goosebumps

Rating: 10/10 (12 January 1999)

Rocky is an extraordinary film that deserves all the critical appraisal it gets. It is a shame people misconceive Rocky as simply being a boxing movie. I think it is because its sequels contributed to that error in judgement. Rocky III and IV were simple formulaic boxing movies. Rocky I, however, is completely different. When I watched it I remember thinking to myself how effective the ending was and how brilliant Stallone was in the film. You know when you've watched a great movie when you have goosebumps - of course it differs for everyone - I'm quite aware of that. Different scenes in other movies render certain emotions in some people that it may fail to achieve in others. In my case, Rocky worked for me.