Rocky is the ultimate underdog story. Over four decades since Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa debuted on screen for the first time in John Avildsen’s iconic 1976 film Rocky, the “Italian Stallion” has reigned supreme over other sports movie heroes. The Rocky franchise had changed significantly over time.
'Rocky IV' Rocky IV is perhaps the goofiest film in the entire franchise. The film made use of the real Cold War tension of the 1980s in order to tell a story about Rocky’s rivalry with the ruthless Russian boxer Ivan Drago . As a drama, Rocky Balboa showed that Stallone was a much better dramatic actor than he was generally given credit for. Unfortunately, the film tried to shoehorn in a storyline about Rocky returning to the ring, which simply felt unnecessary and unrealistic.
Adonis obviously has beef with the man that killed his father; the film explores how both Adonis and Viktor are forced to pay for their fathers’ sins. It was a surprisingly mature way to reference the franchise’s history and modernize it. Rocky III succeeds in making their rivalry feel natural, and features some of the franchise’s best musical moments . Particularly rewatchable sequences include Rocky’s training with Apollo and his strange “charity match” with Hulk Hogan, who has a cameo as the character “Thunderlips.”
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