Don't get me wrong, I like Rocky 4. It's a fun film, but it just lacks depth for me. James Brown is all well and good, but he doesn't belong in a Rocky film. It just got a bit silly. Stallone was too obsessed with making Russia look bad at that time and he did the same with Rambo 3. I like all the Rocky films really, but I just think 5 gets a hard time. It is a good story with the return to poverty, the portrayal of a damaged ex fighter, the relationship with his kid and losing focus as Rocky lets Tommy take over and then the betrayal as the King wannabe steals Tommy away and Rocky realises that he has got it all wrong. I remember going to see it at the pictures and it was empty, but even then I really liked it.