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Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast

Rocky

Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast

Venganza Media, Inc.

Tv & Film:film Reviews, Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Tv & Film, Film History

4.53K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2011

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

It's sometimes hard to believe Sylvester Stallone is an Oscar nominated actor and writer. After all, Demolition Man and The Expendables aren't usually the films that get Academy notice. But in his career-making role as washed-up fighter Rocky Balboa Stallone captured accolades and audience dollars. Now, for Rocky's 35th anniversary, Now Playing hosts Arnie, Brock, and Jakob are watching and reviewing all six Rocky films, starting with this 1976 original. Can this film still go the distance with modern audience? Listen to find out!

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You'll be interested in fighting Apollo Creek for the World Heavyweight Championship.

0:07.0

No.

0:10.0

Listen, Rocky,

0:14.0

Apollo's in your fight.

0:17.0

He likes you.

0:19.0

He wants to fight you.

0:22.0

Hey, now, when you walk into the ring,

0:25.0

the number one heavyweight of the world,

0:27.0

you'll be ready,

0:29.0

you're gonna keep lightning,

0:30.0

and you're gonna craft thunder.

0:32.0

You'll probably come up very dangerous place.

0:45.0

Yo, listeners!

0:48.0

It's now playing Rocky Retrospective Series.

0:51.0

This Val-Bullet thing is interesting.

0:53.0

You want to call it nostalgia,

0:55.0

but people can relate to that stuff.

0:57.0

Hosted by Arnie,

0:58.0

there is no one who can match his straight arm,

1:00.0

he's aggressive.

1:01.0

Rock!

1:02.0

You're the man, you're number one.

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