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Sport Movie Event: Rocky
“You gotta be a moron... you gotta be a moron to wanna be a fighter.”
The Rocky series is an interesting phenomenon. Bookended by the only two films in the series that one could soberly argue are bonafide classics – the original film, and Rocky Balboa (and if you’re being really picky it’s only the first film) – if you’ve had a drink or three, the normal rules for evaluating the quality of a movie go right out the window. Heck, the drunker you are, the more you’re likely to hold up Rocky III (Mr T, Hulk Hogan) or Rocky IV (where Rocky single-handedly ends the cold war in real life) as the stalwarts of the franchise. Whichever film is your personal favorite, there’s one thing nobody can dispute – Rocky Balboa, the character, is a genuine American icon.
