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Rocky
PG (SINGAPORE)
1976
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Rocky
Positive Reviews
51
Negative reviews
2
Average Rating
4.3
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5.0
What makes the movie extraordinary is that it doesnt try to surprise us with an original plot, with twists and complications; it wants to involve us o ..
Rogerebert
4.5
There are occasional flashes that the film may be patronizing the lower end of the blue collar mentality, as much if not more than the characters who ..
Variety
4.5
Rocky is an old fashioned fairytale brilliantly revamped to chime in with the depressed mood of the 70s.
Time Out
4.5
In addition to a heart warming script, Stallone has created on the screen a character of enormous appeal and charm half articulate but funny, gruff bu ..
The Hollywood Reporter
4.5
What makes the movie extraordinary is that it doesnt try to surprise us with an original plot, with twists and complications; it wants to involve us o ..
Rogerebert
4.0
This is really Slys movie as he slugs his way through a heartfelt performance and delivers some cracking punches, both literally and emotionally.
4.5
Like the movies of Frank Capra, Rocky is a glowing tribute to the human spirit a chin up reminder that the decent, little guys of the world often acco ..
Ny Daily News
2.5
Kranti Redkar is fine, but the best among the lot is Rahul Dev, who channels the characters negativity well and does a good job in his Marathi debut. ..
4.5
Sylvester Stallones performance is sheer magic an authentic and touching portrait of a loser who becomes a winner in the things that matter.
Spirituality And Practice
4.4
In addition to the adrenaline rush, theres the sense of not knowing whos going to emerge victorious.
ReelViews
4.0
Expertly paced, benefiting from well drawn characters and an evocative, often funny script, ROCKY simply pushes all the right buttons.
Tv Guide
4.0
Stallone contributes a separate video interview thats far more compelling; hes the one we most want to hear from.
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.8
Stallones far from subtle screenplay ultimately does more damage than good (something thats particularly noticeable in the films strangely jingoistic ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
The film questions the relevance of God, inevitability of time and destiny in a convincing way.
indiaglitz
4.0
This triple Oscar winning boxing drama is shot through with genuine impassioned commitment, born of the fact that Sylvester Stallone realised that thi ..
Radio Times
4.5
Rocky is unarguably the most violent film in Tamil cinema history.
Hindustan Times
4.5
When hes good, hes great, and its a shame to waste him on tripe like Stop!
3.2
When Green drops out because of an injured hand, Creed doesnt know what to do; there is not enough time to get into shape.
Emanuellevy
5.0
The film makes it abundantly clear that this is an unearned stroke of luck.
Q Network
4.5
Rocky doesnt so much become about Balboa as a man proving everyone wrong, but proving to himself hes worth much more than everyone ever told him he wa ..
Cinema Crazed
5.0
This base of gritty and compulsive drama lends a real tension to the exciting bout that crowns this tender and moving film.
Bbc
4.5
The story is achingly familiar, and though Stallone has a certain power, he is certainly not the subtlest actor to crawl out from under Marlons overco ..
Time
4.5
And yet, time, as he knows, is indifferent; it doesnt care about his accusations.
The New Indian Express
5.0
Hes facing a powerful new champion, some personal demons and a little family tragedy.
Total Film
4.2
His consciously unfussy approach fits with Stallones straight ahead script.
Coles Mithey
4.4
Of course, where theres money and success, there is franchising, and the sequels didnt take long to follow.
Groucho Reviews
4.0
The film seamlessly flows between the past and the present, and theres a terrific rhythm in the edit (Editor Nagooran).
Firstpost
4.4
The escapist ideal: it has one foot in our world and the other in the dreamland of opportunity...
Film Freak Central
5.0
It isnt the first encouraging movie to feature an underdog that is entirely likeable and sorely outmatched, but it is one of the absolute finest and p ..
5.0
One of the greatest, if not the greatest, feel good movies of all time.
Three Movie Buffs
3.3
It doesnt hold back on the violence and there is blood everywhere.
BehindWoods
1.5
That Mr. Weathers is no actor doesnt help things, though there are some very good actors in other supporting roles, and they dont help in any signific ..
Ny Times
5.0
Stallone proves that when given the right material he can act with the best of them. His turn as Rocky Balboa is not only the best performance of that ..
Matts Movie Reviews
5.0
Rocky is a real crowd pleaser, not because it manipulates the audience but because it has heart.
Montreal Film Journal
5.0
Audio: Dolby Surround 5.1, and I cant hear Contis trumpets blare loudly enough.
Dvd Talk
3.0
He is now a changed man and doesnt want to get trapped in violence.
India Today
3.5
Arun doesnt rush through the scene for the comfort of the audience and it is unnerving.
The Indian Express
5.0
The script is dazzling, with wonderful one liners and moments of real charm.
Sky
4.5
Arun is unafraid (or indulgent enough) to veer into an arthouse zone.
The Hindu
4.5
The movie is about so much more than just the final fight ... It is about a mans life; it is about that man trying to find his share of happiness, how ..
Mac Guff
4.5
Rockys proudest boast is that hes had sixty four professional fights without denting his large, lovely Roman nose.
Archive Spectator
4.0
Look past the sequels to see something special in Sylvester Stallones boxing classic.
Net Flix
4.5
Fight pictures being rare, Rocky succeeds as an offbeat entry by combining a Cinderella story with a rich character study of a man who boxes because h ..
Web Archive
4.5
Stallones likeable performance as the good hearted pug makes simple sentimental situations palatable.
Web Archive
1.5
Rocky, Stallones alter ego, is sufficiently engaging to make one forget, momentarily at least, the scripts milk fed lack of originality.
OutWeek
4.5
And yet, time, as he knows, is indifferent; it doesnt care about his accusations.
Cinema Express
4.5
With the simplest of materials, Stallone and Avildsen have created something magnificent and stirring. Without trading on fear, prejudice or violence, ..
Associated Press
4.5
Rocky is a picture for everybody, the kind of movie that made us go to the movies, two, three, even four times a week in the dear, old days.
Associated Press
5.0
Stallone thoroughly owns the movie with his groggy, downbeat delivery and sense of indomitability.
Arizona Daily Star
4.5
Talia Shire finally gets a chance to show what she can do and she does it very well indeed.
Los Angeles Free Press
4.8
Hey, I aint emotionally involved, Bob, ya understand Give us the money.
Film Site
4.5
By the time Rocky runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in one of the single most indelible moments in all of cinema, we feel like weve ..
Zaki's Corner
3.5
Give Stallone credit for going the distance in this film and not going down
Old School Reviews
4.0
A dunce who can fight with a contagious likability: Now thats American.
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