View Full Version : rocky 4 is a really shitty movie
i watched rocky 1 about a week ago, and i liked it, and i remembered seeing rocky 4 on TV all the time when i was younger, so i figured "hey this must be good too" but oh hey wow, it's pretty bad
how are 2 and 3? because i liked the first one
roosta
06-07-2007, 08:48 PM
Rocky 4 is genuinely so bad its good.
i dunno i mean i like the cheesiness of the whole idea behind the fight and the training and stuff but it's just...i mean every time the fat guy or the robot appears on the screen i just have to look away, it's just too dumb
that's what always troubled me whenever i saw the movie on TV (it doesn't trouble me anymore, now that i know how shitty the movie is). it's like, drago's naturally 2-3 times as strong as rocky to begin with, and he's taking drugs, and he's using state of the art equipment with like government-funded personal trainers. meanwhile rocky's just lifting logs and doing fancy sit-ups, i dunno, there's just no way that could ever possibly work
and the fat drunk, why the fuck did he bring him along
and now i'm watching rocky 1 again and i'm having serious problems with this whole fight; i haven't seen a real boxing match in a long time, but i did take a boxing lesson, and one of the first things the guy taught me was the stance, you're supposed to keep your hands near your chin; you can take punches on the top of your head all day long, but if you get hit in the jaw, you're going down, that's what the guy said. but i'm watching rocky, and they're both keeping their hands near their chests, and apollo keeps jabbing rocky in the upper part of his head, couldn't he just go for the jaw? man, i could knock out rocky, what a bum this guy is
Loppfessor
06-07-2007, 09:59 PM
^Exactly! Rocky doesn't win with skill or muscle....all heart baby all heart. Bob I've lost all respect for you
hey i got heart, i got plenty of heart. your heart's a bum, my heart could go 15 rounds with your heart any day of the week
Ma-Ti
06-07-2007, 10:38 PM
Hi friends, can I play? Please?
Hi friends, can I play? Please?
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roosta
06-08-2007, 03:43 AM
the Rocky 4 speech-to-all-the-oppressed-people-of-Communist-Russia / Gobarchov-standing-up bit is one of the most cringeworthy, ill-conceived, stupid pieces of film history. But as I say, its so bad it's amazing.
rocky 4 is my favorite of all time.
BangkokB
06-08-2007, 08:56 AM
Rocky 5 proved that though heart may get you through a round in the long run~ you're going to be ruined if you come across a Drago "I must break you" type.
Though he beat him, Drago physically destroyed him and ended his career
Plus Rocky two handedly beat communism with that movie. When the Ruskies started chanting "Rocky! Rocky!!" I knew then that the wall would fall. Lots of flag waving~ JB singing Living in America and all
As an aside: I would like to add that Rocky on PS 2 is the greatest boxxing game ever created
paul jones
06-08-2007, 08:56 AM
I like the bit when Rocky goes for a drive and the music is playing and he's all moody faced
brilliant way to cut the script down genius
BangkokB
06-08-2007, 10:26 AM
He was going to retire after that match, regardless.
Seriously, How many times have you heard that before? There's always one last score/deal/fight. Drago's punches closed that door
I like the bit when Rocky goes for a drive and the music is playing and he's all moody faced
brilliant way to cut the script down genius
haha i know, that part was ridiculous. it's like "previously, on rocky"
paul jones
06-08-2007, 11:36 AM
haha i know, that part was ridiculous. it's like "previously, on rocky"
It would have been better if he had to fill up the tank about 3 times during that scene as sports cars burn up fuel really quickly
hpdrifter
06-08-2007, 11:40 AM
The last one (6 i guess) was horrible
skinnybutphat
06-08-2007, 12:29 PM
3 is pretty good. I think it was the first movie I saw on ONTV, 1 channel cable.
*Spoilers*
Rocky wins in the end
The Penguin dies
Mr. T & Hulk Hogan start their union that takes them into Wrestlemania
paul jones
06-08-2007, 01:01 PM
The Penguin dies
(y)
Knuckles
06-08-2007, 04:05 PM
brilliant way to cut the script down genius
The lyrics to that gem of a song are better than any script.
We're not indestructible,
Baby better get that straight.
I think it's unbelieveable,
How you give into the hands of fate.
Some things are worth fighting for,
some feelings never die.
I'm not asking for another chance,
I just wanna know why.
(chorus)
There's no easy way out,
There's no shortcut home.
There's no easy way out,
Giving in can't be wrong.
I don't wanna pasify you,
I don't wanna drag you down.
But I'm Feeling like a prisoner,
Like A Strange in a no-name town.
I See all the angry faces,
Afraid that could be you and me.
Talking about what might have been,
Thinking about what it used to be.
(chorus)
There's no easy way out,
There's no shortcut home.
There's no easy way out,
Giving in can't be wrong.
Baby Baby we can shed this skin,
We can know how we feel inside.
Instead of going down an endless road,
Not knowing if we're dead or alive.
Some things are worth fighting for,
some feelings never die.
I'm not asking for another chance,
I just wanna know why.
(chorus)
There's no easy way out,
There's no shortcut home.
There's no easy way out,
givin in, givin in, can't be wrong.
GetYourWarOn
06-08-2007, 06:51 PM
i watched rocky 1 about a week ago, and i liked it, and i remembered seeing rocky 4 on TV all the time when i was younger, so i figured "hey this must be good too" but oh hey wow, it's pretty bad
how are 2 and 3? because i liked the first one
3 is so awesome for rocky and apollo's training scene on the beach together. it's gayer than anything you'll see in brokeback mountian
sound boy
06-08-2007, 11:10 PM
Rocky 4 is a great movie for being a product of the 80s.
the cheesy 80s music is great. the song in the scene where he's driving his porsche is so bad it's good and the song for when he is training in russia is just classic
oh and, Raging bull is the greatest boxing movie of all time.
Big Gus
06-09-2007, 08:20 AM
Jeezus Rocky IV is a genius piece of filmaking! Bob what are you thinking?!
Kid Presentable
06-09-2007, 11:33 AM
I like the part in Rocky 5.2 (Over the Top), where he turns his hat around to get the "juice" to go "Over the top" in televised arm-wrestling championships.
Over the Top!
SickFreak
06-10-2007, 01:07 PM
Rocky IV had the best music of any Rocky movie.
Burning Heart, Hearts on Fire, No Easy Way Out, and Living in America are all wonderful.
I used to have a cassette with all of the songs from Rocky IV and all the instrumental pieces from the movies. I miss it.
I love all of the Rocky movies, even 5, which was craptacular.
GetYourWarOn
06-10-2007, 03:36 PM
you could light a cigarette off this scene. especially rocky and apollo's frolic in the water about 3 minutes in
http://youtube.com/watch?v=kgWP57cNNMM
today i read a case for my intellectual property class about rocky iv! apparently the script was written by some guy named anderson. the short story is, he wrote a script of sorts, sent it to MGM/stallone, they used it, and he couldn't sue them for copyright infringement because it was an unauthorized derivative work, meaning by writing it he infringed on stallone's copyright himself.
on the one hand, i kind of feel bad for the guy because if i'm understanding it correctly, he basically wrote the script and got no credit/money for it. on the other hand, rocky iv sucked so i don't care if the guy who wrote it got gypped.
Suavee-Bolo
06-19-2007, 05:07 PM
AHEM, it's Rocky IV!!!!
mickill
06-20-2007, 01:45 AM
Rocky IV is like a bunch of music videos with acting and stuff spliced in between songs to make it a movie.
I used to love Rocky IV (as a child), but have since realized it's retarded. Rocky Balboa on the other hand is surprisingly pretty good.
sound boy
06-20-2007, 12:21 PM
no easy way out - rocky IV (http://download.yousendit.com/E0A940BD73CF5A9C)
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