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Rocky II The Rewatchables
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Rocky II

What’s Aged the Best?

The zoo callback, reckless spending spree, fuller arena, Tony’s pep talk, New Jersey gas service, Rocky lore inherited by Creed, and Carl Weathers

In the discussion (9)
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  • The zoo callback to the driver in the first film is praised.
  • Rocky rejecting condominiums and characters going on a visibly doomed spending spree are praised as period storytelling.
  • The arena being filled with actual extras improves on the first film’s cost-cutting.
  • Tony’s monotone locker-room encouragement of Apollo is praised.
  • Tony’s pep talk prompts a joking comparison to Ben Johnson coaching Caleb Williams.
  • The line about pumping gas in New Jersey still works because drivers there cannot pump their own gas.
  • A story about teasing Charlemagne for using full-service gas leads to discussion of regional gas-station customs and their argumentative friendship.
  • The Rocky lore and visual template inherited by Creed, especially the running and training material, are praised.
  • Carl Weathers’s athleticism, acting, and range are praised.
Rocky II The Rewatchables
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Rocky II

Sasha Jenkins Award for Actor Who You Can’t Believe Didn’t Become a Bigger Star

In the discussion (3)
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  • Carl Weathers is selected because his comedy, action work, athleticism, and dramatic range should have produced a larger career.
  • The group objects to how often his characters die to motivate other heroes.
  • A sitcom-style career turn is suggested as another path he could have taken.
Rocky II The Rewatchables
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Rocky II

Mallory Rubin Award: Did This Movie Need a Better Sex Scene?

The group asks whether Rocky and Adrian have sex only on their wedding night, then compares Adrian across the franchise.

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  • The category is posed in reverse as a question about whether the wedding night is Rocky and Adrian’s only sexual encounter.
  • The empty new house prompts a joke that the couple could use every room.
  • Adrian’s personality and communication are compared across later Rocky films.
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Rocky II

The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film

Rocky beating the prepared Apollo, the coma, Gazzo’s unused plot potential, and Adrian

In the discussion (4)
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  • One-eyed and impaired Rocky beating a prepared, motivated Apollo is selected.
  • The coma is selected.
  • Gazzo is selected because his appearances have little effect on the plot despite Joe Spinell’s performance.
  • Adrian is selected without elaboration.
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Rocky II

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

A Creed-centered version; swapped spouses; Apollo’s wife among 1970s beauties; Stallone over Cruise as a movie runner

In the discussion (4)
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  • The movie would be more interesting as Creed, centered on Apollo’s shame and rematch obsession.
  • Rocky and Apollo would both fare better if they swapped wives.
  • Apollo’s wife is placed among the best-looking Black women of the 1970s.
  • Stallone is judged a better and more natural movie runner than Tom Cruise.
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