Retread The Original Rocky For the Second Time But It Works Again

Rating: 9/10 (6 December 2018)

Creed is the 7th installment in the Rocky franchise. This time we follow Apollo Creed's son, Adonis Creed. He appears lost at the start of the movie, as he tries to make a name for himself in a boxing gym.
Adonis seeks help in Philadelphia from Rocky Balboa, whom he calls "Unc". Rocky refuses, but eventually takes the kid under his wing and trains him, similar to the way he was trained. Rocky shows his intellect here, far more than in Rocky V when he managed another fighter. For that matter, although his intellect was prevalent in Rocky Balboa. in Creed, Rocky shows his intellect more than ever.
What does Rocky get smarter as he gets older?
Most significant for me, is that he takes Adonis to the Front Street Gym, where I used to box, when it was under another name. Adonis gets a girlfriend during the movie, also. Rocky has his own battles to deal with as he has a cancer issue, that does not appear resolved at the end.
This climaxes with a fight between Adonis and the champ. of the light heavyweight division. They gave that a touch of Hollywood, and a touch realism at the same time. This complete with very inspiring music, made this worth watching and even buying the DVD.