
Sylvester Stallone returns to the character which made him famous in this wildly successful sequel. Rocky III starts with the Italian Stallion so famous that his likeness is everywhere, including pinball machines. Fame and complacency soon cause Balboa to lose his title to young thug Clubber Lang ( Mr. T ), who inadvertently causes the death of Rocky's beloved trainer, Mickey (Burgess Meredith), before their first championship bout. After sinking into a depression, Balboa mus... (Full plot summary below)
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Sylvester Stallone returns to the character which made him famous in this wildly successful sequel. Rocky III starts with the Italian Stallion so famous that his likeness is everywhere, including pinball machines. Fame and complacency soon cause Balboa to lose his title to young thug Clubber Lang ( Mr. T ), who inadvertently causes the death of Rocky's beloved trainer, Mickey (Burgess Meredith), before their first championship bout. After sinking into a depression, Balboa must regain the love and support of his family, as well as the elusive "eye of the tiger," the hungry need to beat the opponent which former foe Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) teaches him during this film's training sequence. In the end, Balboa faces off against Lang for a second time.
Leave your thoughts about Rocky III.
| FulvueDrive-in.comChuck O'LearyThe formula was starting to become tiresome by now. And can somebody please explain how Rocky suddenly became more articulate in this one despite more punches to the head? |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...probably the most effective of the bunch... |
| Miami HeraldBill CosfordIt's as much fun as ever, a ground-meat-and-potatoes movie, with guys beating hell out of each other to a disco beat. Stallone pulls no punches; the familiar refrain features the Rocky I score, along with its characters and moral simplicity. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames SanfordRocky takes on Mr. T; fans catch some zzzzs |
| VarietyVariety StaffThe real question with Rocky III was how Sylvester Stallone could twist the plot to make an interesting difference. He manages. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonRocky III marks the point where the series starts to get silly, but the end result is so enjoyable that it's hard to carp too much. |
| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealPeople love to bash the third Rocky, but this film is as invigorating as any in the series. |
| Boston GlobeBruce McCabeIn Rocky III, Rocky Balboa achieves a peace and contentment with both his strengths and weaknesses that he hasn't shown before. He's still growing. |
| BBC.comAlmar HaflidasonAnother return to the ring for Rocky Balboa sees Stallone ditch drama for all-out adrenalin-fuelled entertainment. |
| Washington PostGary ArnoldRocky III is an engaging exercise in discreet, incisive and good-humored hokum. |