Creed II - 金牌拳手:父仇

Creed II (金牌拳手:父仇) is an 2018 film. The movie stars Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, and Dolph Lundgren. The movie is an sequel to Creed (金牌拳手). This movie re-introduces the Drago family from Rocky 4.

Creed is now the champion and has a son. Ivan Drago has a son that's the same age as Adonis. Ivan is training him to be a master boxer like himself. As both live out their lives, Drago makes his move to regain his glory. One of the fastest ways is by defeating Creed. How will Creed respond as he lives a life of luxury against the scion of the advisory that killed his dad?

This movie is very similar to Rocky 4. The first fight that brings Creed a lost. And a lost of purpose. But the road to redemption for the 2nd fight to restore purpose. Even though it was a repeat, the story was presented for the modern era. However, I didn't really get on board. They also played the Drago family storyline as a victim versus the villain.

I caught the film via T-Mobile Tuesday Redbox promo.

Creed - 金牌拳手

Creed (金牌拳手) is an 2015 film. The movie stars Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, and Tessa Thompson. The movie continues in the same universe as the Rocky movies. Creed is a namesake of Apollo.

MBJ plays Adonis "Donnie" Johnson, the son of Apollo Creed. Adonis doesn't want to live in the shadow of his father's legacy and starts to train himself in boxing while living another life. When he finally comes clean, he wants to fight the best. But the path there isn't so easy being born with a silver spoon. Creed finds himself back in Philly and reconnects with Rocky. Rocky is now running a restaurant. But the two bond and start a relationship that leads to getting to the belt. Will Creed make it?

Creed take many elements of the first two Rocky films and brings them to a the modern era. Its good to see MBJ in this role before his break out in Black Panther. Sly has been busy post action hero days and he slips back into form with this movie.

If you're a fan of the Rocky movies, this movie does a good job of handing the baton to Creed and keeping the legacy of Rocky intact.

2019 June Blockbuster Movie Guide

Here are the movies to look out for this month, US Edition.

X-Men: Dark Phoenix (X戰警:黑鳳凰)



The Secret Life of Pets 2 (寵物當家2)



American Woman



Men in Black: International (MIB星際戰警:跨國行動)



Shaft



Anna (安娜)



Toy Story 4 (玩具總動員4)



少年的你 (Better Days)



Sources:
IMDB Coming Soon
Box Office Mojo
Wikipedia.org
Taiwan Yahoo! Movies
WMoov Hong Kong

Iceman - 冰封俠:重新之門

冰封俠:重新之門 (Iceman) is an 2014 film. The movie stars Donnie Yen and Eva Huang. The supporting cast include Wang Baoqiang and Simon Yam. The movie is a sort of a time travel adventure.

Donnie plays a He Ying, a high ranking official during the Ming Dynasty. On a quest to retrieve a time travel item for the Emperor, he's attacked and trapped in ICE. In 2014, he's found and defrosted. But now n 2014, He needs to relearn everything, including finding out that toilet water isn't for drinking. Haha, so funny.

Donnie Yen is comedy in action. You NEED to put away logic and just go with it. Its a comedy. Imagine if Captain America has his own movie to find out how 2014 was like, but he's from 1776. That's kinda what this is like.

Just enjoy Donnie and him finding out about the modern world. Get a boba, some chips, and chillax.

White Boy Rick - 藥命人生

White Boy Rick is an 2018 film. The movie stars Matthew McConaughey and Richie Merritt. The film is based on the real life events of the main character. Rick is still serving time in prison.

Based in 1980s Detroit, the Wershe family is getting by and Rick SR sells guns. Rick JR learns the trade and starts to sell to local gangsters. The feds recruit Rick to catch the local players in the gang that go up all the way to city hall. Rick is white and the gangsters are black. He stands out and given this name by the local press.

The movie was more like a docu-drama than a movie. Although there are scenes of emotion in the Wershe family, it not sustained. And eventually goes back to the Rick story of entering the drug trade. The story is that the feds used Rick to convict people, but didn't protect him. Rick was put in prison for 30 years.

I rented this movie via T-Mobile Tuesday Redbox promo.