Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film on Blu-ray with 4k resolution, directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone.
Sylvester Stallone's rags-to-riches boxing drama won the Oscar for Best Film of 1976. Club fighter Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) has hit rock bottom. Having turned thirty, his boxing career is virtually over and he now makes a living collecting payments for a loan shark. Things start to look up when he begins dating Adrian (Talia Shire), sister of his friend Paulie (Burt Young). However, when world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) decides to take on a ‘nobody’ in his title fight, Rocky finds himself chosen. Encouraged by his coach, Mickey (Burgess Meredith), he begins training for the big fight – much to Adrian's disapproval.
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Rocky Movie Reviews
“Sylvester Stallone [is] as likable as a basset hound.” Chicago Tribune
“Rocky is an old-fashioned fairytale brilliantly revamped to chime in with the depressed mood of the '70s.” Time Out
“The real deal, offering a raw, gritty feel that none of the slicker sequels even attempted to replicate (with the possible exception of the final film).” Creative Loafing
“This triple-Oscar-winning boxing drama is shot through with genuine impassioned commitment, born of the fact that Sylvester Stallone realised that this was his best hope of stardom.” Radio Times
“A crowning achievement in Sylvester Stallone's career as a writer and a performer…” Cinema Crazed