This year I dived into the Rocky franchise and watched all six films. It is one of the oldest film franchises ever made and I think it might be the longest running franchise with the same cast of characters. There is 39 years between Rocky (1976), and Creed (2015) at the end of this year. Creed is technically a spin off, but one where the character of Rocky takes the backseat as coach to Apollo Creed’s son. Well today the trailer for Creed hit the web and I’ve attached it below. It is everything we could want from a spin off of one of the finest movies, and it brings the journey full circle as Rocky’s own coach taught him.
Additionally here are my thoughts on the six Rocky movies, and if you are a newcomer I would say watch all but Rocky V.
Rocky (1976)
Rocky Balboa fights Apollo Creed – 4/5
Rocky II (1979)
Rocky Balboa fights Apollo Creed (Again) – 3/5
Rocky III (1982)
Apollo Creed trains Rocky to defeat Mr T – 3/5
Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky fights to avenge the death of Apollo Creed – 3/5
Rocky V (1990)
Rocky loses his money and turns to coaching – 2/5
Rocky Balboa (2006)
Rocky wants to fight one last time, sums up the legacy of Rocky and makes up for Rocky V – 3/5
Creed could be as good as the original Rocky, if not better with a great director in Ryan Cooglar and Michael B. Jordan in the title role. The baton will be passed and a new franchise may fill our cinemas for years to come.
Robert Ring
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