The most memorable movie line in the history of cinema

Rating: 9/10 (14 August 1999)

May contain some spoilers.
Forget Gone With The Wind or any Arnold film with "I'll be Back" in it, "Yo Adrian...." is the king of all movie lines. And it fits perfectly into the Rocky character. What else would he say after he wins the title?
Rocky 2 is a perfect follow up to Rocky. And that can only be attributed to Stallone and Stallone alone. Everyone else did their job perfectly but Stallone created this character, so why shouldn't he direct the next three films? Here he makes Rocky 2 feel exactly like the original and I really believe that the only reason this film didn't get more critical acclaim is the same reason that Speilberg had trouble getting respect from the critics early in his career. He is too young and wet behind the ears to be this good. If Rocky deserved to win best picture in 76, then this certainly deserved to be out Kramer vs. Kramer for best picture. But it wasn't even nominated, and that is a shame because this film is a perfect follow up to the first.
Here Rocky is still the lovable, sweet but slow guy. He has a little more money in his pocket but it is disappearing fast. Add to his troubles that his wife is now pregnant and life isn't so great. Apollo Creed is also practically coercing him into a rematch that could make him blind. There is so much to like in this film and the highlight of it is obviously the final half hour, the match. Have you ever cheered so much for a character to win a match? Probably not.
Rocky II is as good as Rocky and it is not just a repeat of the first movie. It takes the saga to the next step and does a great job of entertaining us in the process. Stallone proved how smart of a man he is by making this film. People thought he was a fluke when he took the world by storm in 76. But this film proved not only his versatility ( writer, director, actor, and boxing choreographer ) but his sheer ability to entertain. There is still an innocence about this film even though it is a sequel. And how many actors can lay claim to the fact that they are responsible for two franchises of movie characters? I can think of one other than Stallone ( Harrison Ford ). But with Rambo and Rocky, Stallone established his niche in Hollywood history. This a great film. And this has to be said, just once in a review.
" Yo Adrian, I did it!! " There I got it out of my system.