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 are praised.
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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.