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Gladiator II
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I'm sorry, I know. i'm just very illustrative when expressing my aversion to something.
I’m the same mate. I already pre ordered it on Apple TV but not sure I can bring myself to watch it because it sounds absolutely dire. And the original is one of my favourite films ever.
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See a few years ago, apparently ridley was talking about doing a sequel that was based upon dante's inferno, with maximus making a journey through hell to elysium. THAT I would have paid to see.
I really need to make some mock posters with these reviers
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RIP Ollie Reed. Missed, and treasured.
2 and half hour run time that actually felt like it whilst watching, doesn't touch the original for me. Denzel going ham for most his scenes was the best part, sets looked decent for a change instead of sticking people in front of blue / green screens.
If they had gone a different way and not stuck the Gladiator title on this it could've done better as a stand alone film.
If they had gone a different way and not stuck the Gladiator title on this it could've done better as a stand alone film.
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$435,166,000
Gladiator 1 only cost 193million inflation adjusted.
How does this have such a big budget but seems small in comparison.
The plots pretty simple yet kind of unbelievable.. it doesn't feel natural at all but forced for the script to cash in on a tie in to the first movie
How does this have such a big budget but seems small in comparison.
The plots pretty simple yet kind of unbelievable.. it doesn't feel natural at all but forced for the script to cash in on a tie in to the first movie
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I suspect that a lot of the reason for it apparently looking cheap was the production turnaround - (90 year old) ridley is not as spry as he once was, is less patient and that from all accounts had a knock on effect. I personally would have bigger issues with the fact that denzel washington's acting seems distractingly awful in it (without wantint to be controversial by the way, how do they justify a black man with so much power in the roman empire? The empire was actually pretty progressive in teh respect that a slave could be freed by way of their own purchase or being granted freedom) - I actually thought that if they were going to continue with a black actor, it would have made more sense to have seen Djimon Hounsou's character enjoy a rise to power. Pedro pascal has...No range, and I have no idea who the other guy is.
I think my biggest fear is that I'll sit down and find a completely incoherent story.
Because modern historians will tell you of Roman Generals etc who were of African Heritage.
Get yourself reeducated man
The history of black Britain: Roman Africans
Black British history goes all the way back to the Romans
www.history.co.uk
In reality I doubt any of them interbred with the natives erven if they are considered African because they were born there.
any written history will be twisted if someone mentions of darker skin etc modern people will instantly be onto that's a black man then!!!!!
There's literally no proof Hannibal or anyone else was African looking and we know they certainly wouldn't have been considered equals.... you were either roman or you were a savage.
Denzel just isn't a good actor, he has a nice voice and speaks well, that's it.
same as pascal.... he's not a good actor hes a meme
to be considered a good actor these days it doesn't matter hpow good you are itt just matters what you've been in and how big people think your fan base is.
All the icons are people of the 90s... Hollywood's dead
Seems like a lot of the big names phoned in the acting and the music felt very flat at times. Watch the first film again would be my advice.I would watch it, but I was never a huge fan of the original, sacrilege, I know.
I enjoyed it.
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I had no idea what to expect watching this as i had not paid attention to any reviews.
As it started i began to realise that the plot was largely a copy of the first film... as the film progressed it seemed that way.. then we got sharks in the colosseum.. yeah sharks! With frickin space lazers! ok maybe no lazers...
Terrible film 2/10
As it started i began to realise that the plot was largely a copy of the first film... as the film progressed it seemed that way.. then we got sharks in the colosseum.. yeah sharks! With frickin space lazers! ok maybe no lazers...
Terrible film 2/10