The thing every first-time Rocky-watcher realizes: It's not a boxing story, it's a love story.

Who told you that this was a boxing movie? It's a love story.

If you dont cry from rocky 2, i dont trust you as a person

Burgess Meredith played the Penguin on the old 60s Batman TV show

My younger brother and I went to see Rocky IV opening night. The final fight against Drago was surreal. All of the audience on their feet cheering on Rocky as if we were at a real fight. Incredible experience.

I love how Coby makes fists and starts like she's throwing them with Rocky, she got so into it

Burgess Meredith was a very accomplished actor. He started out as a classical juvenile lead on Broadway then appeared in the classic movie OF MICE AND MEN and a classic Twilight Zone episode and is most remembered for playing the Penguin in the 1960s TV series BATMAN ("Fifty years as an actor and I'm remembered for playing a damn duck!").

Rocky: "ADRIAN!!! ADRIAN!!!" Adrian: "I LOVE YOU!" Rocky: "I love you!" Me: "Who's cutting onions underneath my eyes?"

Coby's enthusiasm, full immersion and emotion is what ya want in "movie react" vids. Watching her watch Rocky 2, 15th round was so fun 😊

There is no tomorrow.. Rip Carl Weathers.

Apollo : Can he swim. Paulie : With a name like Rock. That makes me chuckle everytime 😂 Paulie has such a good story arc imo

1:41:30 That is where Survivor got the idea for the song. They were tasked with coming up for a song for the movie but were having trouble with concepts that would work for this movie. So Stallone agreed to let them watch a rough cut of the movie. When they heard Creed say "You had the eye of the tiger" that is when they knew what they were about to do.

I was born and raised in Philly, in the (early) 70s, and i grew up with this film (the first Rocky). Sylvester Stallone *was* Rocky for me. Like, even though I loved the movie, I thought he wasnt really acting. Evem when he starred in First Blood, I thought that they were fairly similar characters (in terms of emoting). When I turned 18 or 19, it had been some years since I watched the Rocky or Rambo films, so I revisted them and was blown away at how truly deep the films were, and just how excellent Stallone was in his performances. I wish I had realized it when I was younger, but am glad I've had decades now to really enjoy his performances and films.

Coby has the most sincere, intuitive, and insightful reactions I've seen. She embodies the reason why we watch reactions: to share movie moments that we wish we didn't watch alone, like a beautiful sunset.

Rocky is a love story. Great series through the first 4 movies

Yes, the dog in Rocky is the same dog Stallone had to sell when he was poor. He bought him back when he had money.

So glad you enjoyed these movies. You can tell your reactions were genuine. Rocky 4 still is the only movie where in the movie theater, people were literally jumping out of their seats and cheering at the end. Great job Coby 🙂 Fun fact: Dolph Lundgren hit Stallone so hard during rehearsal that he put him in the hospital for several weeks.

47:23 Fun Fact: The singer in the centre (lead singer) is Frank Stallone, Sly's brother, who later co-starred in the Stallone directed "Staying Alive" the sequel to "Saturday Night Fever."

"I pity the fool" started here, but Mr. T adopted it as one of his catchphrases that he used in other things.

This was FANTASTIC! Thanks so much Coby! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE get us your reaction to Rocky V AND Rocky Balboa! Soooo worth it!!!! And Creed after those! You will LOVE THEM 💙💙

@1:39 Allegedly Mr. T took his mother to see this in the theatre and during the scene where he is making the provocative comments to Adrienne, she said, "I didn't raise you to behave like that" and walked out of the theatre. He had to go after her and explain it was just for his role in the movie.

I love how you keep calling Mr. T.......Ice Tea. LMAO

Burt Young, who played Paulie in the Rocky franchise, was actually trained by Cus D'Amato (who trained Floyd Patterson and Mike Tyson) and went 17-0 as a professional. According to Wikipedia: Young served a tour of duty in the United States Marine Corps from 1957 to 1959. While in the Marine Corps, he won 32 of 34 boxing bouts. He later turned pro and compiled a 17-0 record under three different aliases. His manager was Cus D'Amato. 🇺🇸🥊

the physical shape Stallone got into by the 4th film is absolutely insane. Those crunches from the top of the loft are stellar!

That's Sly's real life dog too. Butkus Stallone 1972-1981. A big lovable Bull Mastiff he named after the legendary and late great Hall of Fame Chicago Bears Middle Linebacker Dick Butkus. He did buy that dog back and he also put him in the movie. That's a really cool real life story too. Outside of being a fight fan, Rocky is far from who Sly really is. He is super smart and a VERY underrated actor/writer/director. He's an artist who's body of work has given so much to film history. He is a living legend. Rocky is both a love story and a story about life itself. It's about taking hard hits in life, but getting your ass back up, giving it EVERYTHING you got and not giving up. That's the victory. You never give up. Great reaction kiddo! 👍🏿

5:24 This is Stallone's dog Butkus. The same dog you were talking about a few minutes ago. The guy he sold it to is the guy you see in a few minutes sweeping the steps of the gym.

Don’t just stop at Rocky IV. Continue on regardless if there’s any negative comments. It’s all part of the journey and the life story of Rocky.

It's always frustrating when people don't understand why Clubber Lang is upset. Is he over the top and doing too much? Yes. But does he have every right to be angry? Absolutely. I guess this is where you need to know about heavyweight boxing during that time period and what Stallone is paying homage to. (He loved Mohammad Ali and the heavyweights of that era who Ali fought). There was an order to how a boxer got to be champ. You start in amateur. Then you fight for the Olympic team. Then you start as a pro unranked and you have to fight a number of years fighting higher ranking fighters until you are ranked high enough to be a contender. The champ was somewhat obligated to fight contenders ESPECIALLY the top ranked one. This is how the system worked and fighters only had a very short window in their primes and/or ranked as the number one contender. Clubber Lang did all the steps. He was the number one contender and had every right to expect to fight for the championship. But who is champ? Rocky, who didn't do ANY of the steps that the system setup for fighters to contend for the championship. This is also why he has animosity towards Apollo who orchestrated it all because he needed a quick replacement for a title defense match by the previous number one contender. Rocky was just supposed to be a fill in so that heavyweight fighting commission would be satisfied. Heavyweight champs were obligated to fight every few months in order to keep the belt. So here is Clubber sitting waiting after doing all the right things to have his shot and Rocky is sitting up there as the champ who should've never gotten a shot at the title in the first place and is NOT fulfilling his obligation to fight top contenders. Rocky doesn't know of course that his title defenses are hand-picked and NOT contenders of course but Clubber doesn't know that and that doesn't change anything if he did. THAT is why Clubber is mad. I made this analogy before that puts it in context. Imagine if you went to college for say marketing. You graduated and after years of working for different companies you worked your way up in the most popular marketing firm at the time. You are one of the most qualified on the top executive's team. You are the star and next in line to move into the Exec position when the spot opens. You hear that the Exec is retiring but the position is given to the temp that filled in to answer calls and take notes one day the Exec was not in the office. This temp takes over as Exec and ignores you and starts giving out projects and recognition to people under you. Wouldn't YOU be pissed off?

Burgess Meredith….kind of a legend 😊

Born and raised Philly chic. Really hope you watch Rocky Balboa and CREED. Ties them all together and you will love characters in Creed. First 2 are my favorite!!!

thanks for a great time Coby! It so fun to watch you go through these.

Only thing missing from these experiences, watching your luminous reactions to these legendary movies, (of which, you make me feel like I'm discovering them for the first time all over again), is not being there on the couch with you, cheering along and tearing up in all the same places. Such a joy! You're so fun and culture smart, Coby.

1:47:55 Mr. T (born Laurence Tureaud) is known for his roles as B. A. (Bad Attitude) Baracus in the 1980s television series "The A-Team". He is also known for his distinctive hairstyle inspired by Mandinka warriors in West Africa, his copious gold jewelry, his tough-guy persona and his catchphrase "I pity the fool!", first uttered as Clubber Lang in "Rocky III", then turned into a trademark used in slogans or titles, like the reality show "I Pity the Fool" in 2006.

The emotional hook is the father/son dynamic between Rocky and Mick. At a glance, you think Mick takes away Rocky’s locker because he’s just a mean old bastard, but the crux is because he had to watch a once promising fighter cave in and settle into life as a goon for a mobster, the same people that chewed him up and threw him away 30 years earlier (boxing always had a dubious connection to organized crime). That’s what made the apartment scene where Rocky yelled “At least you had a prime!” more powerful. Yes, Mick did, and look where it got him. At that moment, after getting his frustration out, he realized Mick cared about him all along and getting kicked out of his locker was tough love.

I don't see Rocky 6... called Balboa...I hour you watch all 6. The 6th one talky wraps up everything so great. Can't wait to set this. 😍

Coby would do great watching Burgess in Grumpy Old Men and its great sequel Grumpier Old Men! Love this reaction! Cheers!

38:22 Fun fact: The guy ringing the bell is Stallone's father.

1:31:24 Yeah, In 1980, Sylvester Stallone commissioned A. Thomas Schomberg to create the Statue of ROCKY for the movie "ROCKY III". Today, this iconic statue resides at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, adjacent to the famous ROCKY steps.

Aside from this, I remember Burt Young was in "Once Upon a Time in America" (probably not the movie you're thinking of), he also played Bobby Bacala Sr. in a few episodes of The Sopranos. Those are just what I remember off the top of my head.

When you watch Rocky 4 it is also important to consider the state of the real world at the time. There was significant change happening in the world which made the Soviet Union very dangerous. A few years after that film we saw the Berlin Wall fall and also the break-up of the Soviet Union. What is sad for people who lived thru that time is that we are seeing the undoing of that progress today. Loved that you enjoyed these movies. They are special because they remind us we all can have the strength within if we keep getting up, find our courage in the face of our fears and doubts, and continue pressing forward.

Thank you! This brought tears to my eyes. I haven’t seen such emotion since I watched these as a kid with my Grandma.

at 1:28:31 When people say that " Wrestling is fake " what they mean is that the winner and loser are already decided and some of the spectacular jumps and throws are planned, both fighters work together to make the throw or slam down seem more spectacular. But other than that the fallings are real, many of the hits connect , are real ... they do take damage... it's simply not a fight like an MMA or boxing where people really go after one another. But there can be bad blood between some fighters so they will be more agressive with one another. Fact is wrestlers are strong guys and they know how to fight ...its simply more of a show that a tactical real fight. ____________________________________ If a wrestler would fight for real they would not fight like they do for their show.

Dolph Lundgren is an actor, although Rocky IV is what made him a well known actor (it was his 2nd role). He's had tons of movies after IV though (The Punisher, I Come In Peace/Dark Angel, Universal Soldier, Master of the Universe, etc).

Love her reactions! Coby's the true legend! She knocks down all the competition 🤩😀

I love Mr T. He's my favorite of all the opponents in the rocky movies. Raw energy and power. I love the fact that many don't like him.

Dolph Lundgren started out as an engineering student who got a Fullbright scholarship to MIT after graduating and getting his masters degree in Chemical Engineering from Washington State University. He was also the European full contact Karate champion from 81-82. He was bouncing in a club and met model Grace Jones, who then got him signed with the Zoli Modeling agency & he began taking acting classes and he moved to NY. He has been in over 80 movies including Universal Soldier with Jean Claude Van Damme.

on a little sidenote. when making rocky 4 Dolf actully sent Stallone to the hospital after they had shot a scene were Stallone told him to to hit him hard. Stallone talks about this in an interview. And yes Dolf is a real actor, he has made several movies and he has a black belt in karate and speaks five languages. And the cherry on top is that he has a chemical engineering degree wich he got from Royal Institute of Technology (BSc), University of Sydney (MSc) and Washington State University. and yeah he is really tall, he´s 6.4 (196cm) so yeah i would call him an accomplished man

As an old school wrestling fan, watching Coby react to the Rocky films makes me appreciate their knack at kayfabe and selling.

You have to watch Rocky Balboa which is the last of the a Rocky series. It’s a great movie that wraps up the Rocky series perfectly

I think Rocky 3 is the best in the franchise. It's got the most compelling, scary antagonist, the best fortune reversal and training story, best fight and certainly the best heart-to-heart scene between Rocky and Adrian.

Another TAXI DRIVER connection..Joe Spinell who plays the mobster that rocky collects for also plays the guy at the taxi garage who hires Travis Bickel (DeNiro) for the job..he also plays Willi Cicci in Godfather I &II

R.I.P To Some Of The Actor's Who We're In All These Movie's, Still Miss You All

I’m so proud of you for recognizing Hulk Hogan!

Loving this. You're the first reactor that I've seen who's done the first 4 in one video. It is a love story...but I personally love how animated and appreciative you are for the fight scenes. I also love how the fighters...at least in the first 4 movies...kept getting stronger. Sly did some great writing/producing here. Love your looks and personality also btw.

On Rocky 2, the guys singing around the fire barrel, the guy in the middle is Frank Stallone, Sly’s younger brother.

Coby boxing with her dog after watching 3 Rocky movies lol -- great reaction vid

Every time she says "Pity the fool, I burst out laughing

Rocky III was my favorite. I bought a Clubber Lang Boxing Club Southside Chicago shirt. 🥊

There's a persistent urban legend that Stallone has owned the turtles for decades. In 2017, the Philly Inquirer interviewed Joseph Marks, the former owner of J&M Tropical Fish, reporting that Marks 'still owns the turtles, Cuff and Link, that Rocky bought at the fictional Adrian's pet shop in the film' (Article title: 'Owner of razed Kensington pet store recalls when Rocky came calling', published April 21, 2017).

The running up the stairs is the finish line for how far he had come from when he trained the first time and could hardly breathe nor walk good once he got there. So thats the end point of finally being ready.

The Ultimate male versus the Ultimate meatball… Thunder Lips- Rocky III

When my mom saw Rocky II in theaters, she cried when Rocky yelled “YO ADRIAN! I DID IT!!!”

The cameraman in the meat locker interview was director John Avildsen, who won an Oscar.

1:20:24 That's funny. You were JUST talking about "Eye of the Tiger" and now you're wearing a leopard print shirt while a lion is opening the film for us. LOL

The actor who played MICKEY , was also in an episode of The Twilight Zone. And he also played The Penguin in the BATMAN TV show.

Awwww I am so glad you like this iconic franchise .. it's so emotional and awesome . I've seen them so many times but I feel like I was watching it for the first time again with you .. I actually own the VHS box set 😂😂 that's how long they have been in my life 😂

This is the first movie of the franchise that you be hooked on. They get even better with #2 and #3. Carl Weather’s even acknowledged and commented on one of my tweets of 3Cellos’ “Eye of the Tiger” video.

As a kid growing up in the '80s during the Cold War....Rocky 4 was always my favorite. But watching them later (and now), 1-4 are all great movies.

What a great way to start off the weekend 4 rounds of ROCKY with Coby ! 🥊 great series to watch even if they are predictable it can be inspiring if you feel a little down and need a boost and a boost is what i got now i'm ready to run up those stairs . lol! Cheers for this Coby have a wonderful weekend !!😃 ♥

Thought on seeing the thumbnail: Go Coby! Go Coby! Let's Go Coby! Let's Go Coby!

2:01:27 Dolph Lundgren's first movie was a VERY small role in 1985's "A View to a Kill", the same year "Rocky IV" came out. He has been in well over 30 films since, including all four "expendables" films with Stallone.

Thats the thing about rocky movies. Like normally the first is better and then they slowly decline. But all of them are just so good, u cannot choose which one is better.

Chuck Wepner is the boxer that inspired Rocky. (There is a movie about him too). The Rocky VS Apollo Creed is a remade for Hollywood version of Wepner vs Muhamed Ali fight.

My dude. I love these movies. I'm ready for the next two and a half hours of this madness.

2:11:27 It isn't really explained in the film, but in the book, this scene with the belt is Rocky giving up the title and GIVING it back to Apollo.

Two turtles. No kid. Beverly Hills Cop was intended for Stallone. Murphy was a last minute choice after it just wasn't working out with Sly. Burt Young was 16-0 as a professional boxer. He was in Mickey Blue Eyes. Rocky had been seeing Adrian every day, it wasn't just a 10 minute date. Yes, Butkus was THE dog. No, it wasn't three rounds. Creed had said he'd drop Rocky in the 3rd round. The commentators were doubting Rocky was even going to last til then. Back then it was 15 rounds. You can be in a coma without being on life support. The crowd was so into the second fight someone yells out, " We love ya Rock." Sly replies that he loves "yous too." That exchange was not scripted. It just fit and they kept it in. Nice leopard print. Very Shania Twain-ish. He would have no problem fighting Ice T. 😅 Mr T's "pity the fool" is his trademark like Arnold's "I'll be back." How many times can we watch a similar story? Well, Deadliest Catch is on season 20. Ever seen Swamp People? Same thing every week. Nielsen met Stallone by sending him bikini pics....before she ever had a movie role. She's quick to talk about how bad it was being married to him, but she got her fame while she was with him. Dolph got started as a bodyguard for Grace Jones. He got started in Rocky and has been in some other movies, including The Expendables and Universal Soldier. Lundgren is also a chemical engineer and was studying at MIT when he decided to pursue acting. The Apollo fight was supposed to be an exhibition fight, not full bore (like a sparring match). James Brown got a top 40 hit out of Rocky IV. Its especially hard watching these films right now seeing Carl scream, "There is no tomorrow!" And then Creed dying. R.I.P. Carl Weathers. The Creed movies are Apollo's son. Stallone told Lundgren to hit him as hard as he could. Stallone spent a few days in ICU as a result. It was neat the way they played Rocky's speech in IV with the political changes going on at the time. Even Stallone said V sucked, but you're invested. The finale with Rocky Balboa was good, and Stallone said it was how he wanted to wrap the franchise.

In 1974 Sly did a film with Henry Winkler and Perry King called “The Lords of Flatbush”, set in the 50’s. It’s worth checking out.

Coby, this quadruple header of 4 rounds with *ROCKY* was absolutely The Eye Of The Tiger!

Ivan Drago's "If he dies, he dies" line has to be a top 5 of all times of movie lines.

13:31 The only movie I know that has Burt Young in it is "Amityville II: The Possession". A quick wikipedia check confirms that he WAS in "Mickey Blue Eyes."

The Rocky story as you now know, is not a boxing movie, it’s a love story.

The kids ran up the stairs, because they were kids, and on Sugar! Lol😂

I was a senior in HS when I went to see Rocky 4 in late 1985.

It was hard initially for Rocky to get up the stairs because it was at the end of probably a 4 or 5 mile run, and it was his first run.

Burgess Meredith played The Penguin in the 60s TV show, Batman, and several different characters in the TV show The Twilight Zone. He has been in film and Television since the 1930s.

Never dawned on me Rocky feeding his lil pets at beginning of Rocky.... he likes Adrian, she works at pet store, get it!!! Lol 😮

The beautiful thing about these movies is the underlying love Stallone has for women. Adrian wins every fight too....because she is fueling Rocky's heart

31:40 Nope, it's full 15 round fight, but Apollo was quoted that he would "drop him in three."

I loved alot of dolph lundgren films growing up, the punisher, red scorpion, masters of the universe, universal soldier with van damme, would be great to see you watch one coby great as ever ❤

At the 39:11 minute mark when Rocky and Adrian say, "I love you" and Roulette's blazing smile...

Now, watch Sylvester Stallone again in Rambo series. It's totally worth it 👌.

I like this format. It's long, but seeing the cumulative effect of watching the series is somehow...cathartic. Definitely satisfying.

I think I figured it up one night... Rocky IV is like 41% montage clips. I find it humorous now, but it's still a great movie. It was fun watching you become a Rocky fan!

The stairs were only hard to climb bc in Rocky, he wasn't in shape & had already ran for miles before he even got there

Weird Al...... 🎶 Livin' with a hernia!... Ooowww!!! I feel bad!! 🎶😆😆😆

Please go on! Rocky 6 is a sensation, best one in the series since 1 (also watch 5, but it´s just a filler).

Great video Coby👍. Glad you enjoyed the movie(s), catch you on the next one.

Loved seeing your reactions for the first time! :)

What a journey!!! Thanks for sharing ❤❤❤😂😂🎉🎉

Rewatching these clips got me all up in my feelings too! Glad Colby enjoyed them as much as I did when I first saw them!