1985 Directed by Sylvester Stallone
After iron man Drago, a highly intimidating 6-foot-5, 261-pound Soviet athlete, kills Apollo Creed in an exhibition match, Rocky comes to the heart of Russia for 15 pile-driving boxing rounds of revenge.
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Normal Brain: Stallone went to Russia to make a piece of Cold War propaganda. At least 30 percent of the movie is training montages.
Galaxy Brain: Stallone went to Russia to make a tribute to the geniuses of Soviet montage. Rocky IV is at least 30 percent training montages because Rocky IV is the American Man With a Movie Camera, and Stallone is our Dziga Vertov.
I will forever be impressed that a 90 minute movie was able to fit in 3 montages and a full-length performance of Living in America by James Brown.
my 9th grade history teacher neglected to tell me that rocky balboa single-handedly ended the cold war 😤
undeniably one of the most influential films ever made lol
duke is weirdly the mvp
Probably a more thoughtful drama but also about 60% less fucking awesome.
[2021 Director's Cut]
(Rocky IV: Rocky Vs. Drago - The Ultimate Director's Cut)
Stallone managed to knock out most of the cheese from my favorite guilty pleasure, and transform it into a legitimate contender.
"I guess what I'm trying to say, is that if I can change, and you can change, everybody can change!"
It is mind-blowing just how much great material Sylvester Stallone salvaged from the cutting room floor to change Rocky IV from being a critical punching bag, into a powerful story of pride and redemption. The whole first act now brings you into Apollo's mindset of the fight, with him wanting to reverse the propaganda machine brought on by Drago's camp.
Overall this new version manages to strip out the…
Who doesn't love this film??????? IDK how anyone couldn't, Now i couldn't tell you how many times i've seen Rocky IV, but i would guess it's in the 100's. There were a few movies that from the age of 8 through the age of 17, If I wanted to just watch an awesome movie that had great entertainment value, and Rocky IV was on thet list.
Now I do realize as an adult now that it is extraordinarily cheesy, and there is about 30 minutes of montages, and like they run almost back to back to back. From the moment Rocky gets in the Lambo, thinking about the Apollo dying, and then there is a 5 minute break when Pauly…
Fuck it, this is perfect junk food. Sure its 50% montages and recycled footage but I can't remember the last time a movie left me feeling this stoked.
Is Rocky IV a super cheesy movie? Sure it is! But as my first ever Rocky movie, there is just something about the campy adrenaline-fueled ride this takes me on that has become so deeply embedded in me, and is one of my supreme guilty pleasures.
"All your strength, all your power, all your love. Everything you've got. Right now!"
All the reasons I love this movie:
- The most epic throw-down boxing duel of the franchise between Rocky and Drago
- Starting off with the all-time great Rocky tune 'Eye of the Tiger'
- Russian history has always been an interest of mine, and I enjoy seeing all the USSR decor
- Montages on top of montages! Aside from…
