Boxers are noted for their hubris, but Stallone, perhaps still punch-drunk from the early success, would have been better advised to have quit rather than suffer the body blows of this nonsense.
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03/11/08
Rocky IV (1985)
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Reviews Counted:34
Fresh:15
Rotten:19
Average Rating:4.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Rocky is back and this time he's fighting an unbeatable Russian automaton named Drago (Dolph Lundgren). What does this huge Russkie have in store for Rocky? Can he remain the champ? Written and... [More]
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Reviews for Rocky IV
Top CriticWhile 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.
01/01/00
Top CriticFilm reduced to the barest of three acts.
06/24/06
Top CriticRidiculous jingoistic nonsense.
03/11/08
Top Critic...suffers from a vibe of superfluousness...
12/06/06
No review available.
09/19/02
Proves once again that all the world loves an underdog.
08/22/04
If you ask me, it's mostly about 1985, a time when you could fill 90 minutes with nothing but machismo, excitement and montage.
09/10/02
The film's only major disappointment is a lack of screen-time for a pre-Foofy Foofy Brigitte Nielsen
03/24/06
No review available.
04/07/04
No review available.
01/08/05
Fist-pumping, heart-jumping, chest-thumping fun.
08/02/02
No review available.
01/01/01
No review available.
07/17/03
I know it's awful, but I can't look away!
02/04/03
Fourth in series has lost most of punch
10/24/04
A far cry from the delights (both large and small) of its illustrious original.
12/19/06
Top CriticShould have stopped at three. Four, no more.
12/17/02
No review available.
08/22/03
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