A Knockout!

Rating: Null/10 (31 January 2003)

*Spoilers*
Sylvester Stallone stars as Rocky 'The Italian Stallion' Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But as weird as it would seem, World Heavyweight Champion Apollo Creed chooses him for his next opponent. For Creed, it's just an exibition match, but for Rocky it's a big time shot. Rocky also falls for Adrian, a shy young woman. Their relationship grows as the fight approaches, giving Rocky even more strength and purpose to "go the distance" against his his brutal adversary. Featuring a dynamic musical score by Bill Conti, a thrilling fight sequence and four Oscar nominated performances, Rocky deserves an excellent rating.
Starring Sylvester Stallone(of course), Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Thayer David, Joe Spinell, Jimmy Gambina, Tony Burton, and Burgess Merideth as Mickey. 4 out of 4. My IMDB rating: 8.3/10.