Stallone continues the legend of Balboa enough good as the first and with a few things that work better than the 1976 movie.But the second part didn't change the plot a lot so we see some twists that looks familiar and the first movie had for sure more iconic scenes in it.But the Rocky II is for sure a very good film has some better technically tricks and the final fight is a bit better than the first movie.

A white guy loses out to a black guy, basically because the black guy has worked hard all his life to master a skill and the white guy has only really been working at it intermittently. Not content with his victory though, the black guy wants to beat him again. Because one victory isn't enough. He wants another one.The white guy isn't really up for it though. He'd rather take the safer route. But after being rejected by the entertainment industry and being victimized by organized labor, he finds he has no choice but to fight the black guy .The black guy is infuriated by how close the white guy came to beating him the first. It's all he can think about. He can't stand the thought that a white guy might be tougher than him. He's so consumed by it, in fact, that he finds himself compelled to play by the white guys rules. Victory is easily within his grasp. All he has to do is be strategic. But the black dude chooses not to be strategic. He decides that even though there are rules to the game they're playing, if he can't beat the white guy in a contest of sheer will, he deserves to lose.Which he does. And instantly, all the animosity the black guy felt for the white guy melts away. He knows his place now. It's below the white guy. So the source of his anxiety is gone.Do I have all that right?

Rocky II continued on from the first movie, and though it was no easy task, Sylvester Stallone did a terrific job returning to his now iconic role as well as taking on both roles as writer and director.Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) has retired from boxing on medical grounds and is getting used to his newfound fame. Unfortunately, his post-boxing career has not flourished which sees him going back to dead end jobs such as working at the meat packing company with his best friend and brother in law Paulie (Burt Young) to keep his head above financial dire straits and his newly wedded wife Adrian (Talia Shire) vows to stay loyal to him. Meanwhile, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) is enraged by all the hate mail that he is receiving, mostly telling him that his championship match was nothing more than a fluke and vows to do everything in his power to goad Rocky Balboa into a rematch. Though Adrian is upset with Rocky's decision to return to the ring, Rocky teams back up with his trainer Mickey (Burgess Meredith) to regain his passion and pride.The cast is faultless, and the spirit of the first movie still remains intact. In fact, I found the training scenes to be a lot more uplifting, and I found myself secretly cheering during the penultimate match. And the ending unashamedly had me in tears.I've always had a soft spot for Rocky II and years later, it's one of the few movies that has me going through a roller-coaster of emotions. In some ways, I wish this was the ending of the first Rocky movie. But it is what it is. Still Rocky II is a worthy sequel that goes the distance.8/10.

It's rare to have sequel keeping the level and even outclass the original. In my opinion, Rocky is one of the greatest movies of all times, and sequel keeps it's level and even beats it in almost every way. Acting, directing, music... Movie is a bit faster than the first one and that makes it even more entertaining. But, I said 'almost every way' because, as sequel, Rocky II lacks originality. Movie has some new elements added and ending is better, but it is almost the same as first one, more of a copy than a sequel. However, it is kind of a story where it could not be any other way. Movie holds attention, brings emotions and ending keeps you at the edge of the seat with lump in the throat and tear in the eye. Rematch of legendary fight that had to be filmed and has to be watched, cause these two movies simply do not go one without the other.9/10