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It's noticeably subject to the law of diminishing returns, but Rocky III still has enough brawny spectacle to stand in the ring with the franchise's better entries. Read critic reviews
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Rocky III videos
Rocky III: Official Clip - Clubber Heckles Rocky
Rocky III: Official Clip - A Wreckin' Machine
Rocky III: Official Clip - Mickey's Heart Attack
Rocky III: Official Clip - Farewell to Mickey
Rocky III: Official Clip - I'm Afraid
Rocky III: Official Clip - There Is No Tomorrow!
Rocky III: Official Clip - Getting Stronger
Rocky III: Official Clip - Rocky Beats Clubber
Rocky III: Official Clip - Knocked Out
Rocky III: Official Clip - I Pity the Fool
Rocky III: Official Clip - I'm Gonna Crucify Him
Rocky III: Official Clip - Dead Meat
Rocky III: Official Clip - Rocky Throws Thunderlips
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Movie Info
Having become the world heavyweight champion, former working-class boxer Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is rich and famous beyond his wildest dreams, which has made him lazy and overconfident. In a double whammy, he loses his trainer and father figure Mickey (Burgess Meredith) and then has his title stolen by the arrogant, menacing challenger Clubber Lang (Mr. T). Turning to his former adversary, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), for help, Rocky struggles to get his old fire back.
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Rating: PG
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Genre: Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Sylvester Stallone
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Producer: Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler
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Writer: Sylvester Stallone
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Production Co: United Artists
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Sound Mix: Surround
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Rockier than the first two chapters but still packing a lot of fist-pumping punch, part III takes the franchise into more commercial waters yet remarkably still makes the audience root for the character. Mirroring the tides of success in his personal life, Stallone's second Rocky sequel finds the character getting caught up in the fame and riches that come along with a championship belt only for a bout with humbleness to knock him back to his senses. With this over-the-top and flashy chapter, the franchise - and character - earn all of the lampoons sure to follow, but the pure boxing spectacle and continuing underdog drama are truly something to behold. In this PG-rated sports drama, world champion Rocky Balboa falls into a hole and finds himself picked up by a former enemy. Stallone and Shire fly on auto-pilot, sure-footed as the lovebirds getting, wait for it, one more shot. Carl Weathers, meanwhile, aptly advances Apollo Creed from showy opponent to driving force when he becomes Rocky's trainer. Given this arc, his character becomes as interesting a player in the franchise as the Italian Stallion himself. While Hulk Hogan hams it up as wrestler Thunderlips in an exhibition match, Mr. T likewise goes big but manages to make the menace tangible, ending up to be Rocky's most memorable opponent second to Apollo. Bottom line: Glass-Jawed Angels
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Of all film franchises this one's appeal deeply mystifies me. Is it simply just a case of mass hysteria, bought on by people WAY too easily roused by montages of men working out and then hitting each other in the head??? I'll admit it's unintentionally hilarious at times though. Why does he fight Hulk Hogan again??? Seriously......WHY? And no way is "Exhibition Fight for charity" an even remotely acceptable answer. And I swear there is some homo-erotic stuff happening here, whether consciously intentional or not.
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An unnecessary but entertaining chapter to the Rocky saga. Stallone laces up the gloves again. A very cliche and somewhat-misdirected plot, dialogue and moral knocks it down, but the energetic action and boxing drama and glory brings it back up and continues to swing to the final bell. 3.5/5
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Mr. T vs Rocky. It's a rip off of the first two Rocky movies, offering little to nothing to add to the character or the franchise. The Mr. T fights are great, but, the rest of the film feels like filler.
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