Originally posted by Mr. Rhythmic
Dude, I believed that movie LESS than 4. Thunderlips? Really? And the match at the end was just so lame. It was the most un-boxing match of every boxing match in the series. It was just them standing and hitting.
Like i said before,Rocky 3 was when those movies started getting rediculous and absurd.I already stated I agree with you that that match with thunderlips was stupid and not at all believeable.But since it had that fight with him and rocky faught him twice,it was much more exciting for me than the second one.None of the rocky films come close to having the magic and fun that the original did and i already stated why I liked rocky three second most.remember this statement from me below?
The thing I love so much about rocky 3 though is putting aside the absurdity of the hulk hogan wresting match,throw that out the window and its a great film.It showed how the boxing world really is when you get on top and start getting complacent like he did,that theres always somebody else out there whos more hungry than you are waiting to take the crown from you and eventually does.It was very real.Reminds me of what happened to Mike Tyson.He got to the point where he was so arrogant and too cocky that he stopped training really hard like he normally did and as a result,when he fought Buster Douglass-a guy who was more hungry than he was and trained harder than Tyson,he beat Tyson and took the belt from him.Then the same thing that happened to Tyson happened with Douglass as well.He ALSO got too cocky and got a big head out of beating Tyson that he also thought he was invinsible and did not train hard for his next fight-you could tell because he got so fat and out of shape -it was so obvious,like Tyson,he did not train hard for his next fight and lost to Evander Holyfield..Rocky 3 was real life in that regard with how he did not train very hard against Clubber Lang the first time, and as a result,lost to him. Plus it was touching and sad when Mickey died.come on now.Unlike Rocky 4 and 5, the plot wasnt shit at all.sure 4 and 5 were shit,no question on that whatseover,but Rocky 3 doesnt come anywhere close to being a crappy story with the absurdity and nonsense that Rocky 4 and 5 had in it.
Like the hawk said,what was he SUPPOSE to do,stay as Rocky the underdog forever? Like he said,he came from the gutter,-same as Tyson did,he beat the champ,what was he going to do retire?
as i said before,take away that absurd moment with the fight with thunderlips and its a believeable film.Like i said,when rocky faught clubber the first time,reminded me of how douglas was when he fought Holyfield,after he beat tyson,he stopped training hard and got out of shape and fought someone a lot hungrier for the title in holifiled and as a result like rocky did in his first match with Clubber,he lost the title to holifield.life imitating art in real life.that all happened after rocky 3 came out.