Another Quality Rocky

Rating: 8/10 (10 September 2018)

This was the only part of the Rocky series I hadn't seen. I take that back. I just checked. I haven't seen Rocky Balboa. Anyway, this was a real treat. I didn't think he could make yet another movie about boxing and still make it compelling--but he did. I think because I never took Mr. T seriously even as a kid I thought that part three was going to be a step back and part four was his rebound. Now having seen part three I'm truly impressed.
Without a doubt this was the funniest of them so far but not in a farcical way. The comedy actually fit in with the movie. In this episode Rocky is nearing retirement but still in fighting shape. His newest foe, Clubber Lang (Mr. T), is a hungry, vicious, animal and he behaves like it at all times. Rocky is going to have to be innovative to defeat him and that's where Apollo Creed steps in.
Even though there were more laughs in this movie it was sobering too. Rocky had to do some introspection and almost redefine himself. The dialogue throughout was good and very revealing about each character. This was another quality Rocky.