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Creed II (2018)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: June 7, 2019, 9:57 am
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[center]Creed II (2018)
4 Stars out of 5
Trailer
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApQbQ0iJQO0
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Creed II more or less picks up pretty close to where we left off
(well, by 6 titles defenses), but it's close enough. The BIG
draw for this movie is the fact that Adonis is taking on Viktor
Drago, which of course means the return of Ivan Drago, last seen
in Rocky IV. Now my big concern going into this was that this
would be a carbon copy of that movie and for the most part, it
is. There are a bunch of call backs happening throughout the
movie that it's unmistakable how much alike they are. Where
Creed II excels at are the smaller, quieter moments which center
around family and to be honest, I never really knew what this
movie was going to be on its own, even with the obvious sign
post in my face. Simply put, this is a bout Fathers and Sons
(and Daughters). The sins of the father being passed down to
their child and how a lifetime is affected by it. You have
Adonis coming to terms with his own Father Apollo, Viktor and
his Father Ivan and Rocky and his own Son.
Yes, this is still a boxing movie and it delivers in a big way
in that regard. The choreography is damn impressive and the Big
Fight at the end was thrilling to watch. As I said, a lot of
call backs to Rocky IV, and that means that the fight happens
back in Russia which puts Adonis more at a disadvantage, which
makes his comeback all the more rewarding. But it's how the
fight ends that truly took me by surprise...even with all the
evidence laid before me. I still didn't see it coming. The
relationship between Viktor and Ivan was fascinating to watch.
Ivan is consumed with restoring his name and glory to the point
of not really seeing his own Son other than just a "means to an
end". But it's at the end that he finally realizes what he has
become and what he has done to his Son. Ivan does the one thing
that even Rocky couldn't do: Throw in the towel....to save the
one that he loves. I thought it was a brilliant move story-wise
because this is the thing that has haunted Rocky for years since
the events of Rocky IV.
I absolutely recommend Creed II. This is definitely another
movie for me to add to my DVD Collection. If that isn't enough,
there are a couple of cameos that deliver for me as well. I
truly was stunned to see Brigitte Nielsen return as Ludmilla
Drago. Early in the movie when Ivan is telling Rocky his story
about how their fight cost him everything: His name,
respect...and his Wife, the line comes off more like a throwaway
line to explain why she isn't in the movie. And then.....BAM!
There she is. She doesn't have more than a few words of
dialogue, but she owns the couple of scenes she is in because
her character is exactly the same all these years later. The
other cameo that I was hopeful in seeing play out given how
Rocky is trying to reconcile with his own Son Robert. I honestly
wasn't expecting to see Milo Ventimiglia return since he didn't
appear in Creed I. So, yeah, definitely check out this movie.
Worth it.
Side note, my Grandpa's favorite film in the Rocky series was
Rocky IV. I just wished he could have seen this one. He would
have loved it for sure. While watching Creed II, I could hear
him in my head cheering along and getting into this one.
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