May Be The Cheesiest In The Series, But No Less Fun Than The Others.

Rating: 10/10 (24 January 2015)

Rocky IV and V are two of the most hated Rocky movies. I can see why. Rocky IV is more of a cartoon and V was more of a money grabber. But since we get the same cast members playing our favourite boxing crew, nothing can go terribly wrong.
Rocky is semi-retired and is challenged in an exhibition match against Russia's super boxer, Ivan Drago (Lundgren). Before Rocky makes up his mind, his bored and retired buddy, Apollo Creed steps out of retirement and challenges Drago himself. Creed underestimates Drago and is killed before the end of the second round. I've always been sour with Apollo getting killed by Drago that easily. I know that Rocky wanted another reason to fight, but his death was so sudden that it was a bit unrealistic. Rocky accepts Drago's challenge and goes to Russia to avenge his friend's death. Of course, Rocky wins. But given Apollo's death, Rocky's victory, and Drago, there's no way Rocky could have won. Drago abuses steroids and becomes way more powerful than he was when he fought Apollo, but Rocky is literally half his size! The training sequences show that Rocky does stand a chance of living, with really cool music playing and that adds to the fun and cheesiness. I know that Rocky was a lot more prepared than Apollo, but Rocky gets brutally hit hundreds of times and gets knocked down many times throughout the match, but still wins! Drago gets knocked down once and that's the end. That little bit is unrealistic. It is a revenge match where the good guy must triumph by the end; even if that means making everything unrealistic. Luckily, the fight is one of, if not, the best in the series.