It'sAPrimate..roc didn't retire, he regained the world championship vs clubber Lang..he is the current champ..I never got why you think Rocky is retired after rocky 3.
the line that always gets me the most from this 1 is the "he's not a machine, he's a man" anyone who played sports combat or otherwise knows that a comeback starts with a moment like this .... 1 small moment that gives u belief, that gives u momentum and then it's all about how much u want it
I grew up during the Cold War. So this Rocky movie spoke to me, like most of the others did not. And even today, it speaks to all of us still. Out of all the Rocky movies, this one has the most shelf-life.
As a kid this was my favorite it’s fun and straight to the point and the villain is badass. But as I grew older, the original is the best story and acting and the true classic for sure, this easily the 2nd best for sure
Watching along with Primate reminded me of just how good 3 is, it's been a long time and I've been sleeping on it. Might just be the best of the bunch, but I'm with you in that it's definitely a personal favorite
*It’s funny because Stallone/Apollo were actually on steroids, and Dolph Lungdren was clean.* Had a phenomenal physique, kickboxing champion, and a chemical engineer if I remember correctly
The Cold War was such a HUGE part of life in the ‘80s. It permeated all aspects of popular culture in music, TV and movies. We all believed that nuclear war could happen and wipe us all out at any minute. The ending of this movie really made me feel optimistic that things would be okay.
The important thing in the movie is Rocky always needed Adrienne to believe in him. But suddenly in this movie shes' telling him he cant' win! He also trains himself for the first time. Textbook evolution of a character movies 1-4. Just amazing writing.
I love how each Rocky antagonist that he fights represents a new challenge and that Rocky himself is in a different place for the fight. *Rocky I:* Creed, the reigning champion up against Rocky who's just a regular joe slightly past his prime. It's an underdog story against an insurmountable challenge, even if Creed doesn't take him too seriously at first. *Rocky II:* Creed again, this time as an equal rather than as the highest height Rocky could reach for. A rematch where Creed is prepared fro Rocky from the start to decide who the true champion is. But Rocky's already proved himself and he doesn't fight for glory this time around as much as to support his family. *Rocky III:* Clubber, a savage animal of a man who's overflowing with anger and hunger. He gives Rocky his first real challenge in years and goes so hard that he makes Rocky outright scared to step back into the ring. *Rocky IV:* Drago, pretty much the opposite of Clubber, a cold and quiet machine of a man. Practically devoid of identity due to being a tool of his country. Him killing Creed in their fight motivates Rocky to step up to him after being about ready to move on with his life.
Even cooler. The composer of Rocky IV, Vince Dicola. His next score was Transformers the Movie. The producers for Transformers '86 saw Rocky IV and loved the music so much, they hired him.
Hey Primate, The scenes where Rocky is fighting Ivan Drago where the Russian crowd was whistling as Rocky was being introduced, that was the Russian version of booing the competition
Interesting fact for you, Primate: The punches that Dolph Lundgren was landing on Sylvester Stallone in these fight scenes were real One of those punches actually caused an injury Sylvester that required medical attention
Some of the scenes between Carl Weathers and Lundgren were also real, including one of the scenes where Lundgren through Weathers into the corner. Weathers walked off set upset, and filming stopped for 3 or 4 days until Stallone got Weathers back and Lundgren toned things down a bit.
I've always called this the MTV Rocky movie. I highly recommend checking out Stallone's directors cut of the film. It's available to rent on Amazon Prime.
@@BIGD-cc7ru robot is gone. Sonos Drago's wife. No MTV feel, brings back the regular musical score so it fits more with the rest of the movies. But the most significant change is that it makes certain scenes with Adrian and Apollo longer. It has been a while since I have seen the original cut of Rocky IV, but in the director's cut, the first 7 minutes is a recap of Rocky 3 from the moment Mickey dies to the end of the movie.
Pretty sure Rocky was the underdog in both Apollo fights and the rematch with Clubber. Him being the underdog is fairly constant to his character. Always facing impossible odds and such.
Yeah idk why but being born in 89, growing up in the 90s this movie was on literally every weekend and still has the best training montage scene in almost any film
I feel ya with the heat man I live just outside of Austin, tx and it got up to 106 today. Nice to come home to a bowl, a stiff drink and a new primate video lol.
ROCKY IV: ROCKY VS. DRAGO The Ultimate Director’s Cut You should definitely watch while the theatrical cut is still fresh in your mind. Totally different tone. It almost feels like a different movie.
It's funny, not too long ago, I found out that when my mother was just a kid, Dolph Lundgren (Ivan Drago actor) was one of those guards (I don't know what they're called) that make sure that people are safe while swimming. So when Rocky 4 came out, my grandma was so surprised when she saw the trailer on tv, and my mother was just as surprised when grandma pointed him out to her.
@@Carl.Henriksson oh my god no idea i'm french but i think they're called the same i mean someone who watches if no one is drowning is a lifeguard no matter where
This year, Stallone released his Director's Cut of Rocky 4. He made an overall tone change to the film, put deleted scenes back in and also used alternate takes. Very different feel. I absolutely love the theatrical release, but as a life long Rocky fan, I highly recommend checking out the director's cut some time.
Yeah, the Director's Cut makes the film feel more like the rest of the Rocky films, so it fits in better. The theatrical version may stand out on it's own more, but is more fun in its cartoony way.
Just so you know Rocky had to give up his title just to fight Drago because the fight was unsanctioned and the boxing commission stripped it from him for defying them
Now after the match at when Rocky's doing his little speech in Russian thinking about Golden girls again because there was an episode where Rose wrote a letter to the leader of Russia at the time and America at the time and she got a letter back from the Russian president and she's like oh that's weird cuz I sent the one to our president sooner and it had a lot less distance to go but apparently he wanted to meet with her to discuss nuclear disarmament with the whole reason was he thought she was a little girl because of how innocent her letter sounded
Just think about it....You are only on Rocky 4 so you gotta know he doesn't quit or there would be no sequel. Rocky trained his whole life to take the hits to tire them out and beat frozen meat to hit harder. Big guys are not used to getting hit or having to last so long.
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Dude your reactions with these fight movies are freaking great! So much fun. I would love to see you watch some Jet Li.♡ "Fearless" esp. You'd really love it coz of the message. True story too.
I don't remember if it is in the Director's Cut that was released a few years ago, or on the cutting room floor, but I know at one point there were many more scenes on Drago's back story. Drago was getting sick of being a puppet for the Soviet propaganda and wanted to show people that he could fight for him, not just for the Soviet propaganda machine. This is why Drago picks up Russian manager guy later in the movie, because he didn't like that he was telling him he was embarrassing his country. That scene would have made more sense with the original planned backstory.
the directors cut removed some of the super heavy "USA vs USSR" stuff and toned down Rockys almost super hero levels of endurance in the final fight. It feels more of a story of revenge for Apollo, which helps put Rocky and other characters in place for the Creed movies to work even better.
No.1 film of 1985 and among 2 films for Stallone that year. The highest-grossing film of the franchise. Considered the hardest film that he had ever worked as actor and filmmaker at that time. The inspiration was one of the greatest boxing rivalries ever, Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling. 2 matches (1936, 1938) took place between these two and was concurrent with WW2's rising. Louis was Black and American. Schmeling was German. The controversy of nations in conflict (Us against Them) was there as it was omnipotent in the mid-1980 (Cold War). The most unexpected story planned for the franchise. Stallone had a few different ideas for what he wanted to do. Overall in the outcome of Apollo Creed's character (his most regretful). There was an director's cut released in 2021. Some things were different while it remained the same movie. It is worth the viewing and maybe you'll watch it after the Creed films. But other than that, this was a sign of the times for film and the culture. In fact, some say it was the closest to the feeling of seeing the Cold War's end (ironically).
Fun fact. This movie is from 1985...brigitte Nielsen Who plays Dragos wife was actually married to Sylvester Stallone(1985-1987). She was in this and Red Sonja(co-starring Arnold Schwarzenegger) which was a pseudo-sequel to the 2 Conan movies...
One thing I didn't know was that Sylvester Stallone told dolph lundgren to "really" punch him (in the stomach I think) to make it a little bit more realistic
Fun fact this movies final fight scene inspired the final fight scene in a robot boxing movie called 'Real Steel' which is another awesome boxing movie you should watch.
So great that you started this franchise! Sylvester Stallone is coming out with a "Directors Cut" of Rocky IV cutting a few scenes and adding a few more if im not mistaken!
What’s up my guy. I love seeing you on this series, and the absolute fucking BEST is yet to come. But I have to talk about Rocky V first, zero spoilers. I would love to say that you shouldn’t listen to people hating on it, or give it a chance without reading comments about it or ratings on Rotten Tomatoes. But I won’t. What happened with me was this: Rocky V depressed me with how much I hated it, so much that I gave up caring about the series altogether. Then a friggin miracle happened: Rocky Balboa resurrected the series and was followed up with two incredible movies after that! Now I feel that the pain of Rocky V made me greatly appreciate what happens with the next three movies. If it disappoints you, just remember that the best is yet to come. Looking forward to more, buddy!
I think it's important to point a few things out: Apollo didn't get killed because he didn't train [more about that in a moment]. Apollo got killed because Drago was on steroids. It wasn't just a man hitting a man; it was an older man being hit in the face with a sledgehammer. That's an important difference. With Rocky, whilst he didn't have all that technical equipment Drago did, being out in nature, he got the better workout of the two. Drago's in a gym where he goes outside and he's probably still in Moscow or some such. But Rocky has to live in it where he is. This is also something that Russia actually did at the Olympics before this movie came out. They roided up their athletes and when they annihilated the competition, it was discovered they were juiced up and their gold medals were stricken (I do not know offhand if the athletes themselves were in on it, but certainly the government was). Now, I have Stallone's shooting draft of this film. That's the draft they actually make the movie from, the one that everyone has on set. In it, Apollo DOES train for the fight. Rocky trains him. I remember Apollo was even running up and down a staircase (his version of the Rocky steps) at some point. Herein lies the problem: based on this script, the movie seems like it would be about 2 1/2 hrs long. But Stallone cut it down to 91 minutes so it would play more times in theaters and make more money (it's an old post-production trick, and it worked--"Rocky IV" became the most successful of the series). As a result, all of the drama has been removed from the film (and because so much was cut out, a lot of it had to be replaced with montages to bridge the removed sequences). For instance, in this shooting script, Apollo is absolutely BORED with retirement life. He doesn't take the Drago fight out of pride. He does it because he knows Drago's gonna beat him. He knows it (whether or not he knows Drago would kill him, I'm not sure about). But what he also knows is that him losing will cement a fight between Rocky and Drago and he knows that Rocky, being who he is, will help to bring America and Russia closer together. But since all that was cut out, now Creed just seems like a prideful, showboating fool.
Much love Primate! My go-to flavor for ice cream is Mint Chocolate Chip, the best flavor in my opinion lol but then again who can say no to ice cream. Hope you’re doing well man, your videos always put a smile on my face. Also by the way, do you think you’ll do a Q&A for a 100K sub celebration? Just curious that’s all.
The Rocky movies are all fantastic. I can never quite decide if I like the 1st or 6th best, both have such a strong message about determination and resolve and never giving up no matter what obstacles you encounter in life. And Stallone writes from the heart, having faced those obstacles himself. He's on record as saying the 6th Rocky film was harder to get made than the 1st, but he stuck at it. Rocky himself is like a human metaphor for courage and tenacity. The 5th is a little bit different from the 4 preceding it, but still enjoyable in its own way as you'll find out soon. Some of the thematic imagery in this film was powerful. They had Rocky train in cold, harsh and difficult conditions (he could just as easily have trained in the USA and flown out for the fight), mirroring the cold and unfeeling nature of his opponent. Cutting down the huge tree, just as he would have to fell his much larger rival. And that climb up the mountain at the end was a mirror of the symbolic mountain he was climbing by facing an opponent who was younger, bigger and stronger than him. Dolph Lundgren was perfectly cast to play the Russian and Stallone has even remarked a few times that he is incredibly strong in real life, I think Stallone ended up in hospital for a while after one of Lundgren's punches during filming left him with a swollen heart. The film does feel very '80s' now but it was very much a product of its time. The cold war between the East/West was at it's peak in the early 80s and that was very much reflected in the film. Still, it tries to send a message that there could be peace between both sides if they were willing to change rather than just going for the rhetoric of having evil Russian villains who all die in the end like in a typical action flick. Less said about the robot, the better! There was a fascination with emerging consumer robotics/computers in the 80s and it probably seemed like a fitting idea at the time.......
Dolph Lundgren/ Drago hit Stallone so hard in the ribbs while filming it put him in the hospital and nearly killed him cause it moved his heart and they had to get him on pills or surgery I cNt remember....
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Awesome movie
Dude I highly recommend to watch Rocky IV 30/ 30 from CollegeHumor. You will laugh your ass off and it's a great take
Can you please react to Braveheart?
It'sAPrimate..roc didn't retire, he regained the world championship vs clubber Lang..he is the current champ..I never got why you think Rocky is retired after rocky 3.
the line that always gets me the most from this 1 is the "he's not a machine, he's a man" anyone who played sports combat or otherwise knows that a comeback starts with a moment like this .... 1 small moment that gives u belief, that gives u momentum and then it's all about how much u want it
Trainer: "He's not a machine, he's a man"
Drago: "He's not human"
The image of Rocky covered in the flag is iconic.
This is the Rocky movie I remember seeing the most, and being my favorite Rocky movie. Can't wait to get to the Creed movies
I grew up during the Cold War. So this Rocky movie spoke to me, like most of the others did not. And even today, it speaks to all of us still. Out of all the Rocky movies, this one has the most shelf-life.
@@jacob4920 wow. Yes my fave too
As a kid this was my favorite it’s fun and straight to the point and the villain is badass. But as I grew older, the original is the best story and acting and the true classic for sure, this easily the 2nd best for sure
deadass i saw this movie mad times
The incredible shape these 2 were in for this movie was crazy. The work they did to look how they did for that fight was insane.
It's hard to convey the feeling this movie gave us growing up in the Cold War, but it was absolutely epic.
Yep. A lot of the people who dislike it don't realize it was a product of its time.
And the next year, Sly gave us Rambo III. These movies made us proud to be Americans
This was my favorite as a kid. It is the silliest lol. The sad montage to "there's no easy way out" is awesome
Easily the BEST MONTAGE MUSIC in all of movie history!!!
I love this movie but I think 3 is my favorite, just because Rocky learned new techniques and he became so agile!!! Loved that fight!
Watching along with Primate reminded me of just how good 3 is, it's been a long time and I've been sleeping on it. Might just be the best of the bunch, but I'm with you in that it's definitely a personal favorite
*It’s funny because Stallone/Apollo were actually on steroids, and Dolph Lungdren was clean.* Had a phenomenal physique, kickboxing champion, and a chemical engineer if I remember correctly
The Cold War was such a HUGE part of life in the ‘80s. It permeated all aspects of popular culture in music, TV and movies. We all believed that nuclear war could happen and wipe us all out at any minute. The ending of this movie really made me feel optimistic that things would be okay.
unfortunately they didn't turn out ok
The important thing in the movie is Rocky always needed Adrienne to believe in him. But suddenly in this movie shes' telling him he cant' win! He also trains himself for the first time. Textbook evolution of a character movies 1-4. Just amazing writing.
I love how each Rocky antagonist that he fights represents a new challenge and that Rocky himself is in a different place for the fight.
*Rocky I:* Creed, the reigning champion up against Rocky who's just a regular joe slightly past his prime. It's an underdog story against an insurmountable challenge, even if Creed doesn't take him too seriously at first.
*Rocky II:* Creed again, this time as an equal rather than as the highest height Rocky could reach for. A rematch where Creed is prepared fro Rocky from the start to decide who the true champion is. But Rocky's already proved himself and he doesn't fight for glory this time around as much as to support his family.
*Rocky III:* Clubber, a savage animal of a man who's overflowing with anger and hunger. He gives Rocky his first real challenge in years and goes so hard that he makes Rocky outright scared to step back into the ring.
*Rocky IV:* Drago, pretty much the opposite of Clubber, a cold and quiet machine of a man. Practically devoid of identity due to being a tool of his country. Him killing Creed in their fight motivates Rocky to step up to him after being about ready to move on with his life.
Next to "Commando" with Arnold and the 1986-Animated "Transformers", this is probably the most quintessentially *80s* movie ever made.
Even cooler.
The composer of Rocky IV, Vince Dicola.
His next score was Transformers the Movie.
The producers for Transformers '86 saw Rocky IV and loved the music so much, they hired him.
This was the first Rocky I saw and it hooked me. I had to watch the others
This is my favorite Rocky Movie
most dangerous jobs on the planet:
ice road trucker
roofers
being rockys trainer
I love the movie and i love how he reacts when rocky and drago fought
Their is a Directors Cut for this movie. It’s called “Rocky IV: Rocky Vs. Drago The Ultimate Directors Cut”
Hey Primate,
The scenes where Rocky is fighting Ivan Drago where the Russian crowd was whistling as Rocky was being introduced, that was the Russian version of booing the competition
Growing up in the 80s this one will always be my favorite rocky! This soundtrack yo!
Also this was peak Stallone on top of his game. You have to do over the top at some point.
IKR❤❤❤
Interesting fact for you, Primate:
The punches that Dolph Lundgren was landing on Sylvester Stallone in these fight scenes were real
One of those punches actually caused an injury Sylvester that required medical attention
Absolutely I think it was a collapsed lung, whatever it was those hits were no joke. he want it to be as real as it could be
@@JourneywiththeJoyners yeah, I think that's what it was too
Though, I gotta imagine that Dolph felt bad that he'd hurt Sylvester like that
Some of the scenes between Carl Weathers and Lundgren were also real, including one of the scenes where Lundgren through Weathers into the corner. Weathers walked off set upset, and filming stopped for 3 or 4 days until Stallone got Weathers back and Lundgren toned things down a bit.
@@randomhockeyguy9149 He didn't just walk off; Weathers quit.
The music during the fight is literally best workout song ever ngl
I've always called this the MTV Rocky movie. I highly recommend checking out Stallone's directors cut of the film. It's available to rent on Amazon Prime.
It adds depth to several scenes.
@@jmiyagi12345 what does it change?
@@BIGD-cc7ru robot is gone. Sonos Drago's wife. No MTV feel, brings back the regular musical score so it fits more with the rest of the movies. But the most significant change is that it makes certain scenes with Adrian and Apollo longer. It has been a while since I have seen the original cut of Rocky IV, but in the director's cut, the first 7 minutes is a recap of Rocky 3 from the moment Mickey dies to the end of the movie.
This one is my 2nd favorite. Creed 2 takes number 1. Makes me cry everytime.
Powerful movies
Paulies ringside reactions are outstanding in this 😂
Pretty sure Rocky was the underdog in both Apollo fights and the rematch with Clubber. Him being the underdog is fairly constant to his character. Always facing impossible odds and such.
Yeah idk why but being born in 89, growing up in the 90s this movie was on literally every weekend and still has the best training montage scene in almost any film
I feel ya with the heat man I live just outside of Austin, tx and it got up to 106 today. Nice to come home to a bowl, a stiff drink and a new primate video lol.
Lol I feel you. I live in Fort Worth
@@xandermerrick I think a storm is actually about to hit us believe it or not. Hallelujah lol! Good luck to y’all in Fort Worth sir.
@@michaeldorsey1394 Yeah thanks brother. You too. Still clear out this way. But we could definitely use it!
Sheeeesh 106, godspeed haha
TWO WORLDS COLLIDE, RIVAL NATIONS!!!
Greatest soundtrack of any Rocky movie!
To this day, I'm convinced that nobody told Carl Weathers about the robot and that was his real reaction.
I've always thought that too 😂
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ROCKY IV: ROCKY VS. DRAGO The Ultimate Director’s Cut
You should definitely watch while the theatrical cut is still fresh in your mind. Totally different tone. It almost feels like a different movie.
A lot of Rocky fans gravitate towards this film as their favorite, I love them all but this is my second best favorite of the Rocky films
For me it is: 1-2-6-5-4-3
It's funny, not too long ago, I found out that when my mother was just a kid, Dolph Lundgren (Ivan Drago actor) was one of those guards (I don't know what they're called) that make sure that people are safe while swimming. So when Rocky 4 came out, my grandma was so surprised when she saw the trailer on tv, and my mother was just as surprised when grandma pointed him out to her.
a Lifeguard
@@justlive2809 Yeah, right, a life guard. But I don't know if that's what they are called in a bath house too or just at the beach. Are they?
@@Carl.Henriksson oh my god no idea i'm french but i think they're called the same i mean someone who watches if no one is drowning is a lifeguard no matter where
This is definitely the most Epic Rocky movie. Rocky is a fucking Titan in this.
This year, Stallone released his Director's Cut of Rocky 4. He made an overall tone change to the film, put deleted scenes back in and also used alternate takes. Very different feel. I absolutely love the theatrical release, but as a life long Rocky fan, I highly recommend checking out the director's cut some time.
Yeah, the Director's Cut makes the film feel more like the rest of the Rocky films, so it fits in better. The theatrical version may stand out on it's own more, but is more fun in its cartoony way.
Man you make me want to watch the whole series again lmao love the reactions!
Just so you know Rocky had to give up his title just to fight Drago because the fight was unsanctioned and the boxing commission stripped it from him for defying them
Notice Adrian is always his inspiration for him to get his head in the game!!!!
Rocky 4 is my favorite, and then #3. This was so intense and perfectly arc driven.
Now after the match at when Rocky's doing his little speech in Russian thinking about Golden girls again because there was an episode where Rose wrote a letter to the leader of Russia at the time and America at the time and she got a letter back from the Russian president and she's like oh that's weird cuz I sent the one to our president sooner and it had a lot less distance to go but apparently he wanted to meet with her to discuss nuclear disarmament with the whole reason was he thought she was a little girl because of how innocent her letter sounded
"If he dies, he dies.." 😂 Iconic
10:38 It definitely seems that way; Drago is a *BEAST* but even a beast can be slain! One of my favorite villains from the 1980’s, easily 🔥🎬🥊
He also played everyone's favorite superhero as well in the 80s
When you are done with the Rocky and Creed movies can you put them in order if your favorites?
This one I felt always stood out to me maybe because of the time past or the time it was in but I appreciate all of em
So glad you started these movies, I’m very excited for you to hop into the creed movies too!
This franchise is great. Rocky is my favorite then Rocky IV.
Those three montages are legendary
Greatest training montage ever
Rocky's funeral speech in the directors cut is way better than what we got here.
Just think about it....You are only on Rocky 4 so you gotta know he doesn't quit or there would be no sequel. Rocky trained his whole life to take the hits to tire them out and beat frozen meat to hit harder. Big guys are not used to getting hit or having to last so long.
This movie has my favorite training montage.
Drago’s super hot wife was Stalone’s real life wife at the time.
My top 10 go to Ice cream flavors are
1. Oreo's Cookies and Cream
2. Wild 'n Reckless Sherbet
3. Chocolate Chip Cookie Doe
4. Mom's Makin' Cookies
5. Very Berry Strawberry
6. French Vanilla
7. REESE'S Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream
8. Rainbow Sherbet
9. Cherries Jubilee
10. Chocolate
That dog bark scared the sh*t outta me
Dude your reactions with these fight movies are freaking great! So much fun.
I would love to see you watch some Jet Li.♡ "Fearless" esp. You'd really love it coz of the message. True story too.
I don't remember if it is in the Director's Cut that was released a few years ago, or on the cutting room floor, but I know at one point there were many more scenes on Drago's back story. Drago was getting sick of being a puppet for the Soviet propaganda and wanted to show people that he could fight for him, not just for the Soviet propaganda machine. This is why Drago picks up Russian manager guy later in the movie, because he didn't like that he was telling him he was embarrassing his country. That scene would have made more sense with the original planned backstory.
the directors cut removed some of the super heavy "USA vs USSR" stuff and toned down Rockys almost super hero levels of endurance in the final fight. It feels more of a story of revenge for Apollo, which helps put Rocky and other characters in place for the Creed movies to work even better.
None of this is in "Rocky vs. Drago" and it's not in Stallone's shooting script either.
Rip Apollo
#1 best training montage ever!!!!!!
this movie is about 2/3 montages...
YOU SEE HE'S NOT A MACHINE!!!
HE'S A TH-camR !!!!
"Rocky Roooad" is my ice cream of choice like the homies Chunk & Sloth.
No.1 film of 1985 and among 2 films for Stallone that year.
The highest-grossing film of the franchise.
Considered the hardest film that he had ever worked as actor and filmmaker at that time.
The inspiration was one of the greatest boxing rivalries ever, Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling.
2 matches (1936, 1938) took place between these two and was concurrent with WW2's rising.
Louis was Black and American.
Schmeling was German.
The controversy of nations in conflict (Us against Them) was there as it was omnipotent in the mid-1980 (Cold War).
The most unexpected story planned for the franchise.
Stallone had a few different ideas for what he wanted to do.
Overall in the outcome of Apollo Creed's character (his most regretful).
There was an director's cut released in 2021.
Some things were different while it remained the same movie.
It is worth the viewing and maybe you'll watch it after the Creed films.
But other than that, this was a sign of the times for film and the culture.
In fact, some say it was the closest to the feeling of seeing the Cold War's end (ironically).
Fun fact. This movie is from 1985...brigitte Nielsen Who plays Dragos wife was actually married to Sylvester Stallone(1985-1987). She was in this and Red Sonja(co-starring Arnold Schwarzenegger) which was a pseudo-sequel to the 2 Conan movies...
I love this movie and the drama in it, Creed's death detroyed me as a teenager, but I really dislike the Cold War propaganda in it
Rocky was fit in the first 3 films, but in this one, he was *cut*
Every time I watch the rocky films it makes me want to train
One thing I didn't know was that Sylvester Stallone told dolph lundgren to "really" punch him (in the stomach I think) to make it a little bit more realistic
I cried for real when Apollo died.
Pauly: "woooooooo what are you crazy!"
This one is my favorite
Fun fact this movies final fight scene inspired the final fight scene in a robot boxing movie called 'Real Steel' which is another awesome boxing movie you should watch.
I loved real steel
So great that you started this franchise! Sylvester Stallone is coming out with a "Directors Cut" of Rocky IV cutting a few scenes and adding a few more if im not mistaken!
Really?
@@BIGD-cc7ru see my reply to Alex here
Try the Rocky 4 directors cut as well. Different scenes
The 1st time Rocky went in without Adrian. Ya boy is ya boy, it's already understood.
What’s up my guy. I love seeing you on this series, and the absolute fucking BEST is yet to come.
But I have to talk about Rocky V first, zero spoilers. I would love to say that you shouldn’t listen to people hating on it, or give it a chance without reading comments about it or ratings on Rotten Tomatoes. But I won’t.
What happened with me was this: Rocky V depressed me with how much I hated it, so much that I gave up caring about the series altogether.
Then a friggin miracle happened: Rocky Balboa resurrected the series and was followed up with two incredible movies after that! Now I feel that the pain of Rocky V made me greatly appreciate what happens with the next three movies.
If it disappoints you, just remember that the best is yet to come. Looking forward to more, buddy!
throwing the towel in would've done nothing - Drago was already punching after the bell in the first round...
We back at it don’t remember dat match bout dis movie but good to watch it with u keep them comin
Rocky Balboa and creed are amazing
Who'd win in a fight, Rocky with Adrian's support vs. Popeye with Spinach?
Ivan is naturally trained, he's like your Popeye, he eats his spinach. Here's your spinach needle Ivan. Smdh.
Rocky 4 was the highest grossing sports movie ever until the movie The Blind Sided was released in 2009.
This is my favorite Rocky Movie.
I feel personally attacked that you cut out the "No Easy Way Out" montage.
Rocky didn't retire after 3 and he was still Champion when he hadto relinquished the Title because the Bocing Comission wouldn't sanction the fight
I think it's important to point a few things out: Apollo didn't get killed because he didn't train [more about that in a moment]. Apollo got killed because Drago was on steroids. It wasn't just a man hitting a man; it was an older man being hit in the face with a sledgehammer. That's an important difference. With Rocky, whilst he didn't have all that technical equipment Drago did, being out in nature, he got the better workout of the two. Drago's in a gym where he goes outside and he's probably still in Moscow or some such. But Rocky has to live in it where he is.
This is also something that Russia actually did at the Olympics before this movie came out. They roided up their athletes and when they annihilated the competition, it was discovered they were juiced up and their gold medals were stricken (I do not know offhand if the athletes themselves were in on it, but certainly the government was).
Now, I have Stallone's shooting draft of this film. That's the draft they actually make the movie from, the one that everyone has on set. In it, Apollo DOES train for the fight. Rocky trains him. I remember Apollo was even running up and down a staircase (his version of the Rocky steps) at some point. Herein lies the problem: based on this script, the movie seems like it would be about 2 1/2 hrs long. But Stallone cut it down to 91 minutes so it would play more times in theaters and make more money (it's an old post-production trick, and it worked--"Rocky IV" became the most successful of the series). As a result, all of the drama has been removed from the film (and because so much was cut out, a lot of it had to be replaced with montages to bridge the removed sequences).
For instance, in this shooting script, Apollo is absolutely BORED with retirement life. He doesn't take the Drago fight out of pride. He does it because he knows Drago's gonna beat him. He knows it (whether or not he knows Drago would kill him, I'm not sure about). But what he also knows is that him losing will cement a fight between Rocky and Drago and he knows that Rocky, being who he is, will help to bring America and Russia closer together. But since all that was cut out, now Creed just seems like a prideful, showboating fool.
Been waiting all day impatiently for you to upload this one haha😜 My favorite Rocky movie and one of the best ones (in my opinion😁) 🔥🔥🔥🔥
It stands up so well to the passage of time, too, because even today, 40 years after the fact, Russia is still the "enemy." lol
Oh I been waiting for this one since you dropped part 1. Let's go!!!
Great reaction bro! 👍🏿 This franchise is legendary. Now lower your expectations for Rocky V.
Much love Primate! My go-to flavor for ice cream is Mint Chocolate Chip, the best flavor in my opinion lol but then again who can say no to ice cream. Hope you’re doing well man, your videos always put a smile on my face. Also by the way, do you think you’ll do a Q&A for a 100K sub celebration? Just curious that’s all.
The king of all montages
The movie that won the Cold War!!!
Nice can’t wait for creed 😁😁 such great movies so motivational especially since I train n sometimes compete 🥊💪😂 little flex
You should watch the Dirctors cut, it has alternate scenes put in and scenes that are in the theatrical release deleted.
The Rocky movies are all fantastic. I can never quite decide if I like the 1st or 6th best, both have such a strong message about determination and resolve and never giving up no matter what obstacles you encounter in life. And Stallone writes from the heart, having faced those obstacles himself. He's on record as saying the 6th Rocky film was harder to get made than the 1st, but he stuck at it. Rocky himself is like a human metaphor for courage and tenacity.
The 5th is a little bit different from the 4 preceding it, but still enjoyable in its own way as you'll find out soon.
Some of the thematic imagery in this film was powerful. They had Rocky train in cold, harsh and difficult conditions (he could just as easily have trained in the USA and flown out for the fight), mirroring the cold and unfeeling nature of his opponent. Cutting down the huge tree, just as he would have to fell his much larger rival. And that climb up the mountain at the end was a mirror of the symbolic mountain he was climbing by facing an opponent who was younger, bigger and stronger than him.
Dolph Lundgren was perfectly cast to play the Russian and Stallone has even remarked a few times that he is incredibly strong in real life, I think Stallone ended up in hospital for a while after one of Lundgren's punches during filming left him with a swollen heart.
The film does feel very '80s' now but it was very much a product of its time. The cold war between the East/West was at it's peak in the early 80s and that was very much reflected in the film. Still, it tries to send a message that there could be peace between both sides if they were willing to change rather than just going for the rhetoric of having evil Russian villains who all die in the end like in a typical action flick.
Less said about the robot, the better! There was a fascination with emerging consumer robotics/computers in the 80s and it probably seemed like a fitting idea at the time.......
Greetings from Finland! There's a new cut from Rocky 4 if u didn't know that.. Realised while back
Mint chocolate chip gang. Creed is my all time favorite movie in the franchise, pretty excited for that one to come up. Love you bro
Dolph Lundgren/ Drago hit Stallone so hard in the ribbs while filming it put him in the hospital and nearly killed him cause it moved his heart and they had to get him on pills or surgery I cNt remember....
Rocky single-handedly defeated Communism. Unpopular opinion but this is my favorite. Have a good one my bro.