This is another boxing film by Sylvester Stallone. This is just brilliant! Stallone wrote the screenplay on his own and played the main character very terrifically. The movie was quite a success I think.
The story is about a no-name boxer named Rocky Balboa (Stallone) who fights for small amount of money in gyms. He lives in an apartment in Philadelphia and earns a living by collecting debts. One day he met a girl and they became lovers. The girl’s brother took Rocky to work with him in a meat packing company. Current world Heavyweight boxing champion Apollo Creed visited Philadelphia one day and came up with an idea of giving an unknown a shot at the title and he chose Rocky. This is a big chance for Rocky so he trains and gets ready for the match. He needs to win this even though it’s obvious that Creed is set to win.
The film was directed by John G. Avildsen and stared Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young and Carl Weathers…
This is not just a boxing movie but a story of a boxer. It is one of those movies that inspire people to fight to survive when they don’t get a chance that often. Sometimes there might be only one shot in a life-time.
This movie is worth your one shot of seeing it!