Review of Rocky II (1979) by Jordan K — 21 Jul 2013
Rocky II is just as good and attention grabbing (not to mention cheesy) as the first, but its story is far from unique. I like the subplots mixed in, and that caught my attention and kept me entertained. Any Rocky film is far from perfect.
Rocky is back as he's married to Adrian, bought a house with Adrian, and has even had a baby boy with Adrian. Our previous antagonist Apollo Creed has been receiving negative reception from Rocky's fan that he cheated when he won in the previous film, so the way to settle this is to have a rematch. Like any Rocky film, it's jam packed with training montages and late 70s intensity music. Not giving away the ending, but it's pretty obvious from the beginning.
Like I said, not much to say about a Rocky film because mainly they're just like the others...well, until we got to Rocky IV and V, but that's another review to type up. The films are intense and nail biting, but we all know Stallone isn't the best actor and there's sure to be some cheesy laughable moments in there, too.
This review of Rocky II (1979) was written by Jordan K on 21 Jul 2013.
Rocky II has generally received positive reviews.
Was this review helpful?
