
Rocky Balboa accompanies his friend Apollo Creed to the ring in a boxing match against a Russian Boxer named Ivan Drago. Drago is too strong for Creed, and unfortunately kills him in his match. Balboa blames himself for Creed's death and is determined to defeat Drago in a boxing match. He gains the help of Creed's former manager, Duke and travels to U.S.S.R. to take on Drago.... (Full plot summary below)
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Rocky Balboa accompanies his friend Apollo Creed to the ring in a boxing match against a Russian Boxer named Ivan Drago. Drago is too strong for Creed, and unfortunately kills him in his match. Balboa blames himself for Creed's death and is determined to defeat Drago in a boxing match. He gains the help of Creed's former manager, Duke and travels to U.S.S.R. to take on Drago.
Leave your thoughts about Rocky IV.
| Flipside Movie EmporiumRob VauxA camp classic, funny for all the wrong reasons. |
| FlavorwireJason Bailey'Rocky IV' still stands, not as a highlight of the series (certainly not that) but as a quintessential artifact of mid-'80s studio filmmaking: soulless, flag-waving, soundtrack-blasting Product. |
| Chicago TribuneGene SiskelWhereas Stallone with "Rambo" is messing around with real places and real events, in Rocky IV we all know that this is pure Hollywood, pure fantasy. And very well made Hollywood fantasy, indeed. |
| FulvueDrive-in.comChuck O'LearyPredictable and corny. When the Soviet fans as well as the Soviet government officials stand up and cheer Rocky at the end, you can't help but roll your eyes in disbelief. |
| Not Coming to a Theater Near YouLeo GoldsmithThe film's only major disappointment is a lack of screen-time for a pre-Foofy Foofy Brigitte Nielsen |
| Orlando SentinelJay BoyarThe film is a slugger that keeps hitting you with one obvious image after another. Funny thing, though: Obviousness is sometimes effective. If Rocky IV doesn't kill you, it'll conquer you. |
| Matt's Movie ReviewsMatthew PejkovicWhatever charm and grit there was in the first film is gone, replaced with a glossed up, over the top form of 1980's action melodrama, which is thick on the cheese and even thicker on the montages. And this critic loved every minute of it. |
| BBC.comAlmar HaflidasonWhile this derivative and shallow sequel might weaken the credibility of the series, there's no denying the satisfaction of watching a fight of such seemingly impossible odds. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatProves once again that all the world loves an underdog. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrThe crazed flag-waving would be a lot easier to take if it weren't so clearly a commercial calculation meant to salvage what is otherwise a crass, careless, shamelessly padded film. |