Simply Perfect

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

This is one of the better Rocky movies and has a great soundtrack an awesome villain and the acting is better this movie has a really good story as well and you really care but the characters at this point Rocky III is a great movie and watch it today! this is one of the better Rocky movies has a great soundtrack an awesome villain and the acting is better this movie has a really good story as well and you really care but the characters at this point Rocky III is a great movie and watch it today

Pretty cheesy movie. If true heavy weight fighters hit each other that often with right and left hooks they would be dead. With the medical staff at a fight, Mick can't get a doctor while having a heart attack? Then there's the self centered (what about me?) Paulie. He's now an entitled elitist and racist. (Arriving in a predominately black gym) Paulie: "I gotta get out of here. I've got a reputation." and "I don't like these people." and (While Rocky is training) "He can't train to the jungle junk music." But it's the same old story. Rocky can't win when he trains in a fancy gym surrounded by girls and media. But when he trains in a old dirty gym and runs on the beach, he get's the eye of the tiger.

After Rocky II, which is almost remake of original Rocky, Rocky III is pouring sand in the desert. If someone told me what is it about I would be like - Really, Sylvester, how long do you think you can take people's money by simply rearranging same movie in slightly different arrangements ?! The answer is - Obviously longer than common sense allows. Movie was blockbuster, it launched song "Eye of the Tiger" in unbelievable heights and it achieved crazy success in every way. However crazy it may sound, rearranging of Rocky story works and it works well. Story is good, acting and directing too, soundtracks kicks ass and movie keeps attention from the first till the very last moment and it really leaves strong impression. I'm a little bit ashamed to like it, but I really do, very much.

Here in France we consider Sly as a gentle dumb but watching this 3rd round I think he is really underrated ! I discovered Rocky as a teen so at the start of the 90s and the movies really punched me then ! But now i realize that those movies were much older and if we watch them with contemporary eyes, we see that they are really forerunner of the modern American movies ! First of all, if Sly hasn't invented sequels, he is among the first authors to believe in it : back then, we had only Coppola (Godfather), Lucas (Star Wars) and a few others… Next, he is also the first author to illustrate scenes with just a song and no dialogues, and what a song : « eye of the tiger ». Still today, it's a rock classic and this song editing is used by everyone now ! Next, as a director, i found Sly has great inspirations with striking angles, close-up, news editing, all things that we see everyday now but back then were original. As an author, we can say whatever but Rocky has a special place in our heart as the movies are true to deep values : efforts, getting up after a blow, friendship, marital life, education, citizenship… Here, Rocky is still bound to Philly, he spends some nice time with his son, he has to deal even more with celebrities and fame, and for sure, the punching winner is also a crying man ! But we got also minorities friendship and one more time, there is not a lot movies with that question ! As for acting, all the cast is wonderful as they are totally into their characters and if they don't have much to do, they always achieve to be real ! Talia is fantastic as a supportive wife and newcomer Mr. T spills fury forever ! Finally, i didn't write about the fights and that's why Rocky movies are important and true classic because they tell us so much in addition to boxing !