Rocky II

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The Italian Stallion is back!





An old-fashioned sequel which plumbs depths and hits heights, in which the lovable Rocky Balboa gets another crack at the world heavyweight championship. On the way, the script really sweats to get your heart pumping: with a risk of blindness and doe-eyed wife Talia Shire's post-natal coma, Rocky's virtuoso dumbness (unable to read the idiot-cards on TV) gets close to the bone. Stallone's performance as a Philadelphia saint in a B movie physique leaves you undecided whether to gag or sob, but the final fight sequences make up for it; a full-blooded Hollywood finale reaching giddy heights of cathartic glee.












Forget about Stallone's wobbly performance in F.I.S.T. or his floundering direction of Paradise Alley. He was great in Rocky and is even better in Rocky II! In this one, he marries Adrian (Talia Shire) and uses the money from his fight with Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) to purchase a new home, car, and gifts for his friends. However, when a stint making commercials doesn't pan out and jobs become scarce, Rocky finds himself short of bread. His wife is pregnant and they both must work to make ends meet. Finally, after nearly dying giving birth to their son, Adrian reverses her decision against Rocky returning to the ring.

Apollo Creed has challenged him to a rematch and Rocky goes into intensive training with his manager (Burgess Meredith). The fight again provides a powerful and engaging climax to the film and we're back in the crowd rooting for Rocky to win.

What makes this sequel so endearing? Stallone's finely-tuned depiction of Rocky. He's generous, humble, and disciplined, a loving husband, a good friend, and a talented boxer. Up against the cardboard heroes of other films in this genre, he comes out a true champion.













Sylvester Stallone ...  Rocky Balboa
Talia Shire ...  Adrian
Burt Young ...  Paulie
Carl Weathers ...  Apollo Creed
Burgess Meredith ...  Mickey Goldmill
Tony Burton ...  Duke (Apollo's Trainer)
Joe Spinell ...  Tony Gazzo
Leonard Gaines ...  Agent
Sylvia Meals ...  Mary Anne Creed
Frank McRae ...  Meat Foreman
Al Silvani ...  Cutter
John Pleshette ...  Director
Stu Nahan ...  Announcer
Bill Baldwin ...  Commentator
Jerry Ziesmer ...  Salesman





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