Rocky II, as the name would suggest, is the follow up to 1976's Rocky. Released in 1979 Rocky II features a rematch between Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed. Apollo is upset that people are claiming he's a false champion because some think Rocky should have won the first fight. While I do like Rocky II, this setup never really worked for me. In the first film Rocky was a guy who had no business fighting for the Heavyweight title which is why it's such a great underdog story. However, having Apollo just deadset on beating Rocky in more convincing fashion doesn't resonate as much... and spoiler alert: Rocky wins this time.
All of the same characters are back for this one; Adrian, Mick, Paulie, etc. and I like these characters so I give the film a bit of a bonus for that, and the score is solid.
Overall, while not as good as the original, I think Rocky II is entertaining and a decent follow-up to the original.
3.5 out of 5
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