Rocky Review

[@chris18112]

rocky and mickey did have a conversation about mickey training him, it was right after the apartment scene, the conversation was off camera but you can see it and rocky and mickey shakes hands outside on the sidewalk near rocky apartment.

[@insrtcowjoke]

Actually, I'd say the loan shark giving Rocky money actually does make sense. Rocky is obviously going to be the underdog in the fight, and the loan shark will certainly get 'customer' via betting on the fight, especially locally. So then, knowing that Rocky has almost no money and eats a less than diverse diet, he gives him some cash that will one way or another go toward helping Rocky prepare for this fight either mentally or physically. Which will in turn help his chances a little, which will also in turn result in people losing more bets if he does well. All, ultimately, resulting in more customers for the loan shark by having the underdog - given the story - last better than 3 rounds. So nah, I'd say it makes sense in a roundabout way. Sort of like an investment in Rocky.

[@BigBWolf90]

Yeah. It's an odd way the Gazzo shows that he cares about Rocky

[@cgh7337]

After Rocky yells at Mickey in his apartment, you see him chase Mickey down and they start talking. Although you don't hear what is said, this is probably them making amends and Rocky allowing Mickey to train him.

[@CthulhuChow]

Burt Young is the greatest actor ever. i have never wanted to murder a character so much in my life.

[@kevinfox500]

I always enjoyed these movies, but they took on a new meaning, after I met my wife. She came out of a situation like the relationship between Pailie and Adrianne, where her brothers and sister were verbally and emoney, abusive towards her. The change in her, over the series, mirrors the change on Adrianne through the series, almost perfectly. That never dawned on me until a couple years ago, when she was telling one of our friends about her, and her daughter's life, before I came into it. What made it click was him saying, ' I just can't picture you, the woman sitting here mow, ever putting up with being treated like that. " The next weekend, I broke out the original 4 movies. That's when it really sank in, for both of us. Even the age when we started dating almost matched up, as.she had just turned 30. That was almost 20 years ago. Sadly, we are not close with her family, but she pretty much says that it never felt like a family to her, back then, and still doesn't now. To the women in that type of situation, you are stronger than you realize, and there is always a way out. There are people who will stand up for you, with you, and help you get free of it, and ask nothing of you, but to be that person, when someone else, needs that hand up.

[@1Adam20]

One of the main things about this movie that was unlike most of the movies of the time that helped sell the script was the idea that the "hero" loses the big climatic fight at the end.

[@williamrandolph1566]

I am kinda surprised Decker didn't talk more about how basically half of this movie was improvised on the spot....sometimes out of creative inspiration and others out of technical necessity when things would just not go as planned. Or how they paid the extras who showed up to act as spectators to the Rocky / Apollo fight in chicken dinners.

[@lanthelancer]

4:14 Turtles are reptiles Decker.

[@dannysvetlick3062]

*over the hedge flashbacks* reptillllllllle

[@MarkStark-dx9dm]

The scene with Rocky and Mickey in Rocky's apartment is one of my all time favourite movie scenes.

[@chrisperrien7055]

Old Stallone deserves everything he got for this great movie.

[@hyperx72]

Rocky's story is kind've like Eric Moussambani's. Moussambani was an amateur swimmer who was suddenly given a chance to compete in the olympics. He was naturally the slowest swimmer there but was well known for the fact that he absolutely refused to give up during it.

[@SuperKamiGuru-i3c]

Bit of trivia about the meat pounding (heh): doing that fucked Stallone's knuckles up so bad that they are now completely level when he makes a fist.

[@1Adam20]

the string training was because Rock's fight style was sloppy and all over the place. So, the goal of the training was for rock to be able to move and punch without breaking the string.

[@NinjaStudent-yo5ws]

I’m glad I went around the filming location when I lived in Pennsylvania

[@radkonpsygami7634]

Loan shark giving him half a grand makes sense when he puts a lot of money on the Rocky vs Apollo fight.. . and he is betting on Rocky.

[@sprung5062]

I love these older movies from 80s 90s, thanks man for some solid good content and funny how you come across with it too .. good stuff bro

[@yassinfrench5231]

Fun fact the reason why Sylvester Stallone speaks with that slurred speech is because when Jackie Stallone was giving birth too him the doctor accidentally severed his facial nerves with the forceps effectively paralysing one side of his face

[@BigBWolf90]

Kinda the reason why I wanted to slap the fuck out of the nostalgia critic when in his Judge Dredd review he made a crack about "all the advanced cloning tech but they still couldn't fix Stallone's speech impediment."

[@themoralreformchronicles9231]

13:10 the original human meat tenderizer lol

[@SDJ992-q9t]

Stallone still has those turtles!

[@GanonGhidorah]

I'm kind of surprised there wasn't a subplot where the Loan Shark tried to bribe Rocky into taking a dive on the fight so that he could bet against him and make a fortune... But then when you think about it, I'm pretty sure no one expected him to win the fight anyway so the odds were always on Creed's favor, asking Rocky to dive would be pointless.

[@TheTomgunn]

First!! crazy story though, this girl i went to school with in junior high was actually cousins with burt young, so she arranged to have him come in for like a q&a with the kids in my class, really nice guy and he's no where as heavy as he is in the movie, he gains the weight for the role, like DeNiro in raging bull, this was like in '96

[@Brooklynboyny]

You should do a summer of Friday the 13th

[@madsgregersen5627]

Review Rocky IV please

[@BlueMageWithSoulEdge]

Decker as good as your reviews can become; there are times where it is slightly less than magnificent. ..This is one of them. Keep in mind I'm NOT saying it was bad. I don't think you did a review I hate, but what I am saying is the two "draw backs" aren't really draw backs--you just don't understand the metaphor. As we all know the boxing was a stand-in for the emotional relations of Rocky's life (or Rocky's relationship with the world). The training scenes and almost every other boxing reference/scene was done to set-up or explain emotional scenes (or in a couple cases completes Acts) through not so subtle metaphors. The thing about "Rocky" is the metaphors' double meanings aren't forced and make perfect sense to the viewer, character and the avid boxer/fan (which this movie was marketed toward). I will go over two of the metaphors that explained the entire Acts and Movie: The "meat-bag" wasn't just some stupid Hollywood thing. It was a symbol of Rocky facing his problems and calling back to his said problem (which the movie already told us; I believe four times at this point)--Rocky NEVER took initiative in his life. He let people abuse/use him 'cause he felt like he wasn't good enough [this aspect of the movie is seen throughout the first Act repeatedly and expressed in the scene with the loan-shark and the date, when we find out, through a hint or him saying it...can't remember, that he is mildly retarded]. Through the abuse and confusion from Pauly [This is why Pauly was an asshole 'cause he was the physical manifestation of the Acts One and Two. He also stays as an icon of the peoples' motives involving Rocky.] Rocky has an idea and ignores Pauly abuse. This is the first time in the movie where Rocky CHOOSES to not believe in the negative slander and rejects self-loathing. This scenes literally shows Rocky "getting his hands dirty"; which calls back to Micks lecture--Rocky CHOOSES to do the "dirty business" to better others [low-lives that are using him] and not find the courage to help his self. This scene is showing Rocky DOING such actions [notice this happens AFTER Adrian takes off her glasses--i.e. a symbol of her shyness]. This of course leads to Micky's scene, where Micky comes to train him. Micky didn't come to get rich off him like the others, but Micky thinks that Rocky is finally taking charge of his life. This is why Micky was talking about his old cuts and bruises and why he needed a manager--in this situation the manager is symbolic for foundation (or balance). This is one of the MOST IMPORTANT SCENES IN THE MOVIE. This scene is a callback and reversal of Micky's introduction and the lesson that Rocky must learn. In Micky's introduction, he is lecturing that Rocky is not trying and when Rocky finally conquers this problem; it exposes the cause of the problem that was foreshadowed in the first scene in the movie--the boxing match in the church. For boxers and avid fans they know from the bad movement and the knocking down of Spider-Rico that Rocky has bad footwork...Rocky has bad foundation, (which is expounded upon within the entirety of the movie). Having bad balance is a problem for Rocky to overcome. And it shows in the matches and training--in the first match Rocky was slow and clumsy 'cause he was always defensive; never really fighting back, then he becomes super aggressive; attacking everyone, and finally he learns the balance of the two and uses it to go the beyond his expectations against the "key" person looking to exploit him. Back to Micky...he is attacking Micky 'cause he think Micky is out to use him just like everyone else. This is why he turns him down. Not out of disrespect but out of anger. Of course he goes to Micky after the explosion 'cause not doing so would be reverting back to how he was...running from his troubles. Tying the shoelace around your ankles help teaches you footwork, punching the meat-bags teaches you how to execute solid technique WITH good footwork. Footwork is the foundation of the boxer [it's all about balance, which goes with the theme of the movie]. This is what those two "draw-backs" meant and from your critique I take it that you never did ANY sports in your youth. "Staying away from women before the big game" is an old axiom about staying focus. Adrian--the woman--is a representation of Rocky's inner self. He is basically telling him "don't revert back to being a shy-kick-around-can like you use to be, which is fully shown later in the scene with Adrian on the bed after the montage. Adrian [now a completely "different" person] re-insures Rocky of what is really important--not betting the "world" but belief and self improvement. Now I do agree with you about the loan-shark and the five hundred dollars gift, but to be fair the movie was showing that he wasn't as bad as he seemed. Going on the dialogue, the slightly insubordinate hence and the fact that he has asthma and have no problem using an inhaler in public [keep in mind that the moment he uses it, he is making a speech about not appearing weak]. In conclusion: all in all this was a nice review. I like your stuff. Hope you get even more popular. Good job.

[@oliverhammond5860]

+BlueMageWithSoulEdge Holy shit you just did "Decker Shado Review"

[@BlueMageWithSoulEdge]

Oliver Hammond Yay? ...nay?

[@mousehead2000]

typical over analysis. the film was what the film was.

[@alonzotanner1226]

Yeah it was a bit long. Overanalyzed yeah. Most of his reviews are like this though. He needs to learn how to actually review the film, not summarize every fucking scene for cryin out loud.

[@allencollins5666]

Good

[@deadaccount7520]

Paulie introduced the two. Forced her to go on the first date. Then as the lovebirds got closer. He became increasingly harder to live with. She finally snaps and moves in with rocky.. was that match making Philly style. He was the catalyst for most of their relationship progression

[@theunwatchables6982]

Happy birthday Decker (I know you said it was in a couple weeks but I didn't know exactly so I'm just going to say it in the video that mentions it)

[@nicholasjanke3476]

I LOVE ROCKY!!!!! GREAT FILM!!! I"VE SEEN IT MANY TIMES!!!!

[@VenomXbl]

Decker are you really 32?

[@VenomXbl]

Thnx

[@DeckerShado]

ZacPeacock Oh, no. I'll be 32. Was born in 1983.

[@utoresa5193]

@Karl Gullinger But dude..you are a dude.

[@hypnoticskull6342]

The final fight actually reminds me of the end of Ashita no Joe. Minus the buckets full of tears...

[@jasonb9428]

Please review the rest of the Rocky movies and also Over the Top

[@Chris-B.]

I can smell the "Over the Top" review coming up.....he hopes :)

[@WinterSteele]

***** That would be entertaining as hell. I haven't seen any other online reviewers tackle "Over the Top" before. I'm also hoping "The Specialist" turns up at some point during the summer special. I know that one has been done by others, but it's just so ripe for riffing, I never get tired of seeing people lay into it.

[@Chris-B.]

Winter Steele lol. I just hope Decker doesn't review Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot. If he does he must burn the Disc immediately afterwards. But yeah, Over the Top is my guilty pleasure :)

[@asgardninja9674]

6:17 Why do people treat 30 like 60

[@T-Hyde]

I was expecting Decker to yell "Stallone, stop beating your meat on set!"

[@Pwnbot8000]

Decker did the strikes go away?

[@DeckerShado]

***** Yep. the strike finally got lifted, but only after the full 10 business days.. so I'm still not feeling that Fox has eased up being pains in the ass quite yet.

[@odalvarado]

The loan shark is acting like a patron.

[@ricksmartinez2643]

I gotta say the American flag color of the area boxing and fight is pretty amazingly spot on to this screen excellent.

[@BatsBeyondU]

Decker, have you watched the movie Southpaw yet? That movie gave me Rocky flashbacks lmao

[@JOSH-lw2jv]

R.I.P. Carl Weathers, best known as Apollo Creed & Col. Al Dillon from *"ROCKY I-IV"* and *"PREDATOR".*

[@ToxicDust13]

Pokemon! Great stuff mang!

[@Draghenn]

I feel as if you missed out on pure gold here. Roctoberfest. It could have happened.

[@deadeye537]

that's good lets hope that they actually do leave you alone.

[@imelton89im]

Ay u made it one video.... thank you Decker

[@SuperKamiGuru-i3c]

Get your rights to post longer videos back I see. Congrats man I'm happy for you...please do the other Rocky movies during the Summer of Stallone please. PLEASE dude, I'm begging you. I'll stop challenging you for the throne of the internet personality with the best hair, I promise...to try.

[@DeckerShado]

***** Well.. I did kind of already plan out the whole summer. And did already decide that Rocky would be the only one of the Rocky series to be in the summer special.. not saying I won't do the rest of the movies eventually, just that there's lots of others I've got on my plate. :/

[@SuperKamiGuru-i3c]

Decker Shado Boooooo, but his other movies are good too, so I suppose I'll just accept it. Are you gonna do Stop or My Mom Will Shoot?

[@dylancohran4173]

Decker Shado hey decker shado I like the rocky movies Apollo creed is my favorite character in the rocky movies he's a cool one man he wares them uncle Sam American shorts and I have American shorts but they don't look exactly like his but their close I'm by the way am a subscriber of your channel can you do a review of Howard the duck if you haven't ever done that but I'm a big rocky fan and you by the way look like weird al yankovic I have your rocky movie reviews and the creed one I like listening to them and I like watching the rocky movies I even have big blue hat with stars on it its not exactly like his hat either but its good enough for portraying him what other videos are you gonna be uploading Alex consalvos velociraptor 4 you doesn't won't me commenting on the same video I've been posting comment after comment on the same video but he wants me to post comments just on his channel but maybe I can trust you to not tell me that anyways do you know who Alex consalvos is if not you can go to KZbin and search Alex consalvos velociraptor 4 you and he has a video called my response to gojifan 1993 and you click on that video and scroll down to comments and you will see what he's been telling me if you do that of course and anyways you my friend are a good KZbin personality you are one of my favorites but Alex consalvos is to and Addison from acid rootz have you ever seen Ernest movies let me know anyways I'm gonna leave you this reply and maybe you will see it also look for my other comments OK peace out

[@rileyhunter8282]

Dylan Cohran Wow man you talk like my grandma. Having 13 conversations in 1 comment.

[@Havoc800]

You must have gotten that issue fixed. Hopefully they will see you didn't break any law in the first place.

[@1Adam20]

Sly's bro was actually part of the street singers.

[@asgardninja9674]

7:10 Hey! Be nice to Rocky!

[@russellscott1064]

He never stole the turtle food.

[@simonprados7832]

this is the only movie that still makes me cry

[@rayb7949]

Decker love your channel, but im starting to question if you hair is accually real?, im thinking its a wig and your in fact bald not including your chin ofc...

[@comaster2]

I can't wait to see your Rocky 5 review!!!! =D

[@renzorro2001]

I always saw the first time he punched the meat was him punching it instead of Paulie. But yeah, otherwise it has no benefits.

[@thema1998]

Today is the *5* year anniversary of when you uploaded "Rocky Review". EDIT- 12:06 P.M.: *finishes episode 22 minutes later* This wasn't amazing *but* it helped revive my interest in watching "Rocky"! 🤓

[@ibby748]

I know this is old, but just wanted to say one thing, Rocky used meat to train because that's how he got his hook so powerful, want prove? The legendary boxer joe Frazier used this technique(which is where they got there idea from) and because if that, Frazier had one of the most powerful hooks in the game. And also if you don't understand Rocky-Frazier Apollo-Ali

[@utoresa5193]

A waste of good meat though

[@kurvos]

Decker Shado Turtles aren't amphibians, they are reptiles. Just saying.

[@daddydevito4114]

What’s wrong with Danny Devito?

[@audiebridge3103]

You do a pretty good rocky impression

[@goni2493]

You must do a terminator review.

[@russellscott1064]

Stallone never did porn.. that is a myth. He was in one movie called Party at Kitty and Stud's (1970) which is not a porn and was a low budget movie that contained some softcore sex scenes. That movie was re-named The Italian Stallion after Sly got famous from Rocky (1976)... he was NEVER in the porn industry.. that's a myth much like the Richard Gere hampster story...didn't happen.

[@GanonGhidorah]

Wouldn't it have made more sense for celebrating the Bicentennial to have the fight on the Fourth of July?

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

Holy shit, dude, you're over 30?!

[@DeckerShado]

+TheHeroOfTomorrow Yep. Born in 1983, just 43 days after the NES.

[@Literallykatanaman]

+Decker Shado hay decker nice dr evil refrence and allso plkease review the asuting powers series

[@1Adam20]

Ref can't count while the boxer isn't in a neutral corner.

[@V2011F]

Have you ever thought of doing a reanimater review

[@joshuarezk9402]

Do a preview on durcle 300

[@Jamespapi92x]

Review thr Vincent Price movie Last Man on Earth from the 1960s

[@jamb4450]

Rocky.... Best love story ever!!

[@matthewrosenkoetter6351]

Rip Carl weather's

[@thelennyberkowitzshow9421]

Hey kid! How ya doing? Did you know the fight scenes were filmed backwards? No, not like backmasking; I mean the other backwards. HAHAHA.

[@mousehead2000]

that rags to riches story is largely a myth. Stallone was always slated to star and the original script he wrote consisted of 10% of what was finally shot - but it made a great selling point.

[@pmiskovic]

10:58 lmao

[@Scoobydcs]

joe frazier used to do exactly what rocky does, he worked in a slaughter house and used the cows bodies as heavy bags

[@finsfan9424]

a classic love the rocky movies

[@williamschietroma2773]

He may of have had an learning disabilities but had many talents

[@taylorashley5887]

Remember

[@sharonpereira4501]

You had a nice Pokemon reference.

[@YTDan]

Anything beyond a game of yugioh is of limts! You have earned a sub!

[@stephenurkel]

Its seriously one of the best sports movies ever fuck the flaws its heart touching.

[@allencollins5666]

That's The Way I Feel About The 1st Five Of Franchise.

[@gabrielmendez4161]

Please review Tokyo Gore Police please

[@toasega]

Gabriel Mendez That would be amazing for me, and HORRIFYING for Decker. It would be even better if Creepy were there to taunt him.

[@philywilly1262]

Nuns on the Run wasnt a boxing film

[@TheNinjaSpaceman]

This isn't a review you're just explaining what happens

[@AirLancer]

Did you miss the entire part after Mickey visits Rocky when Rocky runs out of the house to talk to him? No wonder you only have 7000 views.

[@DeckerShado]

+AirLancer You see, the thing about explaining a 2 hour movie in 20 minutes is that scenes a whole 44 seconds long with no audible dialogue sometimes don't make the cut.

[@anonymoose2386]

+AirLancer Ahhh. the snark Decker owned you with literally made my day.

[@AirLancer]

TheIrishScot Just because a scene is short doesn't mean he gets to act like it doesn't exist. Not to mention it's the cap to that entire scene when Rocky is going off about his life. He gets over it and finds it in himself to forgive Mickey, runs out and accepts his offer. To ignore that is to just look stupid. There doesn't have to be audible dialogue because the body language and music tell the story for you. Not everything has to be spoon-fed to audiences.

[@peterludwig4599]

@@AirLancer You know that today's audience sees Transformers as best action movie ever and Paranormal Activity as the best, scariest and bloodiest film ever? Today's audience doesn't want to think, they want to get entertained. Movies today mostly suck because they are made for this audience to get max cash. That's ok. But today's generation has no clue what cinema once was and could do. So yeah, they need to get feeded everything or they dont will get it. Well, most of them.

[@Corporal_Hicks]

I love this movie!!!

[@davidsmith2842]

great movie

[@Bigandrewm]

Oscar!

[@cloudy7868]

Decker you look so young to be 32 lol

[@williamromas1011]

You look like your 29 not 31 at this time

[@sirchris6047]

you do know meat is more like meat than a punching bag?

[@vincentmarcellino7183]

Turtles are reptiles, not amphibians!

[@animeAJproductions]

Snopes is not a legitimate fact-checking source.

[@asgardninja9674]

Adrian looks sssssoooo old

[@ftvhunter_3436]

this dude is like 40?!?!?!!?!!

[@chrisgardiner2215]

who?

[@bigbroshugoki4692]

hehehehehe Rocky was beating his meat

[@starbell9962]

92nd

[@chrisgardiner2215]

Why do people feel the need to take undeserving shoots at the Son of the God of Abraham? (The one who gave His life so that all who believe on Him may have life eternal, oh yeah He also created you and I)

[@jonbaird8835]

The reason Rocky felt like a real story is because it was. Muhammad Ali gave Chuck Wepner a chance at the championship belt only to have the fight called off in the last 20 seconds of the 15th round giving the victory to Muhammad. Rumor is Muhammad's trainer gave the referee $20,000 to cut off the flight before it ended no matter what happened and award the victory to Muhammad. And then chuck wepner had to take Sylvester Stallone to Court since Sylvester used Chuck's life story to form the script and screenplay for the first Rocky movie and not once credited him for it. Muhammad Ali was a racist piece of shit

[@danielhill3261]

Actually, Jon, you're wrong. DEAD WRONG. Here's why: Wepner was no victim, as you make him out to be. He was known for "dirty fighting," and in this fight, stepped on Ali's foot and pushed him down. The referee was on Wepner's side, not Ali's, and incorrectly called this a "knockdown." Film footage supports this. The fight wasn't cut off. Ali knocked Chuck Wepner out in the last round- the first time Wepner had been knocked out in his career. Everything you claim is false, and easily disproven by known facts. Anything else, man?

[@jonbaird8835]

Daniel Hill Your rant was possibly the most bias, subjective, opinion based, spiteful, inaccurate thing I've read in the last 17 years.

[@danielhill3261]

Haven't read much, I see...

[@ibby748]

Daniel Hill You know there is something you don't understand...it was a rumour, it's not true. And even if he did bribe the referee, he still beat Frazier,Norton,Foreman,Liston and leanaord. Doesn't take it away. And how is he racist, you seem to be forgetting that blacks weren't allowed in shops, restaurants, were taunted at, killed, biased, when Ali was in his boxing era. So is he racist or America?

[@utoresa5193]

Jesus Christ people...like damn

[@mickkimmings6186]

My eyes water when Rock blows mick up...that's man stuff