Post by ck100 on Nov 27, 2020 5:38:15 GMT
Any fans of "Rocky IV" starring Sylvester Stallone? How has it held after 35 years?
By this point in the Rocky franchise, this film shows how repetitive and formulaic the Rocky films had become. And given just how many montages we have in the 90 minute runtime, you can see just how thin the script actually is. And while it wears its 80's heart on its sleeve and is not the best sequel in the Rocky franchise (I like III more than this one), the movie is still an entertaining sequel. For as many montages as there are, they are entertaining to watch here (the training ones in particular) just as they were in the previous films. The boxing matches are also pretty rough but entertaining to watch. Dolph Lundgren certainly created a memorable boxer with Ivan Drago. Should be interesting to see what Stallone does with his upcoming director's cut. You can see some of the footage in the video below that Stallone has been working on.
Leonard Maltin Movie Guide Review:
Rocky IV (1985) - 2.5 out of 4 stars
"Totally artificial (and unnecessary) sequel has Rocky doin' what a man's gotta do--avenging a friend's demise and fighting for the U.S.A. (and world peace) against a superhuman Russian champ. Still, Stallone knows how to push all the right buttons, especially in a great training montage."
By this point in the Rocky franchise, this film shows how repetitive and formulaic the Rocky films had become. And given just how many montages we have in the 90 minute runtime, you can see just how thin the script actually is. And while it wears its 80's heart on its sleeve and is not the best sequel in the Rocky franchise (I like III more than this one), the movie is still an entertaining sequel. For as many montages as there are, they are entertaining to watch here (the training ones in particular) just as they were in the previous films. The boxing matches are also pretty rough but entertaining to watch. Dolph Lundgren certainly created a memorable boxer with Ivan Drago. Should be interesting to see what Stallone does with his upcoming director's cut. You can see some of the footage in the video below that Stallone has been working on.
Leonard Maltin Movie Guide Review:
Rocky IV (1985) - 2.5 out of 4 stars
"Totally artificial (and unnecessary) sequel has Rocky doin' what a man's gotta do--avenging a friend's demise and fighting for the U.S.A. (and world peace) against a superhuman Russian champ. Still, Stallone knows how to push all the right buttons, especially in a great training montage."
