Rocky IV (1985)

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Directed by

Sylvester Stallone

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Sylvester Stallone
Rocky Balboa

Talia Shire
Adrian

Burt Young
Paulie

Carl Weathers
Apollo Creed

Brigitte Nielsen
Ludmilla

Tony Burton
Duke

Michael Pataki
Nicoli Koloff

Dolph Lundgren
Ivan Drago

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Sylvester Stallone
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An undeniable guilty pleasure

14 years, 4 months ago at Nov 8 8:45

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"Adrian always tells the truth. No, maybe I can't win. Maybe the only thing I can do is just take everything he's got. But to beat me, he's going to have to kill me. And to kill me, he's gonna have to have the heart to stand in front of me. And to do that, he's got to be willing to die himself. I don't know if he's ready to do that. I don't know."

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For me, the worst Rocky film.

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SJMJ91

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For me, the Rocky franchise was on a great role with 3 successful films that I did really enjoy. However, that role ended with Rocky IV and there are many reasons for this. Mostly, because I didn't really like the story and I thought the characters were just appalling! The final fight was so predictable although there were one or two unexpected moments, Rocky IV felt more like a desperate grasp at... read more

A bad movie

10 years, 11 months ago at Apr 14 20:21

johanlefourbe

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In the ‘Rocky’ franchise, this movie usually belongs to the guilty pleasures. Indeed, the 5th installment is universally despised by most of the viewers but this 4th movie occasionally gets some love. To start with, it was the highest grossing film in the Rocky series, reaching a rather impressive $300 million worldwide gross but it doesn’t mean that it was any good, it just meant that they ... read more

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Rocky Balboa, heavyweight champion of the world, is the trainer for Apollo Creed in an exhibition match against Ivan Drago, a "superman" boxer from the Soviet Union. When Apollo is killed in the ring by the brutal Drago, Balboa blames himself and promises to avenge his friend's death in the ring.

Release date: 27 November 1985
UPC: 027616673220

Tags: Drama (25), Boxing (24), 1985 (17), Sports (13), Sequel (12), Sport (11), Revenge (9), 1980s (9), Action (7), Funeral (7), Fame (6), Cold War (6), Chess (6), Hero (6), Blonde (6), Death (5), Russia (5), Beaten To Death (5), Celebration (5), Fist (5)

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