Word: langs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...loyal Horatio, Stephen Lang is, like his two immediate predecessors on these boards, passable but bland--a far cry from the exemplary Horatio that Earle Hyman gave us here in 1958. In a traditional doubling, Michael Allinson is effective both as the possibly angelic, possibly diabolic Ghost (supported by amplified heartbeats) and as the First Player. Coe has solved the seeming redundancy of the dumb-show and play-within-a-play by conflating the two. While some of the brightly-garbed troupe of thespians mime the action, the First and Second Players forgo reciting their lines in favor of singing...
...applause, the Popemobile-a custom-made, bulletproof vehicle-rolled up and down aisles carrying the Pope high over the crowds. At Communion time the multitude adopted a respectful silence. By the time dusk had fallen, John Paul was being serenaded by the audience to the familiar strains of Auld Lang Syne. Michael Goodwillie, an unemployed young man who had waited through the night in the Glasgow park with his pregnant wife Mary, reflected on the unexpected crowd response. "He doesn't hate anyone. He just comes out and says what he believes. He believes in us, so we should...
This time Rocky, who whipped Creed to take the title in II, announces his retirement, feeling he can no longer give the sport his best shot. From the crowd on the museum steps jumps the Mohawk-coiffed, feather-bedecked Clubber Lang (played by Newcomer Mr. T, a.k.a. Lawrence Tero). The top contender harangues the champ with an intensity from somewhere beyond Muhammad Ali, demanding a title shot. Mickey, who has coached Rocky's career from the beginning, tells the fighter the awful truth: his title defenses have been against opponents he could easily whip. Lang, he suggests, would...
...retired Creed, of all people, replaces Mickey and tries to teach Rocky the new boxing method he must acquire to beat Lang-quick, stylish and black. Rocky is slow to pick it up and agonizes in self-pity. It remains for Adrian to deliver the ultimatum: go for it-the Rocky motto-or give up the rematch...
...final fight, the traditional climax of the Rocky epics, exceeds all earlier matches. Rocky gives and takes blows surrealistically enhanced by Dolby sound. Lang lashes back, growling and gnashing through his rubber mouthpiece. The experience is the nearest thing to being in a seat in Caesars Palace this Friday night that a moviegoer is likely to find. Indeed, the physical damage in the screen version surpasses that of many real bouts...