Creed II

The eighth film in the Rocky franchise, Creed II sees Adonis Creed becoming the boxing champ of the world thanks to Rocky's training and leading a loving life with his girlfriend then wife Bianca. As everything goes right for him, including learning of Bianca's pregnancy, he now has to face his demons as Viktor Creed, father of the man who killed his in Rocky IV, challenges Adonis for his title. While Creed II is pretty much your standard boxing and sports film that does what the past films in the series have done, it does it all quite well and very believable. The direction is done pretty similar to the first Creed which is noticeable due to change in directors and hardly noticeable. Everyone returning from past films and the new actors to this entry all provide very powerful performances, with special mention going to Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan, and Dolph Lundgren playing Ivan Drago in a more nuanced and often times tragic performance. Stallone not only returns playing Rocky but is back to writing to the series he started and, while some stereotypical moments are kept, he still manages a way to keep it fresh. While it was obvious that the first fight between the two sons wasn't going to go in Adonis's favor, it was still exiting and the second, along with the training from both, is the best part of the film as you feel every punch that Creed delivers to not only win but also honor his father. Over all: 100%

2018 top list so far:
1. Halloween 2018

2. Won't You Be My Neighbor?/BlacKkKlansman (tie)

3. Incredibles 2

4. Avengers: Infinity War

5. Mission: Impossible - Fallout

6. Ralph Breaks the Internet

7. Creed II

8. Bohemian Rhapsody

9. Solo: A Star Wars Story

10. A Quiet Place
11. Deadpool 2

12. Black Panther

13. A Star Is Born 2018

14. Ant-Man and the Wasp

15. Ready Player One

16. Bad Times at the El Royale

17. Sicario: Day of the Soldado

18. Ocean's 8

19. Isle of Dogs

20. Game Night

21. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

22. Venom

23. Thoroughbreds

24. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

25. The Predator

26. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom