Rocky IV

Regarder ce film avec quelques années de recul est une expérience inoubliable. "Rocky IV" incarne tout ce que nous aimions dans les films d'action des années 80. Un homme en acier bon contre un homme en acier mauvais, l'Amérique bonne contre la Russie mauvaise, et si vous le souhaitez, la force de la pureté de l'esprit face à la force de la technologie moderne. Nous avons ici la vengeance d'un ami tué, un entraînement intense et un combat final débordant d'une telle énergie que vous avez envie de vous lever et de tout donner avec un vase. Des dizaines de films pouvaient se vanter de tout cela à l'époque, mais seuls quelques-uns ont réussi à le présenter avec autant de recul et de spectacle, dans un montage vidéo aussi dynamique que "Rocky IV". (19/05/2002)

The only quality episode, with the exception of the first movie. Although we see the same thing here for the fourth time, it’s only the second time it’s worked. But if this wasn’t enough for movie-goers in the Czech Republic, we get extra delight in the form of Czech dubbing that rightly has a cult following. The Czech language voice-over of “No Easy Way Out" is particularly satisfying! A hot candidate for the worldwide most laughable dubbing award. As an added bonus we get “artsy" editing and the seriously excellent training sequence. But don’t go looking for any logic in Rocky VI. It’s simply a cult movie and a perfect guilty pleasure. One of my most favorite ever. (21/04/2022)

When remembering the match in the USSR or even just reading some of the comments here quoting lines directly from the movie, a chill runs down my spine and it's the right moment to forget words like "propaganda". A long flashback memory while driving a car, training in the snow, Drago destroying equipment in the gym, and somewhere in the back of my head a voice telling me that cheering like this is something I should perhaps do at the age of twelve, not in my thirties. The most bombastic and deservedly the best part of the series. (13/05/2006)

With the fourth installment, the series of Rocky Balboa films has moved from films that bypass me thematically to the category of films that, pardon my French, piss me off. It is rare to see this sort of stupid propagandistic film. There are propagandistic works that have quality directing, polished screenplays, and excellent casts and performances, but Rocky IV has none of that. If I had to look at this matter objectively, I would have to be squatting on Jupiter. Overall impression: 10% (for Gorbachev with the large red spot on his head). (24/02/2009)

Nostalgia’s a bitch. I loved this movie when I was little; an irresistibly naive echo of the Cold War. It's impossible not to root for an American who has to lift a log and run across a snowy landscape to train, as opposed to a Russian who is groomed by a team of physiotherapists in top-notch conditions. I almost felt like pulling out the American flag and cheering Sly on at the top of my lungs :) (28/09/2003)