Obsessed with Rocky (1976) | FIRST TIME WATCHING 

Is Rocky a movie about love or boxing ??

Charlie Chaplin, Orsen Welles and Sylvester Stallone are the first three actors to be nominated for writing and acting in the same films. Impressive company Sly keeps. Also, at a total of 42 years... I believe Stallone is the actor who has played the same role for the greatest number of years and the greatest number of films. This guy deserves far more respect than he gets. His accomplishments have been ground-breaking in several ways.

The Vaseline is so the glove slips off, preventing some cuts. When a boxer throws a punch they twist at the wrist, in an attempt to get the glove to grab skin and twist tearing open a cut.

At the beginning of the film: "I don't like boxing to be honest." At the end of the film: "HIT HIM! HIT HIM!" 😉

Please don't stop doing older movies, it's great seeing a young person react to these great films

Wonderful reaction! Modern audiences often don't understand the differences of a world almost 50 years ago, or don't have the life experience or maturity to understand things like Paulie's character or the fact that Tony Gazzo the loan shark could be a friend to Rocky or not thinking that Rocky forced himself on Adrian. Not only did you not get hung up on those things, but you understood everything perfectly - especially the most important part - Rocky's character. People watching reactions don't care if you like or dislike something. We just want you to "get it". Your enjoyment is just icing on the cake. Cheers!

I've always felt the first two Rocky epsiodes are so closely linked, you really need to see the second one to complete the original story. You won't be disappointed if you watch it.

I still think Rocky and Adrian's relationship is one of the most genuine and adorable relationships ever on media. Also its amazing that we pretty much get their entire lives together on screen.

It was not only Stallone's script. He had to fight to realize the film. It is a love movie and a movie about boxing. But it is also a description that most of the people have to a fight for their everyday home and meal and don't have the chance to fulfill the American Dream. A great movie and as well as "Rambo" six years later one of my favourites for sure. An amazing start of Stallones world career.

It's quite the dramatic character masterpiece enrobed as a boxing film. Adrian, Paulie, and even Mickey, add so much to the story around Rocky and his journey toward defining himself. None of the rest are as well made and grounded as this one (it fully deserved winning Best Picture), but Rocky's journey is worth getting excited about.

By *far* the biggest surprise in the movie is Tony giving him so much money with no strings attached

The Dog (Butkus) was Sylvester's Dog! He was so broke when he wrote this that he had to sell his dog for $60.. Sylvester used his First Check to buy his dog back (for $1,500). Rocky lost the Fight, but he won even more... He went the Distance , Got a Wonderful Girl and proved to himself that the people that put him down were wrong about him.. Rocky 2,3 and 4 get better and better!

Hi Biss! You just watched my favorite movie of all time. I was 10 when this movie came out. Over the years, I've watched this movie probably at least 50 times, more than any other movie. I think this character is the best in the history of cinema. He's physically strong, yet is also humble, which seems to be rare. He is simply, a good and caring person. Rocky isn't book smart, but he is street smart. I love how much he loves Adrian. I read that Sly (his friends call him Sly) originally thought about giving Rocky a little bit darker, meaner personality, to make Rocky more "realistic". Sadly I guess a lot, maybe even most, people, have a dark side to them. I'm SO glad he DIDN'T do that, because to me the Rocky we have represents the kind of person we should aspire to be - good. And, oh yeah, Rocky kicks butt! Side note: Butkus the dog was Sly's dog irl. Most likely he was named after Dick Butkus, an American Football player from the '60's. I'm old, but he played before my time. He was my Dad's favorite player. He said NOBODY hit as hard as Butkus. I've seen interviews of players admitting they were scared of him. Anyway the important part here is, Sly was so broke right before Rocky, he couldn't afford to keep Butkus the dog. The happy ending is after Rocky was made, Sly bought Butkus back.

Fun fact: The fight scenes were shot in reverse order, from final round to opening because it was easier for the FX crew to remove the fight makeup between rounds than to add it. They started off all beaten up then ended all clean and beautiful.

Incredibly understated performance from Talia Shire here…

The fact that Apollo wins is incidental. Rocky achieved his goal of simply going the distance. Even Apollo wasn’t a true “bad guy” as he is a descent man whose biggest sin is he went into the fight having no respect for Rocky as a fighter. He learned very quickly that it would be a hard fight.

Best reaction ever! I love how you get "invested" in the characters and the story. Please keep putting your opinions and feelings out front. That's why I love watching you. Cheers!

I think the idea was that Thanksgiving was just another Thursday for him because he didn't feel like he had much to be thankful for at the time.

I love Mick. He's exactly like my grandfarher was. Speaks the same, acts the same, sounds the same, even looks like him. He was a sailor and a ww2 vet. Looked and sounded rough but was actually warm inside. Btw, the actor who plays Paulie was actually a boxer in real life when he was younger.

@BissFlix if you want, we can setup a fund for you to come to the United States during the Holidays so you can experience eating a Turkey..

Biscute, I loved that you enjoyed this so much. Rocky & Adrian are the best. 💕 And Mick the trainer cracks me up! Rocky 5 is the weakest of the series, but 1-4 are all really quite good. The last one though, Balboa (Rocky 6), is actually my favorite. It's a very satisfying ending to the whole long tale. 🙂 You did a great job with this reaction. Well done!

Again somebody positively surprised discovering how rocky is not just a boxing flick 🙂

I've watched several women react to Rocky and most have said they don't care for boxing movies. By the end, they're screaming "hit him, beat him, kill him !!!" 😂

Spontaneous emotions is normal and the Rocky story brings it out of people; so your reaction is very honest.

I saw this at the theater when I was about sixteen and it was amazing to see on the big screen. The country was preparing for its bicentennial birthday so there was a lot of red, white and blue in the air which is referenced in this movie. Great scripts are timeless and it's pretty cool to see how it still thrills people today seeing it for the first time.

Every time you hum "You Can Leave Your Hat On" when someone takes off their clothes, it makes me think of the movie "The Full Monty". It's a good flick you should do. It's an often overlooked gem (especially for one of the rare comedies to ever get a Best Picture nomination from the Oscars), and so far, it seems that only one other channel has ever reacted to it.

FYI, Butkus was named after the American football player named Dick Butkus.

Miss Bisscute I love your reaction to Rocky especially during the fight. the "hit him back" was so cute and lovely 💓💓💓💓. It is an iconic and Oscar-winning movie, hopefully you can react to the rest of the franchise, Rocky III is great and Rocky IV has become a classic due to its theme USA vs. Soviet Union. For the next Halloween suggestions: The lost Boys (a classic from the 80's) and more recent: 1984. I think you'll like them.

Did you realise that the girl Rocky walked home was the woman he gave a job in Creed 2,you should watch the Creed films again after you have watched all the Rocky films it makes them a lot better once you understand all the references from the Rocky’s.

The vaseline on the eyes is to help ease/reduce/prevent cuts. The lubrication helps the glove to keep steady movement over your skin as opposed to the glove material gripping and tearing flesh (this is still less likely than with the horrific tearing of bare knuckles, but still). Worst of all, these cuts in combat sports sometimes might be indicative of the bone under being broken -- which could mean going blind. Basically, its so the fight can go longer and remain interesting by reducing smaller cuts -- if there's blood, it's usually because it was earned (in a morbid sense).

Stallone admitted that the character did not drink the raw eggs for protein. He has to have them raw because Rocky does not have gas for the stove to cook them. It was meant to show how broke he was financially, but that didn't come through in the movie. People assumed it was for training purposes..

A beautiful love story with a little bit of boxing mixed in!

seriously.? 43.3 k subscribers?.... just go watch the movie,

I hope you liked it. Interested to hear your thoughts on this movie. As others will say. If you did enjoy it. The entire series is worth a watch.

41:00 that was vaseline they were applying. It helps minimize the skin getting cut and the boxer bleeding. Cuts do still happen but not as often.

Being unfiltered is why I am here. Much appreciated. Till the next one.

Vaseline under the eyes or elsewhere on the face is to help prevent cuts. Rocky 2 is really like Rocky part 2. Don't miss it.

You will enjoy this series I'm sure can't wait for 2 and 3 they're my favorites

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Rocky doesnt celebrate Thanksgiving because hes poor and doesnt have family, not cause hes Italian. Everyone from the US was an immigrant at some point, not to mention Italians "discovered" America.

Your doing great forget the negative comments God bless you Jesus is Lord keep doin what u do keep your head up and stay safe

Great reaction. To me this will always be Stallones greatest acting job, followed by Rambo. Instead of just being straight action movies he puts heart and soul in both of them and you Sympathize and empathize with them. FYI Stallone kept the turtle's Cuff and Link and still has them (they are now 48 years old) and they make an appearance in Creed 2.

I'm glad you liked this movie,loved your reaction. This Franchise is Timeless

This was a great reaction! I hope you watch them all!😊

You need to watch Rocky 2, its just as good...great reaction!

Paulie is the heart and soul of the entire Rocky series of films. The series tells the story of Paulie's redemption from being a total degenerate p.o.s, to slightly less of a total degenerate p.o.s.

Going the distance against Appollo Creed is an extremely high goal for Rocky. Rocky's a club fighter. Basically a guy who's not an amateur, but fights locally against lower competition for little money (why gebworks for Gazzo). Appollo isn't just the undefeated world champion, but he's never even been knocked down in a fight.

You are pronouncing Italian correctly. In the US there are so many people from all over the world that migrated here that EVERYTHING gets mispronounced or 'Americanized'.

This has been quite possibly my favorite movie. I can only think of a few other movies that I like as well (Chariots of Fire, Jeremiah Johnson, The Mission to name a few).

Rocky's boss, the loanshark, actually really cares about Rocky. I feel like theirs is an underrated relationship in this movie.

Rocky is one of the best characters in cinema history. Such a great guy and role model. His whole progression through the movies is fantastic and his relationship with Adrian throughout is perfect.

Sylvester Stallone always says the original Rocky is a love story... that has some boxing.

You don't think too much about what you plan to say, you say what's in your heart at that moment... That's a Reaction, and it's beautiful! I REALLY hope you'll Continue with this Rocky Series for at least 3 more... I promise you won't be disappointed! WE KNEW about Germs and the Dangers some foods may present... But we exposed ourselves to these potential dangers to build a Natural Immunity to them. That's why today's viruses pose much more of a Danger... No one has any immunity other than getting shots (which makes Drug Companies alot richer). That lack of immunity extends towards many other things (like our Language)... People can't take a joke or are "hurt" by something we would've laughed at 30 years ago. That's also why most movies "couldn't be made today".

Who the hell directed you to watch Creed first? Shame on them.

Don't let the negatives weigh you down, Biss. People watch these for your reaction, not so you cdn react like you believe we want you to. Yes, you won't like everything. And that's perfectly fine. There wil be movies you like some viewers can't stand, and instead of just moving on, they will feel compelled to rant about your choice. Never forget this is your channel, we are visitors and should be courteous visitors. We visit for you, to see you react. Don't ever be fake. You are a lovely person with a very charming personality, and the only person on this planet you ever need to change for is yourself. If someone gets negative, there are other channels they can watch instead. Be you.

This takes place here in Philadelphia. We have a statue of him at the art museum steps that he ran up. There's always a line of people to take pictures worth the statue.

Un clasico del cine ❤

You're feelings about reacting to older movies are totally understandable and adorable. I think even more than sentimentality, the reason some folks can be so protective about them is because they may appreciate the greater context from which that movie was created. How society was, politics, or even the limited technology of it's day and now comes some young whippersnapper (you) judging these movies against those from this year and they might feel it's too superficial or an unfair comparison. I see where they are coming from but I also see where folks like you are coming from. Not all movies age well but many still have a special place in their heart for them so it's special to them. Some movies still work because the story is so good. Rocky is one of those movies perhaps because it's not a sports movie as much as it is a love story, it hits on many levels and I feel like Creed 1 is too. Great reaction as usual!

Hi biss!!!! daca ti-a placut Rocky te asigur ca Rocky II te va incanta!!!! Acum vreau sa recomand filmul Cinderell Man with Russell Crow..... Este un film din 2005 si cu o poveste pe care o vei iubi!!!!

To give you some context, when this movie came out, gas was considered EXTREMELY expensive at 60 cents/gallon. About 1/8th what it is now. So, multiply the numbers($40) by 8, ($320).

The Rocky movies stand the rest of time. No matter when you watch it, back in the 70’s or now. It’s still good.

I remember when this movie came out. I was surprised when you said your mother was born about that time. Two of my kids are older than that. Now I feel old. I do love watching your reactions. You were throwing punches and rooting for Rocky.

How to calculate inflation rate for $40 since 1975. $40 in 1975 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $227.28 in 2023.

I'm glad you got it. Some reactions I've watched on this movie are going yeah rocky you got this don't think like that, that not it he is thinking hard on it, and he sees the difference in talents and that he's just a beginner going against someone more seasoned he's looking realistically at the situation and just wants to be able to hold his head high at the end knowing even if he didn't win he proved to himself that he's got more in him.

One of my favorite reactions of yours! This is one the most genuine films ever made. An idea, a dream by Stallone & brought to life for us to enjoy. You must follow up with Rocky II to get the complete story. --Pleeeaasse don’t give up on classic films, especially those of the black and white era. So many absolutely fantastic movies come from that time, & a large number are vastly superior to modern productions.😊

You're wonderful! You made me laugh the whole way through! I saw this when it came out, but this was well worth seeing it again! Oh, and you said your Mom was born in '75. That's the year my son was born. He has been blessed with great kids, and me with wonderful grandkids. You'd fit right in! Your Mom is blessed with a wonderful girl. Thanks for a great reaction.

"Was $40 a lot of money in '75?" Yeah, kind of. In today's dollars though, it would be equivalent to just over $227 (which, in the Romanian Leu, is equivalent to 1,043 RON).

Hi Miss Biss!🙂That $40 would be about $215 today with inflation. Stallone would only sell the screenplay if he was allowed to star in the film. Several studios had offered to buy it, but they did not want Stallone to star. The first four Rocky films are very good. "Rocky V" is the odd film in the series. Remember Biss, the Rocky films are a LOVE STORY!❤Great reactions to the very first Rocky film, Bisscute!!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

$40 in 1975 is equivalent to $227.28 today. Still very low to be paid for a fight, even of this magnitude. Typically, club fighters can get $1,000 - $2,000 today.

Love your reaction. Being Romanian you should check out the Romanian film, Chuck Norris vs. Communism (2015)

Hi Miss Bisscute & Subscribers !!!! In My Humble Opinion you might enjoy Cinderella Man which is Based on a True story As always the like button 🔘 has been Illuminated !!! 😁👍👍😎

Scoring a professional boxing match: Apollo Creed won by a split decision In professional boxing matches, three judges, who sit right at ringside, will score each round via a 10-point system. When one boxer dominates the other boxer in a round, the judges will each give him 10 points and the other boxer 9 points. When one boxer strongly dominates, the other boxer may get only 8 points. If neither boxer dominates, they may each get only 9 or 8 points. This may happen when few punches are thrown. When the match goes all 12 rounds, the three judges count up all their points, and they each vote for a winner or a draw. Unanimous Decision: 3-0-0 Split Decision: 2-1-0 Majority Decision: 2-0-1 (One judge calls it a draw) Majority decision draw: 1-0-2 (Two judges call a draw) Split decision draw: 1-1-1

The dog is called Butkus. He is named for Dick Butkus, a famous American Football player in the early 1970s.

3:05. Google it. Forty US dollars in 1975. Two hundred and twenty seven dollars in purchasing power. That’s a hell of a lot of inflation. Wages sure haven’t risen that much.

Also Biss, I hope you watch all of the Rocky movies, certainly II-IV. They will connect directly with the Creed movies, giving you more insight and clarity, especially Rocky IV. Rocky V is definitely the weakest of the series, it's basically EVERYONE'S least favorite. I actually like Rocky VI, (also called Rocky Balboa) and it leads into the Creed series. Sly intended 'Rocky Balboa' to be the absolutely final Rocky film, and I thought it was a fitting ending. I thought it recaptured the heart of the original film.

Seriously, tho. It's not pronounced EYEtaly. I don't know why so many Americans say EYETalian. Everytime I hear that, it takes 10 minutes off the end of my life...

'Southpaw' means left-handed in general. Rocky is however right-handed but fights with a left-handed south-paw stance. This is one of the things Mickey faults him for, Rocky never having learned properly. Apollo's trainer also warns about Rocky fighting south-paw, as Apollo would have to prepare against south-paw sparring.

Carl Weathers, Apollo Creed from ‘Rocky’ and ‘Mandalorian’ star, dies at 76

your reaction during the fight are tops kiddo. for future boxing movies, (NO KICKING ln boxing) Apollo Creed won cause he was the champ and he did put Rocky on his ass 5 times. i hope you keep watching therest of the movies specielly part III

2:05 Eyebrow arch or arch of the eyebrows Your day will be enlightened watching the other Rocky movies, at least until Rocky 4, keep watching 😉 PS : Love your accent.

I knew the boxing was going to get you worked up.😂 Talia Shire (Adrianne) is also Connie Corleone in The Godfather. Haha you actually said "beating your meat" you're goñna love rocky III and IV

You recognize the Black guy Apollo Creed from the movie Predator,and The Mandalorian tv show?

Oi, I feel old. I was 6when this movie csme out. No, this isn't the early days of boxing. Boxing was probably one of the very earliest competitions early man ever invented, many centuries ago. The current rule framework was adopted and the idea of a finite number of rounds was introduced in the 1930s. Bouts do not last 15 rounds anymore. The heavyweight division goes 12, and may be reduced to 9 soon. Men's weight classes other than heavyweight go 9 rounds. All womrn's bouts are limited to 8 rounds. Trivia: by the rules in place at the time the movies are made, Rocky is never actually big enough to fight as a heavyweight, he is always too light by a varying number if pounds/kilos. **Rocky 2 picks up exactly where this one ends.

Biss before the movie - I really don't like boxing. Biss during the movie- Hit him, hit him! Go for the kidneys! Hit him in the ribs! HIT HIM!!!

Butkus was actually Sly's dog. Even though he did small roles in other movies back in the 70's (plus a porno movie and I'm not kidding), he still wasn't a rich man and he wasn't that well known yet, in fact he was so broke that he had to sell Buttkus just so he could get money (I think it was because he had become a father and he was trying to take care of his family). But when he sold the script to Rocky (in which he wrote it in only 3 days) and got to play the lead role (originally the studio wanted a more famous name & Ryan O'Neal from Love Story and Barry Lyndon was considered, but Sly demanded either he played the lead role or they wouldn't get his script), he used the money to buy Butkus back and he put him in the movie. Sly also owns those turtles and I heard that those turtles are still alive (but I'm not sure If still alive today) He doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving because he's Italian (American Italian), it's because he doesn't have anybody to celebrate it with so for him it's just a regular day. Adrian is shy and has low self esteem, she's basically the ugly duckling, but she comes out of her shell when she's with Rocky and her confidence grows as well. Yes, you're thinking about the army poster of Uncle Sam pointing at the person saying "I WANT YOU!" to join the U.S. Army.

One thing you missed: Apollo said he wanted a "Snow White underdog" This is the US in the 70s. He meant he wanted a white guy to fight, because boxing had become weirdly racial over the 20th Century, with people frequently rooting for same-race boxers instead of players they liked. But, because Rocky is so nice, it never really gets turned into a racial thing

40 bucks for a fight was chump change. Strictly local talent volunteering to get beat up. It was worth a lot more than it is NOW of course. You could fill your tank for less than half of it in your giant American car. But people who lived in hovel apartments in the city and made $40 bucks a few times a month boxing couldn't afford a car. On the other hand, making 40 bucks at a job per day was about average blue collar wages for lower middle class back then, and a fight, not including the training and potential injuries, only took a few hours. So, I mean if you could do it every day, it would have been a good job. But You couldn't. By todays standards, it would be maybe a hundred bucks, and it wouldn't be worth it to fight for a hundred bucks even today, unless it was all you COULD do for money, and boxing was your dream or hobby. Databyter

If you like everything, I wouldn't watch your channel. I want REAL Biss!

The minimum wage in 1975 was $2.10 per hour. So you'd have to work at the crummiest job possible for about 20 hours to earn $40.

Story behind the movie is really kind of as interesting as the film. Stallone was a struggling actor/writer and down to the point he had to sell his dog to a friend because he couldn't afford to fee him. He wrote the script for this film with the intent to star in it himself, and the studio's like the script but didn't want him in the role. He was getting offers of $300,000 for the script alone and turning them down. Imagine struggling to pay bills and turning down $300,000 ($1,611,727 today). And finally one studio said yeah will let Stallone star in it as well. Film cost $2,000,000 to make. And won in the awards, and sealing Stallone as a Hollywood star. Oh and he bought his dog back. Same dog that is in the film. $40 is about $225.60 today. The Vasoline is to keep the gloves from cutting the face. Same with the nasal spray. It is to moisten the airway so you don't get nasal cuts and start breathing blood.

there are inflation calculators...i check them all the time...fyi $40 us is about 210.57 euros in 2023 currency

For 1975 you can just multiply dollars times 6. So the $40 he got at the beginning of the movie for that first fight was $240, which was next to nothing.

The steps are the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. To this day people regularly run up them and jump around like Rocky! Even Google Maps has them listed as the "Rocky Steps".

Most people who do reactions for this movie, especially younger ones, miss the real life atmosphere of 1976. Creed rode in like George Washington because 1976 was the 200 year anniversary of the Revolution that made the United States. So people really were patriotic when this movie came out for something to grab onto because they had just gone through the Vietnam War and Watergate.

40:30 - Yes, all boxers & MMA fighters put Vaseline on their faces to keep themselves from getting cut when they are punched. But they no longer allow trainers to apply it back stage. Back in the day, trainers could apply Vaseline on boxers themselves. These days, however, you will see that the fighters have to come into the arena "completely dry" and Vaseline is applied by an "official". That's because some trainers applied far too much Vaseline giving their fighters an unfair advantage. Now, both fighters will be given an equal amount.

The first fight was just a club fight in a church gym. $40 in '75 would have been enough to buy about 30 gallons of gasoline or about 7 cartons of cigarettes (70 packs)

I really hope you do the series. I think you'll enjoy it, but if you do, you're going to have to get used to one thing: Rocky will get punched in the head a LOT. It's the one frustrating thing through all of the movies. Fight starts, 3-4 rounds of Rocky getting punched in the face without blocking, then he fights back. Other than that, it's an awesome story about love and life, that has some boxing in it.

That's cool Madalina. You don't have to like everything everybody else does. it's a sign that you are a strong individual if you can kick against the tide. Don't let anyone tell you what you have to like or dislike. Still watching your music and film reactions and digging it. Love that black top. Almost as much as I like your long black hair. So pretty. Even like it when you swear with that super sexy accent. Big shoutout from your guy in the States. Love you, lots. See you on the next, Miss Bisscute. And do not worry... 30 is not old. You've plenty of time to still find your knight in shining armor. Much peace, love, and happiness to you and yours. Later, beautiful.

I don't know what to comment. How about this fact: The owner of my local skatepark when I was younger was called Bissy Bissenius. Most Biss name ever

How many grams of protein per egg? See I would go for the egg but I wouldn't know that. This is why I follow this channel! I tear up at that conversation with Adrian before the fight. 🥺