CREED WEEK

It's CREED WEEK at our house.  Yes, Thanksgiving is important too, but every so many years the Rocky saga gives you a holiday season gift.  The Thanksgiving release of "Rocky IV" gave us the fall of Communism as a Christmas gift in 1985.  "Rocky V" made us question if we were really thankful for another Rocky movie in 1990. In 2006, Christmas came a few days early with the release of "Rocky Balboa".  Now it is time to welcome a new contender to the Rocky brand, "Creed".

Jordan Announces "Creed" on Kimmel Live

Michael B. Jordan announced "Creed" on Jimmy Kimmel Live in April. Outside of the announcement, a few texts to friends, and watching the trailer, I have little knowledge of the direction this movie is headed. Which is the opposite to "Balboa" because I read the screenplay online before the movie was released. So I am going into the movie theater on Tuesday with a little information and some questions.  I have seven of each.  One for each movie in the ROCKY SAGA.

Here is what I do know:

1. THIS IS THE FIRST "ROCKY" MOVIE THAT SYLVESTER STALLONE HAS NOT EITHER WRITTEN OR DIRECTED but he is in the movie so it is guaranteed to be half awesome.
2. JORDAN'S CHARACTER IS NAMED "ADONIS" and that is an awesome name.  If it can't be Apollo, then Adonis is 2nd best.  Which leads to...
3. ADONIS IS APOLLO CREED'S SON but he finds this out later in life and...
4. ADONIS HAS ANGER ISSUES and no one can blame him.  I'd be pissed too if "The Count of Monte Fisto" was my father and that information was kept from me. Adonis's anger issues lead to violence so...
5. ADONIS HAS SOME BOXING EXPERIENCE but seeks out Rocky to train him once he finds out his true family name.  Makes sense.
6. ROCKY HAS AN ILLNESS and if he dies, I will cry.  Story goes that Rocky was supposed to die in "Rocky V" but studio executives changed the script.  
7. PHYLLICIA RASHAD IS IN THE MOVIE and she can't be Apollo's widow.  

On the left is Apollo's wife.  On the right is Clair Huxtable.

Questions that I have:

1. HOW OLD IS ADONIS?  He has to be at least 29 years old.  I assume he was born in the Summer of 1986.  If Apollo fought Drago in November of 1985, Adonis probably was a blessing of life in October, the latest.  Apollo wouldn't have sacrificed his career for the bedroom.  Apollo was a professional.
2. IS ADONIS A "LOVE CHILD"?  Seems ridiculous to think Apollo would go stepping out on Mary Anne.  I am more inclined to believe Mary Anne didn't know she was with child.  She probably would have used that information to motivate Apollo for his fight versus Drago.
3. WHY DIDN'T ADONIS KNOW WHO HIS BIRTH FATHER WAS? Whoever made this decision is clearly the villain in this story.  
4. WHERE IS DUKE? Duke would have taken in this kid and raised him right.  Just like Apollo would have done.  Duke always had Apollo's back.  The Duke question is key.
5. WHAT IS ROCKY'S ILLNESS? More importantly did he get it from drinking raw eggs? Because I totally did that when I was a kid after I saw "Rocky" and might need to go see a doctor.
6. WHY IS CLAIR HUXTABLE IN THIS MOVIE?  I feel like she is the villain I wrote about earlier, it just won't be as obvious as Adrian was as the villain in "Rocky IV". 
7. HOW MANY ACADEMY AWARDS WILL THIS MOVIE WIN?  I am guessing 3.  Best Supporting Actor is a lock for Sylvester Stallone.  Best Picture is probably is the hunt.  Best Original Score or Best Actor will bring home the last piece of hardware.

I am really looking forward to Tuesday night.  I get butterflies and goosebumps thinking about it.  Unfortunately, I can't go to the 7:00 special showing but I will be going to the late show.  My daughter has a Sugar Plum Ball on Tuesday and I am her date.  

She is the only person I know that can knock out Rocky!