🎥 Gladiator 2

[rose wadi]

https://boxd.it/kqQQ

[fervent tapir]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTFoGfR4J/

[amber crow]

first

[torn river]

Great

[timber crane]

Ass film

[dreamy solar]

Was it good or bad? What was the story about?

[manic sluice]

Fun!

[fathom bronze]

I would say it’s above average

Nothing special but an entertaining watch

[amber crow]

ngl - the trailers spoiled some scenes

[fresh pond]

Trailers do do that

Nice film

[wet frigate]

Too much hate, Ridley rocks

Gladiator 2 good

Napoleon good

House of gucci good

Alien covenant good

The counselor good

The Last Duel is incredible, thats top 5 ridley right there with blade runner, alien and the first gladiator

[lavish geyser]

4/10

[high halo]

The reason why I haven't watch Napoleon is because the historical inaccuracies were so bad it ruin the movie for me and portray Napoleon not as a cunning and intelligent general but as a child whose yearn intentions from his wife. But for Gladiator 2, historical inaccuracy weren't that an issue for me because the game is really that insane even more than that and the story is entirely fictional

[wet frigate]

I dont mind fictionalised history at all, its not trying to be a documentary its trying to be good storytelling and art

Amadeus is a masterpiece and almost completely fictional

[vivid karma]

worthy sequel

wish lucilla lived though

[carmine egret]

I hated this movie’s first 90 minutes and kind of liked the last hour

[carmine egret]

Eh

CGI monkeys

Absolutely ridiculous choice

I noticed too many bad cgi shots

[carmine egret]

This is where I was for most of the movie but then it really carves out its own space.

I have to applaud it for not being a shot for shot remake of the first like fucking rise of skywalker

[carmine egret]

I thought napoleon was just a terrible movie

One of the worst I saw last year

Factionalized or not

The trailer really put me off of it

Black Sabbath? Seriously? And a bombastic version as if the original wasn’t good enough? lol

[manic sluice]

CG monkeys were dope as hell

[fathom bronze]

Are we forgetting the whole ass rhino that the homie was riding?😭this is such a dude movie I love it 🤣

[wet frigate]

I watched it again in the cinema and liked it even more

Ridley is cooking

Give me 20 more roman empire epics with this good of a production over generic dwayne johnson or superhero slop any day

[lofty nymph]

@obsidian birch

[obsidian birch]

Thank u

Are spoilers allowed here

[obsidian birch]

Hi

[lofty nymph]

it's called movie-spoilers chat

[rose wadi]

Yeah just spoiler mark em pls

[wet frigate]

Lol did Blinc get kicked? @rose wadi

[rose wadi]

Don’t think so

They left

[wet frigate]

Oh ok lol

Need more Gladiator II fans in the chat 😏

Too many haters yapping nonsense 🥱

@rose wadi Im usually a fan of you but your Napoleon review made me sad 😢

[orchid sapphire]

Does this movie use the 'Now We Are Free' song?

[wet frigate]

Yes

[rose wadi]

lol, we know each other?

[wet frigate]

I'm Charlie https://boxd.it/gLJl

[rose wadi]

Oh shit, hey brother

Your emojis threw me off

Swear you only turn up once every six months lol

Take it you liked Napoleon more than me lol

[wet frigate]

Pretty accurate

[rose wadi]

I still yet to see the directors cut. One day, took Ridley a whole year to release it lol.

[wet frigate]

I like all of Ridley's films except Hannibal I think

Theres something really cool about how he does scifi and historical epics

I feel no other director is doing it like him

His production and visuals are usually stronger than his scripts

Id say thats true for Napoleon and Gladiator II

We're in a decade of so many stale looking blockbusters

I cant help but get excited by getting stuff like this in cinemas

Prometheus is also stunning

[rose wadi]

Really enjoyed the last duel, prob one of my favourites by him. Mainly due to its cheaper style narrative. Found it to be very engaging.

I’m sure I’ll enjoy Gladiator 2, as well.

House of Gucci looks funky, but I’ll enjoy

Exodus while it didn’t make a huge impact, it however was an epic. Also good cast

[wet frigate]

Ridley Scott Ranked https://boxd.it/dWloi

Mayber American Gangster should be above Gladiator II

I should rewatch American Gangster

[rose wadi]

I gotta revisit the Alien franchise. I don’t remember much of Prometheus, but know I loved its atmosphere. The recent Romulus was great too.

[wet frigate]

Missed Romulus

I need to see that

[rose wadi]

It has some pretty great Alien core stuff.

Glad to see another Last Duel enjoyer

[wet frigate]

That should be on Disney + soon I think

[wet frigate]

Thats his best recent one

Because the script is genuinely great

Ridley doesnt write any of his scripts

And I feel the script is usually more the issue in his films than the directing

He directs these films really well imo

Like the weakest part of Gladiator II is also the script like Napoleon

[fresh pond]

definitely agree the script was lacking here, mainly just for lucius character was my gripe

but like the sort of direction this one took in comparison to the first

also pedro pascal

[wet frigate]

Paul Mescal is great but not given much to work with

I feel he is a better actor than Russell Crowe but doesnt have his movie star charisma, he is a more subtle actor better for complex dramatic roles

Than carrying an action blockbuster

[fresh pond]

😔

did enjoy him in the action parts though

but outside of the arena he was just not given the best work yeah

still delightful flick though

[orchid sapphire]

I hope so, for a sequel it looks pretty good

[drowsy trout]

RIDLEYS BACK BABY

[hot holly]

Just watched it

Film is okay

1st one is still better

[next cypress]

Pretty good

[spare haven]

Took my mom to see this today and honestly we both enjoyed it. It’s not my favourite movie of the year but it was fun

[drowsy trout]

Mid asf

Supper mid

[drowsy trout]

I think this film is a perfect example of the motto more does not mean better

[drowsy trout]

There are a lot of grand action scenes has to be expected from a Scott film.

But it’s missing that fundamental characterization the original had that made it such a masterpiece

[nimble oasis]

I honestly found most of the characters to be very one note yeah

Especially the emperors were just abrasively so

even if i think Pascal, Mescal and Washington gave solid performances, their characters were’t amazing

[sweet plaza]

#strengthandhonour

[drowsy trout]

K-KARMA!

YOUR A MOD NOW CONGRATS

[dawn tapir]

so uh... when the incest twinks and denzel died did that mean the monkey was in charge for a bit

was ancient rome, in ridley scott's conception of things, briefly ruled by a little monkey emperor

[orchid sapphire]

Rome, ruled by a little monkey. Makes sense for this movie.

[spare haven]

😂

[hot copper]

some emperor gave consul powers to a donkey so a monkey is only one letter away

[rain laurel]

Yes

[sweet plaza]

https://boxd.it/7SZjm5

[molten bloom]

ok in theater

now

about to watch

hyped

good start

[molten bloom]

Ngl leaving aside CGI monke I am enjoying this way more than I thought I would

[orchid sapphire]

And the CGI sharks?

[molten bloom]

the sharks and the rhino did not bother me as much ngl

maybe less rushed

all felt a bit rushed tho ngl

but still was very fun

To my surprise I quite like it

[fresh pond]

The world needs more cgi sharks in coliseums

[molten bloom]

For real

that was wild

[hot copper]

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/26/gladiator-ii-review-movie-history-ancient-rome/

[mint notch]

I watched Gladiator II and found it satisfactory, though it doesn’t match the greatness of the first film due to the writing and it being a retread. Nonetheless, it was thoroughly entertaining, with well directed set pieces and battles. Denzel Washington, as Macrinus, gave the standout performance and stole the show. While Paul Mescal’s portrayal of Lucius couldn’t match Russell Crowe’s magnificent performance as Maximus, he did a decent job. https://letterboxd.com/film/gladiator-ii/

[nimble oasis]

(heads up you posted the film’s LB page and not your review)

[surreal ingot]

so was the villain suicidal the entire time? cause theres no way that overthrow wouldve worked. seems like an idiotic way to destroy years of work and networking. he didnt even get to see it burn down himself. why did they have to turn the villain into a clown at the end?

i liked a lot of aspects of this movie tho

[manic sluice]

I think both main villains in the Gladiator films are a little suicidal

[surreal ingot]

theres two main villains, that are not the twin emperors?

[manic sluice]

I mean Phoenix and Denzel

[surreal ingot]

oh fa sho! in the first one, it seemed that Phoenix's character had no regard for life at all

[manic sluice]

Yeah, there's this really performative nature to all his speeches about making a better Rome et al

Mind you, I think Phoenix and Denzel are bringing a ton to these characters that isn't really in the text

Both of them are terrific

[surreal ingot]

bruh, denzel's silence was way more imposing than his words in this movie. no pun intended but that says a lot

he would just stare at people in this very piercing manner

phoenix actually had a bit of the same devilish stare too

https://tenor.com/view/glaring-commodus-gladiator-scowl-mad-gif-1998568554511076778

[spare crow]

One time watch

[tidal bloom]

slow but very good imo

[molten bloom]

i will watch again as soon as digital comes out had a blast in theater

[manic sluice]

The best thing about this film is that it works as an action film. It's not as good as Gladiator, but Scott's gotten a lot better at covering the fights.

[sage saffron]

Honestly I liked Gladiator II (2024), but again it's not on the same level as the first movie.

Look I'm not sure if it's just me but there wasn't really much character development, like I thought General Acacius would play a bigger role in the movie.

[molten bloom]

Gladiator II is not about characters development is about how much rushed story arcs and effects work can Ridley pull off and still make the most fun "legacy sequel" I saw on theater this year.

Lmao

[nimble oasis]

For me i think the script was simply horrible

I think the production design is there ans a couple performances but paper thin characters

Emperors especially

[molten bloom]

seems like someone was not entertained ...

~~(sorry could not avoid it)~~lmao

[nimble oasis]

Loll

On a serious note, yeah i wasnt lol

[drowsy trout]

But Karama, didn’t you like the sharks!

[molten bloom]

I liked CGI rushed shark and rhino, monke looked like shit tho

only thing i would improved in movie ngl

CG monke bad

Paul Mescal muscles and Denzel going wild good

[rugged dagger]

America is lacking, last night I decided to watch a double feature. Although I kind of enjoyed the movie, I also didn't enjoy the movie. I mean, who worked with the soundtrack?

For the second movie, I saw 'The prosecutor'
I was about to ask my money back too, but then the movie picked up. Basically the message of the movie, or what I got from it: ||even the justice system gets it wrong sometimes.||
We need movies like this, with messages.

The only reason why I'm still watching marvel movies, because somehow the directors, producers make all there movies come together in the end, even if it doesn't make sense. And if you miss something that might be importing for future plot, (from another thing) don't get your hopes up that they will explain it to you in the current movie/ shows

[sweet plaza]

https://youtu.be/Ed_-q5b-5KE?si=FSnh6Gg84jJJgLMb