The fight of Rocky Balboa

Rating: 10/10 (15 May 2007)

Rocky Balboa is an unknown boxer who lives in his Philadelphia apartment with his two turtles.He gets some extra cash as a debt collector.He visits at the pet store to meet the lovely, but very shy Adrian.Finally he gets her to go out with him and things start to happen.Things start to happen with his boxing career, too when the heavy weight champion Apollo Creed wants to box with him.Rocky starts training hard, he keeps pounding the meat and he runs up the stairs.He gets help from Mickey, an old boxer who's now a trainer.Rocky gets in the ring and...then what happens? John G. Avildsen's Rocky (1976) is an ultimate sport drama.It has got just enough of blood, sweat and tears.It's filled with fantastic characters and just the right actors to portray those characters.The main character is played by Sylvester Stallone (also the writer).He was born to play the part.Talia Shire is perfect as Adrian Pennino.It's really charming to watch the first date of Rocky and Adrian.The great Burt Young is her brother Paulie.Carl Weathers makes a great opponent to Rocky.The late great Burgess Meredith is Mickey Goldmill.The ex-boxer Joe Frazier visits as himself.The relatives of Sly, father Frank Stallone and brother Frank Stallone Jr. appear in the movie.Butkus Stallone is the dog.After this Rocky came back in four sequels and everybody thought that was it.They all thought Rocky was a washed up boxer and therefore finished but Stallone knew it wasn't so.This now 60-year old actor who's had his ups and downs brought "The Italian Stallion" back for one more fight last year in the movie Rocky Balboa.Haven't seen it yet but it has been somewhat critically acclaimed.Rocky is a movie that makes you believe in yourself.It's a total self-confidence movie.If Rocky can do it why not I.