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Director: Sylvester Stallone Producers: Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler Writer: Sylvester Stallone Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Tony Burton, Brigitte Nielson and Dolph Lundgren.
Released in late 1985 this fourth in the line of Rocky's take the movie and the audience to the cold world of the Russia.
**BRIEF PLOT**
With Rocky retaining his title of heavyweight champion of the world he is again on the verge of retiring…until another unknown fighter wants a chance at taking away his belt. This time the contender, Ivan Drago, (played by Dolph Lungdren) is from the Soviet Union and is an unbelievable size compared to Rocky. Ivan visit the US with his wife Ludmilla, (played by Brigitte Neilson) and his team to challenge Rocky. Meanwhile, Apollo Creed, (played again by Carl Weathers) decides to challenge the mighty Ivan to a charity boxing match instead…. Unfortunately this doesn't quite go to plan and the result leaves Rocky in no doubt but to take the big Russians request for fight…. only to have the entire thing staged in the cold depths of Moscow on Christmas day.
With Rocky again fighting with his emotions, regarding his wife Adrian's, (played by Talia Shire) fear over his safety, as well as training for the fight of his life he heads of to the Soviet Union to train, taking Paulie, (played by Burt Young) and Apollo's trainer, (played by Tony Burton).
With much training coming from both parties, in totally different ways, the fight is on…with Rocky being the definite underdog against the giant Russian.
**SOUNDTRACK**
1- Burning Hearts (by Survivor) 2- Hearts on fire (by John Caffery and the beaver Brown Band) 3- Double or nothing (by Kenny Loggins/Gladys Knight) 4- Eye of the Tiger (by Survivor) 5- War (by Vince DiCola) 6- Living in America (by James Brown) 7- No easy way out (by Robert Tepper) 8- One way street (by Go West) 9- Sweetest Victory (by The Touch) 10- Training Montage (by Vince DiCola)
**IN CONCLUSION**
Another great movie in the Rocky sequels.
Although the story is again the same format as the previous 3 Rocky's it still doesn't spoil the enjoyment of the movie.
This fourth Rocky is by far the best storyline with half the movie taking us to Russia as we watch Rocky train in a Neanderthal type of way, involving using rocks in a sling as weights and lifting a cart full of people….meanwhile, Drago is being trained in the most up to date gymnasium known to man…
The total difference in the way the men are training is a short story in itself, showing how you don't need to have the best equipment in the world to become a fine athlete, (which is what these two men are).
When Stallone steps into the ring after his unique way of training he looks fitter and more toned than ever before, like a solid mass of muscle and flesh…. And when he stands next to the gigantic figure of Dolph Lungdren it is like seeing two warriors ready for battle.
This movie really does roll along at a good speed and with the soundtrack playing in the right places it leads to a very viewable movie indeed….you will be tapping your toes to the upbeat soundtrack as you enjoy the good tempo of this one….
*Would I recommend this…?
Hell YES… I certainly would.
It is, in my opinion, the best of the Rocky movie to date, (which is rare indeed considering not many movie sequels are better than the first)… so to have the fourth movie in the set being as good as, or even better than the first is not often heard of…
Looking back to the first Rocky film, made in 1976, and comparing it to this brilliant sequel of sequels is a real eye opener, noticing the way in which Stallone character and life has risen, albeit fictitious.
Go on… add it to your collection… you can get a copy from www.amazon.co.uk for around £5.00 today….
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