Fine installment in the Rocky series

Rating: 7/10 (7 July 2014)

Rocky 2 was on TV the other night, so I sat down and watched. If you are an American, the Rocky series is like coming home, especially the first 4 movies. Just relax and Rocky will win you over. He's a simple guy, with a simple life. It's simple, except he gets this chance to fight the heavyweight champ, Apollo Creed, again.
You recall from Rocky 1, that won Best Picture in the Oscars in 1976, that Rocky went the distance against Creed and lost on points. You know Rocky had guts, and the fire, and the will to give his best.
In Rocky 2, Rocky becomes a bit fearful. His wife's pregnant, he's afraid of further damage to his eye, and hey, maybe he's fearful that the first fight against Creed really was a fluke.
Well, the movie plods along, just like Rocky's boxing style, but it keeps advancing, getting you along with it. But boom, once the will kicks in, Rocky gives it his all. That's what I love about all these Rocky movies. He promotes the passion that if you give it your all, and work really hard, and want something enough, you can get there. You may not always win, but you can hold your head up proudly.
OK, sometimes it gets a bit too much, and overboard, but that is always the main driving theme in all these Rocky films, Rocky 2 being no different.
Rocky 2 returns the excellent cast, Stallone, Creed, Burgess Meredith is still terrific as the gnarly old boxing trainer Micky. What a terrific actor. I bet he taught Stallone a thing or two about acting and emotion.
So settle in, relax, and enjoy this pure entertainment that will always have you cheering at the end for Rocky. Win or lose, you will always cheer him on. Enjoy!