If you enjoy Van Damme movies...

Rating: 4/10 (26 January 2008)

The first and immediately subsequent Rocky movies are fantastic. Sly plays an interesting underdog character who nearly anyone can sympathise with. Coupled with gritty training sequences and desperate punch-ups to follow, both are excellent movies.
The third was disappointing and the fourth a disgrace. Many have mentioned the unfathomable aspects of the movie but have neglected the downright absurd. For starters, a Robot as birthday present to Paulie in a Rocky movie. If anyone could have guessed after having seen the first two then I applaud you. How and why? When viewing the first Rocky movie, one is compelled to sympathise and to feel good for Rocky, which is why it is excellent. The fourth, on the other hand, does very little to arouse any emotion at all, has infantile humour, and an ending that brought tears to my eyes. Rocky is so likable because hes a simpleton who quintessentially doesn't give up. This is changed completely in four, where Rocky preaches about "useless war" in the most ridiculous possible way. When the Russian politicians applaud his words of a five year old's wisdom, one can only laugh.
In my opinion this is worse than many Schwarenegger movies. They have many similarities but Arnold movies don't try to boast a political message, they are intended to be mindless and action packed. You can appreciate them because they accomplish exactly what they aim to. This movie may be liked but not in the way it originally intended.
Terrible