The Best Film I've ever seen!

Rating: 10/10 (14 January 2002)

"Rocky" is the best motion picture I've ever seen! Starring in his first big role, Sylvester Stallone delivers a knockout performance as a third rate boxer Rocky Balboa. Winner of 3 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director John G. Avildsen, and Best Film Editing Scott Conrad and Richard Halsey. It also won Best Picture (Drama) at the Golden Globes. "Rocky" also received 10 Academy Award Nominations. Stallone was nominated for two oscars for best actor, and best original screenplay. Talia Shire was nominated for best actress and Burgess Meredith and Burt Young were nominated for best supporting actor. Takes place in Philadelphia, where Balboa is a boxer and part time loan shark. He falls for Adrian (Shire) and both develop a interesting relationship of the dumb one and the shy one. The Heavyweight Champion of the World Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) picks Rocky to fight him for the Championship fight on New Year's Day. Rocky just wants to go the distance and to show the people that he is not another bum from the neighborhood. Burgess Meredith plays Rocky's manager Mick and Burt Young plays Adrian's brother Paulie. Exciting fight and training sequences, great love story, dynamic musical score and the performances are top notch.