Rocky meets the 80's

Rating: 7/10 (7 August 2018)

I've always loved this installment in the Rocky series. It was actually the first one that I saw when I was a kid and at the time thought it was the best one. However, in retrospect it was really more about money, commercialism and excess in the 80's. I would say Vince Mcmahon of the WWE has Stallone to thank, because of the great exposure he brought to Hulk Hogan, Mr. T for that matter, and professional wrestling. The pacing of the movie is faster and more intense than the first two movies, however Rocky sort of became what you didn't like. He's got loads of money, and he not the down and out paluka that he used to be, although at one point of the movie he is. It's definitely not the worst of the series but slightly lacks the heart of the first two movies, partially because of the death of Burgess Meredith's character Mickey. Still an exciting sequel