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This moment is useless since a simple line of dialogue that Rocky gave up the heavyweight championship in order to fight the Russian suffices. Perhaps the most pointless new addition is a scene where boxing commissioners admonish Rocky for wanting to fight Drago until Balboa walks out on them. Stallone also inserts a voice-over during Rocky's fight with Drago so the audience hears Balboa's inner monologue for the first time, yet it doesn't really enhance what fans already know about Rocky's heart and determination. For example, in Apollo's press conference with Drago hyping their fight, Stallone opts to use different versions of the dialogue that's more subdued than what fans remember in 1985's Rocky IV. Although seeing new footage and alternate takes of familiar scenes is a novelty, too often, the additions actually detract from the emotional power of the film. However, not all of Sylvester Stallone's new scenes work to improve Rocky vs. Although Drago still doesn't become a three-dimensional character in Sylvester Stallone's Rocky IV director's cut, when Dolph Lundgren's return as Drago in Creed II is taken into account, a clearer picture of what kind of man Ivan Drago really is finally emerges, at last. Drago fight and it clarifies why Ivan doesn't listen to his trainers' instructions and is defiant, even to Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev, who was watching in the arena.
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Thanks to Drago getting more dialogue, the fact that Ivan is a prideful man who doesn't listen to his Soviet masters becomes evident. Related: Stallone's Original Fate For Drago After Rocky IV Was Way Darker Whenever Ivan speaks, he reveals his egotism, and Stallone also adds startled reactions from Drago's handler Nicolai Koloff (Michael Pataki) and Ivan's wife, Ludmilla Drago (Brigitte Nielsen), which have a notable effect. Drago restores Ivan's dialogue Stallone cut from the original Rocky IV and the results are striking because this seemingly minor tweak actually somewhat illuminates the mysterious Drago's true character. While Drago is an unforgettable villain, the towering Russian was a one-dimensional bad guy who boiled down to a monster Rocky Balboa had to slay to get revenge for Apollo. Ivan Drago may be an even greater beneficiary of Sylvester Stallone's changes to his Rocky IV director's cut.