Coby was knocked out by ROCKY (1976) Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING
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- Rocky (1976)
Rest in Peace, Carl Weathers - a truly amazing individual who we have already seen on the channel with Cami's PREDATOR reaction! It felt like a great time for Coby to introduce herself to the Rocky franchise and Amelia will be watching HAPPY GILMORE for the channel this week!
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That you can lose the fight but still win everything that matters is one of the best lessons ever taught in film.
RIP, Carl Weathers Apollo Creed, 1948-2024. We love you, we miss you.
He made Rocky the masterpiece that it was. He was a great antagonist. The greatest heavy-weight champion on-screen, RIP Carl Weathers
Still my favorite character in all the Rocky movies. Nobody else could have played Apollo imo.
@@igloo2158yep. That's why they character continued throughout the franchise.
The three rounds thing was just Apollo being cocky and saying he would KO Rocky in three.
Sadly missed talent
Unfortunately, we lost Burt Young (Paulie) late last year too. He was absolutely perfect as Rocky’s dysfunctional, loud mouth brother-in-law and needs to be recognized for his talent, skill and contribution to the Rocky franchise.
Burt Young was also the only main member of the cast who was an actual boxer, having boxed in the Marines.
Not to mention Paulie, as a character tends to really get the short end of the stick, people never stop and consider things from the character's point of view. Like they get on him for the big fight with the bat, forgetting that Paulie had come home to his sister and best friend talking shit about him1. As Paulie points out, he set Rocky and Adrian up, he gives Rocky free meat (endangering his job), offered to help with the training and all he had ever asked is for Rocky to put in a good word with Gazo so Paulie could get a better job; and that's just the first one. Paulie isn't a saint but through the series he time and time again goes to bat for his people, at times when even Rocky doesn't.
I don't know, regardless of how messed up shit is you don't take a bat to your friend and sister. No excuse for that sorry. I don't care what his "Viewpoint" was. He attacked rocky against in a later movie as well...Rocky 3 I think. Dude is prone to violence and that doesn't deserve any excuses. Maybe im biased though because I grew up with a brother like that. And Burt Young is the man, obviously im commenting on his character in Rocky. @@Zylthis
Taking up for Paulie the way he treated Adrian is kind of strange Rocky didn't owe him anything the was drinking his life away,he was as rocky said in 3 a jealous lazy bum,but you are right he did have Ricky's back as did rocky have Paulie's.
@@manutgop Burt Young was also the Canadian Olympic Boxing Team coach as well.
This a love story that has boxing in it. Adrian is the heart and soul of all the Rocky movies.
36:27 Mickey was telling Rocky to stay down because he felt that Rocky had nothing else to prove and he didn't want him to take any more punishment from Apollo. He felt if Rocky continued he might get hurt and he was already so down on points he was not going to win. He was trying to protect him.
Mighty Mick is the GOAT
Not too down on points if it was a split decision. But yeah, to protect him as he was really catching a beating in the 14th round.
It’s also common for the coach to tell the fighter to stay down and when to get up so rocky could get as much rest as he can
He even said later that Rocky should have died from the beating he took.
When Rocky yelled at Mick “At least you had a prime!” that’s him finally letting go of their mutual resentment.
I was 9 when this came out. I went to a birthday party and we went and saw Rocky in the theater. All of us tried to drink raw eggs when we got back. Everyone threw up🤮🤮. It’s a very fond memory almost 40 years later…
One of the most motivational franchises in the history of cinema. The Rocky saga is a must for every movie fan. RIP Carl Weathers 🥊🥊
I am 53 and have been watching Rocky since I was 6 years old. Watching your reaction especially going into the last two rounds made me a little sad……I wish I could watch Rocky for the FIRST time again. LOVED your reaction!
Same!
You think your eyes are watering now? Stay the course and see the rest of the series of films, they only get better and better, you'll be laughing, crying and cheering at the top of your lungs...great reaction Coby...❤ ..
This includes the Creed movies that come after.
You're gonna have folks crap all over Rocky 5 and others tell you it's their favorite. Just power through because 6 (Rocky Balboa) is absolutely worth it.
@@curtismartin2866 Rocky Balboa movie is soo underrated, Stallone deserved the Oscar for it
The fight is on January 1, 1976. The year of America’s bicentennial, the reason for Creed’s costumes.
I was 10 in '76. EVERYTHING was Bicentennial themed.
I was 11 in 1976....Yes, everything was red, white and blue.@@curtismartin2866
@@curtismartin2866 I was 8 and I remember my town painted Fire Hydrants like Uncle Sam and other Founding Father Figures.....
@@CoastalNomad it's hard to explain to anyone who wasn't there.
@@curtismartin2866 Very True.....
Rocky is a love story disguised as a boxing movie. Also, raw egg "milkshakes" were the go-to protein decades before whey powder came out on the market.
Yup....
After seeing this movie at the Theaters my dad and I downed a bunch of eggs like this since he used to do this himself.
Felt like we were swallowing eyeballs!
You're correct about Burt Young playing the mob boss in Mickey Blue Eyes.
Sadly we lost Burt in 2023.
RIP Burt Young and Carl Weathers.
rocky is a love story.
When Rocky is knocked down in the 14th and Mickey is telling him to stay down, it shows how much Mickey cares for rocky and how much of a beating Rocky had taken. Mickey was basically tossing in the towel. With the music it always makes me tear up.
rocky did not knock out Creed because after 1 round of keeping your hands up with gloves is tiring, try 15 with a guy trying to kill you, hard to even keep your hands up at that point.
I highly recommend that you catch Burgess Meredith in Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men. Burgess is also known for his role in the TV series Batman as the Penquin. R.I.P Burgess Meredith and Carl Weathers.
He was Lennie in Of Mice And Men.
RIP Carl Weathers you were and still are my hero
Burgess Meredith is so damn good. I wish he won the best supporting actor for this.
I saw this on the big screen as a teenager when it first came out and it was pretty amazing. The country was getting ready to celebrate its bicentennial birthday and patriotism was everywhere. I remember the buzz about this film growing until it became a bona fide sensation. Great reaction! Proof that good stories never lose their touch.
Rocky did win...by going the distance. It wasn't about winning the fight....it was about winning in life.
and Adrian said 'I love you' at that same moment he knew he wasn't just another bum from the neighborhood. Double bonus.
Went the distance, won Adrian, proved it to himself, but broke the champagne on his nose....and got paid! Not a bad night.
If no one else has explained it yet. Hugging and holding on to an opponent is a defense technique used by boxers to minimize getting hit. So the fight ended with Apollo realizing he was in danger of falling down and holding Rocky tightly to prevent it. And Rocky instinctively hugged Apollo back to avoid the possibility of a unexpected sucker punch.. Anyway, great reaction and looking forward to seeing you fall in love with these characters and their journey!
You ain't seen Nothin' yet.
That was his dog, I believe he still has the turtles and the older gentleman ringing the bell during the fight was Stallones father. The main singer on the street corner is his brother. This series is top shelf. What a beautiful story all the way through. You're going to LOVE it.
RIP Carl Weathers... so much charisma. Always slaying the screen by his presence. You will be missed.
Winner of 3 Oscars including Best Picture.
The guys singing on the street, the lead guy is Frank Stallone, Sly's brother. Burt Young also played Bed Bug Eddie in, The Pope of Greenwich Village. Unfortunately, we also lost Tony Burton, who played Apollo's trainer, a few years ago too.
Although “Taxi Driver” was an incredibly well-made film, “Rocky” was a much more inspiring, positive, feel -good experience that appealed to the Academy which is why it won Best Picture and is still considered a classic.
Both great movies. Taxi driver, in my opinion is the better movie, but rocky is a more enjoyable movie.
That year also had two other classic films "All The President's Men" and "Network"
Never seen a Rocky reaction that needed a " late Great Carl Weathers" acknowledgment.. 😢 Rest In Power. Great reaction; very smooth, very natural, nuanced..like Sly 👊🏻
The cameraman in the meat locker interview was the director, John Avildson who won the Oscar for best director.
So satisfying to watch you go from being skeptical at the beginning to being all in on Rocky 2. Some say Rocky 2 is even better.
As terrific and Best-Picture worthy as this movie is, Rocky 2 is indeed better.
38:24 "what are you thinking about when that buzzer sounded?" Rocky: "ADRIAN!!!!"
Get's me every time
He was saved by the bell in the last round. Each round is 3 minutes. Nice reaction. That was fun.
I think Apollo was saved by that bell
@@eq1373 That’s what I meant.
That music playing during the fight. Is called going the distance. The end credits is called. Rockys reward. ( soundtrack)
thats funny no they do not getter better and better the first one is the best but i do love the rest
Great note
if she likes Rocky 1 we will have a hell of a run until Rocky 6
Yes, the dog was Stalone's personal pet.
The selling of his dog seems wrong though. I mean how much can you make selling your dog?!? Guessing he had to have someone take him in during filming.
@@igloo2158 I don't actually think it was about how much he could get for the dog. I think he couldn't afford to feed him. Dog that big is expensive to feed.
@@igloo2158 ~ Stallone was so broke during that time, he could barely survive.
@@igloo2158Stallone sold the dog for $50 when he was still trying to convince a studio to pick up his script. After he got a deal to make the movie, he bought the dog back for $15,000. The turtles in his apartment were also his personal pets, and as of a few years ago, they were still alive and still owned by Stallone.
What makes this movie stand is the characters and the situation are believable and relatable. If Rocky won it is Hollywood. But we all know those moments where the odds are against the person and they put up a hell of a fight. This is why it is so satisfying. Everyone knows he is out classed but he fights against an impossible situation.
one of stallones best performances was in "copland"
It was never about him winning. It was about gong the distance. That was a win for Rocky in itself..He got the girl and his Pride and dignity ! Please please please watch every single one.
To keep costs down Stallone used family members for small roles. One of the singers was his brother Frank and the man that rang the bell during the Apollo fight was Stallone's father. These weren't only times in the franchise he would use members of his family for parts in the movies.
I always appreciated that the lone shark character is nuanced. Yes, he's a mean sunnuvabitch, but he's also a decent dude and a good friend.
Yeah Gazzo was alright... at least as far as how he treated Rocky. Coincidentally, he was in Godfather 1&2 with Talia Shire, and Taxi Driver that Coby mentioned. He and Stallone were friends until they had a falling out during the filming of Nighthawks.
R.I.P. Mr. Weathers. Rocky, Predator, Action Jackson, Happy Gilmore, The Mandalorian, etc. I always thought that Sly never got the credit he deserved for his acting skills. Burgess Meredith used to play The Penguin on the TV show Batman in the 1960s. Great reaction!
That's where I first saw him.
@@jeffthompson9622 Me too.
1976 was our 200th Birthday, thats why Creed was dressed that way, we celebrated that Bicentennial Birthday the whole year, we even had bicentennial quarters for that one year. The 200th birthday is what gave Sly the idea for the film.
Rocky Balboa is the greatest movie character of all time.
I’m absolutely here for the Rocky content. Please go the distance and watch em all Rocky 1-5, Rocky Balboa, and Creed 1-3
Agreed, though I'd skip the Creed series, I feel like it's a cheap rehash plus there's some very real character assassination going on with some of the characters you know and love.
@@Zylthis agreed, but she should watch the first creed at least.
He won Oscars for this as well . Screenplay and best picture. As a producer
Yes, it was his real-life dog .
Yes that’s his actual dog and turtles
The reference to the "three rounds" by the announcers before the fight was basically the Las Vegas betting odds that Rocky would not last even three rounds with Creed.
Tough guy + tender heart = infinitely loveable! That's the winning formula for the Rocky franchise.
If you're curious about Burgess Meredith, check out OF MICE AND MEN (1939).
They get even better. This series plays out like a dramatic soap opera. The characters grow.
I don’t know if this is the movie you were thinking of with Burt Young, but I’ve seen him in Back to School with Rodney Dangerfield, a great comedy.
Even though Rocky barely says anything during the first ten minutes of the film, you already know everything about him based on his actions, facial expressions, and mannerisms. That's great writing by Stallone and directing by the late John Avildsen.
Stallone still owns those turtles to this day!
The guy with the scali cap is the guy Stallone sold his dog to. The deal was he gave him his dog back and he put him in the movie.
Taxi Driver, Network, Rocky and All the President's Men were up for Best Picture.
Rocky was released in December of 1976 and Star Wars May of 1977, 6 months apart.
Rocky's budget was 1.2 million dollars and shot in 30 days. Still the lowest budget film to win Best Picture.
The movie came out in 1976 during the Bicentennial. The movie played off it. To a younger generation 1976 was almost a running 4th of July for those of us who were kids then.
Part 2 is the best one and one of the most inspirational movies of all time to me.
I had the good fortune of seeing the Rocky movies in the theater. The Rocky movies had a unique way of pumping people up, and you walked out of the theater yelling Go Rocky! LOL
Championship fights used to be 15 rounds, but now theyre 12. I believe this changed in the late 80s or early 90s for safety reasons
It changed to 12 rounds in the mid 1980's after middle weight fighter Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini killed his opponent in the ring. I forgot the fighters name but he was a young man from South Korea.
Carl Weathers was a linebacker for the BC Lions in Vancouver, Canada. He’s still remembered here. That was 5 years before my time, but I’d heard stories about him. Another guy who went on to bigger and better things after he got cut from the team.
Just came across your channel due to this film. Coby, really enjoy your enthusiasm, good nature & commentary. What a movie; most think it's a boxing story...& are amazed it's a love story about a boxer. I think it's one of the best performances out there. (For a close second by Stallone, you must watch "Oscar", which I think is brilliant because it's so 180° out from what he is known for. Add to that an all-star cast & a fast moving storyline...excellent!)
Burgess was The Penguin in Adam west Batman and Paulie was the mob boss in The pope of Greenwich village and Bobby Bacala sr in the sopranos
You got the character quickly.
Most reaction channels don't put enough into the real story before they show the action.
Don't worry, the next 2 will be a great watch as well.
The cut man in a boxing match is there to help keep the boxers face and eyes from swelling shut, and to treat cuts in such a way to stop them bleeding. Cutting a boxer to release the pressure is rare, that’s why it squirts. It’s not allowed now, nor are fight’s allowed over 12 rounds. Most fatalities in boxing happen in the last three rounds, that’s why it’s only 12 now.
This was a great love story with boxng in it.Even Sly himself will tell you it's not a boxing movie.
RIP Creed...Heavyweight Friend of the World.
Yeah, that was Rocky's dog, named after Hall of Fame Chicago Bear Dick Butkus. The turtles were still alive as of the filming of the 2nd Creed movie. The pet shop owner had kept them alive the whole time. They were 45 years old when Creed 2 was filmed.
Rocky 2 is my favorite for alot of reasons. The referee in the movie was a real fighter in the 40s and 50s. My Dad was also a professional boxer from Mexico and came to the US in the early 50s. Dad fought him twice and won. The boxers name was Lou filipo. We have have my dad's gloves from those fights and Lou signed them. My dad never was champ, but he fought all the ranked contenders of that time. Love watching your reactions!
"Rocky" is hands down one of THE greatest movies in cinematic history. Fun fact: Butkus the English Mastiff was actually Stallone's dog in real life. And, yes, you're right about a then-broke Stallone having to sell his beloved Butkus for $25. And after Rocky made Stallone famous, he offered guy who bought the dog for $25 a tidy profit of $500. Knowing who Stallone was, the guy refused the offer. Stallone then offered $1000, and the guy still refused. Stallone finally got Butkus back, but not before he had to pay a whopping $15,000!
And as Stallone can attest that a "dog is man's best friend" and HOW much he loved that dog, Sly not only paid $15,000 to get it back, but he "only" was paid $35,000 by the Studio for doing the movie, so it showed how far Stallone was willing to go in order to get Butkus back :)
P.S. LOLOL@your reaction when Rocky drank the raw eggs
Much better movie than Taxi Driver and deservingly won the award.....
This is NOT a boxing movie. This is a love story about a down to Earth Boxer and a meek Woman who opens up and comes out of her shell and true love prevails!
8:29 You've got to love the dynamic between Rocky and Adrian. You can tell _Adrian_ likes _Rocky_ because she never _says_ anything when he's around. And you can tell _Rocky_ likes _Adrian_ because he never _stops_ talking when she's around.
You were right cut men are there to get the swelling down and try and stop cuts from bleeding they’re not supposed to that’s why Micky has a awkward look around hoping no one saw.
This was the very first movie that had a steadycam!
In fact the steady cam was specifically designed for the Stairs Scene because they wanted to follow him up the steps and circle around him and end up behind him looking out over Philly!
Yes, after getting his dog back, he then gave him a starring role in the movie.😊
Such an incredible series & I hope you continue this journey!
LOVE THE CARL WEATHERS INTRO
Best love story ever in cinema, it is a love story ya know.
You are completely right when you thought that was his dog.
Burgess Meredith stared in "Of Mice and Men." With Lon Cheney in the 30s, excellent movie! You should check it out. Excellent reaction!
Nicky told Rocky to stay down because Rocky took so much punishment and Micky didn’t want him to die.
The mistake on the poster with his trunks was a real mistake. They couldn't afford to re-do the poster so Stallone wrote the mistake into the movie. Also Mick was telling Rocky to stay down so he wouldn't take anymore punishment.
When people react to this I want them to binge them all. Greatest love story ever
So glad you began this franchise Gem 💎 Coby,you gonna love the sequels it gets better. And Burt Young was on "Carlito's Way: Rise To Power"(2007) that's the last movie i saw him in that he's a Mob Boss.
Talia Shire is also on "The Godfather" Franchise & she got into filmmaking during the 80's amongst her late husband Jack Schwartzman one of those that's very memorable to me was "Rad"(1986) she's in the movie as well
36:40 "it's OK Adrian. He's not going to die."
Weeeelllllll...
About 500 professional boxers died in the ring or in the hospital after a fight between 1900-1995.
Countless amateurs might have died too, though their fights are shorter and less likely to end in a lethal blow.
Very few of those dead boxers took this much of a beating.
That's why Mickey was telling Rocky to "stay down" so he wouldn't get up and die.
It's very possible.
Also, that said, during the filming of Rocky 4, Stallone had to be rushed to the emergency room and very nearly died from the punches he received just filming a boxing movie.
So the damage boxers can take is real, and it can be fatal.
And THIS much damage is insane and almost never happens for real - welcome to the movies.
But here she is, in that movie, seeing this damage.
She's right to worry.
As you watch this series you will come to realize that this a love story not just between Rocky and Adriana ( they call her Adrienne in the movie) but everyone he comes in contact with including the two Creed movies.
Fun fact the group singing on the street corner the lead singer is frank stallone Sylvester brother. Burgess Meredith played the penguin in the old batman and robin tv series from the 60s and one of the munchkins in wizard of oz
You re the first reactor Ive seen who actually listened to the Ring announcer giving the judges score cards and declaring Creed the winner. So well done. And yes, the bell saved Creed. But Rocky was also pretty punched out so he couldn't get that finishing shot in before the bell sounded. Critics generally agree that Rocky 2 is the better movie of the two. IMO I'd lean 1, but 2 is amazing as well.
The character of Rocky was inspired by the legendary pro boxer Rocky Marciano and one of Muhammed Ali's opponents. The character of Apollo Creed was primarily inspired by the legendary pro boxer Muhammed Ali/Cassius Clay. In Total, this franchise has six main films and three spinoff films
Chuck is a darn good movie in its own way.
Rocky is definitely a love story. You must watch Rocky II.
Some say it wasn`t a fight movie but a love story.
37:30 "Is that what the cut man does?"
You are right.
If a boxer is bleeding too much, the referee will stop the fight.
Even if it's just a nose-bleed, the ref can still stop the fight.
But sometimes a boxer's face gets cut. The opponent's glove can tear a boxer's face, and some cuts are caused if the fighters bump heads which happens a lot, actually, almost always on accident.
If the cut bleeds too much, the ref stops the fight.
If a cut is over the boxer's eye, the blood can get into his eye and a ref will ALWAYS stop the fight when that happens because if the man can't see, he'll get killed out there.
So the cut man's job is to manage those cuts and stop the bleeding.
They have medicines that are excellent at reducing bleeding.
This extra thing of cutting open the swelling to let the fluids out so Rocky can see is pretty much a boxing myth.
Stallone took this myth and turned it into a big moment in this movie.
Real fight doctors will tell you that this is almost certain to lead to an instant stoppage by the ref and wouldn't help Rocky see anything anyway.
Yes the dog is actually his dog. The budget was so small he used a lot of his personal friends, his dog, the run up the stairs was used in multiple shots.
Oh and the egg La was a thing before all this protein powder stuff. Drank many eggs when I was younger.
The steps lead to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
2:40 "Is this some small time underground illegal boxing ring? Or legit?"
Small-time: yes.
Underground: no.
Illegal: no.
Legit: yes.
This is a gym where boxers train.
The ring is so that two of them can get in and practice.
Sometimes they arrange a paid event in these gyms.
They sell tickets and pay the boxers, pay the ref, and the gym owner gets to keep some too.
They might only sell 20 or 30 tickets, or maybe 50, and nobody gets paid very much.
But every bit of it is perfectly legal.
This may have already been mentioned, but 1976, was the bicentennial celebration of the US. There were patriotic celebrations all over the country that year, and the US mint even released a bicentennial quarter. That's why everything was red, white and blue, in the movie, and why Creed was celebrating George Washingtons' crossing of the Delaware river. Creed was putting on a show, but Rocky was there to fight.
That talk about three rounds started with Apollo. It's been so long since he became the world champion, and the last time he had to contend with someone who was able to last longer than longer than that with him was _before_ that. It's become the norm that whoever gets in the ring with him will be knocked _out_ before the end of the third round and the remaining 12 won't be an _issue._ So it really stood out to him that, come the end of the third round, Rocky was still on his feet. It stood out to him even _more_ as each round came and went, that he was actually able to go the _distance._
But then Apollo made history by being the first contender to actually break Rocky's nose. 64 fights Rocky was in, prior to this one. 44 were victories, but 20 were defeats. One thing, though, that no one had _ever_ succeeded in doing was breaking his nose. Not until Apollo came along.
In addition to winning Best Picture, John G. Avildsen won for Best Director. There were also a number of other nominations for this. Sylvester Stallone got nods for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay, Talia Shire got one for Best Actress, Burt Young and Burgess Meredith each got one for Best Supporting Actor, and the song played during the training montage, "Gonna Fly Now", was up for Best Original Song.
As the locally famous (my living room)...."Stallion The Italian", a nickname I also invented myself, I too was rooting for Rocky to win.
Anyway, nice review.
The steps are at the Philadelphia Museam of Art. The Philadelphia Free Library is at the other end of the parkway, 1 mile away.
Wait til you see Rocky 2.
An amazing ending!!!!
Love your reaction. Your comments are entertaining and not obtrusive. Very pleasant seeing you genuinely enjoy this iconic movie :)
I always note what people say about Rocky & Adriane's first love scene, I liked that you seemed to consider what you thought, it bothers me when some reviewers paint that scene as an assault.
A strong guy and a physical guy has to consciously drop gears in close female company. Sometimes it's hard to remember. I was not surprised he was attracted to Adriane, the big boy grows up either a bully or a protector, and Rocky is the protector forced to be a bully. Adriane was the damsel most in distress which brought out his shining knight. The less she talked the more withdrawn she was the more infatuated he got. ❤️❤️
It was a split decision. Meaning one judge scored the fight for Rocky, and the other two for Apollo Creed. Unlike the subsequent Rocky movies, Rocky actually did well in this fight.
Though just a movie, some pretend movie facts. Though Rocky went the distance (15 rounds, then the distance for title fights) Apollo, also went the distance for the first time. It was stated that ‘nobody had ever gone the distance with Creed before’. If that’s the case, then Creed never had to go a full 15 prior. Of course, this, also, was Rocky’ s first time going 15 since he’d never fought for a title.
Now you have to watch all the Rocky movies Coby.