This Rocky is a bit much, but still okay.

Rating: 6/10 (7 March 2009)

Yes, this Rocky takes aim at the cold war between the US and Russia or USSR that was taking place during the time of this movie. This one is also more over the top than part three and just not realistic at all. Still, those training sequences in this movie as well as parts of the fight really get one's blood pumping. The movie has a Russian boxer coming to America to take on any challenger bold enough to go head to head with him. For some reason, this infuriates Apollo and he is the one to challenge the Russian. Well the fight occurs and tragedy occurs, to much tragedy we lose one of the most interesting and fun Rocky characters when all he had to to was lose and maybe get partially paralyzed or something. Apollo dying just mirrored Mickey's death in the previous movie to much. Well now Rocky wants revenge and he is going to Russia to fight the monster that killed his friend. Great training scenes occur and Rocky and the monster fight. The fight is a bit much, but still cool. This movie has a fast flow, so despite its flaws it is an okay film.