between Donnie and Mary Anne, other family moments, and the franchise's always-thrilling fight scenes. But Jordan more than matches him in his own characterisation, finally given time and room in his own film to BE Adonis Creed.

continues the saga of Adonis "Donnie" Creed (Jordan) and his family, including wife Bianca (Tessa Thompson) and daughter Amara (Mila Davis-Kent). Having retired and settled in Los Angeles with his family, wife Bianca (Tessa Thompson) and daughter Amara (Mila Davis-Kent), Adonis is training the next generation of heavyweight champions when Damian appears in his gym looking for his own shot at the title. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian - a fighter who has nothing to lose.On top of that, Jordan’s direction of the fight scenes is extremely impressive, achieving a graceful fluidity in the ducking-and-weaving moves that are a joy to watch. You don’t approve, you don’t like him, there’s still fear…but you sort of use what Jordan does to add to his conviction and see the menace in a deeper way.

A rare and elusive remake/reboot/spin-off which not only stays faithful to its legacy but also forges its own compelling path, Creed could very well be the start of its own memorable franchise, and it's Blu-ray release is a knockout.

Looking to win his own title, Adonis heads to Philadelphia and convinces his father's rival-turned-friend, Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), to train him – even as Rocky battles his own deadly opponent outside the ring. A language with with to speak, not just a carbon copy of something to showboat and ask for pats on the back. Jordan adds some real panache to the fight scenes, getting up close and personal in a way that sees the bouts bristle with a huge amount of feverish energy. Punches landing, glass shatter, things crashing, slamming and more pound with good force from the subwoofer. mirror this lukewarm sentiment with a high-quality A/V presentation but only the bare minimum of extras.

The various elements of family melodrama – and make no mistake, it is prime melodrama – works so well here because it’s woven into Creed the man himself rather than happening around Creed the Fighter. As the crowd fades away into an almost strange dream sequence fight, both Jordan and Majors are fighting themselves and their own expectations, guilt, anger and disappointments and for someone who can’t get enough of the overblown showbusiness fighting of Ivan Drago, Mr T and Hulk Hogan, this comes as a much more interesting conclusion than most in the franchise have, where the only things on the line are a gaudy metal belt. For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered.

takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. And in creating an emotional focus borne out of his own sense of who he is as a man, rather than as a fighter, he creates a much more interesting antagonist to come up against through this third entry – himself. This time around, the Rocky spin-off (of sorts) has decided it doesn’t need Rocky anymore, but it compensates with an exciting role for Jonathan Majors, who WAS on the fast track to superstardom thanks to his role as Kang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. If anything, it feels like the flashback sequences have been heavily edited, and the exact nature of what Adonis is supposed to feel guilty about is never properly explored as a result. Charles Winkler, William Chartoff, and David Winkler produced the film via Chartoff-Winkler Productions in association with Proximity Media.

Looking forward to the next one already, and hopefully Jonathan Majors will be back as he was simply superb. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. Jordan - Adonis Johnson Tessa Thompson - Bianca Phylicia Rashad - Mary Anne Creed Anthony Bellew - Pretty Ricky Conlan CREED II Michael B. These damn movies always manage to work me up emotionally no matter how good or bad and this is no exception.

To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian – a fighter who has nothing to lose. He is also the Moderator/MC of the Live Podcast Stage and on the Podcast Awards Committee for PopCon (popcon. However, when Dame reveals his true colours, Adonis realises he’ll have to step back into the ring to put things right. Indeed, the only real issue is that Jordan opts for a bizarre directorial choice towards the end of the film – it’s meant to put Creed and Dame in a mano-a-mano world of their own, oblivious to their surroundings, but it lasts too long and doesn’t really come off, compromising the thrills of the final act in the process. CREED Director- Ryan Coogler CREED Crew- Nicolas Stern, Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler, Charles Winkler, William Chartoff, David Winkler, Kevin King-Templeton, Sylvester Stallone CREED II Director- Steven Caple Jr.