Drago is still the movie fans know and love, although Sylvester Stallone made numerous changes to elements that bothered him for decades. Related: Rocky IV Shows The Best Reason To Do A Director's Cut (Not Fan Demand) Rocky IV was the purest example of this as Balboa fought and defeated the seemingly invincible Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) to avenge the death of his best friend, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). T) and overcame impossible odds thanks to his heart and determination. As such, Rocky Balboa became more of a superhero who beat evil villains like Clubber Lang (Mr. The later films were enormously popular precisely because they were more cartoony, with clear-cut bad guys and simplified themes of Good vs. The Academy Award-winning original Rocky film and its sequel Rocky II were grounded in realistic, gritty 1970s drama, while Rocky III and IV were products of the hyper-muscular 1980s. The installment continued Stallone's soft reboot of his epic boxing saga that began with Rocky III. Rocky IV is beloved by longtime fans of the franchise-especially those who were kids when they discovered Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) in the 1980s. With over 35 years of hindsight, the action icon has gone back to fix what he disliked about the previous version, and Stallone also restored many scenes he left on the cutting room floor. Stallone wrote and directed the original Rocky IV in 1985. Drago but while his director's cut delivers a strong theme about the importance of change, Stallone's tinkering also ends up removing some of the original film's powerful emotional impact. Sylvester Stallone has released Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Warning: SPOILERS for Rocky IV: Rocky vs.
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