Shocked this movie might drop out of the top 250

Rating: 8/10 (23 June 2009)

I'm shocked that this film may drop out of the top 250. Kind of a similar story to Superman or Star Wars in that its reputation was spoiled by a bunch of cheesy sequels.
Had Rocky been a lone film it probably would rank above Raging Bull at #73.
Bottom line is this is one of the more (re)watchable movies ever made. Entertaining, exciting, and uplifting (and without the spoon-fed Hollywood ending the series is synonymous with).
Anybody who did hasn't been motivated to run around the block by this movie or its soundtrack must be paralyzed in body or spirit.