GLADIATOR (2000) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch | Russell Crowe | Joaquin Phoenix | Ridley Scott

[@Jordashian93]

I’m telling you I’ve seen this film about a million times and I’ll watch it a million more. The acting, the story, THE MUSIC! Oh my god everything is perfect.

[@ashleyf423]

I've watched it so many times I didn't even realize all the lines I know by heart lol

[@WheresWaldo05]

Over rated movie.

[@k3n12ock]

lol same.

[@k3n12ock]

@@WheresWaldo05 0/10 rage bait. Try harder next time lil bro.

[@WheresWaldo05]

@@k3n12ock 41. 6'6". Would you like to come at me in real life keyboard warrior? I always find it funny when little peons get buhthurt over other peoples opinions. Go get a life coward.

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

The actor who played Proximo (the Gladiator trainer) was Oliver Reed. He was an extraordinary british actor, with a very interesting, fascinating and atypical life. He also was known for his alcoholism, having some scandals on TV and cinema as a consequence of this. During the filming of Gladiator in 1999, he sadly passed away. He had been sober for months, but one night (during a break from filming the movie) in an Irish pub in Malta (after a bet), he drank three bottles of Jamaican rum, eight bottles of German beer, numerous double whiskeys and challenged five young English sailors of the Royal Navy to arm-wrestling at The Pub bar (which after this incident was called Ollie's Last Pub). His bill, which was never paid, is preserved in a decorative frame in the bar.

[@Varekai0723]

Oliver Reed and Russell Crowe also couldn't stand each other during filming.

[@BatmanFan76]

This movie is pretty much 2000’s nostalgia. IMO, this still has one of the best quotes of the movie. “Are you not entertained?!”

[@alexp6581]

For me it's "am I not merciful"

[@SecondSince]

Are you not into trains?!

[@torontomame]

​@@SecondSince HA! This is how I will always hear that line from now on. 👏😄

[@OgBobby42]

1:07:54 you misunderstand Quintus here, he’s not “a slimy little guy” he’s just smart, him and maximus alone did not have the power or influence to overthrow the ceaser in the start of the movie so he did the smart thing and acted loyal, in the final duel however he and maximus DO have that power and influence so he commands his gaurds to follow the rules of the 1v1 duel to the death. He’s an honourable man in my books

[@Celticrose9999]

Derek Jacobi (Gracchus) played in a mini series AGES AGO, about the Roman Emperors, iClaudius, he played Claudius. John Hurt was Caligula, Patrick Stewart played in it, and HE HAD HAIR.

[@qwi2311]

One of the most Perfect movies in existence. Soundtrack, Story, Dialogue and Actors all combine to become something much greater. If i find it Channel surfing i will watch whatever is left no matter how busy i am.

[@saulbass9293]

I adore this movie. The story, the acting, the scale and scope, the score, the cinematography, the directing, everything comes together to make a perfect representation of Hollywood at its best. Thanks for the reaction.

[@quicksimplebeauty]

The score was done by Hans Zimmer. It's a whole other character in the movie. Much like his score was a whole other character in The Last Samurai

[@CinePals]

Yeah, they realized this later during the discussion.

[@cnemesis21]

Oliver Reed died during the delay of the movie and they had to use CGI for some of his scenes. Granted this was when cgi was in its infancy. Wild.

[@blizzywilk]

My favorite movie of all time since it came out in 2000. Joaquin Phoenix is one of the greatest method actors of our time. Fantastic reaction. New sub here.

[@Barovian20]

Imagine committing an act so powerful that the entire Roman coliseum goes quiet enough to hear a pin drop. Also, Quintus didn't betray the emperor. He never wanted to do any of this to Maximus at any point. But Quintus knew that if he didn't carry out the orders, someone else would have and his family would have been included in them. In the end, Quintus was allowed to show his support for Maximus simply by honoring the coliseum and the conditions of the challenge. Gladiators die with honor, false emperors do not.

[@joealvarez8733]

And false emperors make great tiger food...😂😂😂 They're Great!!!!😂😂😂

[@i_love_rescue_animals]

@@joealvarez8733 Soft on the outside, crunchy on the inside.

[@skeezaworkan]

8:42 He's still remembered mostly as a stoic philosopher, an author of 'Meditations' and one of the greatest Emperors of Rome.

[@frankgunner8967]

Oliver Reed is a film icon here in the UK his unpredictable insane drunken rants on British chat shows is legendary, this film is considered a classic already.

[@torontomame]

For he he will always be Athos. Since I saw him in The Three Musketeers when I was a kid his presence and acting (and, let's be honest, his dark brooding good looks) cemented him as one of my "types".

[@itsreeeshaaa7560]

Trust me, he’s an icon here in the states too. I’ve admired him for decades.

[@HellTundra]

- What we do in life, echoes in eternity.

[@tomlichnofsky.7048]

A Masterpeace Of A Movie! 👊😊✊ Ridley Scott - Awesomeness 👌😆👍🍁

[@seniorordenanza2387]

This movie was my first ever rated R movie. My dad insisted that this would be my first. It changed how I saw cinema. Never had I seen a movie with amazing acting performance, music score and cinematography in my life and I’ve loved it ever since.

[@itsreeeshaaa7560]

Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Oliver Reed and Connie Nielsen. Completely stacked cast with a soundtrack for the ages. I still cry my eyes out 20 plus years later. Great reaction and commentary y’all.

[@Rfcfan1996]

Hans Zimmer is the composer. He also reworked a part of the theme for Pirates of the Caribbean.

[@quicksimplebeauty]

and the great score to The Last Samurai

[@shag139]

Ceaser is original Dumbledore.

[@Kickinthescience]

If the sequel comes close to this quality then that’s a victory

[@lenoliver-k6g]

It will be good but!!! it will not come close to the first one.

[@khal7702]

I doubt it, still might be ok tho

[@Ottamus_Prime]

It’s going to be dog shit. The trailers hinting that Lucius is Maximus and Lucilla’s love child. Fuck right off with this not asked for sequel.

[@ericcruz1293]

Having Denzel in it might be close

[@blacklite911]

I can’t believe they made a sequel of this

[@i_love_rescue_animals]

Yeah, but I'm hopeful. The trailers look great!

[@k3n12ock]

Quintus is loyal to the throne however he had enough of Commodus at the end

[@elstukov]

Hans Zimmer like button here

[@thedarkknight2221]

*”ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED, ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!?!”* That line still gets me hyped no matter what!

[@innercircle341]

The line Maximus The Merciful was shouted as an ad lib by an extra and Ridley kept it in

[@trackhoodie1741]

Please look up Russell Crowe sharing stories of his family trips to Rome after this movie. This fictional movie made him ROYALTY in real life!

[@DarkerNemesis]

Saw this back in 2000 in Theaters, the battle scene was epic. Seeing the Catapults fire one by one, and the arrows was EPIC, After the movie I went home an started playing Age of Empires hehe.

[@trev9168]

Proximo talking about being a gladiator with Maximus is one of my favorite scenes of all time

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

44:35 that shot makes the whole movie. "MAXIMUS! MAXIMUS! MAXIMUS!"

[@danjmcs]

Such a fantastic movie and brilliant score from Hans Zimmer... he declined to do the sequel so it wouldn't be compared to the original but one of his proteges is doing it, Harry Gregson-Williams, who has some very good credits already, so i'm sure it will be great. Cast in this movie was so good, wonderful performances all over, from the main cast to all of the other characters.

[@billbillinger2117]

I feel Steph's reaction to Phoenix's creepiness in my bones.😂 He did such a good job in this role.

[@williamhayes3379]

Great call on the comparison with today's politics. We have one candidate with NOTHING to stand on other than distractions for the last 4 years and one candidate that can actually stand on his accomplishments. I'll let yall decide on which one is which.

[@williamhayes3379]

I must confess, I was so PLEASED to see a young person recognizing the difference between soldiers and Praetorian guards.

[@karmehed]

I don't know if any other movie I have ever seen has had such a powerful soundtrack. The main track " Now We Are Free" feels like it is plucked straight out of this era and it is soooooo damn powerful.

[@Khay-77]

Maximus Decimus Meridius. One of the most badass characters in all of cinema.

[@SedriqMiers]

i watched in the theatre it was an unforgettable experience with the end scene moving me to tears. Its an absolute great classic.

[@chriscoombes6751]

Back in the days everything wasn't all Superheroes, you had beautiful epic masterpieces like this to enjoy! -don't think I can add anything more than you've said to how great this film was, I just wait with bated breath to see how the 'long awaited' sequel is received ... personally I don't think this needed one!

[@markudan9783]

John Williams is so legendary, he actually gets credit for scoring movies he’s never been a part of…lol

[@mannys4036]

There are times I like reactions and most times I don't, but this was a great reaction to an amazing movie. Nothing more could be said in their post analysis; it was amazing. Well done team!

[@joerafferty3248]

Oliver Reed was a famous British actor and all-round hellraiser due to his lifelong battle with alcoholism. One of his most infamous moments was when he appeared on a current affairs program here in the UK called After Dark (the episode highlights are on KZbin), where he was completely hammered for the whole discussion and ended up having to be removed on air because of how bad he was to the other guests.

[@r2474ever]

Aside from the perfection that this movie is… it’s become a personal challenge of mine to see who (if any) reactors will catch the ICONIC GOOF @ 31:07, alas, another channel where they do not 😂😂😂 the reaction was still 😘👌

[@zeroknight4517]

always glad about the reaction for this masterpiece, but seeing Apocalypto as the "Next up" movie (in the playlist?) just made me even happier

[@BulldogMack700rs]

The great Oliver Reed really did die like a man after out drinking and out arm wrestling a Royal Navy ships crew in Malta during the filming.

[@i_love_rescue_animals]

This is one of my all time favorite movies! You two did an EXCELLENT reaction. thank you! I absolutely loved the score by Hans Zimmer too! Amazing. I don't know if this was mentioned anywhere, but Connie Nielson did not know that Joaquin was going to YELL, "AM I NOT MERCIFUL?!!!" right in her face. Maximus' wife in the movie was played by Ridley Scott's *future wife. They married 15 years later.

[@PheonixT-ki8rx]

Score is done by Hans Zimmer

[@jimmyzee7040]

Ending gets me every time, tears a flowing

[@lidlett9883]

This was the very last epic film before CGI took over. Russell Crowe even told his fellow actors "Look around this is the last time they'll build such sets." There was to be a long fight between Praxomus and the Emperor's guards. Unfortunately the actor passed away before it could be filmed.

[@SE-gs6gd]

Great movie. Shows that good leaders can lead anywhere and lead anyone.

[@marcquestenberg8385]

The Gothic and Alemannic wars took place on the Danube and not in Germania. Like all wars against Germanic tribes, the Romans were unable to defeat the Germanic tribes and built fortresses on the Danube as they had on the Rhine 150 years earlier. Emperor Commodus was strangled to death during an assassination attempt in his bath in a gladiator school. Smartass mode off. Still a brilliant movie that finally made Russel Crow (Romper Stomper) a star.

[@ArturZmienko]

this single role made Joaquin it is his greatest role yes he has great performances in other movies but this is his masterpiece

[@albuscorvidae4997]

Fun fact regarding that moment between Emperor Marcus Aurelius & General Maximus when the Emperor says, "Let us whisper now, together, you and I." The Latin word, "consipare" means "breathe together", and from where comes the word "conspiracy."

[@zzzkoszzz]

8:43 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. He is known as "The Philosopher". He wrote many books but for contemporary times he wrote 'Meditations' which is an important work in the philosophy of Stoicism.

[@idgaffritp]

Steph's facial expression and "Eww" at every incest scene had me LMAO! 🤣

[@ariochiv]

Also the main combat theme from Gladiator is more or less directly lifted from a very famous classical music piece, "Mars" from Gustav Holst's _The Planets._

[@maverick2242]

One the of the all time great movies of all time imo/e everything about it is brilliant! Human history is and was ruthless and this movie does a good job of its portrayal, but times back then were even more life and death! Awesome reaction guys. Fact: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus 121 AD - 180 AD) was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 Commodus's is real and did succeed after MarcusA, but has been subject to debate among both contemporary and modern historians. I'm struggling to see that the sequel can do this justice, this should have been a standalone movie for all times and G2 should have been done as its own movie! I haven't seen it or unsure if I will, maybe I'll just wait to you react to it, because watching you guys and all of the rest of team reactions, sometimes makes a movie that I know I wont enjoy, enjoyable, which I am thankful of, cheers. The only guiding light is Ridley Scott is still Director and one of the Producers and Connie Nielsen from G1 and Denzel Washington! Cheers guys go you good things ❣🤘 Famous Quotes: from Marcus Aurelius! - "Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one." (I think Steph will appreciate this one) For all, have a great day! - "When you arise in the morning! think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive ! to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."! ..

[@paulclements6277]

Hans Zimmer did the music

[@ray24051]

Oliver Reed who plays the old gladiator in charge of all the other gladiators he died during the filming of the movie and they had to use creative ways or extra footage they had of him to fill him in.

[@stonerthoosie]

Amazing the correlations to today. Nailed it. Sad how we don’t learn from history.

[@mtgdragons7515]

Living on the island of Malta where some of this plus the second film was shot I was lucky enough a couple of weeks ago to be able to see this for the second time in the cinema digitally remastered for the 25th anniversary. There where maybe another dozen people in the cinema and it still felt as good as it did the first time. No how many times I watch the whole film or youtuber reactions to it I am always entertained. My favorite film ever which says a lot since almost all the others in my top ten if not top 20 have dragons or some other kind of magical creature in them.

[@tonywilt4179]

This movie is a masterpiece. This is why I have my reservations about the sequel.

[@DarkerNemesis]

Another good war movie from Ridley Scott: Kingdom of heaven

[@MrGpschmidt]

Strength & Honor. Crowe's finest hour & Scott delivering another cinematic masterpiece in storytelling. All across the board with acting, visuals, production design & Hans Zimmer's magnificent score (yep - not John Williams). I strongly recommend you watch BEN-HUR with Charlton Heston & SPARTACUS starring Kirk Douglas and directed by Stanley Kubrick just alone for seeing their influence on this film. Nice job Pals :D

[@clausvonthunderclaws8706]

Crazy

[@chrismcbrayer4018]

Still my all time favorite movie! And I'm pretty sure nothing will beat it at this point. Lol

[@shakarasessoms8289]

One of the greatest movies ever

[@TJ-el3gr]

NOWAY THEY HAVEN'T WATCHED THIS BEFORE

[@kartiksharma7674]

He played Superman's dad! She played Wonder Woman's mom! He played the Joker! He played Shazam's wizard & Aquaman's ally!!

[@erosgritti5171]

"at my signal, unleash hell!" "sir what is hell?" This sentence alone makes you understand how historically wrong this film is.

[@jimdez11]

You should watch the original "The Fall Of The Roman Empire" with Alec Guinness as Marcus Aurelius, Stephen Boyd as Livius, Sophia Loren as Lucilla, and Christopher Plummer as Commodus.

[@Evolver10286]

btw, Maximus's wife in the film was played by the director's actual wife.

[@EastBayJ-72]

A Long Time Ago We Had EMPIRES Run By EMPERORS Then We Had KINGDOMS Run By KINGS, & Now We Have COUNTRIES Run By ...

[@thefrbalucard]

41:29 It was at this moment, I looked up to the heavens and entered Elysium, walking through the wheat fields, brushing my palms over them. Score was done by Hans Zimmer, not John Williams.

[@charlesrogers2395]

Hans Zimmer killed this soundtrack!!!!

[@abbesoulabes94]

What a great movie i watched this when i was 11 years old

[@CitizenoftheWorld1]

In 2000 I was in Italy and my bday party included ice skating then watching The Gladiator and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon back to back in the theater. Best day of my life. I was 10 btw

[@APigsEye]

Here's a mind bender for you: Lucius is Maximus's son. There are a couple of hints in the movie, but the relationship is confirmed in Gladiator II, out soon.

[@Tmarshy51]

Steph’s one liners kill me 😂

[@coldflamebluedragon196]

This by far is top, most powerful movie in my book that Russell Crowe has ever starred in! His performance and the storyline is legendary

[@dpanterdpanter]

Please enable subtitles!

[@venomoverlord7016]

Hanz Zimmer - this was before pirates

[@NJAsmodeus1]

That’s my Dumbledore. 😢

[@mikedignum1868]

This has a lot of similarities to the 1964 film The Fall of the Roman Empire... At 31: 03 left-hand corner of the crowd, did you notice the film crew? (Blue jeans & white t-shirt). I cant believe there trying to make a sequel to this.

[@jeffreydavid6794]

People always judge the agent people and say how could they watch such violence for entertainment?!?!? Well.... we watch movies like this for entertainment. It's fake but it's a pretty darn realistic depiction of people being brutally murdered, maimed and mutilated. In ancient times they didn't have movie screens so they just watched epic battles being acted out but the violence was not an act. They used prisoners, captives, gladiators, etc. to perpetrate the violence on. I am not defending it. I am just saying people have always been entertained by violence. Even in the present day. Which is why R rated movies are so popular.

[@venomoverlord7016]

so glad they never made a sequel to this masterpiece - what a horrible idea that would be

[@jesseatkins9826]

Steph and Michael!!!! I love this movie! So excited for this reaction ☺️☺️☺️

[@alexhaas9653]

Amazing movie. Great cast all around. And Phoenix plays his part to perfection. Really a force here. So many great scenes between Commodus, Lucilla, Maximus and Marcus Aurelius. The ending also leaves no man untouched. Maximus wading through the field towards his home on the other side - reunited with his family.

[@johnski4709]

You can still buy a book on the sayings of Emperor Marcus Aurelius

[@Xl081x]

Watch "Spartacus" the HBO series 👍👍👍

[@ZacharyTodd-p1x]

The rap song is not in Gladiator 2, it was just for the trailer.

[@SkyForgeVideos]

Who will help me carry him?

[@sirpurrsalot6588]

Cool Shirt Michael!😼

[@tahirahshabazz50]

There’s a choice in not being loved and not having any morality to begin with, born with. The daughter was loved to a certain extent but things could have been in place for her. The son you could feel the absence of empathy at a young age which the father did. Thus the list of virtues.

[@Xl081x]

Watch "Alexander" uncut👍👍👍

[@jeffreydavid6794]

Yea Hans Zimmer did the score. He is a great one.

[@deanmaynard8256]

I turned down the chance to be an extra in the opening battle scene not realising what I was turning down!

[@diannaellis4708]

The wounds on Russell Crowes' face are real. The horse he was on spooked and backed into branches of a tree. The director decided not to cover them but to use them as battle wounds. Russell did all his stunts and is an expert horseman.

[@oddman2435]

You finally reacted to a good movie

[@TomTomson81]

When movies were still good.

[@React2that1]

classic!!

[@pauldavis1963]

Denzel Washington, do not fuck up the sequel

[@Cerise243]

**** YOU, They never should have made a SEQUEL in the first place.....they are never as good as the original. For you to put all of the weight on DENZEL WASHINGTON for the sequel is BS ...