Creed II

Creed II is a 2018 American sports drama film that’s a sequel to the 2015 American sports film, Creed. The film is directed by Steven Caple Jr., and written by Sylvester Stallone and Juel Taylor, from a story by Sascha Penn and Cheo Hodari Coker.

Plot
In 2018, three years after his loss to "Pretty" Ricky Conlan, Donnie Creed has won six straight bouts, culminating in a victory over Danny "Stuntman" Wheeler to win the WBC World Heavyweight Championship, including getting his 1965 Ford Mustang back. Now a worldwide star, Donnie proposes to his girlfriend, Bianca Taylor, who agrees to marry him. When Bianca suggests starting a new life together in Los Angeles, Donnie is reluctant to leave Philadelphia as it would mean leaving Rocky.

Ivan Drago, the former Soviet boxer who killed Donnie's father Apollo Creed during a bout in 1985 before losing to Rocky Balboa, seeks an opportunity to regain glory. Assisted by promoter Buddy Marcelle, Ivan pits his son, Viktor Drago, against Donnie. When Rocky refuses to support Donnie's decision to accept Viktor's challenge, Donnie leaves for Los Angeles.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It tends to be a really amazing follow up from  it’s predecessor and the Rocky franchise.
 * 2) The side-plot of Adonis and Bianca becoming parents and raising a baby girl together is heartwarming and well-executed.
 * 3) The ending is very satisfying, Adonis tends to defeat the son of Ivan Drago, Viktor, who’s father killed the latter’s father in Rocky IV.
 * 4) * Also Rocky reunites with his son, Robert (who’s now all grown up), along with his grandson, Logan.
 * 5) The characters are still interesting and likable, especially Adonis Creed, his lover, Bianca, and of course Rocky Balboa.
 * 6) Viktor Drago is an interesting character, the only reason why Viktor Drago fought against Adonis Creed is just to bring back Ivan Drago's respect.
 * 7) Ivan and Viktor Drago are entertaining “father and son”-type antagonists.
 * 8) The idea of Adonis Creed wanting to avenge his father by fighting the son of Drago is very unique and interesting.
 * 9) The training montages are still nothing short of awesome and great to watch.
 * 10) Awesome soundtrack to listen to.
 * 11) Just like the previous films, the boxing matches are still suspenseful and fun to watch.
 * 12) In the deleted scene, Spider Rico's funeral is very emotional.

Trivia

 * Mr. T (Clubber Lang) was gonna reprise his role as Drago's role instead, but this idea was scrapped.
 * Unlike the previous film, Sylvester Stallone was in the writer position.

Reception
Creed II has a 83% critic rating and an 79% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 3.5/5 on Letterboxd, and a 7.1/10 on the International Movie Database (IMDB).

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