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Rocky 3 Reviews

1982 Certificate PG
  • Rated:
  • 70
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When Rocky is defeated by a brutal challenger, Apollo Creed offers to retrain him in order to regain his fighting spirit. Read more

Starring Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young
Director Sylvester Stallone
Genres Action/Adventure, Drama, Sport

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  • Critics' reviews of Rocky 3

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    By now the formula was starting to look stale, although two further sequels followed this tired effort. The opponent here is Mr T, before he became a star in The A-Team, who takes Sylvester Stallone's championship crown; Rocky then battles to reclaim it. Writer/director Stallone once again finds roles for Talia Shire as his long-suffering wife, Carl Weathers, Burt Young and Burgess Meredith, but the story is predictable and it all goes a little flat outside the ring.

    • Radio Times
  • Most helpful members' reviews (3) of Rocky 3

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  • 6 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Yo Adrian!

    Rocky fighting Hulk Hogan and Mr T along with a brilliant song, all in the one movie what more do you need?

      • A customer from Norn Iron
  • 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    THE BEST OF THEM ALL!!

    TO ME, THIS ROCKY FILM IS THE BEST OUT OF THE 5 ROCKY FILMS MADE. IT'S ALSO THE MOST REALISTIC OUT OF THEM ALL.

    IT'S GOT THE BEST CAST OUT OF THE 5 FILMS, AND HAS A MORE DARKER SIDE TO IT.

    YOU GET A TASTE OF THE GOOD LIFE HE HAS GOT SINCE WINNING THE TITLE, BUT THEN AFTER GETTING HAMMERED, HE SETS UP A RE-MATCH, YOU GET TO SEE THE MORE BLOOD AND SWEAT SIDE, THE BACK STREETS, THE UNDERGROUND TRAINING GYMS, THE WAY IT USED TO BE BEFORE HE BECAME 'ROCKY'!!

    BRILLIANT RE-MATCH AT THE END, AND TO ME THE MOST FEARSOME FIGHT SCENES IN THE ROCKY COLLECTION.

    CLUBBER LANG (MR-T) IS SUPERB AS THE SUPERSTRONG SLUGGER.

    WELL WORTH WATCHING....AND THE FIGHT SCENE AT THE END WILL DEFINATELY HAVE YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT!!!

    ROCKY..ROCKY...ROCKY!!!!

      • A customer from NORTHERN IRELAND
  • 3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    The all time motivational movie

    A british olympian after crashing out of his first event went back to the olympic village, and watched this film.

    In his next event he won an olympic medal. That's how powerful the film is!

      • RossNJoe from South Yorks
  • Most recent members' reviews (2) of Rocky 3

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  • 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    THE BEST OF THEM ALL!!

    TO ME, THIS ROCKY FILM IS THE BEST OUT OF THE 5 ROCKY FILMS MADE. IT'S ALSO THE MOST REALISTIC OUT OF THEM ALL.

    IT'S GOT THE BEST CAST OUT OF THE 5 FILMS, AND HAS A MORE DARKER SIDE TO IT.

    YOU GET A TASTE OF THE GOOD LIFE HE HAS GOT SINCE WINNING THE TITLE, BUT THEN AFTER GETTING HAMMERED, HE SETS UP A RE-MATCH, YOU GET TO SEE THE MORE BLOOD AND SWEAT SIDE, THE BACK STREETS, THE UNDERGROUND TRAINING GYMS, THE WAY IT USED TO BE BEFORE HE BECAME 'ROCKY'!!

    BRILLIANT RE-MATCH AT THE END, AND TO ME THE MOST FEARSOME FIGHT SCENES IN THE ROCKY COLLECTION.

    CLUBBER LANG (MR-T) IS SUPERB AS THE SUPERSTRONG SLUGGER.

    WELL WORTH WATCHING....AND THE FIGHT SCENE AT THE END WILL DEFINATELY HAVE YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT!!!

    ROCKY..ROCKY...ROCKY!!!!

      • A customer from NORTHERN IRELAND
  • Rated - 5 stars

    really good

    this is a really good film, it's worth a watch

      • A customer from shropshire
  • 6 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Yo Adrian!

    Rocky fighting Hulk Hogan and Mr T along with a brilliant song, all in the one movie what more do you need?

      • A customer from Norn Iron
  • 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    THE BEST OF THEM ALL!!

    TO ME, THIS ROCKY FILM IS THE BEST OUT OF THE 5 ROCKY FILMS MADE. IT'S ALSO THE MOST REALISTIC OUT OF THEM ALL.

    IT'S GOT THE BEST CAST OUT OF THE 5 FILMS, AND HAS A MORE DARKER SIDE TO IT.

    YOU GET A TASTE OF THE GOOD LIFE HE HAS GOT SINCE WINNING THE TITLE, BUT THEN AFTER GETTING HAMMERED, HE SETS UP A RE-MATCH, YOU GET TO SEE THE MORE BLOOD AND SWEAT SIDE, THE BACK STREETS, THE UNDERGROUND TRAINING GYMS, THE WAY IT USED TO BE BEFORE HE BECAME 'ROCKY'!!

    BRILLIANT RE-MATCH AT THE END, AND TO ME THE MOST FEARSOME FIGHT SCENES IN THE ROCKY COLLECTION.

    CLUBBER LANG (MR-T) IS SUPERB AS THE SUPERSTRONG SLUGGER.

    WELL WORTH WATCHING....AND THE FIGHT SCENE AT THE END WILL DEFINATELY HAVE YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT!!!

    ROCKY..ROCKY...ROCKY!!!!

      • A customer from NORTHERN IRELAND
  • 3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    The all time motivational movie

    A british olympian after crashing out of his first event went back to the olympic village, and watched this film.

    In his next event he won an olympic medal. That's how powerful the film is!

      • RossNJoe from South Yorks
  • 4 out of 8 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    U GOTTA LOVE THIS GUY!

    Yo Adrian! Haha! Brilliant

      • A customer from Leicester, England
  • 2 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    the rocky movies are a classic i think i have watched well over a hundred times

    my husband must be sick of it but he watches them as well

    talia shire and slyvester stallone are two of the best characters

    in all of the films

      • tracey#4 from CLYDEBANK
  • Rated - 5 stars

    Knockout entertainment

    This in my opinion is probably the most enjoyable Rocky film of all, the first he was finding his feet, the second was the rematch, this one contains 3 fights, one with the excellent Hulk Hogan as thunderlips. Mr T is great here as well as clubber lang, very brutal! This film is a good stand alone film that has great highs and despairing lows. Watch it!

      • Darren Connor from bury st edmunds suffolk
  • Rated - 4 stars

    good

    brilliant movie and i must admit this ones the best

      • A customer from england
  • Rated - 5 stars

    really good

    this is a really good film, it's worth a watch

      • A customer from shropshire
  • Rated - 5 stars

    ROCKY again

    If you like Rocky films you will like this...Why Not?

    I like the films they entertain, if I wanted to be educated I would go to school.

    Hit Hit and Hit again ROCKY.....

    You must like the films though.

      • A customer from england
  • Rated - 5 stars

    GREAT CLASSIC FILM ALL TIME

    LIKE ALL ROCKYS 1-5 , THEY ARE A MUST SEE ! A KIND OF MOVIE THAT MAKES YOU ' TALLER AND STRONGER ' !

      • A customer from M'BRO ENGLAND
  • Critics' reviews

  • 2 stars out of 5

    By now the formula was starting to look stale, although two further sequels followed this tired effort. The opponent here is Mr T, before he became a star in The A-Team, who takes Sylvester Stallone's championship crown; Rocky then battles to reclaim it. Writer/director Stallone once again finds roles for Talia Shire as his long-suffering wife, Carl Weathers, Burt Young and Burgess Meredith, but the story is predictable and it all goes a little flat outside the ring.

    • Radio Times

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