A work of 80s art...

Rating: 8/10 (5 November 2018)

First off, this is the last Rocky. The one that ended the series back in 1985. Whatever came after is done weird alternative universe Rocky but not part of this series.
So this one is the weakest of the series in terms of character development. Apollo's motivation for fighting Ivan is pretty weak considering his age and lack of desire to get in the ring since losing to Rocky yet all of a sudden he's got this desire to be in the spotlight again? Okay.
Drago is one dimensional and not very interesting. Stallone and Adrian sleep walk through another of their motivational speech type speeches (yawn), but where this film really excels is in its action, it's bombast, it's soundtrack ( which I had on repeat for years as a kid), that iconic poster, colours, jingoism, the whole damn package. It's shiny and polished and still holds up 33 years later. It hasn't aged one bit. Now for an 80s movie that's amazing.
Yeah it's silly and jingoistic but it is a visual work of art no doubt about that and at least it's still Rocky. RIP.