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Rocky (1976)

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Reviews Counted: 43 Fresh: 40  Rotten:3 Average Rating: 8/10
 
Consensus: Predictable, but Stallone's script and performance brush aside complaints. This story of a down-on-his-luck boxer is thoroughly predictable, but Sylvester Stallone's script and stunning performance in the title role brush aside complaints. more
 
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Synopsis:
Director John G. Avildsen's ROCKY is the stand-up-and-cheer saga of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), an underdog boxer who gets his million-to-one shot at love, self-respect, and the world heavyweight title. Rocky is a down-on-his-luck Philadelphia southpaw who works at a... [More]
Director John G. Avildsen's ROCKY is the stand-up-and-cheer saga of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), an underdog boxer who gets his million-to-one shot at love, self-respect, and the world heavyweight title. Rocky is a down-on-his-luck Philadelphia southpaw who works at a meat-packing factory while fighting at a local club. He's given the chance of a lifetime when the world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), chooses him as an unlikely opponent in his championship bicentennial fight. What was originally planned as a publicity stunt becomes a chance for Rocky to prove himself as a prizefighter while training with his cantankerous manager, Mickey (Burgess Meredith), to rise to the challenge. Thrilling scenes of Rocky's arduous training, including his unforgettable run up the Philadelphia Art Museum steps, are interspersed with a sweet and touching love story between the fighter and his best friend's shy sister, Adrian (Talia Shire). With the love of Adrian on his side, Rocky struggles to overcome the odds, fighting with all his heart in the glorious and brutal finale. Shot with gritty realism on the mean streets of Philadelphia, ROCKY introduced a new American cinematic hero, spurred on by rollicking action sequences and a rousing soundtrack. A triumph for star and screenwriter Stallone, who himself came from nowhere to reach the top, ROCKY is crowd-pleasing entertainment at its finest. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers

Director: John G. Avildsen
Producer: Richard Chartoff, Irwin Winkler
Screenwriter: Sylvester Stallone
Composer: Bill Conti

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Jan 22, 2008

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A great example of underdog sports cinema.

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02/20/08 11:47 AM
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This is really Sly's movie as he slugs his way through a heartfelt performance and delivers some cracking punches, both literally and emotionally.

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02/20/08 11:46 AM
Adam Smith
Empire Magazine
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Rocky retains its power to enthrall ... a quieter movie than some may remember.... It's worth seeing again, for what it was, before it was betrayed by it's less intelligent, testosterone-soaked progeny.

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01/15/08 08:23 AM
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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A dunce who can fight with a contagious likability: Now that's American.

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11/12/07 01:27 PM
Chris Cabin
Filmcritic.com
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08/11/07 04:09 AM
Dana Stevens
Slate
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Marty like romance tale with boxing gloves.

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12/26/06 06:16 PM
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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Better films have been made about the world of sports, but for many Rocky is the sports movie.

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12/13/06 08:01 PM
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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I wanted to like it more than I did, but it'll do.

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12/13/06 08:00 PM
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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A paint-by-numbers inspirational sports film.

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12/13/06 06:13 AM
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy
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...there's simply no denying the film's overall effectiveness...

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12/06/06 12:27 PM
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
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A "guy movie" mega-classic that's really gotten better with age.

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12/06/06 07:44 AM
Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com
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An extremely old-fashioned, if also intermittently enjoyable, sports drama that mixes elements of Marty as well as numerous prize-fighting pictures like The Cahamp, Golden Boy, and Somebody Up There Like Me.

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07/25/06 04:57 PM
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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Rocky is an old-fashioned fairytale brilliantly revamped to chime in with the depressed mood of the '70s.

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06/24/06 03:53 AM
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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Easily the best underdog movie ever made!

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06/02/06 03:15 AM
JoBlo
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05/29/06 01:41 PM
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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Suffers from age somewhat, somewhat like Mr. Balboa himself theses days, but still wallops.

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03/31/06 09:35 AM
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com
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It's sometimes hard to remember what a great film the original Rocky is because its reputation has been hurt by too many unnecessary sequels.

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02/18/06 09:05 PM
Chuck O'Leary
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06/29/05 11:22 AM
Emanuel Levy
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05/20/05 05:24 PM
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals
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The screenplay of Rocky is purest Hollywood make-believe of the 1930's, but there would be nothing wrong with that, had the film been executed with any verve.

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05/09/05 03:16 AM
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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