While 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.
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01/01/00
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 CriticBoxers 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.
03/11/08
Top CriticRidiculous jingoistic nonsense.
03/11/08
Top CriticFilm reduced to the barest of three acts.
06/24/06
Top CriticFist-pumping, heart-jumping, chest-thumping fun.
08/02/02
No review available.
05/23/03
The 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.
12/19/06
Even Sylvester Stallone seems to be getting tired of the series; as the writer and director, as well as the star, he puts himself through the same old paces.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
08/10/02
No review available.
07/27/02
No review available.
09/19/02
No review available.
06/28/05
A camp classic, funny for all the wrong reasons.
01/17/03
Predictable 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.
02/18/06
Should have stopped at three. Four, no more.
12/17/02
Fourth in series has lost most of punch
10/24/04
No review available.
01/01/01
No review available.
08/22/03
Cold War metaphors delivered with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer dampens the storytelling.
09/21/03
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
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