Rocky III (1982)

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The real question with Rocky III was how Sylvester Stallone could twist the plot to make an interesting difference. He manages.

July 6, 2010 Full Review

Variety Staff

Variety

Top Critic

Learning, especially from Scorsese, in his approach to action and performance, writer/director/star Stallone has somehow contrived to make each of his movies into a more magnificent spectacle than the last.

February 9, 2006 Full Review

Geoff Andrew

Time Out

Top Critic

Mr. Stallone, the star of Rocky III as well as its writer and director, is hard put to find problems with which to freight his gold mine of a character, now that Rocky has everything.

August 30, 2004 Full Review

Vincent Canby

New York Times

Top Critic

Sly's boxing saga begins to go lightweight.

December 15, 2010 Full Review | Comment (1)

Charles Cassady

Common Sense Media

Bigger but not better.

December 19, 2006 Full Review

TV Guide's Movie Guide

...probably the most effective of the bunch...

December 6, 2006 Full Review

David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

The 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?

February 18, 2006 Full Review

Chuck O'Leary

FulvueDrive-in.com

Was a great film during the Cold War.

November 6, 2005 | Comments (4)

Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

not awful, but getting there

February 26, 2005 | Comment (1)

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

With each sequel, quality receives a KO.

October 25, 2004

Steve Crum

Kansas City Kansan

A definite crowd-pleaser, although you can see the series start to slide downhill

April 22, 2004

Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Rocky III is an audience-involving film and it is to Stallone's credit that we cheer for the champ in both victory and defeat.

February 4, 2004 Full Review

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

Decent sequel. Kinda cartoonish, but lots of good fights. Better than Rocky IV.

July 14, 2003

Fred Topel

About.com

Someone ought to have thrown in the towel.

May 24, 2003 Full Review

Film4

• 1. Clubber Lang: Hey woman! Hey woman! Listen here: since your ol' man ain't got no heart maybe you'd like to see a real man. I bet you stay up late every night dreaming you had a real man, don't ya'? I tell you what, bring yo' pretty lil' self over to my apartment tonight and I'll show you a real man.
  – Submitted by Nigel N (12 months ago)
• 1. Clubber Lang: Apollo Who?! You talkin' about that ol' fool Apollo Creed? Shucks, one has-been teaching another. All Apollo has been doing has been running off at the mouth lately and when I see him I'm gonna close it for him.
  – Submitted by Nigel N (13 months ago)
• 1. Rocky Balboa: How did you get so tough?
  2. Adrian: I live with a fighter.
  – Submitted by Hasan R (14 months ago)
• 1. Rocky Balboa: Nothin' is real if you don't believe in who you are!
  – Submitted by Dann M (17 months ago)
• 1. Clubber Lang: No, I don't hate Balboa. But,I pity the fool.
  – Submitted by Rajni A (24 months ago)
• 1. Thunderlips: The ultimate male, versus the ultimate meatball.
  – Submitted by Rajni A (2 years ago)

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