Ruined Rocky-series

Rating: 4/10 (21 June 2000)

If Rocky series would have stayed just as a trilogy, it would be now in higher rank. Especially Rocky IV (1985) ruins the reputation, which is only made for needs of Reagan's time idiotamericanism and cold war's propaganda.
This time Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) defends Coca Cola and apple pie against soviet inhuman boxing machine Ivan Drago (swedish hope in Hollywood, Dolph Lundgren). Again we see Rocky training and fighting. There is nothing new in this one and it's beyond my brain capabilities to comprehend how this could have been such a successful film. But then again, I must admit I do enjoy the final fight between Rocky and Drago. It's brutal and silly but still enjoyable. The events that lead to the fight are predictable, boring and done with low effort.
Rocky IV feels these days much older movie than any period piece set in the 19th century. Reaganism and Cold War aren't very hip, so to speak.