Creed II [SteelBook] [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [Only @ Best Buy] [2018]

THE FIRST MOVIE WAS GREAT! FOR NOSTALGICS OF THE SERIES, ITS A TRIP TO SEE ROCKY & DRAGO HAVE THEIR FACE TO FACE AFTER 33 YEARS. THIS FILM PLAYS WITH A MIX OF PARTS 2/3/4 OF THE SERIES, BUT STILL MANAGES TO SATISFY WITH ITS SOLID CAST AND ACTION. OWN IT OR I WILL BREAK YOU! ;)

Not reference quality detail but definitely and upgrade over the 1080p. Has great highlights and black levels especially in the desert scenes and the fight intro scenes. Soundtrack flexes with Dolby atmos. This is a must have for Rocky fans.

This Movie has Reference 4K Quality with HDR and Dolby Vision with Dolby Atmos Soundtrack and it’s Crystal Clear

Even though physical media is becoming extinct, I always head out and get the limited edition Steelbooks.

Love the gloss on the steelbook and the inner artwork! Movie is awesome as well!

Creed ll just as good as the first one! Hopefully there is Creed 3

I love this movie so much, I had to grab the steel book version.

REVIEW OF PRODUCT: This Blu-Ray does not automatically load to the last viewed point and, with no pop-up menu upon loading, forces you to skip through previews before having the option of viewing the movie. Pretty annoying for such a long movie. However, the deleted scenes included in the special features were absolutely heart-wrenching. They included a scene in which Rocky delivers a very moving eulogy to Spider Rico, who Rocky claims was his last living friend from the past, and a post-fight scene in which both Creed and later Rocky interact with the beaten Vicktor Drago and his father, Ivan. It was very touching. I really think these scenes could have been included in the movie at the expense of some of the more overplayed scenes between Creed and Bianca, and are worth the purchase of the movie alone. REVIEW OF MOVIE: This was a tough one, as the nostalgia of seeing Rocky Balboa and Ivan Drago together after 30+ years brings was almost too much to handle. As a devout fan of the Rocky series, I am overjoyed to see the beloved character on screen in modern times. However, in both this and in the first Creed, there is something soiled in the character of Adonis Creed. He carries an anger and resentment around with him that makes him very unlikeable. I wouldn't expect somebody like Rocky to want to be around someone like him if it wasn't for his connection to his father. And Rocky's relationship (or lack of) with his own son, Robert, in this movie seems out of character for him, who has otherwise lost every other family and friend from his past. The casting of Florian Munteanu, though, was absolutely brilliant. Besides being an impressive physical specimen, there is something very human and likable in him. Knowing how Ivan Drago's life turned out following his loss to Rocky 30 years ago was really sad. So, overall, which I struggle with the character who will be carrying on the Rocky franchise, this movie was a nostalgic nod to the past.