Rocky II The Rewatchables
Rocky II

Most Rewatchable Scene

Round fifteen; Apollo and Duke; Adrian awakening through the training turn

In the discussion (28)
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  • The repeated ending of the first film is questioned for marathons, though the opening fight supplies action before a long stretch without boxing. — Bill Simmons
  • The opening credits and remastered Rocky theme are nominated.
  • Rocky wheeling over to Apollo and asking whether Apollo gave his best is nominated as a short scene. — Bill Simmons
  • Rocky’s zoo marriage proposal, including his awkward phrasing and invitation to the tiger, is nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Rocky struggling to film the Beast aftershave commercial is nominated and described as painful to watch.
  • The group digresses on period aftershave advertising and the appeal of the Beast campaign. — Van Lathan
  • Mickey testing Rocky’s injured eye and warning that another fight could hurt him permanently is nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Rocky returning to work in the gym and Mickey challenging his dignity is separately praised for Stallone’s acting. — Bill Simmons
  • Rocky’s quiet job loss and request to finish the workday are praised as understated setbacks.
  • Duke warning Apollo that Rocky kept coming and is wrong for them is praised as a great sports-movie monologue. — Bill Simmons
  • Apollo calling Rocky out on television through Mickey deciding they should fight again is nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Paulie’s behavior at the press conference prompts an extended objection to the harm he causes Adrian and Rocky.
  • The eleven-minute coma stretch is criticized for its length. — Bill Simmons
  • Adrian waking, telling Rocky to win, and Mickey asking what they are waiting for is selected as a favorite sports-movie turn. — Bill Simmons
  • The one-arm exercise against the sun, chicken-catching, and jump-rope work announce the energized training montage. — Bill Simmons
  • The montage is praised for establishing the heightened training template of later Rocky films. — Bill Simmons
  • Rocky beating up scrap metal is singled out as a standout training-montage image. — Bill Simmons
  • The hosts estimate roughly six weeks of serious training before the fight.
  • Rocky dropping the heavy log and choosing to pick it up again is praised as a perseverance moment.
  • The scrapyard hammering prompts a joke about a spinoff following the scrapyard owner. — Bill Simmons
  • Mickey’s largely silent assistant receives praise for the medicine-ball training and stomach punches. — Bill Simmons
  • The montage’s contrast between neighborhood-supported Rocky and ego-driven Apollo is praised. — Van Lathan
  • Rocky’s run through Philadelphia with the children is nominated, while its estimated distance and finishing sprint are questioned.
  • The fight’s escalation into “World War III” and Rocky refusing to go down are nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Rounds three through fourteen and especially the fifteenth-round double knockout are nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Rocky’s victory speech produces a debate over ranking the day against marriage and his child’s birth.
  • One final choice is round fifteen, with the Apollo-and-Duke conversation as a secondary favorite. — Van Lathan
  • Another final choice is Adrian waking followed by “What are we waiting for?” and the training montage. — Van Lathan
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