Reacting to ROCKY (1976) | Movie Reaction

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Reacting to ROCKY (1976) | Movie Reaction

[@Mrvictorfernandes]

The fact that Rocky is a character-driven drama/love story disguised as a sports movie is what makes this a resonant gem of a film.

[@konowd]

Rocky is actually a smaller, personal film that became a phenomenon, practically out of nowhere. People wanted more upbeat films at the time after Watergate and Vietnam, and Rocky was the underdog everyone wanted to root for

[@thePouncingPurplePanther]

Exactly! Written by Sly Stallone. He's an underrated genius.

[@DpadProductions]

Nah its because its good

[@stevealford230]

The actual reason everyone loves it is because for the first time in sports movie history, the hero LOST. But he gave it his all and was happy and earned respect, so it resonated with regular people in a way that the thousands of "underdog wins it all" movies didn't. And the fact that he lost the first one is why people bought in the every ridiculous level-up in the sequels: because the fanbase had already fully identified with him in a way they just didn't do with the protagonists of other attempted franchises that performed worse with each sequel. Sly did essentially the same thing with First Blood, making Rambo go through hell and in the end he didn't exactly "win," even though he got the bad guy. At best, he had a Pyrrhic Victory and not a happy ending. That was Sly's true genius as a writer.

[@stevealford230]

@@DpadProductions That's the biggest reason WHY it's good. Take that ending away and there are plenty of better love stories and better dramas, better underdog stories, better sports movies, with better cinematography, better pacing, better dialogue, and better everything... but when the Decision is being read and instead of focusing on it like every other movie would do, the hero ignores it and focuses on finding Adrian, and finds his love as they announce that he lost... and he doesn't care... it's the thing that you THOUGHT was the point of the movie, getting the big break and having the title fight, it's what every other underdog movie would be making the central focus of the end... but this movie just disregards it and pays no attention to it as the hero loses, which makes the love story and just doing your best become the surprise stealth focus of the ending as it disregards losing the fight, and THAT is why it resonates with people and they love the movie. Most don't even realize that that's why it resonates with them, but it is, because the overwhelming majority of people DON'T win when they get a big shot at something, so when the hero loses but ignores it and focuses on his loved one and knows he did his best, it makes people love him and see aspects of themselves in him, to see how they would like to be realistically, because they cannot see themselves in the underdogs who win Olympic gold medals or world titles... but they do see themselves in the underdog that tried his best and lost but looked past it to focus on the personal love in his life.

[@Eowyn187]

This isn't slow. It sounds like you were expecting a full-on action movie. This movie runs much deeper. It's not supposed to be full of thrills... It's supposed to touch the heart and leave you feeling inspired. Lifted up.

[@KrazyKat007]

Every movie made before the 1980s seems slow to the kids nowadays

[@cesarnarro6013]

I remember movies in the 70's didn't always have happy endings

[@stangsswang8355]

RIGHT?

[@derrickgibson3240]

Rocky is slow, but the problem is people always have this perception that slow automatically equals boring, which isn't the case. Slow can be interesting at the same time, Rocky is the perfect example of that.

[@Hank..]

It definitely feels slow if you were expecting a fast-paced boxing movie, rather than a drama about a boxer. I definitely didn't appreciate how good it was the first time I saw it. I enjoyed it SO much more the second time I saw it and went in with a different mindset.

[@jeffthompson9622]

He didn't cut Rocky's eye. He cut the swollen tissue around the eye to drain it so he could see.

[@kevinmoore2929]

The damage to Rocky's eyes will be an important thing to remember as you get deeper into his story.

[@DavpaCoX]

“Back in the day” boxers would get “cut” to drain the blood in a swollen eye. It is very illegal in boxing. That is why you see the trainers looking around nervously before they cut Rocky. A Ref would and could call a fight to end if they felt the boxer was too injured or couldn’t see due to swelling, hence the cutting to drain blood.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@kevinmoore2929 Why would you put that spoiler in here for Dawn to see??? smh

[@scottwilson3741]

​​@@Cosmo-KramerThat's not a huge spoiler. It's not like he told her Eye of the Tiger doesn't come til pt 3. Oops 😬

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@scottwilson3741 It's a spoiler, and totally unnecessary for you to tell her. You're just a typical nerd with diarrhea of the mouth. smfh

[@philmakris8507]

Rocky Marciano was a boxer in the 1930's and 1940's. And Rocky Balboa's hero and inspiration.

[@hobbes305]

And Marciano was the only Heavyweight Champion to ever retire with an undefeated record.

[@KrazyKat007]

The inspiration for the movie character Rocky is the real life boxer, Chuck Wepner

[@stephenmalloy88]

Marciano was champion in the 1950’s.

[@glen1ster]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Marciano

[@joelwillems4081]

@@KrazyKat007 The inspiration for the under-dog fight was Chuck Wepner's fight against Ali. Nothing else is based on the guy. Wepner isn't Italian, isn't from Philly, actually had some success so not as big of an underdog, didn't work for a loan shark, was never that poor, had a different boxing style, only knocked down Ali by stepping on his foot, and lost his fight by TKO. Wepner's been coasting on that for decades after spending all his earnings on drugs. Stallone even paid him out of court for "inspiring" the Rocky story, which isn't a thing you can sue over. You didn't see Ali or his people sue anyone. The guy was a pretty good boxer once but that's all. Besides the underdog tale, Marciano was a far more inspiration for the character. Sorry for the rant. Not your fault.

[@edwardchristensen414]

The entire Rocky saga is a history about life with its ups and downs, never back down and love... All wrapped in a giftbox full of boxing.

[@blackpowder99]

Baby girl back then.There was only Converse

[@tarmaque]

Well, mostly. Nike had just arrived on the scene about then, but Rocky wouldn't have had access to them. Likely he wouldn't even have known about them. There were other brands besides Converse as well, but they weren't any better. I remember having "Tenner-shoes" as a kid in the mid 70's that were an off-brand Converse, and you could get various other athletic shoes. Like football shoes with cleats and so forth. My Dad was a high school wrestling coach at the time, and so we had wrestling shoes around the place. However they weren't much different from high top Chuck Taylors back then.

[@TylerD288]

Ah Converse! All the cushion of a thin piece of cardboard!

[@rtwbikerider]

In the Fall of 1975 my high school football team had the opportunity to play twice on the horrible Astroturf in Philadelphia’s Veterans Stadium. The standard molded plastic cleats that we all wore would not work on the Astroturf, so we had to buy sneakers (trainers) before the game. Many of us bought ASICS Tigers. I think that one of our receivers bought the waffle-bottom Nike sneakers. So, there were a few choices back then. For such a low-budget movie, they must have spent some money on the score and the Steadicam camera. I believe that this was only the third film to make use of the Steadicam. It made the Art Museum steps scene as iconic as it still is. It is now obligatory for tourists in Philadelphia to run up those steps a la Rocky.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

Nonsense, Adidas were huge in '76 when this film was made. Chucks were inexpensive, and Rocky was poor, that's why he wore them. (Of course Chucks were widely popular not just because of their budget price-tag, but also because they were cool-looking, so plenty of middle-class kids whose parents could afford the pricier Adidas and Nikes, got Chucks anyway.)

[@realBkay]

Puma’s were available too.

[@JaRyCu]

15:17 Dawn Marie: "You can't live off of donuts and cupcakes!" Me: I feel personally attacked by that statement.

[@Richardplunkett-kq1mo]

You can look at the guy and see that he obviously hasn't been living off of donuts and cupcakes Lol.

[@tarmaque]

Not a boxing movie. It's a love story.

[@user-nt8lq4rp3z]

As well as a story about the triumph of the human spirit!

[@Billinois78]

People keep saying that, but it's incorrect. It's an underdog movie that has love and boxing. Rocky is an underdog in and out of the ring.

[@benrast1755]

1 - Eye of the Tiger is from Rocky III. 2 - Stallone said this is primarily a love story, not a sports movie. 3 - The dog - Butkus - was Stallone’s dog in real life. Before this movie, he was broke, living in his car, couldn’t afford to feed Butkus and had to give him up. First thing he did with his pay for this was to buy Butkus back.

[@bjo0c2]

Cuff and Link are also his real life pet turtles lol

[@TylerD288]

@@bjo0c2 no, but that story makes its way around these comment sections.

[@B-a-t-m-a-n]

@@TylerD288 I don't know your source, but I got this from his Instagram account.

[@jawbone78]

@@TylerD288 I thought it was true also so I looked it up - turns out that idea was based on a picture he took with them a couple of years ago. Turtles live a long time, and he reunited with them briefly for a picture and it seems like it spread from there that he owned them, but apparently they've been in the same pet shop their whole lives.

[@troyhickman4904]

If you decide to start boxing, I think your knockout punch should be called "the Crack of Dawn"...

[@AFMountaineer2000]

That made me laugh

[@disposablehero4911]

Her nickname though, A)The Blonde Bomber B)The Scottish Rocket C)Dawn the Destroyer

[@gawainethefirst]

D) The Layout Lassie

[@adamscott7354]

The Bloody Dawn Marie...

[@oaktree1628]

that's a good stripper name too

[@DanKetchum007]

His eyelids were swollen shut, so they cut the eyelids (not the eyes) to release the pressure so he could see. It's a real thing.

[@tntcyclespdx640]

for a 48 year old movie, it really holds up.

[@robertanderson6929]

Women always love Rocky because it is one of the greatest love stories ever told. And hats off to Talia Shire. Her portrayal of Adriene is nothing less than phenomenal. As the franchise continues she goes from a women who you are not sure can even speak to the pillar of strength from which Rocky draws his own strength.

[@MrKeychange]

Not always apparently haha

[@jdeamaral]

I am an old man. Dawn Marie has just uploaded one of the best Love Stories that Hollywood produced. I love this movie....I hope she sees that this is just a great Love Story with a bit of boxing in it.

[@thundernels]

We can watch and find out

[@Barovian20]

@@RockBrentwood Oh so now we're gatekeeping age? God the internet was a mistake.

[@jdeamaral]

@@RockBrentwood You were pretty spot on with my age. I started making noises when I get up. Sometimes, I even take naps. I don't care about Tic tak or taking pictures of my food.

[@dogsoldiertoo1099]

@@RockBrentwood I'm 70 and if you try to "peg" me you'll lose an external organ.

[@Bill_the_curious]

@@RockBrentwood "scarf our turf." heheh, I don't even know for sure what that means yet. Perhaps being active duty during Vietnam put a different light on things.

[@TenTonNuke]

If you watch shows and movies from the 70s, you'll notice that they're not afraid of long silences. Whereas today, they'll jump cut between action-packed scenes because they're afraid of losing the audience. They used to let the audience sit in the awkwardness, letting them observe little eye movements and real human dialogue. If the birdcage scene was shot today, Rocky would have been too confident, Adrian would have been shy, but in a sexual way, and somewhere outside, a car would have exploded to keep the audience from getting bored.

[@kellymoses8566]

Part of the reason is that editing was just slower and harder back then so they didn't cut every 3 seconds like today.

[@MrGBH]

What I love about this movie is that all of the characters are in absolutely pathetic circumstances that they all clearly hate, including Rocky. But where everybody else copes by lashing out and being angry, Rocky doesn't. Despite being a boxer, whom you'd expect to be the most violent, Rocky never so much as holds a grudge against the people who've legitimately wronged him

[@josephD32]

Him being a boxer might give him the outlet he needs to let out that anger.

[@masonfreeman5176]

I showed Rocky 1 to Rocky Balboa to my girlfriend for the first time a few years ago, she laughed cried and shouted at the TV throughout the series. Until this day she still says it's best film series she has ever seen.

[@sumelar]

Hope you haven't been skipping Creed, they're amazing.

[@MrGpschmidt]

It's not boring - it's a character driven film with one of cinema's greatest love stories. Trust me if you continue to watch the franchise you'll see this.

[@speleokeir]

The start is pretty slow, she's right. The second half is much better.

[@tjtenser7828]

@@speleokeir Its called developing the world and the characters. Movies actually used to do that back in the day to make us care more.

[@derrickgibson3240]

@@speleokeir Slow doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad thing if an interesting story is being told.

[@BrutalMiller1]

People these days are use to 10 second tic toks not culture.

[@bartUsiek10]

@@speleokeir Sine when slow=bad?

[@christopherferrarelli2262]

Because you wondered about the fight between Rocky and Apollo: - It was a scheduled 15-round fight. It is why Rocky wanted to "go the distance"; meaning go all 15 rounds against Apollo, which no one had ever done. - The end result was a split decision. Whenever a fight goes 15 rounds without a knockout, it goes to three judges. Two of the judges scored the fight won by Apollo, but one scored the fight won by Rocky. If you listen closely as Rocky and Adrian tell each other they love each other, you can hear the ring announcer say "still the heavyweight champion of the world, Apollo Creed". - The inspiration of the film was a fight between Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner. In that fight, Wepner went "the distance" against without a doubt the greatest of all time. Stallone saw this fight as the basis for the movie. If you decide to continue on with the Rocky franchise, once you get to Rocky III (1982), you'll hear "Eye of the Tiger". Love your reaction, Miss Dawn Marie.

[@neillenet291]

Wepner didn't knock out Ali. It was Ali that knocked Wepner out in the 15th round.

[@christopherferrarelli2262]

@@neillenet291 Check back for the edit...

[@donaldjackson1490]

I remember listening to the Ali-Wepner fight on the radio. I grew up East of Cleveland where the fight was held…and was excited because I was a big Ali fan…and I got a chance to meet Ali and shake his hand at the Jefferson State Fair, he was training out East of Cleveland before the fight…a very fond memory

[@craigoconnor6662]

What he said.

[@Dougyjnx]

Hey, I'm glad that you made your comment. Too many people do not know that this was inspired by Chuck Wepner. Have you had a chance to watch the movie " Chuck" if I remember correctly. It's actually a good movie about Chuck Wepner. I think you'd appreciate it. I personally don't like the Rocky movies because they are Too Fake and I'm, like you are a True Boxing Fan. (even done a few rnds myself, sparring naturally). Anyway my point being is perhaps one of the best Boxing movies is "The Fighter" it's based on Mickey Ward as you know was a Real Fighter. Anyway check it out Bro and Peace be with you and yours. 🤔😐🤫

[@georgekleinfelter7041]

This generation just doesn't have the attention span for 1970s-style character studies. They regard such films as "boring." The whole reason we care about the fight at the end as much as we do is because of how much attention was paid to Rocky's life and relationships beforehand. Very unfortunate that it's come to this but, with smartphones, Windows, and the way modern movies are constructed, I guess it was inevitable that this would happen.

[@mike-mz6yz]

i dont think thats fair. If you go into a movie expecting a comedy and get a drama (ie the truman show) it makes sense you would be let down at first. Then once you realize what it is and go back to watch it again you realize its pretty good. Similar thing with this, you expect an action movie about a boxer and get a love story about a guy who happens to be a boxer it makes sense to be caught off guard.

[@georgekleinfelter7041]

@@mike-mz6yz Happens to lots of reactors. They always say that about "Rocky." Most, however, don't arrive at the conclusion that the movie was therefore boring. Among those few who do, though, they all seem to belong to a certain generation. It's not really their fault: older generations created the circumstances that that generation lives in today. Older generations (which includes mine) squandered the artistic legacy we were bequeathed (and several other crucial legacies, as well).

[@mike-mz6yz]

@@georgekleinfelter7041 I think thats true to a large degree, I'm part of that middle generation that remembers a world where if you missed an episode of your favorite show you just never saw what happened, but by the time i was in college streaming was starting. So I can kind of relate to both. Still i give reactors the benefit of the doubt. It has to be hard to draw an accurate opinion after just one distracted viewing.

[@pooyan17]

In my day Cole slaw was called liberty cabbage

[@TylerD288]

@@mike-mz6yz STOP HAVING EXPECTATIONS! I'm serious. You will only disappoint yourself.

[@shainewhite2781]

Winner of 3: Oscars including Best Picture.

[@jeandonaghue2150]

Must have been here I heard it lol

[@MoMoMyPup10]

Which is just as insane as Rocky's performance against Creed, as well as Stallone's life story and how he got this movie made. Stallone becoming a movie star is more improbable than Rocky becoming Heavyweight champion

[@emmitbrown5631]

Rocky 1 & 2 are love stories. Rocky III is eye of the tiger.

[@cliveklg7739]

Best picture, best director, best screen play, best editing, best audio, best song/soundtrack.

[@jeffrogers2180]

He's not "on the spectrum", he's shy and kind and not terribly bright.

[@jeffrogers2180]

@TE-LE-GRAM-DawnMarie.X nobody is going to fall for that.

[@347Jimmy]

He has been punched in the head thousands of times. Acquired brain injury affects a lot of boxers

[@IDLERACER]

🥊 In the U.S, "South-Paw" is a common nickname for anybody who is left-handed. Over here, Paul McCartney is also known as a "South-Paw." 😎👍

[@James_Loveless]

The two turtles Link & Cuff he was feeding in the Fish bowl Sylvester Stallone still has them today

[@TylerD288]

Nope, and stop spreading this lie please.

[@thewonkyembouchure]

The turtles were returned to the pet store after filming, and the owner's nephew cared for them until at least 2006. After that, it's unclear. Stallone was photographed with them in 2019, leading some to claim he owns them-a leap in logic! Being photographed with something doesn’t imply ownership. I have a photo in front of the Eiffel Tower; it doesn't mean I own it.

[@bobschenkel7921]

The word SOUTHPAW denotes a left handed person, in sports, including Boxing and Baseball, even American Football. He ate the eggs raw to get the pure protein, just be sure the eggs are from a good source.

[@jmo3457]

$40 in 1976 dollars is worth about $220 today. The Blonde Dread from Peterhead They didn’t cut his eye open. They cut his eyelid to relieve the pressure because it was so swollen he couldn’t open his eye, even just a slit to see. Yes, southpaw. They stand with the dominant hand and side slightly away from the opponent. Jabs are with the non dominant hand (closer to the opponent) for fast poking punches “jabs”. The power punch comes from your dominant hand which is further back. Being a lefty makes it tough for the opponent because both their jab hands are on the same side which the right hander isn’t used to.

[@SteveMHN]

Rocky Marciano was an undefeated champion in the early 50's with 43 knock outs, 6 decisions and 0 losses.

[@calm713]

Rocky Balboa, the only boxer who didn't know how to guard his face.

[@cruesome1971]

Rocky 2, 3, and 4 will live up to your expectations. Guaranteed. The song Eye Of The Tiger is from Rocky 3.

[@robertbunting3117]

'Rocky' isn't so much a movie about boxing as it is a movie about two really awkward people falling in love with a little boxing thrown in to keep the guys interested.

[@josephtingley654]

Rocky is not a boxing movie, it's a love story about a boxer, who just happens to be the most humble human being you've ever seen.

[@jamespfp]

27:35 -- RE: "Why did they cut his eye?!?!"; A: Because the flesh on the outside of his ocular orbit had been bruised so badly, it was starting to swell up very badly which forced his eye to close, which half blinded him. To stop the swelling without taping an ice-pack to it, the quick and dirty solution is to cut the bruised and swollen parts to release the pooled blood, which should allow him to open his eye again. Bruising is a type of hemorrhage, AKA internal bleeding. Ideally, they'll disinfect the cut and use the special hooked bandages to keep their cut closed, perhaps slapping some Vaseline on the outside of all of that just to be sure. There wouldn't be time or need to suture it shut.

[@MaBer-67391]

Adriane was played by Talia Shire, who was also Connie in The Godfather.

[@donaldgilbert6739]

This is a love story with boxing in it! Adrian is the heart and soul of all the Rocky movies!

[@dynamodan8216]

You see Stallone and think it's just some muscle dude starring in a muscle movie. When actually he wrote the movie and was kind of great at it.

[@D.D.-ud9zt]

He was great in it. The studios didn't want him to star in it and finally offered him 350k to sell off his script. Stallone's story is the American dream in that he had the luck/talent to both write the screenplay and get it accepted. The part where he really succeeded was being stubborn and not just taking the money and insisting on being the star. They only gave him 35k, cut the budget and he still made it work.

[@mikegaskin3196]

I remember watching this in middle school and being upset that Rocky lost, but watching it later and hearing that Rocky just wanted to "go the distance" against Apollo, I realized that he fulfilled his dream.

[@SDA0271]

Rocky didn’t win the fight, but he won in the end. He went the distance with Creed and got the girl in the end.

[@JayStar-yj9pu]

Fun fact: Apollo was throwing to the crowd, Bicentennial coins. 200th bday...1776-1976

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

At the time, it believed that raw eggs were more digestible than cooked eggs. The fact is that eggs are 100% digestible even if cooked.

[@adamscott7354]

I think its also about maxing out the protein yield both for being uncooked and how its metabolized much more directly.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

I'm surprised Dawn doesn't know that heat (cooking) destroys nutrients.

[@johneastwood3039]

Bodybuilders used to insist on eating eggs raw. The belief was that cooking them killed a lot of their goodness.

[@347Jimmy]

Saves time too

[@charactersmoreorthree]

Rocky is a personal growth/romance movie with boxing in it, not a boxing movie. That throws people off when they first watch it after hearing the hype.

[@petersonchan9250]

The dog, Butkus, was Sylvester Stallone's dog in real life, and adopted the turtles, Cuff and Link after filming😊. 👁-🐅 ...it's like expecting to see Ewoks in the first Star Wars (episode 4) Lol. That happens often when we are saturated by clips and memes spanning an entire franchise, then expect to see ALL of them in the first film😆.

[@ChrisAdamscomedy]

Your boxing name could be “The Blonde Bomber”

[@johannesvalterdivizzini1523]

Not "Dawn Thunder"?

[@davewhitmore1958]

The Scottish Sensation!

[@zzzzzzzzzzzk]

The Crack o' Dawn!

[@roberthunter4884]

The current female champ is already named the Blonde Bomber

[@dondevice8182]

Of course, you can open his eyes. That’s why he’s cut man was here with the ice and why they punctured the swelling!

[@aaronleffew9593]

The movie is about the journey, the fight at the end is just the cherry on top. He just wanted to go the distance.

[@philmullineaux5405]

RIP to the great Carl Weathers, Apollo Creed! 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! Watch 1-4, u can skip 5, then finish the Rocky series, then start with the Creed series!

[@Bill_the_curious]

Carl Weathers crossed into the universe of Arnold in the movie Predator.

[@goldean5974]

Stallone based Rocky on two real people: Chuck Wepner, who worked liquor retail full time and boxed part time, and in 1975 got his chance to fight Muhammad Ali in a much-publicized championship fight, going nearly all 15 rounds with him…and Rocky Marciano, who was a legendary heavyweight who retired completely undefeated in his entire professional boxing career.

[@wyldhowl2821]

Perhaps also George Chuvalo. 2 fights against Ali, went the distance both time (but lost on points). Rocky the character was definitely named after Marciano.

[@brianlafrazia8237]

The build up and character building for the first 3/4 of the movie IS THE REASON WHY we love the emotional release at the end. Rocky is a love story, not a boxing movie, as Stallone himself said.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

24:40 "He's a good bit _bigger_ than him." Apollo has trained for speed and power. One gets the impression it's _been_ a while since someone he's gotten in the ring with has been able to last more than three rounds with him, so he has focused on developing his ability to deal a lot of damage in a relatively short time. Muscles conditioned for speed, strength and power all rely on fast-twitch muscle which tends to be a little bulkier. But Rocky has trained for endurance, and muscle conditioned to be more resistant to fatigue relies on _slow-twitch_ muscle which tends to be leaner. Rocky knows, if he can withstand the ferocity of the first three rounds, Apollo will tire out and then it will be a lot easier for Rocky to go the distance with him.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

Rocky doesn't have learning difficulties or anything, its a combination of him being poor, not having a good education, and a few dings to the head through boxing

[@mustlearnmore4884]

Now watch Rocky II, III and IV for more magic. Part I is definitely the grittiest, but each successive sequel gets increasingly bigger in scope and more 'fun'. You'll LOVE the sequels. Also, part of the reason for Rocky doing so well in this fight is that Apollo didn't take Rocky seriously enough. Rocky was training hard, whereas Apollo was so overly confident that he just focussed on promotion. This is addressed in part II, where both men are under much more pressure to win.

[@oldgeezer3324]

The dog 'Butkus' was really Stallones personal dog. Rocky Marciano, pronounced (Mar-see-on-O) is the only heavyweight boxer in US history that was undefeated.

[@4yaears]

You have to understand how old this film is. Back then there was real poverty, not even a telephone in many homes. And no one had ever heard the word “autism” then so he certainly isn’t autistic. He’s just a little what’s referred to as “punchy”. When you’ve been hit that many times in the head it causes a little slowing of the mental facilities. And the Eye of the Tiger hadn’t even been written yet. It arrives in part III. Also proper trainers didn’t really exist. And music wasn’t as big a part of boxers entrances. The next Rocky is even better and has the famous steps scene with a crowd you’re thinking of. You have to carry on the series.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

Why would you give her that spoiler about the steps, what's the matter with you??? smfh

[@4yaears]

@@Cosmo-Kramerlol it’s not a spoiler, she’s seen the clip before. She was disappointed it wasn’t the one she thought in this.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@4yaears Why'd you feel the need to tell her which movie it's in?? Just let the girl watch the movies and be surprised. smh

[@D.D.-ud9zt]

That is very true. People idealize the seventies and eighties and I get it, because I grew up then, but there was more equality. Very few super rich people and the poor were extremely so. Maybe we are headed back that way with the poor... But people lived in housing that would be knocked down today and drove cars literally with duct tape around the body. If you could get a decent factory job that was fine, but recessions were frequent back then and if you were a newbie you could quickly find your 8 dollar an hour job gone. Wait for the economy to come back. It's looking to get worse now, but it was really no great shakes for the working man then either. Now I can't speak for the fifties, sixties or early seventies as that predates my knowledge but I remember how we lived back then and the pollution too, it was no picnic.

[@WinterOnTheWeb]

Everyone thinks Rocky is a wild action film about boxing. It's really a mood piece about love and loneliness and the human condition through the eyes of a boxer... Rocky 2 is more what you were expecting (and I think that's where your get "eye of the tiger" too...) Each one as you go one becomes more theatre and drama (and I think that's what Stallone intended because it makes a point about the whole boxing industry)

[@derrickgibson3240]

While I'm bummed that you weren't over the moon about Rocky I do appreciate your honesty. Not many reactors are willing to say that a movie is boring, at risk of losing subscribers. Most reactors care more about being loved by everyone, so they'll say anything good about a movie even if they don't mean it.

[@innercircle341]

She was only honest about being upset coz the movie wasnt what she was expecting. She cant conceive of just watching and appreciating the art in front of her Piss poor imo

[@joefrog91]

I cry at the end of this movie every time I watch it. The music and Rocky yelling for Adrian gets me everytime.

[@leif712009]

I’ve never seen someone laugh that much during Rocky, I found myself laughing along 😂😂😂 I’m glad you enjoyed the movie, I hope you continue as (in my opinion) it gets even better.

[@orangeandblackattack]

Rocky Marciano was a real boxer who retired undefeated. The only heavyweight champion to do so. He hit people so hard they forgot their own name. It was like bricks in his gloves. He was Rocky Balboa's hero in boxing.

[@johneastwood3039]

He also took Marciano's slugger style I would think.

[@toxicrevenuegaming9415]

He is Rocky Balboa. The poster is Rocky Marciano, an actual famous boxer.

[@jamielandis4308]

This movie was huge when it came out. We all adored Talia Shire in this movie. Rocky crying Adrian’s name at the end is one of 70’s cinema’s most iconic moments. “Gonna Fly Now,” is Rocky’s song. “Eye of The Tiger,” is in “Rocky III.” A South Paw is a left-handed person. Nobody likes to fight a south paw because most fighters are used to fighting right-handed opponents. FYI, eggs don’t contain salmonella; the salmonella is often on the egg shell and gets transferred to eggs if they aren’t washed and cooked properly. Your moniker could be “The Scottish Tart-Anne.

[@Billinois78]

People keep incorrectly saying "It's not a boxing movie, it's a love story". No. It's an underdog story. Inside and outside of the ring, Rocky is an underdog going through hard times, getting overlooked, being lonely, etc. It's an underdog story that has love and boxing.

[@jestbone89]

Eye of the tiger is in third one. Gonna fly now is the original Rocky song.

[@maximillianosaben]

Great franchise to get sucked into! Dawn is going to love Rocky's unintentional humor (the character I mean, specifically).

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

his buddy loanshark was funny, I remember it different but don't think I seen anyone catch it it's like Rocky just said something that's how the guy knows but nobody brings it up "you don't think I hear things?" he just heard it from Rock two seconds ago and Rocky forgot lol One of the rare reactions where they didn't think that shark was gonna scam him or make him throw the fight or do something else bad.

[@mattp.3949]

Trivia: the actor who plays the mobster loan shark Gazzo who employs Rocky as a collector was played by the late great Joe Spinell (1936-1989) a famous New York City-born character actor who acted in many film roles in Hollywood and the independent film industry. He played "heavies" or bad guys in many films; thugs, seedy gang leaders, criminals, mobsters, dirty cops, racists, serial killers, etc. He was a good friend of Sylvester Stallone who helped him out during his early career when Stallone was a near-starving actor.

[@NigelIncubatorJones]

The Rocky Theme is some of the best inspirational sports music ever. The song was huge that year. Coaches of our little league football team played it loud at practice to inspire us.

[@mikesitter5209]

In so happy for you getting into this series. The 6th one will change your life.

[@JayStar-yj9pu]

She heard "Pound raw meat!" and loves Rocky 💗 😂

[@billtisch3698]

You have no choice, Dawn, about your fighter name! You're the HOT SCOT! She sizzles! She will roast you! Try to fight her and you're TOAST!!! FRIED!! SAUTEED!! PUT YOU ON THE SPIT AND BRING IN THE SAUCE!!! You have to understand something about this movie and about America in 1975. America was depressed in 1975. We had just lost the first war in our history. Our President had resigned in disgrace. Our glorious Apollo moon program was over with no future in sight. We needed a hero and at just the right moment - ROCKY appeared. Someone we could all get behind. Someone we could all cheer for! He single handedly lifted the nation up and made us feel like champions again. THAT's what Rocky was all about!

[@ChrisReise]

27:35 Rocky said "I can't see nothing, I gotta open my eye. Cut me, Mick, cut me." And then Rocky's medical guy took a razor and cut his eyelid to reduce the swelling so Rocky could open his right eye.

[@ScrappyForever]

I think it’s great that you’re doing this, and I really hope you watch all the Rocky movies 😊

[@pricemoore2022]

Awesome reaction of my favorite Rocky movie!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@SpaceTed]

People often assume it is a traditional sports movie when, in fact, it is a love story with some sports elements.

[@stevieb3077]

"That can be your first workout. Clean your whole house." 😆

[@Kevonutube303]

This is going to be so much fun!!!! 1,2,3,4 just to get her started🥊

[@parrothd007]

Look into the making of this movie. It’s more inspirational than the movie itself. It’s an amazing story.

[@keithdean9149]

Rocky Marciano was the only boxer to retire undefeated as the Heavyweight Champion with a record of 49-0. Eye of the Tiger is in Rocky 3.

[@christophercraig9045]

Rocky is an American film classic. “In 2006, the Library of Congress selected Rocky for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[4][5] The first sequel in the series, Rocky II, was released in 1979.”

[@bobschenkel7921]

Very early in his acting career, even before "The Lords Of Flatbush" with co-star Henry Winkler, Sylvester Stallone did a very low budget soft porn movie, where his character was named "The Italian Stallion". The true origin of his ring name. Just so you know.

[@Johnsrage]

The "adult film" he made before he was famous was renamed AFTER Rocky was released. Back then actors didn't want that kind of publicity. Another legitimate film he made before Rocky was Woody Allen's "Bananas" where he plays a thug on the subway.

[@matthewdunham1689]

Dawn "BRAVEHEART" Marie! ❤

[@davewhitmore1958]

The Bonny Boxing Lass!

[@BillySixSpeed]

Burt Young, who played Paulie in the Rocky franchise, was actually trained by Cus D'Amato (who trained Floyd Patterson and Mike Tyson) and went 17-0 as a professional. According to Wikipedia: Young served a tour of duty in the United States Marine Corps from 1957 to 1959. While in the Marine Corps, he won 32 of 34 boxing bouts. He later turned pro and compiled a 17-0 record under three different aliases. His manager was Cus D'Amato. 🇺🇸🥊

[@quixote6942]

The Dog Adrian gave Rocky was Sylvester Stallone's actual Dog! Sylvester was so broke at the time, he had to sell Butkus. With his first Paycheck, he went back and bought his buddie back (at a HIGHLY inflated price).

[@AW11-e4h]

You’re gonna love them all ✌️

[@matthewdunham1689]

Cut me, Mick was an old-time tactic down in the old days to release the swelling so the fighter could see and finish the fight. Obviously it's illegal now. People think Rocky is about boxing when it's really a love story. Can you tell I love this movie?

[@tubekulose]

Why is it obviously illegal?

[@ploppill34]

I love how she nails Rocky's whole approach to his boxing style in the 1st minute

[@apb672]

You're not underwhelmed...You're just waiting for the Rocky 4 raining scene. Stay the course.

[@OhArchie]

"Anyone can sing..." Disproved daily by karaoke. And my MIL.

[@tarmaque]

I can't sing, but I have played Trombone in many jazz bands for years. Proof positive that I'm not in any way musical.

[@chocomog9567]

2 things...those turtles (as of a few years ago) where still alive (and to my knowledge still are)....the dog was Stallone's real dog that he sold to help fund the move and bought back later....if I got that about the dog wrong someone correct me

[@dennislopez1272]

You got it right. He sold Butkus and then bought him back. Also, cuff and link are still alive. They'll more than likely outlive Stallone.

[@michaelwhite6740]

He might have sold his dog but I doubt that would've been enough to fund a movie

[@dennislopez1272]

@@michaelwhite6740 Not to fund the movie. He was just broke. He got like 25 bucks for him.

[@chocomog9567]

@@dennislopez1272 thanks...I appreciate you following up...I care about correct not right and was questioning myself a little

[@philmullineaux5405]

It's a love story. Period. Boxing is the backdrop, and brings the characters together! In bare knuckle days, rounds were indefinite. Guys would fight 70-80 rounds, until a guy just couldn't get up! When gloves were invented, rounds began to drop. 30, then eventually 15. It stayed at fifteen rounds, then boxing all commissions went down to 12, sometime in the 80-90s. To try and stop permanent injuries or death.

[@phila3884]

It was a best movie ever, you just need to watch it again about 10 years from now. This almost won Best Picture Oscar.

[@secretstacker5097]

You always make me smile so much my face hurts. It is so enjoyable to watch your reactions.

[@TylerD288]

Ugh.

[@matthewdunham1689]

You crack me up kiddo never change ❤❤❤ he's Rocky Balboa and he's modeled after a real life champion from my home state here in Massachusetts, Rocky Marciano was undefeated heavy weight champion of the world. Big knockout fighter with a gigantic heart. He's not on the spectrum. He's just an Italian who gets punched in the head for a living.

[@KrazyKat007]

The movie character Rocky is not modeled after Rocky Marciano. He’a modeled after a boxer named Chuck Wepner. Wepner even took the producers to court and won. Learn your movie history bub!

[@matthewdunham1689]

@KrazyKat007 LMFAO, yeah, except for the fact he fought like the Rock had his picture on the wall, and Mickey said he reminded him of the Rock. 🤪🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@KrazyKat007]

@@matthewdunham1689 Again, professional boxer Chuck Wepner took the producers of Rocky to court and won. You have no idea where the story of Rocky comes from do you? You might look into it some time. It’s fascinating stuff

[@matthewdunham1689]

@KrazyKat007 again, so what? LMFAO, maybe they didn't see the movie with everything I just said that was in it. 🤪🤣

[@KrazyKat007]

@@matthewdunham1689 So in other words what you’re saying is redundant. I’m going to argue that it’s worse than just useless because you’re dispensing false information and misleading. The fact is the movie character Rocky was not modeled after Marciano. It was overtly modeled after a boxer you’ve obviously never heard of, Chuck Wepner. Use all the laughing emojis you want, it doesn’t make you any less wrong. I just like to clarify when I see people putting out BS information

[@raycornell5102]

keep watching the Rocky movies and you will hear "Eye of the Tiger" in Rocky 3.

[@TheAIGod321]

Rocky 2 is just as good and has one of the most emotional scenes I've seen in a movie.

[@MrSuperHappyPants]

I'm calling it - BEST MOVIE EVER.

[@philmakris8507]

Dawn, you need to see two great Stallone movies: the cult film OVER THE TOP and the vastly under rated COPLAND.

[@krs4976]

Copland is a great suggestion. Over the top though 🤔 not the best but definitely nostalgic Cannon films cheese

[@tarmaque]

_Copland_ is probably Stallone's best role, and he's never remembered for it. A great movie. He gained a ton of weight to play it.

[@karenlackner192]

Stallone wrote this in 10 days and he did all fighting choreography as well. And Butkus, the dog, is Stallone’s actual dog. And Rocky isn’t on the spectrum. He’s just a little bit punchy

[@CollarCityGuy]

Can't wait to see you continue down the Rocky rabbit hole! Fun facts: Stallone based Rocky on a fight between Muhammad Ali, the flashy trash-talking Heavyweight Champ in 1974 and Chuck Wepner, a "Club Fighter" from Bayonne, NJ, and like Rocky Wepner gave the champ more than he bargained for, but he to came up short in the end. Butkus was is Stallones actual dog that he had to sell prior to the movie because he couldn't afford to keep him, until the money poured in from the movie and Stallone was able to buy him back later. BTW - "Eye of the Tiger" is the theme song from Rocky III

[@EngineerEd-xt2qu]

Eye of the tiger is on rocky 3

[@GetMeThere1]

I think you missed the point of all the stuff in the beginning -- which affects how you see the ending. The movie is really about what's inside Rocky. He'd been BADLY beaten down by life -- in America, it doesn't get much lower than the sort of life they show him living. They do a BEAUTIFUL job of showing what a shell of a person he started out as (Stallone wrote this film, btw). Then he had an honest insight that it was unrealistic to believe he could win (at least in his present state), but his redemption was that he would show he had the grit to hang on until the end, and if he could do that he could then feel he really did have value. The movie does a BRILLIANT job of showing how the real battle goes on inside ourselves -- finding love and finding he had real grit when it counted was a COLOSSAL win for him. You should give it a second viewing, just to see how deeply it touches.

[@ChrisReise]

28:14 Fun Fact: The guy ringing the bell is Stallone's father.

[@BeastrealDT]

This is a love story with fighting. South Paw is the phrase. 15 rounds in the match. "Eye Of The Tiger", is in the third movie. In the city of Philadelphia they built a statue of Rocky with his hands up at the top of the stairs. The next movie picks up right where this one ends. ✌️❤️🌹