And the mythos continues! At this stage of the franchise, seems like the writing is going into a more mythical type of setting relying more on the dramatic side of things unlike the previous installments, whereas the exhibition and unsanctioned matches here leading to crazy unrealistic scenarios at the end. Certainly compelling but not super authentic. And it also overdoes some of the good parts of its predecessors like the extensive music montages, dramatic camera shots, and heightened consequences. But it all makes up for yet another incredible war at the end. And as always these Rocky films sure know how to beautifully open i.e, with chaotic final sequences of the previous film combined with inspirational music running in the background. The antagonist, Ivan Drago is also a breath of fresh air, even though he's a one-dimensional Goliath of a character, all the aura around him and the way he was presented makes him very menacing and iconic. Overall, it's a good film that still stands inspirational and exciting to its core.