Rocky IV Opening

[Wolvesq]

Everything that was awesome about the 1980s encapsulated in a minute and a half of sheer cinematic bliss.

[Hotspurfan93]

Dammmmn Duke can jump high! xD

[Perraaaaaaaa]

This movie is about politics not boxing

[nygiantsable]

0.37 when clubber lang's shot sounds like a fuckin bomb landing

[MrDante609]

You notice the song is pitched up. It's better than the original

[califgirl101]

I get such chills watching this awesome Rocky IV intro! Bitchin! :)

[ZZubZZero]

Pause at 0:29, just after the gloves hit but just before they explode, you can see that the Russian glove falls to the ground. =D

[gm82678]

In my opinion, the best intro to any movie, especially when the boxing gloves collide and "eye of the tiger" plays

[kajais12]

FUCKING EPIC!!!

[Cienmil]

Maybe the best opening of a movie EVER...

[apollonas101]

@gan0nghid0rah no'' i meant should have!!..it would've improved the movie!!

[kooldaug]

rocky should have ended at 4. 5 was completely pointless story wise and 6 was just to cash in some money for what was once a great film series. Best is 1 then 4 then 3 then 2. RIP rocky films.

[MegaLink08]

@kooldaug I thought 6 was pretty good, but yeah, 5 sucked so badly.

[Mordred5478]

@MegaLink08 The best part of Rocky V is when they show the clips from Rocky IV.

[MultiMAGICDAN]

this gives me goosebumps lol

[apollonas101]

6 at some point should've had this song!!

[dunetiger]

I remember going to the theater to see this as a kid and just watching those gloves turn put the biggest shit-eating grin on my face. Movies don't do that to me anymore.

[kingsofcobra]

@dunetiger now ur talking bro! Nov. 27th 1985, I wz 5yrs. old and remember it like it wz yesterday!!! It use 2 and still get me sooooooooo hype watching them glove rise up and turn and then EXPLODE!!! Thats the shit right there brotha!!! Ur not alone!!!

[RJGula]

I love the opening fight scene! Clubber Lang nails Rocky with a right to the body and the Tony screams out, "Nnooooooo!" I can't stop laughing at the guy. Like, how is screaming out "Nooooooo!" in the corner going to stop your man from getting pummeled against the ropes?

[MyOatesy]

@RJGula its called emotion u dickhead he not tryna stop it he doesnt like his friend and boxer being hit its normal u numb cunt dont u have feelings?

[DaleCaliente]

I wound up boxing cuz of these movies. im  a product of my 1980 birth. always was a fan of the movies.

[LDKBBAB]

I like the shiny gloves

[ulysses00001]

1:23 AWESOME ;)

[speednecromancer666]

best montage to hear when u wake up in the morning hahaha

[MrNintendocollecter]

Finaly in english lol

[ronny1027]

what song it the opening?

[Laz24]

The Soviet Union was bad ass....too it collapsed. There was a balance of power in the world back then.

[MultiMAGICDAN]

fuckinggg sickkkkk filmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, sly is a legendddddddd

[tharock220]

Just a great reminder of how we crushed the Soviet Union. The US lacks that kind of strength today. 

[MrAndyg36]

This is the best opening scene in ANY movie!

[hootenanny8]

@tluv83 nope i do too

[XrisSmiles]

WATCH CAREFULLY**** a split sec after the gloves collide, the Russian gloves fall to the ground while the US glove stays erect. 0:29

[amitnayna01]

@XrisSmiles It is pretty obvious. That is what happened in the future anyways. We stayed erect while the Soviet Union crumbled.

[RevchenkoTheWolf]

@XrisSmiles Yeah..... Typical American movie = Russian loses

I knew from the start what would happen

[amitnayna01]

@RevchenkoTheWolf How the hell did you get from Burning Heart to here? If you hate it so much then obviously you wouldn't be lingering around these Rocky videos. Let us enjoy Rocky man. Jeez, I think you love Rocky 4 because your comments are on every video.

[MrAndyg36]

@RevchenkoTheWolf -Look dude,Democracy always beats Communism in a fight!And before you tell me Russia is not a communist country anymore let me just say that it was when this film was made so quit crying!

[RevchenkoTheWolf]

@MrAndyg36 Your the one who brought politics into it homo, not me.

You can still be Communist and Democratic you fucking dweeb.

Read a book. Prick.

[FromSouthforkTexas]

1:24 for some reason the first time that i ever watched rocky 4 i actually thought that duke was some dude who was trying to dropkick rocky.

[nzlbritt]

Nope..I use to watch this over and over before I started my workout!

[raven8188]

im from the uk and agree with wilkoman3, some intelligent thoughts on the film and natural bias as with all films, but kept rewinding this as a kid! great film

[giorgakis2008]

the best opening scene ever!!!! Thanks allot!!!

[MrMarth10000]

Haha Infantryfodder r u a soviet ? Lol !

[giorgakis2008]

one of the best videos I've ever seen! thanks allot!

[basca2]

Rocky 4 is the best

[jmlg1977]

increible.. es una mescla de pasion, coraje y fuerza.. boooom. ko

[01villain]

I wonder what people from Russia thought when thay saw this opening scene with the gloves.. Lol

[01villain]

Man that Glove collision scene used to always get me all pumped up!!

[carnellsbabe]

Wow This Gave Me Chills !!!

[martinirwin]

Great intro, but I prefer Rocky III to this, though this has some great montages. Amazing films. Inspiring stuff!

[txmoney]

The original Rocky was the best. Rocky II had the best line from all the films when Adrian says, "Theres one thing I want you to do for me...win, WIN!" I still get goosebumps. Rocky III was the most exciting and most fun to watch! Rocky IV was flawed (just seemed like a bunch of music videos stringed together) yet still had an incredible final fight! I don't even want to comment on the crap that followed IV.

[Shack83]

The Russian boxing glove is the one that explodes in the intro...pretty slick and subtle.

[mattyhasselhoff]

You know what guys in the 80's, sly definately knew how to keep the adrenaline of his fans pumpin' by making testosterone filled action like sequences in the Rocky sequels. Good job directing those Mr. Stallone. Inspires me to make a saga quite like it...

[ratius1979]

Best one ever?

[JustSoLeopard]

In the original film, when the two gloves slam together, it was pretty obvious that the American glove was ok but the Russian glove was destroyed.....very subtle... :)

[wilkoman3]

@JustSoLeopard If you look really carefully you can see that the American glove was also blown to bits too or maybe not as badly damaged as the Russian one.

[InfantryFodder93]

@wilkoman3 How original for an american movie......

[wilkoman3]

@InfantryFodder93 There will always be some natural bias. This film was partially inspired by the cold war which was still going on when this film was being made.

[InfantryFodder93]

@wilkoman3 In reality Drago would of destroyed balboa, but in an american movies a pigs can fly.. (superman)

[wilkoman3]

@InfantryFodder93 That is quite possible mate. Also in reality, nobody could take that sort of punishment even for just one round. All it takes is one decent punch and your opponent is down. Humans simply aren't that tough.

[InfantryFodder93]

@wilkoman3 Yeah but in america bullshitting and lying gets you far

[wilkoman3]

@InfantryFodder93 Nobody says that anything in this film is real, its fiction and anybody with half a brain won't take it seriously. All fiction is a lie in a way. I'm getting the impression you don't like America that much. You really can't judge a nation by the quality of its films especially its fiction films.

[InfantryFodder93]

@wilkoman3 I can judge americans however i want, if you say against me then your just as bad as them.

[wilkoman3]

@InfantryFodder93 No, I just understand them much better than you and I'm not so narrow minded to judge a whole nation of people on the strength of a silly action film. I don't like your absolutist attitude. I'm not so prejudiced to paint all Americans with the same brush, they are as mixed and as diverse as any other nation. You shouldn't believe such stupid stereotypes.

[InfantryFodder93]

@wilkoman3 Listen, now your pissing me off, i understand americans to the max and i know everything about them. I dont like your stupid attitude either.

They judge us as inferior at least 9 out of 10 americans have the arrogant pissy little ignorent attitude towards others, you should know this.

[wilkoman3]

@InfantryFodder93 I don't care if I am pissing you off, folk like you need telling.

If you understood Americans, you wouldn't be making such silly comments. My attitude isn't stupid it's understanding, and educated. Again you're believing in the stereotype that most Americans have this superiority complex, I dare say some do but they don't speak for the nation as a whole. Why should it bother you that a few of them think they're superior? when they'd be wrong anyway. Are you insecure?

[InfantryFodder93]

@wilkoman3 You sound like a fucking public school boy chatting on about how 'smart' you are, shut the fuck up. I can tell your just a little weedy liberal cocksucker, people like you ruin and give the UK a bad name. Ask most americans what they think of the UK and they will make jokes and insults about you. If you dont realise then then try pulling your head out of your fucking asshole you degenerate.

[wilkoman3]

@InfantryFodder93 Get a life. haha

[InfantryFodder93]

@wilkoman3 Yeah coz you know im right, my lifes fine, why dont you grow some balls, sprout a dick, and go fuck yourself.

[wilkoman3]

@InfantryFodder93 You're a foul mouthed, nasty, right wing danger to impressionable youth. You are narrow minded, prejudiced and you don't sound too bright either.

And by the way my life is happy and full. Like I said, go get one.

Don't bother replying as I've wasted enough time on you. You're not worth it.

[InfantryFodder93]

@wilkoman3 Nah fuck that, dont pussy out. Stay and prove your point, oh wait what point... lol I despise americans and spineless liberal retards like you. END OF.

[MultiMAGICDAN]

@InfantryFodder93 how do you know in reality drago would destroy rocky? your just a favorite quoting lol

[silverrhawk]

@JustSoLeopard good point, never really paid attention to that.

[gifive]

i like the gloves jajaja and the slow motion jajaja

[DannyJamesRead]

You just have to totally love the Rocky's how in every one of them at the beggining shows you the flashback from the last one :) it gives you that sense of remembering Rocky and what he did to get here.

[silverrhawk]

@DannyJamesRead Exept Rocky Balboa which did not have a flashback to 5 since everyone seemed to hate that movie but I enjoyed it.

[DannyJamesRead]

@silverrhawk So did i actually i know Rocky is portayed to be poor again and looks a sucker for letting tommy gunn use him but really Rocky V is a useful extension between IV and VI and more importantly it shows Rocky has true spirit left in him.

[silverrhawk]

@DannyJamesRead Well of course it was not about titles and money, it was about pride and teaching Tommy a lesson. Street fight is awesome.

[DannyJamesRead]

@silverrhawk yeah it was but my fav part of the whole movie is where he has a flashback in micks gym.

[silverrhawk]

Yeah, that was good to see Mickey again even in a flashback and what about at the end with that line during the streetfight.

"Get up you son of a bitch cause Mickey loves you."

Priceless!

[SidJustice1]

Love Part V! Casual fans diss the movie as ever being made, seem like. But TRUE fans know it's decent movie. I could actually sit down and watch all six movies straight!! *lol*

[silverrhawk]

@SidJustice1 I did when I was on vacation the week of Chritsmas, LOL! Made for a long day.

[joowantitjoogotit]

This makes me sad. Sad that I'll never feel the same emotion of how it was to watch the classic Rocky movies for the first time.

Be that as it may, I can never get enough of these opening sequences and the training sequences... just awesome. Takes me back to my childhood.

[DannyJamesRead]

Well said brother! =D

[silverrhawk]

@joowantitjoogotit Still gets me pumped.

[SidJustice1]

@ silver - My personal fave of the franchise.

[tluv83]

Am i the only one in here that used to rewind this over and over on my vhs as a kid?

[AeonXero]

You are definitely not the only one, good buddy. =)

[Totti2696]

im with you man i almost broke the vhs doing that Lol

[KAOS2Z]

yeah, it was good to made more than one copies of it :)

[Totti2696]

Lol :)

[ghettoman2000]

Nope, I do it also!

[Archerke]

@tluv83

definitly not:p

[darkstarXSI]

@tluv83 nop , you are not the only one :)

[JimLupeFilms10]

@tluv83 I did that too!

[Shack83]

@tluv83 you're not by yourself. My parents would get so pissed at me for doing so.

[XrisSmiles]

@tluv83 no,, i still get chills up my spin in excitement when i see the 2 gloves approaching. A Cold War Boxing match was a good idea.

[rsuc]

@tluv83 nope me too! its pumps you up

[tmrevenge]

@tluv83 i did to.. hehehe Rocky is the BEST

[wafflecushioned]

@tluv83 When I was a kid I would always rewind scenes a hundred million times. My mom who would be in the other room would say, "why does he keep saying the same thing in that movie?"

[collegefootballrulez]

@tluv83 used to rewind the opening of Rocky III and it was epic

[kingsofcobra]

@tluv83 Aww man!!! Ur not the only one! Went and see it at the movies and once it came out on vhs I watched it so much my mom took it from me bcuz I watched it everyday but particular the intro...EPIC!!!

[mrperez123]

@tluv83 I did it too a thousand thousand times LOL

[jason029099]

ussr sucks the russian federation is okay though atleast there not communist or oppresive but they still like to try to mess with us but through diplomicy and stuff

[MURZILKA99]

YES! USSR!

[whostolecarlosrox]

My favorite opening of the series by far

0:28 brought a tear to my eye...

1:04 is timed to perfection with the music..

[gundamWWW]

I loved the intro because it the boxing gloves of the U.S.A and the U.S.S.R. launching into each other in tandem.

It is really reflective of the Cold War and should be historical for future generations!

[whostolecarlosrox]

Yeah that's awesome but the main reason I like it just the old footage of Rocky 3 and the timing of Eye Of The Tiger. It's perfect.

[kingsofcobra]

I was 5yrs old when this came out. It was awesome then and still is till this  day. One of the best movie openings EVER!!!!

[aekaralagonisi]

Amazing fight.

[tmrevenge]

electrifing.... think that there is no way to feel down afther seen this opening.. Rocky is the best...and like he would say "·absolutly"

[seeberg1991]

the best opening i've ever seen

best rocky movies are 3 and 4 but here the opening is better

[M8DMAN]

One of the best movie openings ever.

[califgirl101]

Thank you for the intro to this movie. Could you please post the apollo vs. drago fight? Thanks again my friend. :)

[SukhiBalboa]

I will be uploading all of the notable moments from Rocky IV (such as all the montages)very soon in high quality. btw no need to thank me

[sheemobile]

lol at 00:35

[dclassics83]

Hilarious! NooOOOOOOOoooo!

[ullorbrolly]

@sheemobile u mean roflmao!