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Topic: ROCKY 3 SUPER 8 OPTICAL SOUND!
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Osi Osgood
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Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted September 19, 2006 07:56 PM
Every once in awhile, (and less so these days) I'm suprised as to what shows up on super 8.
What, Rocky 3?!"
YUP!
Needless to say, I bought this right away and I'm happy to give my review.
It begins with the finale of the previous film, with Rocky decimating Apollo Creed, the final punch sending them to the canvas together. The countdown comes to who gets up, and Rocky does so.
Having done so, Rocky moves on with life, but not before having a bout with none other than Hulk Hogan in a wrestling match, (in which Hulk Hogan throws Rocky all over the mat!) Rocky actually manages to win, must to the lack of amusement by Hulk Hogan.
But to happy domesticity. Soon the city is wanting to erect a statute in honor of Rocky. Clubber Lang (played by 80's icon Mr. T) who9 basically calls Rocky a wimp and challenges Rocky. Rocky gives him the challenge and it's off to training.
Rocky doesn't take his training too seriously. Comes the night of the fight and before getting to the ring, Clubber Lang causes a ruckus and during it, Rocky's trainer Mick (played by the always wonderful Burgess Meredith), gets badly hurt, already being a sick old man.
Shaken by his trainers being hurt, Rocky goes to the ring and promptly gets violently beat by Clubber Lang, losing his title. Rocky could care less, as he comes back to his nearly dead trainer, who does die and Rocky grieves for his Mick.
Funerals ensue. Afterwards, Apollo comes to him, asking what has happened, but having the answer as well. It appears that Rocky has lost the eye, his savageness. Apollo will train Rocky for a re-match, but only for a favor to be paid off in the future. Rocky now trains as he never has before, putting his brute force in with the slick skills of an Apoolo Creed as well.
Rocky finally confesses his fears to his wife in a long "exposition scene". This leads to a nice extended training scene.
ROCKY IS READY (YO)
Rocky goes to the ring and confronts the Clubber. The Clubber is completely bewildered by Rocky's improvements. But Rocky throws in a spin. He taunts Clubber, "Is that all you got?" Which makes Clubber all the more pissed. Rocky then pulls out all the stops and beats the living hell out of Clubber.
After the fight, Apollo informs him of the "favor". To simply step into the ring with him privately and have a private bout, because Apollo never liked the way he lost the title.
This leads to the whole end credits (thankfully, as the "Eye of the Tiger" theme song is played all the way thru!)
This is a great crowd pleaser of a film! Thankfully, from what I can see, there is nothing missing from the print, (except for the possible profanity, but I can't remember much).
All the long exposition scenes are not cut from it, but then, this film only ran about one hour and forty minutes, so it could be shown unedited for the most part
This is the kind of film I like to show to "16MM only " crowd, as this print is EXCEPTIONALLY sharp print. Razor sharp!! I'd stack it up to any 16mm print!
The color hasn't faded a shred. I believe that this print may have been manufactured overseas, as there is the slightest "bluishness" to the print, a trait sometimes found in Derann prints as well, but the color is superb!
The sound is a suprisingly clear mono and very loud at that. Strangely enough, there is leader for "part one" and "part two", which is kind of suprising, as this would have been in one spool. I tried to detect the film lab on the leader but couldn't. It did have the three color "YCM" on the leader, but that tells me nothing.
If there was my print of Rocky 3 out there, there must be others, so happy hunting for this awesome film.
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"All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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