The Greatest Film of All Time

Rating: 10/10 (14 November 2014)

Rocky is my favorite movie of all time, and I consider it to be one of the best ever made, if not the best. This might be a controversial statement, but it's my opinion. There might be movie that are more well made or that got better reviews, but considering what Rocky did on the budget that it had, it shoots past all of them. Rocky tells the story of a down and out boxer named Rocky Balboa, played by Sylvester Stallone. When the Heavyweight Champion of the world, Apollo Creed, , played by Carl Weathers, gives Rocky the chance to fight him in an exhibition fight, he must prove to the world that he isn't a bum, and win the love of Adrian, played by Talia Shire. This is an incredibly inspiring movie, and if you know what Stallone went through to get this made, it makes the movie even better. Watching this today, almost forty years later, it does look a little dated, But so does any old movie. That doesn't make it worse than movies made today. The acting in this film is extraordinary. Stallone gives an emotional and winning performance. Shire is great as an extremely introverted character. Burt Young is good in the movie, even though his character is unlikeable. Carl Weathers is charismatic. And Burgess Meredith gives an amazing performance as Rocky's grizzled trainer. The script is beautiful, one of the best of all time, and the direction is good, but not earth-shattering. Rocky is required viewing for anyone who loves movies, or really anyone.