Review of Rocky III (1982) by Senor C — 05 Aug 2010

So the Rocky story shouldn't be new to anybody (if you haven't seen this series by now' have you been living in a cave? They show them on TV all the time.) I own the first 3 Rockys but I watch them if I ever catch them on.

Part 3 is one of my favorites. The Rock is loaded & is beating one contender after after another. He even educated himself & got some sponsorship. Everything is going The Rock's way until Clubber Lang (magnificently played by Mr T) comes to challenge for the title.

Rocky wants to fight Clubber but Mickey thinks it's suicide & tells Rocky that all his previous fights after Apollo were jobbers. That quite a slap in the face of reality thinking you're a fighting champion when your combatant has nothing to bring to the table.

Rocky fights Lang & loses while Mickey dies in the back; Rocky world has fallen apart in just a little over 2 minutes. He's lost the EYE OF THE TIGER. In steps Apollo to train The Rock & it almost seems to be a lost cause because Rocky is a mess after losing the title, Mickey dying, & finding out he wasn't quite the man he thought he was because his previous title defenders weren't up to snuff.

Can he find the EYE OF THE TIGER? Damn straight & he goes back to challenge Clubber for the title. As I said I really like part 3 because of Mr T & that it has a fantastic match w/ Hulk Hogan & Rocky.

Great entertainment throughout & that Survivor song is fan-fucking-tastic..I should go & play it on Guitar Hero or maybe crack out my Rocky video game for PS2 & see if I can kick Clubbers ass.

I never have before. It's pretty ugly but not as fucking ugly as Rocky getting his ass handed to him I their first fight...DEAD MEAT.