The Director's Cut was so great & so much fun seeing Rocky on the big screen again. Loved it!

Sly has done a great job. Made a really good film into a great film. I will also be buying the digital copy.

Best directors cut of any movie I have ever seen!

I loved it. Was clunky at parts, just because I know the original so well so the changes threw me a bit. But that was the point. It was great. And thanks for getting rid of the robot Sly!

The movie takes what was an 80s campy film into something that's a little more serious. The robot is gone which is good. Some of the additional scenes were not necessary like Adrian and Rocky in the kitchen. It was good to see Drago have a few more lines. It actually built a little more depth to his character. Was a little bit choppy in spots. If they had included a few bits from the original it probably would have smoothed out the choppy spots. All in all very interesting watch definitely recommend for any Rocky fan.

Sylvester Stallone is a phenomenal storyteller— what a treat to be able to see an evolved version of what was already an iconic movie!!! So much crying and cheering despite knowing the outcomes already. Great stories live forever!!!

Everything it should have been from the start. Kudos to Sly for removing the robot and other 1980’s cheesiness.

Excellent version. All the best parts you know and love are still there. (Yes, the montages!) more character development and some more heart in it too. It still sells all these years later. Sly did this cut justice!

Good but different, the movie actually started an hour and a half later than the original start time due to unforeseen technical issues. The movie was different and not as good as I expected. Love Rocky but atoms delay screwed up most of it.

Theatre did not show my view!

Screen went black. Only waited 35 years for this.... Thanks fathom....last time I go to one of these

It was an amazing movie. I am a huge Rocky fan and have seen them all more times than I can remember including Rocky IV but this was such a surprise. They really took the film from a 80’s training montage and turned it into a real story and film like the first three. It is Rocky IV like you have never seen before.

Love the director's cut! The intensity of the action along with the personal moments between the characters give it emotional depth. Stallone is all heart and soul here !!

It’s the best!

He made it better!

Great cut of a great movie, definitely gives the characters more depth.

I like how they gave you more of the characters. They also gave you what was cut so you can see what they originally wanted the story to be. I was quite pleased.

After the intro, screen went black. Movie was never shown. Manager gave us vouchers, but since this was one-time event, my grandkid and I didn’t get to see Rocky v Drago on big screen as we had so looked forward to.

Watched it with son. We loved every minute.

The movie might have been good, but Dish/Fathom botched the broadcast & the screening was canceled. Very disappointing.

unforgettable and inspiring

Would love to see all of the Rocky movies back in theater. Really enjoyed some of the never before seen scenes.

It never showed, technical issues

I was stunned. I expected that there would just be some additional inserted scenes. The movie was totally reconstructed, giving it a different feeling and tone. The first movie always felt a little too propagandistic. Every character in the movie benefited from this reworking, especially Drago. You see much more subtleties. This reworking should receive a wide release. I'm looking forward to purchasing the Collector's Edition!!

It was awesome to see all the new footage and hear the crisp new sound! Walked out feeling very nostalgic!

SO GOOD! The additions to the sound were phenomenal. Nicely done Sly! Lived up to everything I thought it would.

My theater canceled the event :(((

It was fantastic

Got to see it with my dad and my son. Three generations of rocky fans!

Stallone took a great movie and made it even better! I Loved It!

Loved it!

Absolutely perfect director's cut, fight scenes are longer and there's way more Drago lines.

Sylvester Stallone is right, this would've been a much better cut of the movie if he'd done it this way the first time around. What a delayed director's cut often suffers from is not having all the transition shots needed to help a movie flow from one scene to the next and that's definitely the case here. We can overlook it because we've seen the original. Rather than a complete movie of it's own right, this feels like a series of deleted scenes. Which isn't a bad thing because you still get see a great story with great actors, direction, etc. Ultimately it's a bittersweet recut. As a fan, I still loved it.

It was amazing as always. Rocky movies always are. My husband introduced these movies to me 6 years ago and I fell in love with them. This was perfect timing to show. It was mine and my husbands birthdays celebration. The best experience was seeing this film in the theaters; then add all the additional uncut scenes … perfect. At the end of the movie everyone clapped and a few stood up! It was amazing! Great job Mr. Sylvester !

seeing it on the big screen again brought back so many memories. loved it!!!

The last fight was amazing, well done Sly. You lost some drama with Adrian tho...only thing I was disappointed with

Would have been great to watch but the AMC in Glendale as well as other places all went down and after telling us to return at 9 pm when it we returned, it was completely cancelled for good. An almost sold out show fully of rocky fans sent home. I was one of the first to book my tickets as soon as announcements were made for the movie. I am completely disappointed and pissed off.

Definitely liked the original way better. He cut out some of the iconic scenes but was cool to see the new unseen footage.

I thought it was really good. At first it was very jarring to me because of the big differences, especially at the beginning of the film. And SPOILER ALERT..... . . . . . I was pissed that Eye of the Tiger was not at the beginning of the film like the original, as that song to me IS Rocky III and IV. But Sly redeemed himself and I really liked it moved to the end. Actually more fitting since he captured the Eye of the Tiger again. Since I am so familiar with the original, the changes took me "out" of the film quite a bit, but that doesn't mean the changes were bad. Not at all. He made it a much more serious movie (well, as serious as a Rocky IV movie can be lol). I think the more I watch it, the more I will like it. Looking forward to watching it again. 3.75 out of 4 *

Loved it! Final fight was awesome! Overall…very well done. Great to see it again on the big screen!

The emotion you didn’t get from the original yet all the inspiration and some! His life is a one in a million shot!

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Fabulous!

Love Sly Stallone and love his Rocky Movies. They never get old. Ever! Was so excited to see this tonight!

David vs Goliath is the best way to describe this film. Losing a best friend to a fighter who was obvious military bound met his match against Rocky, who has been to a dark place and came back ontop to avenge and defend his friends honor.

Excellent Reboot. Much more dramatic and better character development with Adrian and Apollo. Kept key montages. Hope there is more to come!

Incredibly powerful!!!

The BEST!

This version of Rocky 4 gave the audience a different view of the movie with the deleted scenes along with a different perspective of the movie. I’m glad I got to experience this because Rocky 4 is one of my all time favorite movies!

Sly on the big screen never gets old! Even though you know the endings of the movies you're still always on the edge of your seat💜

Whereas Stallone with Rambo is messing around with real places and real events, in Rocky IV we all know that this is pure Hollywood, pure fantasy. And very well made Hollywood fantasy, indeed.

Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

The jingoism is blindingly awful, but by the time of the showdown, the film has descended into an unaware parody of itself.

Ian Nathan

Empire

This is grim and witless storytelling, and what makes it so depressing is that it hasn't improved by so much as a chemical trace since the days of the first Rocky.

Sheila Benson

Los Angeles Times