![]() Which makes me wonder if this is a story about avenging a friend's death, or one about a jilted lover (he is handsome, after all). A black and white photo of the ever-cut, handsome Ivan Drago, of course. You know those old movies where a woman has a black and white photo of her soldier boyfriend that she keeps attached to her mirror? And she'll look at it longingly, then at herself in the mirror with some sort of self reflection? "Oh, how I miss him so?" "What will I do without him?" "This is the man of my dreams, I wonder what he's thinking right now?" Well.what's on Rocky's mirror? Or I'll find someone who can." I can picture him shooting this moment about 600 times in an effort to capture the perfect expression. Make a face that suggests that this is the most impressive thing you've ever seen. So he told her, "Yo Adrian, now what I'm doin' here, this is the most impressive thing you've ever seen. Now, remember, Stallone directed this movie. Ĭ'mon, Adrian's staring at him like she's a tiger and he's fresh meat. I'm kinda convinced Stallone created Rocky IV just to show off that he can do. Either way, I bet if Stallone remastered this print, and re-released the movie, he would CGI some hungry wolves chasing him, only for them to fall off the edge before shouting the signature "Drago!"Īnd how much you willing to bet this was the moment where Sly concepted Cliffhanger? That's probably why he's so inspired by the end. Though why Rocky would risk breaking a limb and dying from hypothermia when he had a fight only days later is unknown. Well, knowing that, Rocky stumbling along the top of a steep cliff in the name of cardio is one shit idea. Probably a bit unnecessary to cheat death when a simple jog would have done, but since his last run involved a car chase, I guess he had to up the ante. You know the one about the hippie who goes hiking alone, only to cut his arm off using a dull knife after getting trapped in a crevasse. ![]() Now, I haven't watched Rocky 4 in its entirety for some time, but I've certainly watched this. what exactly? On a side note, wouldn't this fight have made for the absolute greatest HBO 24/7 of all time? The contrast of Drago's high tech training, and Rocky's old world style, would have been much more interesting than watching Manny Pacquaio run up a hill somewhere outside Vegas. Because, ya know, why not put yourself at a further disadvantage in the name of. Though I suppose that's what living in America during the Cold War was all about.)Īnyway, to avenge his friend's death, Rocky agrees to fight Drago for no money and, for some reason, eschews US training facilities that are available to, ya know, the heavyweight champion of the world, and decides to rough it in a barn somewhere in what must be Siberia. I also figured all Russian's were robotic and up to no good. Little did I know Dolph Lundgren was a Swede, as was his on-screen wife, Brigitte Nielsen. (By the way, because of this film, I thought most Russians were blond and blue eyed. Oh Ivan, you silly heartless, Commie prick. like he's done it a thousand times before. As we all know, Rocky IV kicks into high gear after the blonde Russian beanpole, Ivan Drago, murders Rocky's friend, Apollo, during an exhibition bout. Then, in front of a crowd of thousands, he says. It's one of the last, great vestiges of Cold War propaganda. Rocky IV is hardly just another Rocky movie. And my favorite montage? No doubt the training montage in Rocky IV. Do I ever cue one on YouTube when I either need a pick-me-up or a laugh? You bet I do. High energy moments put to perfect music in an effort to prime the audience for the respective films' climactic fights. ![]() ![]() The best part about Rocky movies? The training montages. Easily. But aside from those, I love all of them.
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