Very disappointing...

Powerful

Good movie but grossly overrated

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Rocky 4 Review 3/5Rocky 4 or (Rocky IV) see's Rocky Balboa coming out of retirement to go up against the steroid addicted Ivan Drago (and the whole of Russia) For the most part, it's poorly acted and the actors just look bored. It's clear Stallone has lost enthusiasm for the franchise writing a cliché script that just copies the best bits from the previous films whilst throwing in cheesy moments of its own. It has got to the stage now where it's in goofy guilty pleasure territory. The Rocky films were so much more than this and evidently should have ended by the third entry. The performances are wooden all round especially from Sly Stallone and Brigitte Neilson. However the last act is where the film sort of redeems itself. It's a real crowd pleaser from the training sequence to the final fight. Thankfully Rocky 5 and 6 put the franchise back on track by abandoning the silliness of this. It's not the best film in the series but it's certainly the most enjoyably stupid, cheesiest fun you'll probably have.

I dunno if its because I was 3 when it came out but so many people dislike this installment of the Rocky movies. The Cold War USA vs USSR. How could you not love it? When ever I wanna get pumped I watch Rocky 4.

Still to this Day, I am 42 Years young.. When watching this Film.. I totally get Pumped.. from the Awesome Training Sequences showing the Contrasting Styles from both Rocky and Drago to the Ending Fight.. Its is the best Rocky Film made hands down...Even the Music is Good.When my 9 year old Son wants to watch Rocky Film I will show him this one 1st.Here is my Ranking from Best to Worst.. I'm not including Creed in this Rating as that is Related but not Rocky Film (even though it is a Fantastic Film on its Own)Best to WorstRocky 4 Rocky 3 (Mr. T as Clubber Lang) Rocky 2 Rocky Rocky 6 Rocky 5Creed if included would be a close Second place.. as it was an amazing continuation of the Rocky Franchise.. I mean come on,, Apollo has an illegitimate son who has the Skills and finds Rocky to help him achieve Greatness... Brilliant

The fourth movie of Rocky a.k.a Rocky IV has Rocky Balboa involved in his most personal fight in terms of friendship and as an American citizen as his next opponent Ivan Drago,a boxer from the Soviet Union with whom the United States is in Cold War with and who killed his best friend and former opponent Apollo Creed on the ring during a boxing exhibition match. Sylvester Stallone stars,wrote the screenplay and directed the movie.Others in the cast includes Talia Shire,Burt Young,Carl Weathers and Tony Burton - all of whom reprise their roles as Adrian,Paulie,Apollo Creed and Duke respectively together with Dolph Lundgren as Ivan Drago and Stallone's ex-wife,Brigitte Nielsen,who does the speaking for Drago as the boxer's pretty pretty Russian wife.No question this fourth Rocky film is by-the-numbers or formulaic movie and one could consider it simply as an action film or the weakest Rocky film yet before Rocky V was released.Personally,I consider it as the second to the worst Rocky with the exception of Rocky V.No question that it earned a lot at the box office when it was released more than 30 years ago.Aside from the underdog theme that made the Rocky movie franchise and its spin-off movie franchise Creed very popular,this fourth movie added American patriotism as well as the Cold War as new themes together with revenge and friendship especially when Rocky went to the Soviet Union to fight Drago after killing Apollo in the ring.No question who was going to win the fight between Rocky and Drago as the viewer expected to see Rocky avenge the death of his friend and win for the Americans.In addition to that,we also get to witness the Soviet fans liking Rocky near the end of his fight(really?) and gaining their admiration.While there were no character development made on the characters from Rocky,Adrian,Paulie and Rocky Jr.,the film simply could be classified as an action film or purely a sports film.While there is a lot of fun and entertainment in it especially by showing how technology is used to develop athletes like Drago,it does not present any new message about life and life's challenges unlike its previous films especially Rocky I,it definitely is somehow shallow and empty for the movie is just like a 2-hour MTV as well filled with 80's music like Hearts of Fire.