probably the second best Rocky after the first one

Rating: 7/10 (24 December 2011)

Rocky 3 has a lot going for it in terms of characters - we have Mr T, Hulk Hogan, Rocky and Apollo Creed all in one story and at times it feels like a superhero movie, in a good way
The moral of the story is actually a very good one and is relevant to many people's lives at some stage.. we lose our way and need to find it again, perhaps with help and come back stronger than before
Rocky has to dig deep and go back to his roots, and back to the sweat and tears to rediscover the 'Eye of the Tiger' in order to match his opponent Clubber Lang in grit and hunger. To do this he returns to the streets and learns some new skills from ex-champ and mentor Apollo Creed
Somehow, cut down muscle tops, short shorts, and long socks, sometimes headbands, are acceptable in the ghetto and this culminates in some very shady scenes with Rocky and Apollo jumping and hugging each other on the beach in slow motion
Also Stallone takes a hammer and chisel to Burgess Meredith's (Mick's) greatest acting moment on his death bed with some really stupid vocals which only Stallone knows how to make
But otherwise this is a rock solid movie and very entertaining
For those interested it has some unexpectedly good sound design features. Some really varied game-like slo-mo heavy hits from Clubber and Thunderlips. Also the death rattle as Mick expires his last breath is very nicely done
Overall, recommended