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  Review by DirkH ★★★★ 16

  I am not American.

  I really dislike boxing.

  I generally speaking loathe melo-drama.

  I respect Stallone, but when he 'acts' he looks like a St. Bernard's dog trying to convey emotions.

  I am not a fan of sports films.

  I have every reason to hate this film. But I don't. I absolutely love it.

  Sometimes simplicity is key to telling the best stories and this film understands that like no other. It is almost impossible to not be swept away and taken along for the ride.

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  Review by Alex ★★★★★ 6

  I love listening to Rocky's endless ramblings. I love that there is no focus on the result of the fight. And I love everything in between.

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  Review by Karst ★★★★ 4

  watched this in class today. it’s like 10% boxing which was kinda hilarious to me but it was very good.

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  Review by Sam ★★★★½

  Apparently Stallone was so broke before he made Rocky that he had to sell his dog to survive and was then able to buy it back after his film's success and if that's not a heart warming story idk what is

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  Review by eely 🍂 ★★★½ 9

  went into this fully expecting it to be another Angry Man™ movie but rocky is just so...soft? his turtles?? his fishy?? his doggo?? please protect this man who absolutely does not need protection by any means

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  Review by SARAH🦕 ★★★★½ 2

  Rocky invented beating meat. His words, not mine.

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  Review by Graham J ★★★★★ 11

  Rocky Part 1 - A quick guide.

  *The young amateur
  *Fight winnings of $40.55
  *The 'Take it Back' street sing-a-long
  *Turtle lovin' in Rocky's tiny apartment that likely stinks of reptile shit
  *Pet store flirting / Bad jokes
  *Collecting for a loan shark
  *Hangin' at Mighty Mick's
  *The admiring of Creed
  *'Little Marie' = Sassy bitch
  *The underdog opportunity / The chance of a lifetime
  *The shy vs retarded debate
  *A date with Paulie's sister
  *Ice rink romance & first kiss
  *Rocky's first TV appearance 'Yo Adrian'
  *The ballad of manager Mick
  *The steps run at dawn
  *Cow beatdown #1
  *Buttkiss the dog
  *Cow beatdown #2 televised
  *Paulie's a fucking nut
  *Training montage #1
  *The triumphant goose-bump inducing steps run
  *THAT theme! (bites knuckles)
  *The crippling pre-fight doubt
  *Apollo Creed VS Rocky Balboa
  *Knockdown, drag out
  *Going the fucking distance!!!
  *'Adriannnnnnnn'
  *'Rockyyyyyyyyyy'
  *More goosebumps
  *Sweat in Rocky's eyes, tears in mine
  END

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  Review by Ian West ★★★★★ 14

  Tfw you’re watching Rocky at a family gathering and your entire Italian family walks into the room and it suddenly turns into a real sporting event and everyone is crying when it ends and someone decided to make everyone feel better by making chicken Marsala and penne with red sauce at 11PM for no reason while speaking whatever broken Italian dialogue they learned from their Italy born parents (that I can’t understand because I was too busy canceling everybody out while listening to the misfits) and it becomes a giant fiasco of insanity.

  What is happening???? What is this??? Also, yum????

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  Review by joshh ★★★★½ 5

  i really like the part where rocky is at the meat locker, and he stops talking mid-conversation to poke some meat and quietly say moo.

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  Review by matt lynch ★★★★★ 2

  "I can't haul meat no more."

  the beginning of Stallone's possibly inadvertent, inarguably iconic timeline of white American masculinity in existential crisis. smuggles within a dazzlingly effective inspirational sports film the stark contrast between Rocky's up-by-his-bootstraps socio-economic marginalization and Creed's boorish lack of appreciation for the privilege of his own innate skill. watch these two men deploy the full arsenals of their respective political capital.

  there's also a totally jawdropping moment that i'd missed before, the way Adrian quickly, nervously glances at Rocky's arm as he gently, perhaps even innocently, bars her from leaving his apartment.

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  Review by Frandi Peralta ★★★★★ 6

  This is such an inspirational film. The film is teaching the audience that they can achieve great things with hard work and determination. I love how we get to see Rocky grow as a character. I consider Rocky as the greatest sports film ever made.

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  Review by karen h. ★★★★★ 1

  realtime footage of me just outright weeping at the end as rocky and adrian try to find each other in the crowd