this was 1985 movie - 10 years before i was born. if you saw it as a kid, I assume 10 years old, you must be around 1975 born. which means in 2023, you are 50. don't worry, when we, 30 year old 1989 are in internet in 20 years, people will be making calculations, too. "wait, you played doom 1 when it came out?"
@@maxfieldnuckels9075 also don't forget the Apollo fight in this cut. They gave him a fighting chance instead of being beaten one sided in the original.
@@williamstriumph9463 hey there bro they’re different in the movie then they are in real life Ones definitely not fucking Russian and sly isn’t a good boxer So there age is probably different as well
If you look closely, while the Russian national anthem is being played, you can see Paulie clutching the American flag closer to him as if he’s protecting it. Little details like this, made this movie incredibly memorable 🇺🇸
I 100% agree with you on this. I also noticed when Appolo made his entrance Paulie was holding a skull with a crown on it. I always wondered if there was some significance behind it.
nah you were right. look up the indonesian and cambodian genocides. ussr had to intervene to stop the united states from doing a hitler. tragic they lost the cold war.
I like the symbolism of the little head nods at 1:47 and also how accurate they are. The Soviets saw each-other as equals. The General Secretary was not royalty, he was just the leader. Gorbachev had no personality cult. People did not adore or idolize him; they just recognized him as the leader and so respected him. That is why Drago simply nods his head, and why Gorbachev nods back. But I also love the fact that when Drago nods his head, his gaze falls to the floor. He can't bear to actually look at Gorbachev while doing this, whereas when Gorbachev nods his head his gaze is always fixated on Drago. It shows that Drago is tough physically but he relies on the opinion of others.
YOU MUST leave in the 2 times when Rocky looks over during the song and sees Drago looking back at him over his shoulder. It is a chilling and intimidating part of the scene. It is almost paramount to the anticipation and anxiety feel. Cant believe thats not in here.
Drago was the scariest and most intimidating specimens of all Rocky's challengers. Even Adrian says what everyone is thinking 'you know what everyone says, its suicide!! You've seen him you know how strong he is, YOU CAN'T WIN! Drago has almost given up on people, he's so focused he doesn't even answer questions in the creed press conference. It's like he hates anyone who gets in his way of being the absolute best on earth. He sees rocky as a irritating obstacle to destroy to establish he's number one. Doing for himself, not the government like he acts initially for diplomacy.
I also love how this fight haunted Rocky later on. In Creed II when Drago asks about why there's no pictures of their fight, and Rocky says, "No. No pictures of that." The physical toll and cost of that fight. He beat Drago, but it still never brought Apollo back...and that's still haunts him. Revenge is a funny thing.
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@Botched operations I always hated that scene, because out of all people Apollo should be the one to not repeat such mistake, considering Rocky himself was also nobody and he almost beat Apollo, who was on top of the world at the time.
After I saw the movie back home in the 80's, I used to imitate Drago's entrance style of jogging when I played soccer and my friends are still making of fun.
The Soviet Anthem here is the version sung from 1944 to 1955 which still mentioned Stalin (even if they sing short version here and you won't hear Stalin's name) Союз нерушимый республик свободных Сплотила навеки Великая Русь. Да здравствует созданный волей народов Единый, могучий Советский Союз! Славься, Отечество наше свободное, Дружбы народов надёжный оплот! Знамя советское, знамя народное Пусть от победы к победе ведёт!
Russia? You mean the Soviet Union, that’s like calling the United States Alaska, for the biggest state, California for the state with the most population, or Virginia, the seat of federal power. The Soviet Union was a Union of 15 states
@@Notyourbusiness266 The tune? Yes but the actual words? No. And yes the Russian SFSR was BY FAR the largest republic of the union in all 3 aspects Size, population, and representation
@@JoseRodriguez-pn8yj mate, the actual words are a copy, just replaced USSR with Great Russia. Do not dig yourself even deeper into the hole by arguing with a Russian native speaker. :)
I watching this and working out to it on Thanksgiving day this year, this scene got me more pumped than James Brown’s mini concert he had before Apollo came out.
That stare towards the end of the video between Adrian and Drago's wife...that wasn't an act, Adrian was afraid because that's Stallone's wife during that time 😂
To be fair, it's a different era. So they aren't going to exactly use 80s music. It just speaks to how much the quality of entertainment has gone done though. Music today is not good compared to music back then.
As an American veteran, I agree with that. 💯 If only communism was "pure" according to theory and didn't have the corruption of humans behind it, then I'd support it. Until then, capitalism is the next best thing...
@@Hmongboi228 ...real communism in a whole society cannot be achieved because of human nature....the only place that a form of communism works is in a family household where parents work to selflessly take care of their children without anything in return.....things like envy and resentment will not allow the communist utopia to ever materialize....what they call communism in some countries is just a distortion of the idea that has been tainted by greed for power of the leaders also...😊
@@rickywagner6990 because Russia will slaughter and enslave those people. Why not let Hitler have Poland? He believed it was historically part of Prussia.
The most terrifying and intimidating entrance in cinema history. And somehow his chilling entrance music isn’t even as powerful as the Soviet Union anthem.
Scene's intentions: Establish an atmosphere of menace and intimidation, of a cold and emotionless people. Me: "Man, their national anthem is better than ours" 😆
Makes me wonder if we'd see an entrance like that live from Pyongyang ( North Korea ) for such events some day in the future, I know, after all, they did invite the New-York Philarmonic Orchestra for a bunch of concerts in North Korea at some points, it was something to see and it was live from Pyonyang, but such occasion is pretty rare... If it really does happen some day, I'd sure like to be old enough alive to see it happen, God only knows.... And yeah, no jail for them...
I’m going to use my walkout theme song in my home town of Houston for the world heavyweight powerlifting championship at the Nrg stadium with my Conroe stars team. I’m a legendary powerlifter and Star athlete.
Ah okay this is the director’s cut. Since we don’t have that cold stone stare down between Rocky and Ivan while Ivan is making his way to the ring. Just another reason why the original was better.
Some scenes are different than the original ones. For example when Ivan Drago was taking off his boxing outfit, he just raised up his left arm to his supporters, he never turned 360 degrees and bounced like a small kid!
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this is the most final boss entrance i've ever seen 😭
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Hahaha
Very fitting, since this is Rocky’s last great battle in the ring.
80s baby
When you get your end game and this music starts playing l, I'm going to list this one second to sephiroth final battle in final fantasy 7 😂😂😂😂😂
I saw this in the theatres as a kid, at the height of the Cold War. Even then, this intro was so ludicrously badass that I 100% was rooting for Drago.
Agree 100 percent! Saw it at the theatre too. “He’s cut, he’s cut!” Theatre went nuts! Damn, chills just remembering that!
Intro was so badass the whole movie would be blacklisted by the HUAC as “dangerous Marxist-Leninist propaganda” 😂
this was 1985 movie - 10 years before i was born. if you saw it as a kid, I assume 10 years old, you must be around 1975 born.
which means in 2023, you are 50. don't worry, when we, 30 year old 1989 are in internet in 20 years, people will be making calculations, too.
"wait, you played doom 1 when it came out?"
Spoken like a true American.
@@Redmanticore nice
0:14 When your father comes home from work after you brought home a bad report card
0:15
When your picked first for Pe
Omg, Yess! I felt that way!! 😅😅
😂😂😂 I cracked up in the lab reading that
HEEEEELLLLLL
YEEEEESSSSS!!!!!!
😅😅😅😅
Lol😂
Ivan Drago, a man with an entire country in his corner.
He fell just like his entire country
@@Gustavo-lc5vkChina and Russia are slowly working from within on USA following the same path
@@Gustavo-lc5vkThis ain’t aging well
@@Gustavo-lc5vk Finally the US is finding a way to follow the USSR. And it's glorious to watch.
@@davidsenra2495 It's ironic that they both collapsed in the graveyard of empires called Afghanistan.
4 was the best.
Ivan Drago was a total bad ass, 80's style.
The original 4, not this one. I will give this cut credit for its final fight over the original, but that’s about it
@@maxfieldnuckels9075
It’s still Rocky IV, so you can’t say it’s not great. But I do think the original is better.
@@maxfieldnuckels9075 also don't forget the Apollo fight in this cut. They gave him a fighting chance instead of being beaten one sided in the original.
The gay speech at the end of the fight is the only thing that is wrong with the movie.
‘He broke things in me, that never been fixed… ‘
Drago is almost a foot taller, 40 pounds heavier, longer reach and what nobody ever mentions 11 YEARS YOUNGER!!!!!
stallone will mention the time he got sent to the hospital from getting hit during some of those takes.
Actually 13 years younger but who’s counting lol 😂
@@marqueswilliams345 Dolph Lundgren Born November 3, 1957 Sty Stallone born July 6, 1946....... 11 years
No match for the American will. Fly High baby!!! 🇺🇸
@@williamstriumph9463 hey there bro they’re different in the movie then they are in real life
Ones definitely not fucking Russian and sly isn’t a good boxer
So there age is probably different as well
If you look closely, while the Russian national anthem is being played, you can see Paulie clutching the American flag closer to him as if he’s protecting it. Little details like this, made this movie incredibly memorable 🇺🇸
I 100% agree with you on this. I also noticed when Appolo made his entrance Paulie was holding a skull with a crown on it. I always wondered if there was some significance behind it.
Thank you for pointing that out..i went back to see and yup...that was RAD!!
Yea, he looks intimidated.
Sovjet national Anthem- not Russian
I cheered for Drago when I was a kid. I didn't know I was supposed to be rooting for Rocky.
Lmaoo bro
Top ten times our human brain has failed us:
I still do seeing as we're both the same height and have similar muscle insertions.
nah you were right. look up the indonesian and cambodian genocides. ussr had to intervene to stop the united states from doing a hitler. tragic they lost the cold war.
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Beautifully composed entrance music
Not really, sounds like serial killer music
@gallaxseizor9216 thats what makes it beautiful
@@PR1NC345 fax I would come out to this
@@gallaxseizor9216 During the Cold War? That made sense.
When I don't feel confident about something important coming up, watching this entrance boosts it 1000000%
This entrance shows that Rocky wasn't afraid of Drago. He looked at Drago with steely determination.
I like the symbolism of the little head nods at 1:47 and also how accurate they are. The Soviets saw each-other as equals. The General Secretary was not royalty, he was just the leader. Gorbachev had no personality cult. People did not adore or idolize him; they just recognized him as the leader and so respected him. That is why Drago simply nods his head, and why Gorbachev nods back.
But I also love the fact that when Drago nods his head, his gaze falls to the floor. He can't bear to actually look at Gorbachev while doing this, whereas when Gorbachev nods his head his gaze is always fixated on Drago. It shows that Drago is tough physically but he relies on the opinion of others.
YOU MUST leave in the 2 times when Rocky looks over during the song and sees Drago looking back at him over his shoulder. It is a chilling and intimidating part of the scene. It is almost paramount to the anticipation and anxiety feel. Cant believe thats not in here.
Out of all the iconic action scenes from the best generation of action movies - the 80’s - this is what defined the pinnacle of masculinity! 💪🏽
This was one of the best scenes in all of rocky!!!
It sucks that they removed the close up of Drago’s eyes when he looks back… it’s way less menacing
Totally agree :/
Do you mean when the picture of him is coming up?
@@s.h.1095 Yeah I really liked that shot too. Rocky looks more confident and ready in the original.
@@facaw7009 yes definitely bud, great scene 👍
The original is better
He had the best flat top.
It's been said he is the only one on this planet that can pull off the flat top like no other
The people who bought tickets behind the rising poster at 2:45 and complained were sent to the gulag
2:38 Goosebumps every time. The music, the rising banner, the sea of red, the epicness, the badassery, all in one Union.
The Soviet Union
The greatest entrance in sports history
Mike Tyson vs Peter McNeely
When the bad guys entrance is so good it makes you support him.
Drago was the scariest and most intimidating specimens of all Rocky's challengers. Even Adrian says what everyone is thinking 'you know what everyone says, its suicide!! You've seen him you know how strong he is, YOU CAN'T WIN! Drago has almost given up on people, he's so focused he doesn't even answer questions in the creed press conference. It's like he hates anyone who gets in his way of being the absolute best on earth. He sees rocky as a irritating obstacle to destroy to establish he's number one. Doing for himself, not the government like he acts initially for diplomacy.
I also love how this fight haunted Rocky later on. In Creed II when Drago asks about why there's no pictures of their fight, and Rocky says, "No. No pictures of that." The physical toll and cost of that fight. He beat Drago, but it still never brought Apollo back...and that's still haunts him. Revenge is a funny thing.
It’s like he’s descending from his throne in the sky!
King Thor from Asgard
@Sukarno Yahudi said by every South American white men that lives on the strong country side.😂
@Sukarno Yahudi I was being sarcastic by that statement, wait are you actually being serious.?
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There were trying to make Drago look like a villain. Instead, they ended up making him look cool and Apollo a clown.
For Apollo’s part it was intended, he was full on the showboat and underestimated his opponent which caused the tragic.
Nope. They made it clear that Apollo wanted to make a show of it and a nice exhibition, Drago took it too serious.
Not a clown, just cocky, which is why i always loved apollo
@Botched operations Well said, I couldn't have said it better. The America of today, has a senile Apollo Creed taking orders from his handlers.
@Botched operations I always hated that scene, because out of all people Apollo should be the one to not repeat such mistake, considering Rocky himself was also nobody and he almost beat Apollo, who was on top of the world at the time.
One of the coldest entrances ever
0.17...
Like a MONUMENT of a TITAN...
Like a STATUE OF HERCULE...
CAN'T get any more ICONIC than that...
Una de las mejores escenas de toda la película, sencillamente épico
Digno de un verdadero final boss para Rocky como es Drago.
this movie gives me 80's vibes even though i was born in '93 :D
After I saw the movie back home in the 80's, I used to imitate Drago's entrance style of jogging when I played soccer and my friends are still making of fun.
The Soviet Anthem here is the version sung from 1944 to 1955 which still mentioned Stalin (even if they sing short version here and you won't hear Stalin's name)
Союз нерушимый республик свободных
Сплотила навеки Великая Русь.
Да здравствует созданный волей народов
Единый, могучий Советский Союз!
Славься, Отечество наше свободное,
Дружбы народов надёжный оплот!
Знамя советское, знамя народное
Пусть от победы к победе ведёт!
This new version here makes Drago even more intimidating
Can you imagine training harder than ever and reaching your genetic peak, just to have this guy show up and outclass you in almost every physical way?
Ivan Drago believe it or not had deep respect for Rocky that's why he agreed too do this fight.
Supreme confidence, that intro, no worry, fear nor concern
More like Rocky showed no fear. He looked at Drago right in the eyes with steel determination.
I have loved this movie all my life and own it on dvd from almost 20yrs ago. I have never seen this version of his entrance.
That walk out tho @ 0:38 he looked serious as fuck!
2:12 YAHOOOO!!! 😊😊
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Russia national anthem was fire 🔥 because I loved it and couldn't understand 1 word
I Still Love it... is sounds so beautiful! And they sing it with such reverence and respect! Thats what i love most about this clip
Yup they along with Germany definitely have the best anthems imo
Also what made it even better was how it contrasted against the over the top pop culture American performance from the previous fight
Hands down the best national anthem ever written, IMO, as a piece of inspirational music.
Here's the lyrics
Soy sauce never see me
Vest vulpix scaffolding
Lost tea from a yeti
Believe like the moos!
And idk the rest
Essa cena é formidável!
This scene is stunning!
Opa... e aí! Nós brasileiros sempre representando em qualquer vídeo que seja. Mesmo que seja só comentando😅
Drago was Rocky’s most formidable opponent he ended Rocky’s career
Kimbo Slice ended both of there career
@@leonaddison6862 did he now 😂
Whatevver he hits, he destroys...
Rawest ring entrance ever
Russia does have a dope national anthem no lie.
Russia? You mean the Soviet Union, that’s like calling the United States Alaska, for the biggest state, California for the state with the most population, or Virginia, the seat of federal power. The Soviet Union was a Union of 15 states
@@JoseRodriguez-pn8yjRussia still has this anthem. Also, it still is way larger than all other 14 USSR countries combined together.
@@Notyourbusiness266 The tune? Yes but the actual words? No.
And yes the Russian SFSR was BY FAR the largest republic of the union in all 3 aspects
Size, population, and representation
@@JoseRodriguez-pn8yj mate, the actual words are a copy, just replaced USSR with Great Russia. Do not dig yourself even deeper into the hole by arguing with a Russian native speaker. :)
I watching this and working out to it on Thanksgiving day this year, this scene got me more pumped than James Brown’s mini concert he had before Apollo came out.
That stare towards the end of the video between Adrian and Drago's wife...that wasn't an act, Adrian was afraid because that's Stallone's wife during that time 😂
Only to be divorced 2 years later 😂
One of the most epic entrances ever
This is a legendary entrance, not like the trashy hip hop songs in Creed.
To be fair, it's a different era. So they aren't going to exactly use 80s music. It just speaks to how much the quality of entertainment has gone done though. Music today is not good compared to music back then.
Smh
Drago looking like a terminator no feelings what so ever 👌👌
Them Soviets had the best sounding national anthem in the whole world!!!..👍😁👍
As an American veteran, I agree with that. 💯 If only communism was "pure" according to theory and didn't have the corruption of humans behind it, then I'd support it. Until then, capitalism is the next best thing...
@@Hmongboi228 ...real communism in a whole society cannot be achieved because of human nature....the only place that a form of communism works is in a family household where parents work to selflessly take care of their children without anything in return.....things like envy and resentment will not allow the communist utopia to ever materialize....what they call communism in some countries is just a distortion of the idea that has been tainted by greed for power of the leaders also...😊
@@Hmongboi228And I guess you think there's no corruption in Capitalism 😂😂😂
Had ?
It's still the Russian anthem.
@@jamesh2003 ...true...😊
Magnificent quality....❤️👏👌
Yes
I always thought the 'hissing' sound in Drago's entrance theme sounded like a freight train starting up.
I want to walk in on my child support like this
Dolph broke Sly’s rib during this fight scene and the movie production was postponed for a few weeks.
The answer is Rocky, we need him now…..
Amen. Communism is a failed system with horrible results to the people. But that doesn’t stop the indoctrination.
Let Russia take over Ukraine. People act like it was never apart of Russia at one time.
@@rickywagner6990 because Russia will slaughter and enslave those people. Why not let Hitler have Poland? He believed it was historically part of Prussia.
This is the new one that Stallone just remade.
There is nothing that will ever top this entrance. In the movies or real life.
Facts!!!
In 2023 he would be considered the Ultimate Chad
Until Rocky beats him up in the 15th round and knocks him out.
@@js09js09Yeah cuz insane level of plot armour saved Rocky's life 😂😂
@@divyanshdubey-be2fx Rocky simply had the biggest heart and burning desire.
in 4k quality, it looks like it just came out yesterday
Nerdies loves the movie engineers did their best to get this iconic movie a trophy it deserves
Proud to be an American but the Russian national anthem is pretty bad ass
Myslím, že se myslíš.
Přelož si slova, je nádherná.😉
@@jirirovensky5260 I thought that this was Soviet anthem and not Russian anthem?
Back when films used to be good!
Oriente contra occidente y en plena guerra fría lo máximo
The 80s synthesizer noises make it even creepier
Suprised Vladimir Putin wasn't in this
He was a KGB Station Chief in East Germany at this time lol
@@elreydeoro2310 nice!!! Accurate AF!!
A man with an entire country in his corner 💯
Based on that entrance alone I would’ve thrown in the towel 😂😂😂
Esa entrada de Drago fue Épica
Me encanta el himno soviético
This is a top 5 villain entrance. The music, the lights, the little headshot when he walks by…forgot he was even the bad guy
Oh, it's not fair to call Drago a villain. He's more like an antagonist, the protagonist's rival.
Alex pereira is the only fighter I’ve seen in real life to have a walkout that’s actually as terrifying as this one
EPIC!
*ICONIC!* I hope Dolph is proud of this scene.
The most terrifying and intimidating entrance in cinema history. And somehow his chilling entrance music isn’t even as powerful as the Soviet Union anthem.
Scene's intentions: Establish an atmosphere of menace and intimidation, of a cold and emotionless people.
Me: "Man, their national anthem is better than ours" 😆
Holy shit it’s Stanislav Petrov, my deepest respect to you sir, and what do you mean sir? You’re a soviet, it’s your anthem
@@JoseRodriguez-pn8yjyou’ve clearly never heard Whitney Houston’s national anthem from the 1991 Super Bowl
Hey Mr. Petrov, thanks again for averting world war 3!
I like ‘em both 🇺🇸🇷🇺🎶
Ngl I do love that old soviet anthem. It goes really hard.
When you realize the “amateur” is a whole fighting hero in his home country and was likely that low key 😊for years
RIP Burt YOung (Paulie)
This is intimidating like Mike Tyson entering the ring
Yeah, imagine the kind of punch with him on steroids during the entire match...
Ivan mimicking Apollo
1:58
Best ring entrance of all time Stallone was such a master of creating great theater.
Im just here since what is going on with Russia ,Ukraine and U.S.A.
I’m Rooting For Ukraine 🇺🇦
I’m Rooting For U.S.A. 🇺🇸
Oh my god this is the Soviet Union not current Russia you have to bring politics on this
@@apleyung33 But current Russia is acting like Stalin’s Russia in the USSR! And Nazi Germany as well!
0:15 when the feds come looking for P diddy lol 😂
I sometimes see the actor of Ivan drago at the grocery store I work at.
After all these years I just noticed something, there's a sound of a train releasing steam in his theme.
Because his nickname is The Siberian Express.
Every time I hear this ring walk music I get goose bumps. Drago looks like a man possessed!
This would be a great closer entrance in baseball.
How about the Super Bowl ??
Ivan Drago, Tiger Tong Po and Chong Li… scariest cinematic fighters of the 80s
Dddddrrrrraaaaagggggoooooooooo rrrruuuussssiiiaaaaa❤❤❤❤ the real Power
Makes me wonder if we'd see an entrance like that live from Pyongyang ( North Korea ) for such events some day in the future, I know, after all, they did invite the New-York Philarmonic Orchestra for a bunch of concerts in North Korea at some points, it was something to see and it was live from Pyonyang, but such occasion is pretty rare...
If it really does happen some day, I'd sure like to be old enough alive to see it happen, God only knows....
And yeah, no jail for them...
this movie is a fucking masterpiece
Wow drago entrance reminds of WrestleMania
Ivan looks like a robot coming in 0:18
Tekken Gun Jack
I’m going to use my walkout theme song in my home town of Houston for the world heavyweight powerlifting championship at the Nrg stadium with my Conroe stars team. I’m a legendary powerlifter and Star athlete.
I prefer the original. Sometimes less is more.
Russian/CCCP Anthem 🔥🔥🔥🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥
Some of these angles actually humanize Drago compared to the original film.
Ah okay this is the director’s cut. Since we don’t have that cold stone stare down between Rocky and Ivan while Ivan is making his way to the ring. Just another reason why the original was better.
Paulie - Hey remember what I said about being you?
Rocky - Yeah?
Paulie - Forget about it
Rocky - Thanks Paulie
😂
2:25 the most beautiful anthem in the world the national anthem of the Soviet Union
Ivan was Hitlers wet dream. He’s Swedish and looks like a straight Norse GOD in the whole movie.
La scène d'entrée hypnotique par excellence
Some scenes are different than the original ones. For example when Ivan Drago was taking off his boxing outfit, he just raised up his left arm to his supporters, he never turned 360 degrees and bounced like a small kid!
0:37 Drago looks like he's angry with his boyfriend here.
Yooo I'm dead 😂😂😂😂😂