Geeky Randy's summary

Rating: 10/10 (4 December 2014)

Most financially successful entry in the ROCKY series follows Stallone as the titular character—as well as his pals Apollo Creed (Weathers), Adrian Balboa (Shire), Duke Evers (Burton), Paulie Pennino (Young) and Paulie's robot—as he gives support to formal rival and current best friend Creed, who has decided to take on an immensely muscular 6½ foot 260+ pounder named Ivan Drago (Lundgren) from the Soviet Union. Good luck, Apollo. Not a bad film by any means, but it's definitely a guilty pleasure that has dated quite poorly. James Brown's cameo as himself is fun, and Cafferty's "Hearts on Fire" is almost as classic as Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger".
**½ (out of four)