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It's a Christmas movie...

posted 3 years ago by Oblivioid (1237)
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Going by the standards of Die Hard fans, Rocky IV is a Christmas movie, since it takes place around Christmas time. So is Rocky, Rocky II and Rocky V.

What a special Christmas gift for America in 1985. American Superman defeats the entire Soviet Union in hand to hand combat, leading to the downfall of the USSR empire a mere 5 years later. Also, Rocky had a little help from Rambo in 1988 by pushing the Russians out of Afghanistan. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

[–] moviechatterer (13217) 3 years ago

Rocky IV is actually a festive extravaganza on a par with It’s a Wonderful Life. For instance, do you know when Rocky’s climactic fight with Ivan Drago takes place? On Christmas Day. And do you remember how Rocky Balboa ends his final post-fight speech (the one where he inspires Mikhail Gorbachev to stand up and applaud him for making a humanist case for the conclusion of the cold war while draped in an American flag)? By wishing his son a merry Christmas. This is just about as Christmassy as it gets.

[–] Oblivioid (1237) 3 years ago

More of a Christmas movie than Die Hard!