Fine sample of cerebral hepatitis

Rating: 3/10 (6 July 2007)

This film is simply hilarious. And one of the most idiotic and ridiculous part belongs to the sequence of scenes depicting the training of both adversaries in Soviet Union (SU). While Rocky is training under rather hard and stringent conditions- using natural training outlets such as pulling a chart on skis ,Drago on the other hand, uses the most sophisticated training equipments. This seems to be in stark contrast to the reality ;please remember the Chernobyl incident v.s Three Miles İsland case where USA got away better than SU, recall the movie title "K-19 The Widow Maker". The collapse of the Soviet empire revealed who was the weaker one in the armament's race, space race and other high-tech superiority showdown. Still, Hollywood filmmakers has the moronic ability to swap roles when the American hero is confronted with a rival either from East bloc or third world and to assign under advantaged role to our hero. The rivals' superiority could be tolerated in a science-fiction movie, where the aliens are expected to have access to superior technology. But why Rocky should be the underdog instead of being given at least equal chances of training as Drago?At least, why not to stay in the USA during the training instead of coming to Russia only to endure unnecessary hardship? During the fighting scenes sometimes the punches become so loud that one may think someone is hitting a car's trunk with a sledgehammer. You don't need a Superman or Captain America or Hulk here; just look at our hero who, after having received at least 20 -25 punches enough to kill an elephant, still comes victorious and moreover has the ability to deliver quite an erudite speech at the end of the fight. Given the physical advantage of Dolph Lundgren who stood almost 20 cm taller and much more muscular than Rocky, the audience quickly empathizes with the underdog of course ( Americans have always been the underdog when for example they bombed Iraq to defend themselves against the terrible, terrible weapons of mass destruction of Saddam, which were nowhere to be found).
While Brigitte Nielsen successfully portrays the cold, supremacist blonde which would make her an ideal candidate to star as an Amazon woman, Talia Shire seems to have stuck to her whining, weak and vacillating impersonation since Godfather. Well, you don't need to be a femdom worshiper to be disgusted with that weeping woman.
This is a kind of movie cut out for those who prefer fast-food to a gourmet dish in a fancy restaurant. Grossly and unjustly overrated!