rocky II better than the original

Rating: 8/10 (29 September 2006)

after the success of "Rocky" it was almost inevitable that the public would want to see how rocky would fare with life after celebrity. and at a time when sequels were virtually unheard of Stallone delivered the goods. "Rocky II" is darker than the first and is a little more entertaining, but retains a lot of the gritty realism of '70's America. this is also not so much a sequel but more of a continuation of rocky's life which starts exactly where the first film ended.
After being forced into the re-match with Apollo Creed, rocky is faced with the prospect of losing his wife after she slips into a coma after giving birth to their son. he looses interest in training for the fight ans spends his time by her bed side, eventually she recovers and instructs rocky to "win". what comes next is the fight itself which is far superior than the first, obviously because of the bigger budget, but nonetheless is very enjoyable to watch, and excellently choreographed, and the make up is just as good. Leading into the nail biting finale (if only real boxing was like the rocky movies). in my opinion the rocky movies keep out doing the previous one, so roll on "ROCKY VI"