The Rocky Movie With The Most To Offer.

Rating: 10/10 (23 January 2015)

The Rocky series is an ongoing Cinderella story. The first one saw him as a poor nobody who got the chance of a lifetime, the second saw him training harder than ever to get the gold, this sees him as a famous athlete who struggles to regain his pride. This is a more unique Cinderella story, making it a great watch.
Rocky III has a different feel and tone than the first two. This takes place a few years after Rocky II with him riding high as the most popular boxer in the world. He has a huge house and a shiny life. The light is a better feel than the dark and dreary sense of the first two. Stallone also incorporates more cinematic elements into this. There's a charity fight between Rocky and pro wrestler, Thunder-Lips (played by a lesser-known Hulk Hogan) and it is hilarious. Hogan goes crazy and anarchy erupts. I die laughing at that. The antagonist is Mr. T in his first and best known film role. As Chicago fighter, Clubber Lang, he destroys every opponent in underneath two rounds. Stallone had a hard time finding the right actor to play Clubber Lang, but when he saw T on the show "Games People Play," he was blown away and contacted him right away. T is so good, kick-ass, and over-the-top that you just can't help laughing. Not sure if Stallone intended it on being like that, but I'm glad it was. After Rocky faces ten handpicked opponents and wins, Lang challenges a soft and vain Rocky, much to mentor Mickey's (Meredith) disapproval. Lang destroys Rocky like his other opponents and he is left with no fans. That is until his old nemesis, Apollo Creed steps up and offers to train Rocky for a rematch since Mickey recently passed away. They go back to basics where Rocky must find himself again and regain the edge he lost. Creed is just as funny as Mickey. As you've guessed, Rocky wins his rematch, but in an unrealistic way. He as little blood and bruises than the first, despite taking more punches. Weird! But beating Mr. T is the the most unrealistic but. That's just not possible. But it goes to show what can happen when you persevere.
4/4