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Creed (2015)
Rate:
3
Viewed:
5/16
5/16:
It's another year, and a Rocky sequel must be made.
This time, it's called Creed, a story about the son of Apollo Creed who's trained by none other than Rocky Balboa
for the championship fight. He predictably loses but leaves the ring with honor and plenty of wisdom.
Laden with clichés and predictable moments, the sequel is basically a remake of Rocky, Rocky II,
Rocky V, and Rocky Balboa all rolled into one. Honestly, my message to Sylvester Stallone is this: just stop it
already...you're embarrassing yourself and the franchise.
Sylvester Stallone didn't deserve the Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. It's an ordinary,
no-great-shakes performance. If he went for the follow-up of Rocky's brain damage that was sustained during the boxing match with Ivan Drago,
it would've made for a compelling film, even if this means demolishing the myth of his character's image by giving
it straight to the audience. Then, I can see an Oscar in the works for Sylvester Stallone.
Anyway, I'm not going to mention the black actor's name; he's awful, and his character is repulsive. Ditto for the
selfish, talentless girl who looks like Lenny Kravitz's daughter. What I hate the most is how ghetto the whole thing is.
The final nails in the coffin occured in two different scenes. First is the sight of the tattoos on Leo Sporino's body. The
second, which is the worst scene of the entire franchise, is Adonis doing his most ridiculous-looking Rocky imitation with the
black guys doing wheelies around him. That's when I knew the film was being catered to a different generation.
During my viewing, I could only think of one thing: boxing is so dead. The sport died more than twenty
years ago. People don't care nowadays. During the post-fight interview, Rocky should've punched Max Kellerman's lights out.
Michael Buffer's trademark announcing style is thirty years past its expiration date. Meanwhile, there's no reason for Adonis'
mother to watch ESPN. Only idiots do that. Why would she take the opinions of two nitwits seriously?
All in all, I'm never watching another Rocky sequel; enough is enough.