Review of Rocky III (1982) by Sol H — 23 Nov 2011

Just as 'Rocky II' did a better than expected job of continuing a story that shouldn't have really had any sequels, 'Rocky III' does another better than expected job of continuing another story that shouldn't have had any sequels. It's far from perfect, which is a shame because I feel as if all of the 'Rocky' films I've seen so far have shown great potential but haven't quite lived up to it... but I suppose if III was some sort of masterpiece, that wouldn't be consistent with the first two.

All the same, the extension of Apollo Creed's character is nice and a handful of scenes, including the final moment are brilliant. It's also noteworthy for unleashing Mr. T upon the world. It's easy to take him for granted now, but at the time this was an inspired bit of chance-casting and it works perfectly.

So yeah, overall a good effort, but one that falls somewhat short of what it could have been.

6/10.