Ep1024: ROCKY III and ROCKY IV (Director's Cut) - Movie Reviews

Kicking the Seat

Worlds collide as Accademia Giallo meets Earth's Mightiest Critics for a knock-down, drag-out review of...the Rocky movies?

Yes, on the heels of last week's look at the first two films, Ian and Don are joined by Bryan Martinez for a right-hook retrospective of and the "Ultimate Director's Cut" of Rocky IV.

Though Rocky IV is widely regarded as one of the best (or at least most iconic) films in the series, Ian maintains that it's among the worst--and that the overlooked Rocky III is actually the capper to a legitimately great movie trilogy. Can Bryan and Don beat some sense into him? Or could this two-on-one brawl wind up favoring the underdog?

Grab your ringside seat and plenty of towels: this one's gonna get bloody!

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Show Links

• Watch the Rocky III (1982) trailer.

• Watch theRocky IV Director’s Cut (1985 / 2021) trailer.

• As mentioned in the show, here's a video of Sylvester Stallone discussing the making of the Rocky IV Director's Cut.

• Pick up the Rocky Ultimate Knockout Collection on 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros!

• Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…

  • ...And Film Obsessive

  • ...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

• Be sure to stalk Bryan over at The Giallo Room on Instagram!

• And check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast (he wasn't on this episode, but he was definitely mentioned)!

• Pick up the Rocky Ultimate Knockout Collection on 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros!