Rocky II (1979)

Just perfect...

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Stallone continues the legend of Balboa enough good as the first and with a few things that work better than the 1976 movie.But the second part didn't change the plot a lot so we see some twists that looks familiar and the first movie had for sure more iconic scenes in it.But the Rocky II is for sure a very good film has some better technically tricks and the final fight is a bit better than the first movie.

Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed,while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch. this film is good but not as good as the first. I gave this one 8 out of 10 , this film is 1hr59 mins directed written and stareSylvester Stallone They've come a long way together...a boxer and a dreamer. But there is still one fight left. this is a classic fight film showinng how rocky wants to go back to noraml but has to make end meat to get by. this film is more fun as we get to know the carracters more. As we find out rocky has no eduation due to his as he tries his hand at comericals. Rocky Balboa is enjoying life. He has a lovely wife, Adrian, had a successful fight with Apollo Creed and is able to enjoy the moneyhe earned from the fight and a new endorsement deal. Unfortunately, Rocky becomes embarrassed when failing to complete an advert and ends up working in a meat packing company. He believes that he will no longer have a career as a boxer.So Rocky settles down, marries Adrian and a child comes along as well to add to the borad However soon his ability to not read well costs him his job making commercials and Rocky struggles to find another job. Elsewhere Apollo Creed is furious that so many people are criticizing him for going 15 rounds with a guy who came off that street. So Apollo wants a rematch. Rocky decides that he must fight again, which upsets Adrian due to the health risks he may face. But with adrian in hospital rocky put his life on hold his carer on hold Apollo Creed is shown more and his character is expanded the most and you get to see what he is like more. Carl Weathers does a great job with Creed in this episode and really plays the upset athlete at the media well. Paulie takes a back seat in this film for the most part but Adrian is very significant in this film as she is the main reason why Rocky is so reluctant to get back in the ring.The training that Rocky does in this film is epic. Love the training that he goes through in this film,slamming metal, chasing chickens, and hopping around with lumber on his shoulders.Rocky really works hard training in this film, my personal favorite of his films in how he trains.. The "Gonna Fly Now" song is not the same as it is in the first film. It is not sung by the same people who sang it is the first film so it is not nearly as good. However this song is only used when Rocky is running, not when he is doing his other training. They used the "Going the Distance" gets you pummped up. And ready for the actionA great sequel that is funny, further expands the story and characters, and has some really great and memorable moments. A must see and easily the second best film of the series.

A white guy loses out to a black guy, basically because the black guy has worked hard all his life to master a skill and the white guy has only really been working at it intermittently. Not content with his victory though, the black guy wants to beat him again. Because one victory isn't enough. He wants another one.The white guy isn't really up for it though. He'd rather take the safer route. But after being rejected by the entertainment industry and being victimized by organized labor, he finds he has no choice but to fight the black guy .The black guy is infuriated by how close the white guy came to beating him the first. It's all he can think about. He can't stand the thought that a white guy might be tougher than him. He's so consumed by it, in fact, that he finds himself compelled to play by the white guys rules. Victory is easily within his grasp. All he has to do is be strategic. But the black dude chooses not to be strategic. He decides that even though there are rules to the game they're playing, if he can't beat the white guy in a contest of sheer will, he deserves to lose.Which he does. And instantly, all the animosity the black guy felt for the white guy melts away. He knows his place now. It's below the white guy. So the source of his anxiety is gone.Do I have all that right?

It's rare to have sequel keeping the level and even outclass the original. In my opinion, Rocky is one of the greatest movies of all times, and sequel keeps it's level and even beats it in almost every way. Acting, directing, music... Movie is a bit faster than the first one and that makes it even more entertaining. But, I said 'almost every way' because, as sequel, Rocky II lacks originality. Movie has some new elements added and ending is better, but it is almost the same as first one, more of a copy than a sequel. However, it is kind of a story where it could not be any other way. Movie holds attention, brings emotions and ending keeps you at the edge of the seat with lump in the throat and tear in the eye. Rematch of legendary fight that had to be filmed and has to be watched, cause these two movies simply do not go one without the other.9/10