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Did the Creed movies ruin Rocky?

posted 10 months ago by EleazarHisSon (668)
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Is watching Rocky just not the same since?

Can you elaborate further?

[–] EleazarHisSon (668) 9 months ago

Meaning that they've milked the franchise to the point that it's now tiresome. Like some feel Disney has done with Star Wars. Come on, they are even making a fourth Creed movie.

https://screenrant.com/creed-4-rocky-franchise-comparisons-pressure/

[–] BKB (7265) 9 months ago

Hell, even Carl Weathers wanted nothing to do with the CREED movies

[–] BeaSouth (2947) 9 months ago

Is that true? I never heard this. I recall that he attended the 2015 premiere and was interviewed with relatively favorable comments about the movie. Carl Weathers is in my top 5 favorite actors so, I’m surprised he came to diss the Creed franchise. I could see him being a little annoyed that the next chapter for Rocky has now written Rocky completely out.

[–] BKB (7265) 9 months ago

Come to think of it, I think I got the wrong actor, so I'll have to research it a little better

[–] BeaSouth (2947) 9 months ago

No prob. Still like your posts on the site

[–] BKB (7265) 9 months ago

Thank you.. Likewise..

[–] TandyMan (10665) 9 months ago

Nope. But they did make me appreciate Rocky 6 more.

[–] blue1981 (6972) 9 months ago

I've only seen the first Creed movie but I think they can still be viewed as being separate from the Rocky Movies.

[–] FootOfDavros (7291) 7 months ago

The first Creed movie was pretty good.

However in much the same way that the Star Wars prequels must be considered non canon, or at least in their own distinct continuity from the OT, I think we have to consider Creed in the same way.

Rocky Balboa wrapped the series up nicely with him regaining a feeling of completeness and reconnecting with his son. Unfortunately, for reasons unknown to me, Creed decided to reverse this and make him estranged from his son again.

Continuity wise this was a complete joke and spoils the end of Balboa (which is awesome), unless you just choose to watch this as a completely different thing.