actor. He was so broke he had to sell his dog to eat. Wrote the whole screenplay in his flat, the film producers offered him over 250 grand to buy the script but he wanted to be in the movie. They wouldn't agree because he was unknown and wanted someone famous. He wouldn't back down so in the end they agreed but only for about 25000. He immediately went to find the guy he sold his dog to who didn't want to sell it back to him, so he ended up buying his dog back for thousands of dollars and the dog is the dog in the movie ! ( the guy he sold the dog to may have been given a small part too ). The movie was filmed in about 28 days, won the oscar for best movie and the rest is history
Wow!! We had no idea! Thank you for sharing that
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He bought his dog back for $15,000
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I can't wait to see you guys react to Rocky II
@@fionnmaccumhaill3257 Yes!
@@samantha_schmitt The turtles were also his pets and he STILL HAS THEM. haha They're huge now.
For the record, MANY people were inspired by this movie to go running or get fit. The soundtrack of this movie actually made onto the music charts and lots of people who had never purchased a soundtrack album in their lives (like me) owned this album. A great movie made more interesting by the fact that it mirrored Stallone's own personal success.
i have always believed that frank shorter's 1972 Olympic marathon win kicked off the running craze.
You haven't seen anything until you get a group of guys, some weights and attend sort of a watch party for Rocky 2 and during the 1st exercise montage, they all go crazy and decide to lift weights during that one scene to see how fast or how much weight they can lift. Not only once, but was repeated numerous times. I attended one once back during the 80s. Crazy night that was.
Love that!
I just LOVE the story about Stallone for this movie. He completely forwent EVERYTHING, as long as he was assured to be playing the lead. And that was one of the smartest decisions in cinematic history..............
The series is a mirror of his career - the first two are hungry/gritty character studies, 3 and 4 mark the peak of his 80's excess period, 5 tried to recapture 1 and 2 but failed and 6 was the first 'old Rocky' appearance (pretty much the only highlight of the Creed movies fyi) with the character past his prime, lamenting the past.
Just as an FYI, while $40.55 sounds like very little for winning a fight (and it is), this was filmed in 1976. So given the rise of inflation and what the dollar was worth back then, he was getting paid the Equivalent of $205.05. Not great, but not bad either.
The other guy got paid $17, which is the the equivalent of $85.96. Big difference.
Also, for the fight against Creed, Rocky was going to get paid, $150,000, which again is the equivalent of $758,492.81 (all the money estimates are based on Jan. 1976 to Jan. 2022 calculation)
Was kind of thinking about this as well.
Inflation is fucking crazy
For someone who fights these type fights now, even with Inflation is shit. I'll be asked to fight, usually 5 rounds and I'm usually told what's expected of me, almost like a glorified sparring. I'm not asked to throw fights but with some I'm told not to go for kos to go distance etc, or work an opponents weak point they're working on. N I'm paid £500 a round. Usually 2.5k a fight. If u think thats alot then I'd say u never boxed in your life. Its not just 15 minutes in a ring in my case, Theres weeks of conditioning, have to maintain a certain level of ability and you get injured. People think boxers somehow don't feel the punches, you feel every but of it, you're just used to it more than the average joe. Only punches u don't feel are the ones that put u on your ass. Forget your inflation he was paid peanuts
@@lloydymk2013 Yep, way too little. That's why it perfectly illustrate's Rocky's desperate situation. Killing himself just to scrape by...
@@salj.5459 Especially when every politician scores votes by making promises of unfunded mandates. People get into the voting booth and go "I like him, I think I'll be richer if he's in office" unaware that all that BS just guarantees that the extra inflation will just erode any marginal gains
"Speaking relatively, the middle class makes no more today than it did 20 years ago" is often mentioned. This is why
I think a lot of folk forget how well written this movie is, and that Stallone wrote it. Or how good an actor he actually is (this and also for example, First Blood). This movie was also directed by the guy who directed the first three Karate Kid movies.
He went to great lengths, in many cases his boxing was only half-acting, the other half was real, this is especially true as the series carries on. Stallone really preferred to make the fights more real because he felt people would know if it was faked. He went so far, it is said in the Ivan Drago match, he pulverized him and he had to go to the ER, but that he didn't feel it in the moment. So a lot of the punches are not necessarily pulled, and are genuine punches. I believe he went out of his way to encourage this even. Another example, when Hulk Hogan threw him out the ring, that injured him as well. The man truly took one for the team. But maybe that's what makes it such a masterpiece is the heart and soul put into it.
"First Blood" is an embarrassment. Stallone, himself, admits throwing out most of the crap he wrote and spouted in the first run through. What remains is the tripe that made it to final edit so one can imagine how bad the initial cut was. As far as "Rocky" is concerned , Stallone should have resisted the big pay days offered by cynical sequel madness. Sad real-life tale of greed and its corrupting influence.
holy shit i had no idea he wrote the screenplay
When Carl Weathers read for the role of Apollo Creed the producers weren't impressed, he stated that if they got him a better actor to read with his performance would be better. Of course, the actor he was reading with was Stallone himself. He later stated that anyone with that kind of arrogance and confidence would be a perfect Apollo. Not only can Stallone write, but he also has an eye for talent as well.
Yeah, I read he said “obviously it’ll be better with the real actor”.
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Hard to imagine they weren't impressed with Carl Weathers' audition...his performance in the movie is so good
I agree, but remember, Carl wasn't a big name at the time, plus, we're talking about the mid-'70s and that was the peak of the Blaxploitation era in Hollywood. Love it or hate it, casting directors had an abundance of actors to choose from. I'm sure Carl being in such great shape helped his cause as well.
“Where’s your hat?” Such a great line. Rocky’s been beaten so hard that he can barely see but his first concern is where Adrian’s hat. It’s a beautiful subtle touch but the film is full of them.
Like Jurgen’s “it doesn’t matter does it?” In the ring, when what he’s actually saying is “YOU don’t matter”, and it hurts Rocky so bad he can’t even get his words out to speak.
Great script, great performances, great film.
I love that Rocky only cares about where Adrian is and couldn’t care less about winning the fight. All he cares about in the world is Adrian because she is his world.
I love that line, too, about her hat. I think most people miss that.
Adrian losing her hat wasn’t scripted.Someone took it off her head as she was running up there.Her reaction was real.
This line never gets mentioned or is missed but I think it's my favourite line in cinema history because it's so subtley hidden beneath the euphoria and pandemonium going on around. I love it!
I've seen this movie a lot, and one thing i never caught before, till you two mentioned it. I love how the crime boss never comes back to shake Rocky down for anything, he genuinely is helping the guy out. Nice little touch.
I love the transformation that Adrian goes through throughout the movie, ultimately concluding when she yells at Paulie about her taking care of him and not owing him anything. Rocky pulled her out of her shell and now she has the courage, for the first time in her life, to stand up for herself. That, along with the scene where Rocky is yelling in his doorway, are really the two best scenes in the movie. I'd add the scene where Rocky is lying in bed the night before the fight as really powerful too. Where he realizes that he doesn't really have a chance but if he can just be standing when the last bell rings then he will prove to himself that he is worthy of respect.
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Also the scene in the ring where Jürgen says “it doesn’t matter”.
What he means is “Rocky doesn’t matter” and Rocky can barely speak to fight back at that moment.
It’s a superbly subtle performance from Stallone but absolutely superb.
@@emilymcplugger Well they're connected. It's that conversation that helps him realize what I said above.
You gotta admit though, that first night in his apartment after that first date was cringy and very uncomfortable. He did kinda force himself on her a little bit.
@@youmadbro7733 Seems like a modern way to view this scene. Time changes and it was really a romantic scene back then.
Somehow it cures her vision too.
6 is amazing and a great conclusion to the Rocky series. Please watch the whole series
6 is amazing
Exactly also Stallone has always said 6 was his personal favorite
Stallone himself has said this isn't a sports movie its love story. He wrote the story himself had a hard time selling it but it keeps everyone focused on it all the way thru. The story and characters are incredible.
Yes, and at the "Viewing" (I think prior to the premier) for the bigshots and Hollywood types when they all walked out without saying anything, he thought, that's it, they hated it. Then when he got downstairs something that hardly ever happened at a viewing happened, they were all waiting and gave him a standing ovation. 😎They saw money rolling in I imagine. They knew this was probably going to be a huge hit.
I don't think it was so much they had trouble selling it. They had trouble selling it with Stallone as the lead Studios wanted to buy it but have a more well known actor play Rocky. It was his insistence on being the lead that made things difficult. He was right to do it though.
They loved the script but didn't like Stallone. He had to fight for it.
Adrian is the hero of these movies in my mind. Rocky saved Adrian by breaking her out of her shell, but Adrian saves Rocky again and again. They show over and over that he couldn't do anything without her love and support. It's also great to see the strong beautiful woman she becomes even more as the films go on.
Carl Weathers was so good as "The Master of Disaster" and really made the audience think Rocky was up against an unbeatable foe...excellent casting...
This won Best Picture, Best Director and Best Film Editing. All 4 actors Stallone, Shire, Meredith and Young were nominated.
Rocky Balboa (6) is one of the BEST in the series. A MUST watch.
definitely!! ROCKY BALBOA is a great movie
Rocky's monologue to his son is one of the highlights of the entire series. It still gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.
YES! It is great!
Rocky is not a boxing movie, Rocky is a Romance movie with just a boxing backdrop. A love story, between the shy pet store clerk and the dumb but innocent leg breaker, and you see them both flourish and grow into their more lively best selves, all through eachother. It's a beautiful love story.
Honestly one of the most important films at the time. America was really going through a period of economic hardship. This film was exactly what this country needed at the time. What makes this film all the more wholesome was that Stallone himself put his entire heart into writing the script. This was his one shot for an acting career and boy did it pay off. Rocky remains to be one of America’s most inspirational films. A story that mirrored Stallone’s struggling life and came from the heart and it still continues to inspire millions everyday.
One of film’s great misunderstandings, Rocky isn’t a boxing movie, Rocky is a love story with boxing in it. A story about believing in yourself and loving yourself.
Rocky’s character and the challenges he faces is the heart of every movie. That’s my many didn’t like the fifth movie so much as the challenge Rocky faces isn’t quite as good as the others (and the opponent is just as ass).
"Boxing" films are rarely about boxing. Boxing is pretty much universally an analogy of real life struggles.
A story about taking your shot, a story about being your best self, you name it! It's even about a boxing match a little bit.....
The thing that always stood out to me was that the final result of the fight literally becomes background chatter to the true end of the movie, which is primarily about love. Yes, Rocky cared about doing his best, but finding love was the real "win" of the story.
@@PlanetHouston Absolutely. Even on the ‘winning’ side, I loved that Rocky’s goal was just to prove to himself he had it in him to go the distance. It wasn’t about winning for the title, the glory or the prestige. It was an inner goal to bring him peace and I think in a way to prove to himself he was worthy of Adrian, not just another bum. And of course it plays into the stories of the second and third movies perfectly as well.
@@PlanetHouston He went the distance, that's all he wanted out of the fight. Sure, winning would have been nice but he probably knew he didn't win so who cares.
To show how much he knows Adrian and how much he cares for her is his first words to her when she enters the ring. She's always shown with her red beret and the first words out of his mouth is "Where's your hat?"
Adrian is Connie in The Godfather. Her brother is Francis ford Coppola, sons are Jason, John and Robert Schwartzman, nephew is Nicholas Cage and niece is Sofia Coppola!! What a family!
One of the best lines in the film. He Doesn't know it's a damn show,he thinks it's a damn fight..
For anyone who grew up watching Rocky movies, that music triggers something in you. Makes you feel like you can conquer the world.
Hell yes it does. For me its all about memories of my mom and dad when they were young. This movie, along with Rocky 2, were their favorites and they were always playing the soundtracks records in the house. Hell, my dad was lucky enough to be an extra IN Rocky 3.
I definitely recommend watching ALL of the ROCKY films. The journey of the character is interesting to watch.
,, too right, if you can't make it to Rocky 5, y'aint listening hard enough,, but it's not about how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward, how much you can take and keep moving forward,, that's how winning is done❕ 🥊🏃
Exactly
Looks like that’s what we’ll be doing!
@@samantha_schmitt ,, 🚀🎇🎆🎇 🥳🎉🤗☺️ I lOve you, both❕❕✨ once you c R5, then the film R6,, Rocky Balboa (2006) is immense ✨✨✨😏🔥🔥🔥❕❕🥊
Agreed. All 4 are great, my absolute favorite is Rocky 3
It’s nice to see younger generation people appreciate this story, I was a kid when it came out, I lived the experience and every time I wanted to be good at something in my life even today at 54 I still watch this movie to motivate me
Burgess Meredith, Rocky's Trainer, was an Actor's Actor. Began his film career in the 1930's. He won several Emmys,two Oscar nominations with one of them being Best Supporting Actor in Rocky. He appeared in several epsisodes of the TV series 'The Twilight Zone', was the Penguin in the TV series 'Batman' in the 1960's to name just a few of his many accomplishments. He was a captain in the Air force in WWII. Here he appears in a short film 'The Rear Gunner' along with some guy named Ronald Reagan.
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Don't forget his hilarious role in 'Grumpy Old Men', and its sequel, 'Grumpier Old Men'. He stole every scene he was in with those films!
Agree. I was about to comment the same but you know more than I.
Don't forget his role as Golobulus in G.I. Joe the movie.
Yes, between Batman and Twilight Zone, I definitely knew who Burgess Meredith was when I saw Rocky (in the theater btw). And I knew Stallone from 'The Lords of Flatbush', a movie which also introduced us to Henry Winkler, aka The Fonz.
Burgess Meredith was the biggest name in the movie before it actually came out and made a star out of Stallone and to a lesser extent Weathers.
Growing up in Philly this movie was huge! As a 10 year old after seeing it, I was amazed by the fight and the training sequence...but rewatching it as an adult, I absolutely see it is more of a love story than a boxing movie. So much heart and emotions!
I love that you got something different watching it at different times in your life 😊
This movie (and series in gen) holds a special place for MOST people who grew up in or near Philly. Its part of the eco system. Its part of our history.
Born in Philly, raised in South Jersey, now living in SC for past 15yrs. All these years later I still get goosebumps when I hear "Gonna Fly Now".
"Where's your hat?" Always makes me smile.
Anybody else get emotional and cry when listening to the lyrics of Gonna Fly Now?
All my life that song has made me tear up, bc the lyrics gradually talk about the progress in your journey, after all the hard work or suffering, it's starts off with its HARD now, then so strong now, then gonna fly, your flying now.
Everytime he runs up those steps as those lyrics say he's flying now makes me think of all life, all the dreams we all have, the struggle and the journey and the feeling when you finally get there. I tell you I get emotional everytime, lyrics so simple but the most powerful feeling. Best series of movies of all time. Rocky is so huge in my families life since childhood. Every single one, even part 5. Thank you Stallone. No idea what my life would be if Sly had not created this character. He is so underrated and a genius. I can't wait to see reactions to all the rest of the films. 2 thru 6th and Creed 1. Thank you ❤️
This is the story of a man with a chance to make something of himself in more ways than one. Stallone wrote this movie with the intent of playing the part of Rocky. But when his agent shopped the script around to all the various producers and studios none of them wanted Stallone to play the lead. Stallone and his agent held firm and finally got a low budget deal to make the film. Stallone gets a bad rap for being dim or slow but he was smart enough to hold out for what he wanted and worked for. Rocky is one of the greatest films of our time.
Nothing wrong with 5 and 6. There is the same heart, and character driven moments throughout all the films. One and Two are the best, but they are all good. Stallone turned down $300,000 for the script because they didn't want him to star in it. And at a time when he was struggling to pay rent and he had to give up his dog. But stuck to his principles and got a studio to buy the script and let him star.
" When I was 26, totally broke, going nowhere VERY fast, owned two pair of pants that barely fit, shoes that had holes in them and dreams of being successful were as far away as the sun… But I had my dog, BUTKUS, my best friend, my confidant, Who always laughed at my jokes, and put up with my moods, and was the one living thing that loved me for who I was!"
"Since we're on the subject of " man's best friend" this is myself and Butkus as a puppy , we were both , thin , hungry and living in a flophouse above a subway stop, I used to say this apartment had " … Hot and cold running roaches" anyway there was not much to do except spend time with each other and that's where I started to learn the craft of screenwriting. Since I never went out, I relied on his companionship , And actually it was his idea to write Rocky, but don't tell anyone…. Years later when things got even worse I had to sell him for $40 in front of a 7-Eleven store,because I couldn't afford food, then like A modern day miracle, the screenplay for Rocky sold, and I could buy and buy him back, but the new owner knew I was desperate, and charged me $15,000 … He was worth every penny!"
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Exactly. I love all the Rocky AND Creed movies. The movies have such fantastic messages. I think 5 is the least loved one because of the message in it, but still is real good
Oh and as of 2019 Cuff and Link the turtles are still alive, and Stallone checks up on them once in awhile. Some claim they are his pets, but they actually aren't his.
@@Camuska Agreed, and Creed films as well. They are amazing character and story driven films around the background of boxing. Five is my least favorite as well, but I still enjoying more than it is rated. Honestly it isn't Stallone that drops off in it, I felt the the actor for Tommy was weak, and the story wasn't as compelling, but the character moments and heart was still there.
Rocky Balboa (or VI) is better and really has the heart again and sets up the Creed films.
You have no idea what an emotional rollercoaster you just jumped on with theese films. The whole saga is about life. Theese movies motivated me back when i was 14 yrs old, to start training, fast forward to 28 years old and still doing it. Im grateful i grow up with Rocky films. Thanks for watching ❤
I love crying with people when he doesn't care what the results are he just screams for Adrian.
one of the unique qualities of rocky was the abscence of hard core villains. there is a lot to root for.
Apollo Creed was playing, in a broad sense, Muhammad Ali. The scene with Joe Frazier, who had some epic fights with Ali, reflects that.
Burgess Meredith, who played Micky, was a wonderful, well-respected actor of the 20th century. His performance in Of Mice and Men (1939) is still legendary; he did several memorable roles on The Twilight Zone; he played the Penguin in the 1960s Batman TV series, among many other accomplishments.
Rocky is one of those movies that always makes me tear up at the end. Such a great movie. So inspirational. One of the greatest films ever made.
People expect the movie to be the caricature of Rocky, but that first movie had so much depth. It's a truly great movie. And great characters with their own issues and pasts-- a lot of sadness, and hard lives. Wonderful stuff.
The first Rocky has an authenticity that was pretty rare even at the time, let alone these days. No, Rocky doesn't punch out the mean driver, his criminal boss is actually just being a nice guy when supporting his shot at the champion, and despite Rocky having unpolished boxing talent he still doesn't win after all his training.
....but that's not the point. Rocky got one good shot when he was at rock bottom and it let him get his life back on track, get confidence in himself again, and even find love with the girl he'd been crushing on. He won in all the ways that really mattered.
Everyone thinks it’s a fight movie. But it’s one of the most endearing and powerful love stories ever told.
I really love to watch people react to this film, especially when they realize it's not what they thought it was going to be. Stallone used boxing as a vehicle to tell a great story. So many great "sports" movies are actually about life. "Hoosiers" is one I'd recommend.
I would recommend you watch the whole series and then Creed series. This franchise deserves to be watched by a new generation of audience 🥊
I would also recommend that you don’t listen to anyone who says to skip a movie because of their personal bias. Go watch all of them and make your own decision. This franchise is not about boxing only per se, but about the characters’ personal journeys and drama.
No matter how TBR, don’t skip a movie. Don’t listen to the blokes who think that the franchise is only about boxing. Not everyone understood the emotional level of the characters and the build up of the Rocky Cinematic Universe. Also, Creed is very good especially when they introduced a new generation of the characters.
Hey TBR Schmitt, I hope you don’t skip a movie from this franchise. It’s important to know the character introduction and their personal growth. You decide on your own whether you like it or not 🐢
@JFQ Actually both Creeds suck.
@JFQ Why dont you like the first one? I would really love to read your opinion..
So many things I love about this movie, but I think an underrated aspect is how Apollo really shows the heart of a champion. It shows so much his character and the kind of toughness and resilience he has, makes you wonder about his roots from this very first movie.
Compliments to you two for "getting" the complicated relationship with Paulie rather than just casting him off as a negative, as well as picking up on Mick's early point-of-view towards Rocky. I've noticed sometimes younger viewers struggle understanding those types of relationships. Paulie has a lot of baggage but brings some positives as well, often when it's needed most. And Mick's anger towards Rocky isn't because he's a jerk but because he sees the potential that Rocky had been wasting. A big part of what makes the series great is that those kind of relationships continue to develop throughout. Rocky I through IV are definitely the best of the series (with III being my favorite) but even the later films are still worth watching.
"It doesn't really matter, does it?" I like that line. A subtle way of saying, dude, no one thinks you're gonna win, you're here by accident.
Among my favorite films. I love the camera work and the great angles throughout showing a realistic gritty Philly. I watch the movie probably 15 times a year. The story, characters, and dialogue never gets old
One of the things I love about this film is being able to see 1970’s Philly. It pretty much becomes a character in the movie.
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 including the 4am Local AM morning Philly radio show on day one of training. The details of this movie were great.
It's a love story with a little boxing .
The mob guy Gazzo actually is the only person in the movie who wants Rocky to do well, with no strings attached.
I'm impressed by your ability to sit up in that one position throughout a whole movie.
As an avid “Rocky” and Stallone fan for years, I suggest watching the entire series. “Rocky V” is the weakest of the films. It’s essentially the “Karate Kid III” of the franchise, but the next and final movie “Rocky Balboa” aka “Rocky VI” makes up for it so much. I actually like the first movie the best, but a very close second is “Rocky Balboa”.
I like the first one and the 4th one)
Rocky V isn't bad, it just has to follow a series of legitimately great movies. If Rocky V was a movie of its own, I feel it wouldn't get the harsh judgment it gets, as its story works totally fine on its own.
And if its good without being a part of the franchise, then it is still good WITH being part of it.
@@k1productions87 agreed. I'm so sick of the hate part 5 gets. It's one of my faves.
@@PrimitiveFilmGroup I'm equally sick of people who think "It would have been perfectly fine if it wasn't named (insert franchise name here)" as if that is a valid criticism. If its perfectly fine on its own, then its also perfectly fine as part of the franchise. This goes for Rocky as well as Star Trek, James Bond, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, and so on
Wait, karate kid 3 is a great.
Sylvester Stallone said that Rocky isn't really a boxing movie, it's a love story. Also, you have to watch them all. You have to go the distance! 😉
Gazzo, the loan shark, turned out that he cared for Rocky. Gazzo is an underrated character in this film.
Burgess Meredith should have won an award for his performance as Micky. Throughout his appearances in the Rocky series of films there is always this genuine feeling of how much he cares. That one scene in the apartment where Micky offers to be Rocky's manager, the interaction between Stallone and Meredith is absolute acting brilliance.
Rocky is a great love story with boxing just as a backdrop. Rocky fought to go the distance to prove to himself he was worthy of Adrian’s love.
The closeup of Adrian sadly closing her eyes when Rocky got off the mat to take more abuse is my favorite moment.
So much to like about this movie. The more I see it the more I understand what a masterpiece it is. It's right up there with the best of them.
The actor who plays Mr. Gazzo, the loan shark who employs Rocky as a collector, is played by the late great Joe Spinell (1936-1989), whom was a close friend of Sylvester Stallone. Spinell actually gave Stallone cash out of his own pocket in real life when Sly Stallone was a struggling actor before the release of this film.
On Halloween night, a man opened his door to find a boy dressed like Rocky Balboa.
He gave the kid some candy and shut the door.
Ten minutes later, the doorbell rings and the same boy dressed in the same costume said, "Trick or treat."
The man asked, "Aren't you the same 'Rocky' that was here before?"
The kid said, "Nope, I'm the sequel and I'll be back 7 more times."
This is a classic!
There is a “Karate Kid” connection here with John Avildsen who directed this film and part 5, and Bill Conti who did the music for the “Karate Kid” films.
"You're The Best Around" was written for Rocky III.
Little note about the guy cutting Rocky's eye - That is absolutely not ever done in boxing, it was a misunderstanding on Stallone's part. A cut man is there to deal with cuts, gluing them shut and applying vaseline to prevent them. A cut like that above the eye will end the fight because the fighter won't be able to see.
Whenever I have described this movie, I never called it a "boxing movie", despite the fact that's what everyone else calls it. It is a movie about a boxer, but it is not about boxing.
I watched rocky back in 2018. Movie really inspired me to lose weight. Going the distance helped me break miles under my shoes. Such a good message of hope
Rocky is hands down one of the best characters ever written. I love the character and the films. 1&2 are absolutely phenomenal. 3 is good. 4 makes you feel like climbing a mountain. 5... I wish you could skip this but you have to watch it to see where the character goes. 6 is a solid "ending" to the Rocky series that fills in the major gaps 5 didn't have. Creed I&II are great films too!! There's a strong tie between those films and all 6 of the Rocky films. I love that you have finally come to Stallone's Rocky franchise!!
Agreed. Great summary 👍🏾
Creed II is a bad movie. I wish people just acept it.
@@juliocabral6949 not sure why, I liked it, but at the same time mostly because of Rocky.
IDK if you made an intentional pun or not.
Rocky 5 may be the weakest, but it still has a good story
The character Rocky Balboa is the kind of individual that built our great country!
too bad terrible people are destroying it for last 25yrs
Sly’s older brother Frank who is a singer in real life is the guy who sings for the street corner gang in the first 2 films, and as a disco singer in Rocky III. He also sang “Peace in Our Life” as the end credits song in Rambo: First Blood Part II.
TBR: "I don't know if I've ever seen a more inspirational montage."
Rocky 4: "Hold my beer."
As an 80's baby, it always brings a smile to my face, when I see younger generations genuinely enjoy the movies I grew up with. As a great fan of the Rocky and Karate Kid movies, I can't wait for your reactions to Rocky 2-5 and Rocky Balboa ("part 6"), as well the Cobra Kai series.
I would also recommend, Cobra, which is another Stallone movie, Bloodsport, Enter the Dragon, Lone Wolf McQuade and Cinderella Man.
11:25, fun fact: The turkey throw in the alley was done so many times, it tore the turkey up it had to be retide and Burt Young had to be careful eating it. You can get this in the DVD commentary with most of the stars talking about it while the movie is playing. When DVDs had extras to watch.
I love that the name of the musical track where apollo and rocky fight is called "go the distance." He never asked to win, he just wanted to see if he could take it and still come out standing.
The my house stinks part was improved. It's the kind of magical filmmaking you get when the writers are also talented enough to be the actors.
This is by far my favorite movie ever. It's unbelievably charming. I well up at that ending every single time. And Cuff and Link are still alive and well! Stallone took a photo with them recently. He still loves those turtles.
One of the greatest movies ever and one of the most lovable characters ever. Stallone was truly blessed when he wrote this.
Not just an all-time great sports movie. An all-time great movie ... period! Thank you for appreciating it.
I wish I had rocky's flirting skills. "Oh I can call your brother hold on AYO PAULY YOUR SISTER WIT ME ILL CALL U LATER"
Don't allow people to tell you not to watch Rocky V. It's part of the story, and should NOT be missed. It's always better to see it, and make up YOUR OWN mind if its worthwhile or not.
Sylvester Stallone was actually living in poverty and barely surviving before this movie. Not only did he star, but he also wrote the story, and he became a star from then on.
The raw eggs scene was taken straight from his real life. He didn't have a stove so he had eat his eggs raw.
There is so much humanity written into the character of Rocky. Viewers usually tend to dislike a character that is an enforcer. We all forgive him for that early on because we see his humanity again and again. Anyone who thinks Stallone wasn't a good writer should consider that.
“All I want to do is go the distance”…and he does. Perfection
This movie is a love story dressed up like a boxing moving. As Rocky and Adrian's relationship grows, they inspire each other to grow as people.
If you're going to do Rocky, you HAVE to do 1-6. They're all solid (5 is the weakest, but still has some great moments imo)....
I actually think 4 is worse than 5 (unpopular opinion). 4 was jingoistic and cartoony. 5 had a decent premise, just not great execution.
Rocky is about all those throwaway people you never think about. A failing boxer wannabe, a super shy plain Jane, a drunk factory worker that hates everything, a loanshark with a heart of gold, a trainer that never made it as a fighter or trainer, and others. You look at their lives and assume there is nothing to them. Many of them just never had even the glimmer of a chance to get out of their environment.
This movie is a love story, but it's also an inspirational story if you feel like the world is always kicking you in the teeth after it knocks you down.
Rocky was nominated for Best Picture along with Taxi Driver and Network.all great movies but Rocky was the kind that Oscar likes.it won a well deserved Academy award.
That monologue at 18:15 or so, I saw that in a book of scenes/monologues for acting students or auditions; it's that good.
And my favorite part is how they shot the (immediate) reconciliation from a distance, with no audio. It's a beautiful contrast.
Rocky might not have been the best movie that came out in the mid-70s (although I think it's critics have underrated it), but it was the movie that American needed at a pretty down time in its history.
It won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1976....wth are you talking about... underrated?
@@tektoniks_architects there are a fair number of critics who say that the Oscar was undeserved
Living in the inner city compromises a lot of people. Sometimes you end up doing things you wouldn’t normally do just to survive. But there is also this underlying strength to these people. Tensions run high when there is this much pressure to just get by. Many of these people were the best people I ever met. When I had nothing, it was not uncommon to have someone invite me to dinner, even when they really didn’t have that much themselves. Rocky epitomizes the heart of the underdog. It’s really quite beautiful
The Rocky franchise is my favorite of all time.
I have to recommend Cinderella Man (2005), a more incredible, and yet true, boxing story, set during the Great Depression, starring Russell Crowe, Renee Zelwegger, and Paul Giamatti.
Thumbs up even before seeing “Rocky” and “Cinderella Man” my favorite Boxing movies…excellent reactions like always…!!👊🏽🇲🇽
Cinderella man is a great movie
@@cheezebag Agreed…and based in a real life of James J. Braddock…excellent…!!!👊🏽
Agree 💯 %. Cinderella Man is awesome.
Fun note: The steady cam was invented for this movie. Before cameras had to be mounted on a rail system or vehicle. This is why you get the iconic stair run, fighting in the ring etc.... The camera man went on to create the company that creates all the video for sporting events. All of the overhead and odd angles are from his camera company.
Star Wars and Rocky were released 6 months apart, across 1976 and 1977 and had MASSIVE impacts on the film industry for their innovations.
Stallone's father is the bell man during the fight.
This film has one of the best messages. Give it your all and go the distance. Try as hard as you can. Even if you don't win you can be proud you did the absolute best you could. As long as you give it your all you can always hold your head high.
Butkus was Stallone's dog in real life and he adopted the turtles after the movie.
I think Rocky is first and foremost a love story and I can't think of too many I'd rank higher. It's about a boxer, not so much about boxing itself. Rocky deals with themes and lofty concepts that aren't terribly groundbreaking. The engine that actually drives the film is that it handles them so damn well. The fact that Rocky doesn't technically win the fight is somehow far more satisfying. He had the heart and resolve to go the distance regardless of the odds. He finds his soulmate in Adrian. How does all that stack up against actually winning the match? Rocky comes out the winner because he achieves the things in life that matter most.
The scene where Rocky gets his eye cut is hilarious. It literally looks like someone is squirting a ketchup packet on Sly's face.
Rocky is the ultimate good guy. This world really need a lot of Rockys.