I basically stopped watching the Rocky series after "Rocky II". I did see "Rocky Balboa"... it was free. I missed Rocky fighting Clubber Lang, robots, aliens, and zombie Apollo Creed (I'm guessing). If I were to take a stab at the plots of the remaining films, it's probably Rocky overcoming the odds to beat an opponent who is a better fighter. I doubt Rocky pummeling lesser fighters, senior citizens, and coma patients for 90 minutes would make an interesting movie (maybe 15 minutes... only so much blood lust a person can handle). So I headed into "Rocky III" and "Eye of the Tiger", which was a song you couldn't get away from in 1982 and was required to be used in every sports montage.
I think what caught me most about this film was Mr. T. This was before he became a punchline. That's a shame because in watching him, he's scary in this film. He displays some real anger. I believe he wants to rip Rocky's head off, then use it as a punching bag. And given Rocky's attitude, I'm kind of rooting for that to happen. Does that make me a bad person?
Obviously we know the outcome given that "Rocky IV" appeared 3 years later. A nice piece of nostalgia that doesn't really need a second viewing.
Rating: 6/10
Movies I've previously seen: 2
First time viewings: 8
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