A very good boxing sequel

Rating: 7/10 (2 December 2002)

Rocky III (1982) is a fun film. We open up a montage of Rocky defending his world championship over the tunes of the awesome "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor. The early scenes show Rocky enjoying his life as world champ, especially in a great wrestler vs boxer match for charity. Rocky's opponent is none other than the great Hulk Hogan. We are then introduced to Clubber Lang, a brutal brawler that promises to be Rockys "Greatest Challenge". Rockys ailing manager, Mickey, tells Rocky that retirement is his best option, since he no longer has the hunger that he did when he first had the title. Rocky ignores Micks pleads, and goes down to Lang with Mickey suffering a heart attack in the locker room. With his title in the hands of a young champion and his beloved trainer gone, it looks like Rockys career might be over...but wait....its Apollo Creed...to save the day!!! With Creed by his side Rocky is injected with a great amount of fighting spirit and develops skills that he never thought possible. Now with the "eye of the tiger" regained, Rocky and Apollo are ready to win back the title. Rocky III has a good story, great fight pieces, and good performances.