Great

Rating: Null/10 (7 March 2008)

Rocky (1976)
**** (out of 4)
I grew up with this film playing at least twice a month due to my father being a die hard fan. In fact, I also had to grow up hearing him talk about how he saw this film in the theater twenty some times. With that said, I believe this was my first viewing where I watched the film from start to finish. I had seen every inch of the movie before but this was the first time watching it through. I certainly don't think this was the best picture of 1976 but I certainly understand why it won since Stallone's screenplay perfectly captures what dreams are. The film is incredibly charming, sweet and uplifting, which I guess is all it needs to be. Not to mention the fact that it's probably the most iconic film in the past thirty years since everyone and their mother knows who Rocky is. The performances from Stallone, Shire, Young, Weathers, Meredith and Spinnel are all terrific and the direction pulls everything together nicely.