Did I miss something?

Rating: Null/10 (18 August 2000)

Apparently Rocky got his Master's from Harvard somewhere in between Rocky II and Rocky III. In Rocky II, he lost all of his endorsement deals because he COULD HARDLY READ!! In Rocky III, he is literally brilliant. I'm not certain of this but I think he quotes Shakespeare in this movie. Also, what happened to Apollo Creed. He beats up on Rocky for 14.99 rounds and then decides to retire after losing the belt. Doesn't he deserve a rematch? And what exactly is Paulie doing here? He serves no purpose in these movies, why must they insist on bringing him back for every movie. I wish he had died instead of Mickey. However, this movie is certainly superior to both Rocky IV (which is basically a bunch of homoerotic montages sandwiched between 10 minutes of actual plot development) and Rocky V (a disgrace, pure and simple). Stallone could have stopped after 3, but he wanted $$$. Who can blame him, I guess? It should be noted that Stallone made $25 million for Rocky V. The movie grossed $40 million. Not bad, Sly.