The movie poster says "The story continues..." but they didn’t really need to make this film. The good news is that it’s not a heinous crime of a follow-up (as some sequels can be).
Rocky II picks up during the fight between Rocky and Apollo Creed (a clever way to chew up 10 or so minutes without shooting any new footage). Creed was named winner by decision, but demands a rematch from the Italian Stallion. Only this time it will be a legitimate title shot for Rocky.
There’s more of the awkward courtship between Rocky and Adrian, and eventually they become engaged and get married. Rocky tries doing commercials to make some cash, but he’s not the most literate, nor articulate, guy in the world, so he ends up taking Creed up on the title fight. As the fight looms near, Adrian gives birth but falls into a coma. This impedes Rocky’s ability to train properly and Mickey gets angry at him.
Fortunately, Adrian wakes up weeks before the fight and (high on meds that she is) manages to perk Rocky up and tell him to go out there and win that fight. This fills him with just the right amount of confidence to keep pace with music playing in the training montage and the Stallion is back. He wins that fight and shouts “Yo Adrian!” Roll credits.
Basically, Rocky II was made for the sole purpose of letting Rocky win, but it’s still enjoyable and the fight scenes are really good.
WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!
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