Rocky IV

Release date: November 27, 1985

Director: Sylvester Stallone
List of main characters:
1- Robert “Rocky” Balboa
2- Adrian Balboa
3- Apollo Creed
4- Captain Ivan Drago
5- Paulie Pennino
A summary of the film:
Rocky Balboa, the world boxing champion, watches
as his friend Apollo Creed announces that he will
fight Ivan Drago, a gigantic Russian amateur boxer,
in an exhibition match in Las Vegas. When the high-
tech muscleman from Russia meets Creed in the
ring, he punches Apollo to his death. Rocky resigns
his championship and decides to fight Drago in
Russia. So, it's off to Siberia where Rocky trains in
the wilderness, assisted by Paulie and Creed's old
right helper Duke. The match is set. It's the Russian
versus the American. Although Drago has the
harder punches, Rocky has the heart and the
endurance to win.

Pros:
Like all the other movies in this series, Rocky IV is
designed to move us viscerally. This movie saga
seems to mirror our fantasies about manhood, the
fighting spirit, and patriotism.
Cons: the film is so predictable that viewing it is like
watching one of those old sitcoms where the
characters never change and the same situations
turn up again and again.
Recommendation: I highly recommend this film to
anyone who loves sports films or the ones that give a
boost of motivation.
Rating: 8.5/10