rated way too low here

Rating: 10/10 (27 November 2002)

This movie is not significantly inferior to the original, and both belong in the top 250. It is the quintessential American film, the story of the underdog. Rocky II is merely the realization of Rocky's dream in the original. They are really two parts of the same movie. I would rate this film slightly below its predecessor, but not even a full rating point. Granted, Rocky III and V were bad, but Rocky II was great. (Rocky IV was pretty good, too--probably a 7.5 to 8).