Gladiator 2 REVIEW - Proof Hollywood is LOST

[@andytlwy]

We can go easy on Ridley Scott for being 86 but at the same time, Clint Eastwood has been writing and directing Oscar winners and he’s 200 years old. Simply put its ANOTHER movie that never needed to be made.

[@harikili]

HAaahahahah.

[@DarthBalsamic]

Eastwood's got another movie coming out soon. It's probably going to be good because he actually takes it seriously and has realistic, substantive themes in them.

[@DanielCasilli]

Yeah, senility

[@namberak]

Woody Allen is 88 and has been churning out close to a movie a year for decades. Without repeating himself. :-)

[@DanielCasilli]

@DarthBalsamic well he needs something with emotion to make up for his overhyped career

[@thebatman4279]

I want to see three emperors in the next one, plus Gladiators that ride armoured dinosaurs in a lava-filled arena.

[@nicbrone1846]

They missed an opportunity to attach some lasers to those arena sharks

[@Michael18599]

@@nicbrone1846 🤣

[@canaldecasta]

You must think bigger. Gladiators on the Moon.

[@bentonrp]

Gladiator III: Lucius vs. Robo-Zombie Maximus

[@ChaoticYak1]

Just so you know, the year after the assassination of Commodus (not in the arena but by his mistress and personal trainer) is called the year of the 5 emperors. So if they went back in time, you could get part of your wish. :)

[@atgblue1]

Gladiator WAS a happy ending. He killed the bad guy and was reunited in paradise with his family.

[@Hutch_Davenport]

This. And I refuse to watch anything with Pedro the guy who likes to call us white supremacist nazis Pascal.

[@mollaram]

​@@Hutch_DavenportI am not watching anything with fuken Pedro

[@thomasdavis3933]

Good comments.

[@SonGojit456]

​@@Hutch_DavenportHey, Pascal is Awesome

[@Hutch_Davenport]

@@SonGojit456 He hates conservatives so he can suck it.

[@christopherlancaster7180]

What next, Titanic 2, the iceberg strikes back.

[@megansavage7152]

Titanic 2 has already been made it came out in 2012

[@christopherlancaster7180]

@ 😂 ha ha, superb. I will look out for this masterpiece.

[@marcogenovesi8570]

@@megansavage7152 it's not a sequel but a parody

[@Guigley]

I can't wait for _Titanic 3: Ice, Ice, Baby._

[@RCAvhstape]

@@megansavage7152 The sequel to Titanic was a 1980 movie called Raise the Titanic based on a cheesy Clive Cussler book.

[@2012sonora]

People who don't understand heroism can't write heroes in movies. It's just that simple. These movies all lack emotional depth and resonance because the people making them lack it themselves.

[@carlrood4457]

I finally watched Godzilla Minus One and it reminds me of the line from Excalibur, "I never knew how empty was my soul until it was filled." When you see real heroism on screen, you know it.

[@marcogenovesi8570]

they lack humanity at all

[@coilt]

that's what you get when your whole life experience is arguing over pronouns on twitter and playing videogames

[@groebot]

💯

[@elibunches6044]

​@@carlrood4457Him drinking from the cup and riding out while everything comes back to life is my favorite piece of cinema, nothing that's came out in the last 10 years or more has come close to something made in the 80s

[@hanpolo2727]

My dad loves Gladiator 1, and he watches it at least twice a month? When we went to see Gladiator 2, I asked him, "How was it?" He replied, "It was okay." I then asked. "Would you watch it again or as much?" And he swiftly replied with... "No." Which says a lot about modern Hollywood.

[@madcyborg1822]

I wish I could watch movies I love once a month. I just have this thing when I watch a movie, I just remember everything and it's just boring to watch it again, unless a couple of years pass and I'm with someone who's never seen it.

[@Piratequeen010156]

the first Gladiator is my boyfriends favorite movie and that was his exact reply to my question on how he liked the second movie. It was just okay and does not have any re-watchability like the first one.

[@taroman7100]

you're dad is awesome

[@reasonablyserious]

My dad also adores the original, so I decided to shield him from this travesty -- he's not really the movie-going-type, so that he can simply go on enjoying it without knowing this is going on (my inner censor has reared its head)

[@fabiansandoval6132]

I actually liked gladiator 2, I give it an 8.5 out of 10. I will probably watch it one more time.

[@mathias2410]

Bad CGI is worse than no CGI.

[@fletchlee49]

I kinda like the planes that always look fresh off the assembly line and with a 3x turning speed, and no oil or rust. kidding.

[@twotidoce]

100%

[@antzooma]

with this comment I just imagined extras running around in shark costumes

[@Sherlock2009-e8r]

Well if we just had green men running around, then no CGI is bad then

[@Whiteshell204]

practical effects will always look better CGI was never meant to be used the way it has become the norm today

[@BlakeCDMedia]

My wife will not make me see Wicked, because she has no interest and would rather play video games. I am blessed.

[@GaudiaCertaminisGaming]

Does your wife have a sister? I’m married, but I have access to a shovel.

[@GreenClassified]

​@@GaudiaCertaminisGamingomg 😩

[@BlakeCDMedia]

@@GaudiaCertaminisGaming She does, but she grew up gaming with her brother. The sister will play Roblox. Where my wife is on her 3rd playthrough of Badlur's Gate 3. She did have a good laugh at your comment, so thank you!

[@saltycat662]

I'm a wife and I feel the same way as your wife does. Couples who game together, stay together.

[@maphanger2044]

You are indeed, mate. Hold on to that one.

[@michaelclouse3174]

What's next? Braveheart 2: Wallace's Revenge (featuring Will Smith as The ghost of William Wallace)

[@JasonXBeats]

8ight (sequal to se7en) - Pitt Get out of jail and hunts down that box.

[@marianaree9967]

hahahahaha this made laugh

[@VTdarkangel]

Part of what made the original work so well was that it was a great presentation of the chief virtues of Stoicism. We see Maximus go from an ideal soldier who wants nothing more than to go home to his family to a broken man on a search for vengeance and then returning to a man of virtue as he puts aside his desire for selfish vengeance in persuit of justice. The bittersweetness of the ending was that he did finally get to return to his family again after his service to Rome was done, but he could only do so in death.

[@lavatr8322]

I had a crush on lucilla when I was small. Now as a grown up I saw a woman that exactly looked liked Lucilla. I just couldn't fathom

[@Synysterenji]

I dont get why people shit on gladiator 2 so much. The themes you describe can be found in this movie too.

[@stevenscott2718]

@@Synysterenji I dont get why people shit on my chocolate cake. the ingredients are all the same.

[@VTdarkangel]

@@lavatr8322 Connie Nielsen was truly a beauty in the first one.

[@comet392]

It also went against the woke mob's belief that only blacks were enslaved(they sure act like it).

[@triprussell3]

There was no need for a Gladiator sequel!

[@MrYellingdingo]

There is no Gladiator sequel..

[@triprussell3]

@ I stood corrected! 👍

[@finnb2318]

There was no need for a TRON sequel. Still turned out great.

[@Polka_Ch]

Yes there was! For one reason only: Pedro Pascal dies.

[@MrJobsworth1979]

Are you not entertained ?

[@lukefreeman4281]

Gladiator 2 should have gone back and showed Proximo’s tale….A young Proximo becoming the greatest gladiator & winning his freedom.

[@pavolkrajcovic745]

Exactly what I thought…

[@maodijong3661]

@@pavolkrajcovic745 Proximo: A Gladiator's Tale

[@macmac4473]

That would require screenwriters who could conceive an original story

[@KnightOwl_X7]

wow cool idea. I would go to see that

[@alhfgsp]

But sir, that would require creativity.

[@obiwankenobi661]

man, growing up in the 90s i didnt know i got spoiled with an avalanche of great movies.

[@jdogg448]

I just keep going back and watching 90s films.

[@akasilkyslim]

90's was a good decade for movies.

[@jdogg448]

@@nettie444amc Tbf tonnes of movies back then were remakes however they were remakes from a while back like the 60's. So the movies feel drastically different and don't try and ram an accepted political message down your throat.

[@kevinbuja8105]

I understand. Now from someone that was a kid in the 60's, teen in the 70's, young adult in the 80's and 30's in the 90's, I end up watching Tubi, Pluto, & YT Movies because they play movies from those era''s. I have to admit some ofd the best movies, were from the 70's.

[@AlanVeigag]

And music

[@Lonovavir]

Producer #1: Should we make original stories again? Producer #2: Nah, let's work on Braveheart 2: Braveheart on Mars!!!!!!!!!

[@erichendrickson8319]

You really need to erase this comment before some one in hollywood sees it and thinks it is a great idea. 😁

[@lelouchlives8930]

Stunning and Braveheart

[@jjc4577]

@@lelouchlives8930 so, it will be gender and race swapped..Wilma Wallace bravely fights the patriarchy and wins a gender affirming battle freeing several non-binary Scots..um..people.

[@tchocky71]

Maybe we will be given The Sound of Music 2. What did the Von Trapps do when hiding in the Swiss Alps for years? Someone in Hollywood will realise they need to know.

[@grahamrobson5954]

lethal braveheart weapon

[@ChimneyJuice]

Trying to remake Gladiator was stupid. Let me tell you now. Save your sixteen bucks. It was awkward AF.

[@RichRif]

Did the sharks have laser beams on their heads?

[@silvermanemilard]

Friggin'!

[@DrEvil-ng7ep]

​@@silvermanemilardno, those are on the sea bass.

[@Omnivolv]

Zombie demon cgi monkeys

[@danmercer8139]

Hey, that’s my line!

[@jeffreyschipper5188]

Trow me a friggin bone in here ! :P

[@KevinDuthie-l6w]

No creativity. No originality. These younger generations who grew up inside on the internet lacking real life experiences as children are now the writers. And it shows.

[@KDSchiester]

Damn good comment!!!!!!!

[@malikj5336]

....Joker 2 written by 50+ year olds Gladiator 2 written by an 80+ year old Red One, written and performed by 45+ year olds Need me to keep going? It's the OLDER generations that have the power, shitting out absolutely garbage versions of their greatest hits.

[@Darthvaderisrad]

Don't matter who wrote them when theproducers/production team is younger. Should I keep going?🤦🙄​@@malikj5336

[@Serpent947]

Hey don’t blame us for these shit movies it’s still you old heads making them

[@shadowaccount]

You're a delusional boomer

[@Youmissedme-i5z]

Watching Ridley Scott making movies in his 80's is like watching Mike Tyson boxing in his 50's. Cringe...

[@MT-eo6tq]

Box office says otherwise

[@Omnivolv]

@@MT-eo6tqso that’s what makes a good film? Word

[@ChaptermasterPedroKantor-kv5yw]

@@MT-eo6tq Opening week box office says Jack Sh1t! It's the 2nd week drop off that determines hit or miss. As MANY a Disney Marvel movie has shown.

[@ErikDeMann]

@@MT-eo6tq Yeah, because he is selling the Ridley Scott brand nowadays, not anything particularly noteworthy in terms of the movies he produces.

[@Michael-og8dt]

Like Napoleon?​@@MT-eo6tq

[@gorgeousgeorge5173]

I've seen far more Pedro Pascal the past couple years than I care for. Is there no other actors left in Hollywood? He's really not all that.

[@Darkurge666]

They're not supposed to use white actors so he's the replacement.

[@gorgeousgeorge5173]

@@Darkurge666 No arguments here. I think he's stereo-typical, greasy af.

[@markward413]

He's woke and tows the line, so he gets casts for everything .

[@jacobyrassilon]

His best role was in GoT....everything else has been mid at best.

[@ChimneyJuice]

Never ever liked him and as an actor and seeing him as a person I like him even less.

[@relevation0]

New movies just suck. This generation of actors just sucks. I don't watch them.

[@robertjamesonmusic]

If you don’t watch them then how do you know they suck?

[@relevation0]

@robertjamesonmusic trailers

[@adolfryan1930]

Probably watched enough to know . Nice try ​@@robertjamesonmusic

[@MisterSinisterReviews]

No one: Denzel: Mah Gladiata

[@thebatman4279]

Emperor Commodus ain't got SHIT on ME!

[@MisterSinisterReviews]

@ 👏👏

[@Jucelegario]

it was: My... ... ... Champion lol

[@PosthumouslyAD]

Unnecessary. But then again HE’S Denzel and you’re…? Right 😂

[@assassins4]

This was the perfect role for him; he hates white people and wants a white society to fall even though it allowed him to prosper. He can just play himself.

[@georgeedward1226]

The next big budget movie set in ancient Rome should be an origin story of Bigus Dickus.

[@hectorfigueroa2294]

The hell? 😂

[@jjc4577]

and his wife...Incontinentia Buttocks. Laughing is not allowed.

[@canadianeh4792]

But what have the Romans ever done for US?

[@ADIoS-dt2xd]

@@hectorfigueroa2294 A character from Monty Python's Life of Brian (hilarious 😂)

[@rushpete]

We can only hope...

[@bemoredomorehavemore]

Such a poor film. Predictable. Story plot filled with holes. Poor CGI. Built on so many assumptions. Poor acting. Really bad. The CGI monkeys were so unbelievably poor. Oh well. This is why just prefer KZbin to Hollywood in general

[@geeshta]

I became allergic to Pedro Pascal's face. Achoo!

[@AndyMatrixTV]

Salud

[@toolman99]

Did you need a tissue?

[@paulinegallagher7821]

Guy from two successful TV shows is now everywhere, hes fine, but there are so many other great actors from former TV shows that are not getting nearly enough recognition, while their co-stars are in everything. Jon Hamm, nowhere, Elizabeth Moss, everywhere. I think the criteria has to be that they have to be in two major TV hits, and have to be either woke AF (Pascal) or a scientologist (Moss).

[@MundaneThingsBackwards]

@@paulinegallagher7821 Pascal isn't just woke, he belongs to the "right" identity. Half the reason he's in so much shit is because he "codes" white aka ticks a box without causing too much backlash for lore breakage.

[@dwminiboss511]

Bless you.

[@jamesphilip6737]

Next we will get "Gladiator The Musical " with Hugh Jackman.

[@ronnygranados2433]

hopefully

[@ChrisLeonard-np7lh]

Hey Logan is a terrific singer/dancer!

[@paulmcgrew2932]

I love that idea!

[@Derek8487]

If its as good as "terminator 2 the super fantastic musical" I'm in

[@ChrisLeonard-np7lh]

@ somewhere between “Springtime for Hitler” and the anime Hiroshima.

[@wesleymiller6674]

This was not the first idea for a sequel. Originally, the protagonist from the first movie was opposed to find himself in hell or the afterlife, and have to fight his way out. As outlandish as that is, it would have been at least original, and not a straight remake

[@Trollificusv2]

Well, they'd just have to put a scene early in the movie where the priests do some divination, some haruspicy or something, then look up and say "Somehow, Lucius has returned."

[@joshwhite557]

I'm so sick of seeing Pedro's face everywhere now. Dude isn't even that good a actor tbh.

[@hussle2654]

Narcos was great but now that I know he's a whiny shitlib I'm never watching him again.

[@joaofarinha551]

He's a major lefty. They love him because of it

[@Torgo1969]

You mean Pedo Pascal?

[@metimoteo]

He's a decent actor, but he's extremely overexposed.

[@kayskaht2052]

Ugh and he's annoying!!! 🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@Wendigo-o4s]

General Maximus is still remembered today. This slop will be easily forgotten.

[@Michael_x7]

I really liked Gladiator 2. Sure it did not reach the same level as 1 but i enjoied the action, nice scenes, relations between characters, callbacks to the first movie like picking up the sand before fight

[@johnjacobhemerheimerschmid2647]

Eh hem. You mean General Maximus Decimus Meridius, right? Put some respek on his name. Commander of the legions of the North. Husband to a murdered wife. Father to a murdered son. And he did get the revenge he needed to have peace on the next life.

[@soshiderek]

Revisited it, Braveheart, Private Ryan and watched Godfather 1-3. 👏👏👏

[@Drain_Life]

1st movie is still remembered to this day. 2nd will be forgotten in a month.

[@anubisshadowreaper8808]

​@@Drain_Lifeit's funny how wrong you are

[@K4inan]

Hannibal Barca was not a black man. My favorite figure in history and they just butchered him with this.

[@briendoyle3823]

How do you know when Historians aren't even sure of the pigmentation of his skin?

[@jahkarimirza7286]

Yes he was. He was a Moor.

[@idonetoldyou5199]

@@jahkarimirza7286 - North Africa isn't Blk. This is really basic human geography. The "We Wuz Everyone" crowd knows very little about Africa.

[@jibreelg-s7e]

People like yourself who think the Sahara desert was an impenetrable barrier are naive. First off, it was once green and Blacks were part of the ancient Mediterranean world so you can stop with the “We wuz everyone “ nonsense.

[@jeffwhitney3369]

@@jibreelg-s7e Blacks might have been part of the ancient mediterranean but would they be in a position of power like this???? I doubt it! Weren't they mostly slaves?

[@saladinbob]

I put the original Gladiator down as one of the finest stand alone movies ever made. I still hold that view even after this pretence of a sequel.

[@effewe2]

Agree...I watch Gladiator and still love that movie...this part II is a waste of human energy.

[@ComposedSage75]

Hollyweird lost long ago. What’s left is just bloat and foolishness no one wants to see.

[@fahadfaisal7855]

True! As a die-hard Indian Jones fan, I couldn't watch the last two movies. Didn't even want to know the details. How sad. At least their 'woke' crowed is happy...ya know...the 3 percent crowd.

[@alfredshort3]

I agree with you, till I'm reminded Transformers 2 almost did a billion in the box office..

[@soshiderek]

Very true. :(

[@MaverickLee11]

yeah, i did enjoy this one tho.. even though shooting arrows across a stadium with people in audience whilst sharks swim below you is pretty rad

[@geemac7267]

Pedro Pascal was born to play Oberyn Martell. Beyond that, his career has been like trying to cast Michael Richards as a leading man. He ain't IT.

[@kristianawilson9038]

Hes been amazing as joel in the last of us, tf 😂

[@redx4013]

@@kristianawilson9038he made a good Joel, a horrible mandolorian though he should have left the helmet on.

[@rowinwillems7712]

Pablo escobar serie is good

[@kauetadaieski3131]

Dude, they destroyed this movie legacy. This is a societal sympton, a decay. 100% proof

[@bentonrp]

Ironically, Gladiator recognized that the Roman Empire did the same thing and was trying to warn our culture not to do that. 😏

[@avalonjustin]

Joker 2 Syndrome

[@antzooma]

the movie legacy is not destroyed don't be so dramatic

[@Marmalada180]

Nothing's destroyed. Just pretend like this movie was never made & you're good. This "sequel" will be forgotten in no time.

[@RogerCaplan]

The original is still just as awesome and enjoyable as ever. Great thing about this film is that it can be ignored entirely.

[@passingtime8320]

Gladiator, 300, Braveheart. Movies that didn’t need sequels.

[@NeoSpacian1237]

The world didn’t need your opinion

[@TheRealValdil]

​@@NeoSpacian1237But hes right, you should learn something.

[@Lakers-u2v]

​@@NeoSpacian1237 OK kamala voter

[@internetperson9121]

@neospacian it’s a comment section, it would be pretty empty here without opinions

[@travisbrown9936]

300 is an awful movie

[@nevermore300]

Everyone mentions ALIEN (1979) as Ridley Scott's breakout film. Ok it's a horror science fiction masterpiece (which i'm old enough to have seen in the cinema when it came out) but sadly no one ever seems to mention his 1977 beautiful film THE DUELLISTS starring Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel set in the Napolionic era. It's an overlooked classic and deserves a mention in any Ridley Scott conversation.

[@Stuart267]

*Pedro Pascal is the man where charisma goes to die. Why the hell is he in EVERYTHING these days? The dude is the definition of mediocre.*

[@newera478]

True. But he did well in Game of Thrones. Too bad that series went to shit in its later seasons.

[@Stuart267]

@@newera478 *Full disclosure I watched 3 episodes & wasn't impressed. Me & my girlfriend at the time nearly broke up over my not being interested in the show. The only thing I saw him in that was passable was Equalizer 2.*

[@g.w.7893]

He's even in a Corona beer commercial.

[@Stuart267]

@@g.w.7893 *That plss water. Sounds typical a shltty actor advertising a shltty beer.*

[@paulinegallagher7821]

Its this luck actors seem to have who are in two hit TV shows. Elizabeth Moss was in Mad Men then The Handmaids Tale, and maybe her Scientologist buddy Tom Cruise got her into a bunch of big movies as a result of those successes as well. Bryan Cranston was in Malcom in the Middle and Breaking Bad. Pascal came off two major TV shows (though I did not remotely get the hype over The Last of Us), and hes a woke mouthpiece as well.

[@Greydawg]

I watched this & Critical Drinker's review, both great. *Problem is now KZbin seems to think I want to be shown a near-endless stream of "Gladiator 2" videos.* I do not. 🤷🤷‍♂🤷‍♀

[@ashscott6068]

Clear your watch history. You can also clear your search history, but if you clear it all, KZbin won't show you any videos at all until you start using the search bar. Click the three lines next to the KZbin logo in the top left, so the side bar opens. Click "History". On the right, will be an option to clear all watch history. When you click on that and do it, you can also clear your search history and liked videos history and everything KZbin uses to suggest videos to you.

[@Greydawg]

@ashscott6068 that's kinda brilliant. Thank you. ♥️

[@ashscott6068]

@@Greydawg Bet you wish you knew about it before the election year began. :P

[@MaverickLee11]

lmao! come on, it was not that bad.. i really enjoyed it, better than most the trash out these days.. just sadly the actor choice was poor.. denzel was a mistake and so was pedro pascal and so was lucius character himself, looked nothing like his dad. I just posted my instant reaction and rating to this movie.. let me know your thoughts

[@Greydawg]

@MaverickLee11 I just didn't want it being suggested so much on KZbin, that's all. Found a solution, too. Cheers.

[@kevinmccabe7263]

The budget for Gladiator 2 is reported as $310 million and it is on track to fall short of $500 mil worldwide at the box office. They're gonna end up losing like $60-100 million of this plus whatever they spent on marketing 😳

[@polpothead3076]

Oliver Reed was the REAL gladiator...went out like a legend.

[@rgerber]

My favorite scene is Proximo rolling his eyes when Gladiator Maximus is having his antics

[@dbf1dware]

At this point, anything with Pedro Pascal in it is a hard pass for me.

[@skipdog9912]

Dude was epic in this movie!

[@DannyKnightblade45]

I'm glad Gary pointed out that Pedro Pascal gets roles in everything because he's a hollyweirdo hack who will support any immoral agenda hollyweird promotes and insults anyone who disagrees with hollyweird's politics.

[@erikh9991]

He looks too much like Mark Ruffalo which makes me want to up-chuck.

[@justinbeynon7980]

It's getting to that point. Andor was excellent, however. I love that show.

[@alphega1983]

instead of gladiator 2, they could have made something unique from the Roman era. There are hundreds of years worth of historical material to pick from. The life of Constantine, the fall of Rome by the Goths, the rise of the Byzantine Empire and the split from the Roman Empire. There is so much history that is over looked.

[@wazzup233]

True or make a biopic about Julius Caesar. 😉

[@paulinegallagher7821]

Who is 'they' Ridley Scott? If he did that, everyone would be like 'No Gladiator 2?' They did it because of the publicity a sequel would get, no matter how utterly pointless it is.

[@BryceShamwow]

@@paulinegallagher7821 Nobody would be saying that because nobody wanted a sequel to that movie. Not 24 years later, anyway.

[@defeqel6537]

And they could have made a different gladiator movie too. Gladiators are still cool

[@voidedwinner1478]

​@@paulinegallagher7821that would be an unfunny meme for 2 weeks before it died off.

[@richardcheese9429]

When I watch movies in 2024, the CGI looks way worse than LOR in 2001. How is that even possible? Also, Denzel is great at playing bad ass modern characters. He was atrocious in this.

[@DB57RB]

Ridley Scott just doesn't have it anymore.

[@yaegermeister4307]

That goes for all of Hollywood, my guy. My best hope is a few very wealthy... Very based veteran a tors start putting parallel studios together and make really great indie films.. or at least something outside the grasp of Hollywood's claws. I don't even care at this point if they will all be mid to lower budget for a decade. Just want great stories again

[@cian239]

He’s 86 of course he doesnt. he also didnt write the film. It was competently directed

[@antzooma]

why ? please elaborate what was wrong with the directing

[@defeqel6537]

He didn't write the first one either though

[@Drain_Life]

He has not had it in a long time now. Should have retired.

[@toastyanon8902]

Was Lucius the Son of Maximus? I think he was the son of a different, deceased Roman General. Maximus just took a shine to him because he was the Emperor's grandson and represented innocence

[@Caitgreenham]

That's what I gathered as well

[@CalebMay-bf1ci]

It was supposed to be Lucius Verus son who was co Emperor with Marcus Aurelius

[@Alexq79-]

He had an affair with Lucius' mother, so it's implied

[@RCAvhstape]

@@Alexq79- I can't imagine Maximus cheating on his wife. It was very plain that he was the honorable man in the story, and the whole plot is based around him getting revenge for the death of his wife and son.

[@smtwo7047]

Not having seen the new movie, I assume that Gary is telling us how its script portrayed Lucious. That the terrible writers HAD to make a connection with Maximus and so wrote it that Lucious was his son. If this is true, it just highlights how talentless they are.

[@jerm724]

When it was revealed that Lucious is Maximus' son, my eyes have never rolled so hard in all of my life.

[@Infamous1892]

Eh, I'd rather rewatch Rome on HBO with Kevin McKidd and Ray Stevenson.

[@2012sonora]

Rome was a fantastic show. Drags a bit in places but overall very solid, very enjoyable, and an earnest attempt to really capture that world

[@braxxian]

Agreed. Rome is outstanding.

[@plainbagel9192]

Episode 9 of season 1 has a chilling Gladiator execution fight

[@maxmazzotti6651]

Or Spartacus on STARZ with Liam McIntyre and the late great Andy Whitfield

[@maxmazzotti6651]

@@braxxianRIP Ray Stevenson.

[@spider-cop007VII]

Hollywood doesn’t know what to do anymore

[@Lilmanskis]

Hollywood doesn't want to influence people into thinking they can become heroes or great characters themselves that's why they don't know what to do.

[@yaoming-j6g]

Go Woke, Go Broke

[@rambojohnj.6117]

Up Next: Titanic II Starring Kevin Hart and The Rock.

[@elishajacob9394]

,😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@billybatts8283]

Gladiator 2 "Husband, I am a strong independent woman. I will fight, with a bow and arrow (queef)." "Wife, you're so strong and independent, into the battle you go with your bow and arrow" (inhales). Woman dies "Noooo. Wife. Rome, you are to blame" (slurp slurp).

[@rexxbailey2764]

😂😂😆😆🤣🤣🤣😆😆😂😆🤣🤣🤣 QUEEF! AND SLURRP SLURRP!!! 🤣🤣😂😂😂😆😂😂😂

[@ScotsGal]

Gladiator never needed a sequel ..it was a well rounded story ..man gets betrayed man gets revenge ..simple ..just shows you Hollywierd is totally void of any new ideas

[@ilmaurizetazetaerre]

meantime, the 94 y.o. Clint Eastwood directed yet another masterpiece

[@JL_Lux]

No he didn’t 😂😂😂 he’s washed

[@tsukeral]

Lucius was mot Maximus’ son.

[@hmartinspliff]

"Lucilla Jean was not my lover, She's just a girl who claims that I am the one, But Lucius is not my son, hee hee." *_Maximus Jackson_*

[@Midtable1881]

Gladiator 2: Are you not entertained? Us: We're supposed to be entertained by this?

[@nathanrussell-raby5460]

The fact they needlessly made him Maximus's son is what made me decide I'm not going to watch this film. It retroactively damages Maximus's entire motivations from the first movie. I'm glad they put this information in the trailer so I could decide not to have anything else ruined for me.

[@leviathan19]

I was debating this on instagram, Maximus had something with Lucilla and from that perhaps you could say Lucius came to be... It's not far fetched, probably he didnt know so his motivations are intact he had a wife and he had a son murdered

[@nathanrussell-raby5460]

@@leviathan19 It's plausible and not far-fetched. But it is also gratuitous, unneccessary, and retroacively makes Maximus - the pinaccle of what it means to be a man, Father, and Husband - an absent Father to another kid.

[@ArcelloV]

Gladiator 2 is pure trash. Left cinema with one thought “wtf was this sh*t???”

[@deejayalmighty9975]

And what exactly were you expecting out of this movie? You sound like someone who just watches anything for no reason at all. At what point in the trailer did you go oh yeah this is a must watch?

[@ArcelloV]

@ no, i don’t watch anything for no reason. As a big fan of first movie i gave it a chance, thats all.

[@josephbreaux2668]

Walked out of the theater 30 minutes in. And went home.

[@MT-eo6tq]

@@ArcelloV stop yapping

[@ArcelloV]

@@MT-eo6tq the one yapping about box office in the comments is you, bud

[@Agooo13431]

You either die a hero or live long enough to throw sand in Rhino's eyes.

[@lolomelon528]

i’m dying

[@PepecoHub]

@@lolomelon528 should I call an amber lamps?

[@marianaree9967]

hahahahhahah

[@master2uall88]

I swear to God I am so fucking sick and tired of them putting Pedro Pascal and basically every goddamn movie. Give it a fucking break and let somebody else have the role. No other actor gets under my skin worse than Pedro Pascal. He is not the greatest actor ever

[@robbieduffy9998]

Lets be honest...Gladiator did not need s sequel...it was a one off brilliant film at the time....still is today.

[@sa.t.2507]

THE MAIN CARACTER LIVES AND KILLS DENZEL WASHINGTON AT THE END!

[@kirk1701]

Noooo! You spoiled a movie I don't care to see!

[@Superluigi881]

Oh no... now I'll have to not watch it. Because I was definitely going to before...

[@everquestfan]

Dying after winning a drinking contest has to be in the top 10 best guy deaths 😂

[@PhilipCockram]

Ridley Scott's Lawyers just made a Copyright claim ....against Ridley Scott .

[@THETWUAN-r3u]

Ridley Senior vs. Ridley Junior. FIGHT!!!!!

[@briskettaco]

Seriously, doesn't Lucious being Maximus' son cheapen the revenge arc of having his family killed? Anyone else feel that?

[@saganrox6163]

Also makes maximus unfaithful to his wife if Lucius and his son were of same age.

[@Dsturb85]

He probably had him as a son before he met his wife ​@@saganrox6163

[@briskettaco]

@ Yes exactly!

[@ryckarduhryckarduh180]

​​@@saganrox6163I think his murdered son was a lot younger than lucius so I have no problem with that, it would mean max was involved with lucilla (is that her name?) and then went on to another relationship but I do dislike the whole idea, that would mean that in the first movie she could've given maximus something to fight for and at the very least not let him die without knowing the truth. This movie actually hurts the first movie, in the end of it they make it sound like rome is on the right path and then as soon as the sequel begins oh nevermind things just got worse anyway, well great. And what about Lucilla sending her kid away and keeping her important status in rome instead of running away with him? This movie is just dumb Sorry for my rant. Loved the sharks with freaking laser beams attached to their heads though

[@defeqel6537]

@@ryckarduhryckarduh180 pretty sure it was mentioned in the first movie that they were the same age

[@Richard-y5u]

Saw it Saturday, totally awful. Director should retire.

[@Jimmie2429]

Pedro Pascal? Never heard of him.

[@ChrisLeonard-np7lh]

Oberyn Martel.

[@antzooma]

Jimmie2429 ? doesn't sound familiar, never heard of him

[@ChrisLeonard-np7lh]

@@antzooma Red Viper in Game of Thrones. Guess you don’t get HBO in your cave. How about The Mandalorian? Whiskey in Kingsman? Helloooo.

[@antzooma]

@@ChrisLeonard-np7lh r/woooosh

[@GunShark0]

​@@ChrisLeonard-np7lh idk man. Sounds kinda ghey.

[@gc1200]

They should have gone with Nile crocodiles instead of sharks.

[@paulinegallagher7821]

Well the Italian Coast is a lot closer to Rome than Africa, and the Nile Crocodile is a freshwater reptile. Oh jesus lol why am I injecting any logic into a movie that would do this at all, they could have put The Meg in there along with Sharknados and they would have fit right in.

[@gc1200]

@@paulinegallagher7821 Funny, but historically the Romans did bring many African animals to the colosseum for fighting, including crocodiles and hippos.

[@rushpete]

The were afraid of the crocs pole-vaulting on board the ships using the oars...

[@flamingjob2]

@@paulinegallagher7821 saltwater and nile crocodiles wil attack anything .if you put sharks they might just swim around

[@joshg.6315]

We’re just one step closer to Ricky Gervais’ idea of Sophie’s Choice 2 😂

[@tekkblade82]

Hail it Fellowship!

[@maxmazzotti6651]

I will burn Gary’s fellowship down and turn it into a Decepticon army. And name myself Megatron.

[@Zanzoltan]

I still have my original Gladiator DVD. I don't need to pay for a second carbon copy story, with Pedro Pascal in it. Athank-you. Hail the fellowship! :D

[@olllena148k]

Me too but I’ve also Upgraded to the 4k extended cut. I’ve Probably quadruple dipped on that movie over the 25 yrs

[@bentonrp]

@olllena148k The Extended Cut is phenomenal! It's my go-to for this movie! Like Gladiator, but nothing's missing! :D The extended scenes (scenes that were filmed originally to be in the movie) were grand scale and added to it!

[@olllena148k]

@ yer Ridley’s movies are always better when he controls the cut

[@Titusofthegiant]

In my version of Gladiator. Maximus is not the father of Lucious and he never cheated on his wife. So no I will not see this movie. They could have just made another Gladiator movie that had nothing to do with the previous movie.

[@michaelotoole1807]

pedro pascal is like a unwanted basement tenant that you cant get rid of.

Ridley Scott's next movie: Titanic 2

[@pdexBigTeacher]

"...the parody timeline..." No better description.

[@brockdavid]

The Life of Brian is a more serious timepiece than this movie.

[@justinmuse7095]

If Rome were portrayed accurately people would be bored to tears. This is peoples fantasy of rome and that’s fine.

[@arya8165]

Hollywood is dead and empty of ideas

[@yaoming-j6g]

Good riddance

[@oliveryt7168]

They definitely have ideas, but they're too afraid to risk something.. and the normies want to see trash..

[@Braden-i9p]

Gladiator 1 has perfect ending & it doesn’t need sequel

[@itsawoodchuck4330]

Lucius is not Maximus’s son, it is Lucilla’s dead husband’s son.

[@CelticConservative]

No he is maximus's son, the undercurrent of the first movie was how the kid was his

[@luisg2665]

Watch the first movie, knowing that it is his son and that Maximus knows. You can see it.

[@shadywaitamin2409]

So, Lucilla is the sister of Commodus and the daughter of Marcus Aurelius, Lucius is the son of Lucilla and her first husband, Lucius Verus, who was a Roman Emperor and, Maximus, he is a general who becomes a gladiator and is portrayed as a father figure to Lucius, but he is NOT his biological father.

[@Richard-gw2lr]

He isn't even a father figure. He meets him one time. That's it. There is no connection whatsoever except of that as a fan to a gladiator. That is all

[@saltycat662]

Where's Maury when you need him? "Maximus, you are 99.9% not the father!".

[@keithmcwilliams7424]

Crocodiles would have been more plausible than sharks in the coloseum easier to transport 😅😂😊

[@LostHorizons0]

It’s just another sequel we didn’t need

[@characterscapes]

Gladiator 2 DOESN'T EXIST

[@theunknowncommenter725]

So what is this video that we're watching?

[@M-S_4321]

​@@theunknowncommenter725How very dtroll.

[@maxmazzotti6651]

Like the Star Wars sequels. Episodes 1-6(1977-2005) are all that matters

[@sapien377]

The Last Of Us in also a standalone game with no sequels.

[@RCAvhstape]

@@maxmazzotti6651 Wait, there were episodes 1-3? Those don't exist either.

[@justacrazycamper]

I saw Pedro and thought, "No thanks." 👎👎

[@ookammi]

lucius wasnt maximus's son, unless they suddenly changed it

[@Rikalonius]

of course they changed it

[@louiscyfer6944]

his supposed father lucius verus was gay, and lucilla's son was born shortly after her and maximus stopped seeing each other. this is one of the few points of the movie that is plausible. the rest is nonsense. lucilla died 2 years after marcus aurelius, the movie is 16 years after the death of marcus aurelius, yet caracalla and geta didn't rule until 30 years after marcus aurelius. numidia was conquered 300 years prior, macrinus was never in rome while emperor and he wasn't black. just a few problems.

[@MrSmithGuy]

At this point, some 30 years after Jurassic Park, shouldn’t CGI be frikkin awesome?

[@Marcus-w9j8m]

Jurassic Park CGI was and is spectacular. Its used somewhat remotely though, actually. And practical effects its ALWAYS better in my opinion. It solidifies whats happening on the screen, it makes it more grounded yet at the same time more impressive. CGI get rids of all the obstacles and many of the "if buts and should we really?", it removes true old school craftmanship. Alien was literallt puppets, and its one of the most atmospheric movies ive ever seen. Aliens was also mostly puppets (if i remember it correctly). Puppets somewhat forcer these close up, short horrific shots of the alien monster.

[@MrMjolnir69]

Since the Iron Man suit reverse shot pushing Shield Helicarrier rotoblades- it's been a rare cgi moment that hasn't been childishly average. Weird.

[@TopShelfTheology]

Dude I just saw Jurassic Park in HD with my kids recently, and I was *amazed* at how well that CG has held up. Back to the Future, by contrast, was never a movie I complained or wondered about the special effects, but when you watch that in HD, you can see tears in the rotoscope overlays at some points, which I didn't expect and was really disappointed by (artifacts of the media translation process, I know, but ... man, the VCR actually looked better, there's gotta be *something* we can do to preserve that film). But I expected some sort of similar artifacts on my JP Blu-Ray and nope, it's perfect.

[@MeShorti]

Horrible review. You don't have to think the movie was awesome to see this guy makes stupid points. Example: Lucius' victory at the end negates the sacrifice by Maximus in the first movie. I'm sure if Lucius sacrificed, Nerdrotic would criticize the film for ripping off the first movie. lol

[@agonsfitness7308]

Gary, Lucius is the son of Lucius Verrens. He is absolutely not the son of Maximus. Strength and Honor boy doesn't roll like that.

[@Lightandlovetoyou]

Pedro must be friends with some powerful people to be gifted all these roles

[@Cormano980]

He's the Hollywood woke trumpet

[@Rikalonius]

It was his willingness to be hypercritical of Orange Man™ that made him cause celeb.

[@Lightandlovetoyou]

Also he has no issue dropping to his knees as I hear he prefers the sausage

[@bk6555]

He was passed around like Jennifer Lawrence

[@brockdavid]

He has a relative that does producing and casting. He’s a willing bootlick, and the worst kind of scum.

[@gueswhosthis]

Correction, The Coloseum was filled with water ONLY during its first year, around 80 CE, so when Russel C. fought in it it was already converted with the hypogeum, (tunnels and storage rooms). So, junior went back to the future...

[@Kav82a]

Imagine James Cameron being like Ridley Scott. Titanic 2: The Resinking.

[@RCAvhstape]

He is like Scott. Have you seen the Avatar sequel?

[@killermcgiller665]

*Resinkening

[@joshuaj.chinda9873]

​​@@RCAvhstapeHe is nothing like Scott. Cameron made money with his avatar sequel at least. Can you say the same about Scott? He hasn't made a bad movie as well.

[@midnighthour733]

Cameron is WORSE than Scott. Dropped Terminator to make silly Avatar and Avatar 2 that are the SAME story with 3 more to go and I'm tired of that world already. Making the the other tribe pacific islanders made me roll my eyes. Where are they going to go next, outer space? This is Scott's only sequel and I knew it would suck but at least he's tries different things.

[@RCAvhstape]

@@midnighthour733 Scott has made some stinkers in the last decade and a half or so, but he also made The Martian, which is fantastic, and over his career he's made more iconic films than Cameron in my opinion. To me, Cameron's last truly awesome film was Aliens, which was 1986, and everything since then has been okay at best.

[@eugeneskillful8053]

Because of the lack of creativity in gaming and film making industry i've been really depressed for the last 4 years or so

[@lasonrisadeacero]

2:28 Ugandan Pasta's "why are you ghey?" LOLOLOL 🤣🤣🤣

[@feynmanstein]

😂Damn it, Gary, I was pulling on a smoke at that precise time. You made me laugh-choke 😆 "who sez I'm ghey?"...

[@edmart3815]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lasonrisadeacero]

​@@feynmansteinu r ghey 🦤

[@ViperChief117]

Picked up Gladiator on 4K since it was one of the first R rated movies I saw with my Dad as a child. Figured it would be money better spent than wasting my time with the sequel.

[@rosecapitalgroupinc]

People are still going to complain regardless if the movie is good or not.

[@needmoreramsay]

I was BORING !! And the CGI baboon werewolves absolutely ruined whatever believability the movie had.

[@effewe2]

100%. I was so efin bored. My God. So bad!

[@JohnSmith-ho3cu]

@@effewe2 I actually dozed off for a few minutes during the sea battle/sharks in the water Colosseum scene. But it might be because my local theater has very comfortable leather recliner chairs.

[@effewe2]

@@JohnSmith-ho3cu Same here, I saw in Thailand, with comfy seats and God, it was painful to sit through that garbage. I want my two hours back!

[@nuclearmedicineman6270]

Nah, they didn't fill the Colosseum with water, not during those times. The original design could have been flooded, but by Domitian's reign the entire substructure was added and there's no way to waterproof all that; moving platforms, lifts, tunnels, trapdoors, gates. Sea battles would have been held in a Naumachia specially designed to host those. Trajan's Naumachia probably, right about where Vatican City is these days.. although I suppose Circus Flaminius would work too, it could be flooded, it'd be closer, and should still have been in operation during that time (a bit outside my are of expertise).

[@voidedwinner1478]

They held naval battles during the inauguration of the colosseum.

[@loganus9114]

Pedro Pascal is the only one that looks Roman in Gladiator 2

[@gnarwhal7562]

Ridley Scott's retirement is long overdue at this point

[@velhesvalden1309]

DEI modern Hollywood without surprise.

[@622Superman]

@Nerdrotic where did you get your Batman neon in the background?

[@blujoe5675]

🤣 the Crowe and Reed exchange got me rolling

[@davet319]

You mentioned the unnecessary animated remakes of older movies, but what about the unnecessary live-action remakes of older animated movies? Why the hell did they make a live-action, shot-for-shot remake of "How To Train Your Dragon"?! The original is a classic for kids (and some adults) of that era. So like with "The Lion King", "The Jungle Book", and "The Little Mermaid", they apparently felt the need to milk the IP for a little more dough. Not by making something creative that complements the original, but by recreating the original in a different format It's clear to everyone Hollywood is running out of ideas

[@M-S_4321]

It's clear to everyone Hollywood has run out its talent

[@babosa75]

I don't think they've run out of ideas. The ideas are still there, but they're afraid of taking risks. This is why they keep coming back to stuff that were successes when they had the balls to bring out new stuff

[@invisibleshuffle]

You forgot 'Mulan', 'Peter Pan' (kinda), 'Aladdin', 'Beauty and the Beast' and the upcoming 'Moana' and 'Lilo and Stitch'. Judge them for all they have besmirched.

[@Launchpad05]

Judge Doom would be so proud of what Hollywood is doing the the legacy of these animated classics. Resulting in many of these once great animation studios shutting down, and being sold to Cloverleaf Transit.

[@saltycat662]

And in the new live action Lion King, Mufasa and Scar aren't even blood related. So freaking stupid.

[@TheAufziehvogel]

I'm glad this channel exists. I wrote on Letterboxd in my own review that this disgrace of a movie is getting away for what it is. A shameless sequel that is actually punching the viewer in the face. It's making fun of them every minute. The viewer in this movie is represented by that monkey. And Ridley Scot is taking a dump on our faces.

[@gabboGABBOGABBOOO]

So Denzel Washington just played, Denzel Washington.

[@buffalopatriot]

Did he slap a wine goblet across the room?

[@wrath231]

@@buffalopatriot King Kong ain't got nothin' on him!

[@cw3894]

As a black man he ticks a box. Even though Macrinus wasn't black.

[@williamrowlands1789]

Gladiator (2000) is the only movie in the past 25 years that I spent the time and money to actually go see in a theater. Other movies I just wait till they come out on cable and watch them at home. Gladiator 1 was the only great movie made in the last 25 years. Hollywood is dead. May it rest in peace. 😅

[@bicgohill8756]

Gladiator 2 was good.

[@kida-9294]

Gladiator 2 is the kind of movie where your brain isn’t required to be switched on.