Review of Rocky IV (1985) by Alex P — 16 Jan 2010

Another good one. If only they could have made the second a little better, this would have been such a good franchise (to this point). I was a little frustrated with the final fight because again, Rocky gets his ass handed to him then miraculously comes back.

To a certain point, that's okay in these kinds of movies, but come on; Drago was shown destroying him then Rocky lasts til the 15th? The death of another close friend was definitely the right choice to make from a story standpoint and was a really good emotionally charging event, especially with the montage that followed recapping the movies to this point.