Gladiator II Review | Ridley Scott Review-a-thon!

[@corangallacher291]

Nope, won't be paying money to see a remake. This movie was not wanted or needed.

[@order42show]

Understandable. But…NO movie was wanted or needed…until it was. Nobody wanted or asked for Star Wars, or The Matrix, or Shawshank, or any other movie. I’m not arguing for this particular movie (it’s fine), but people in general have to stop saying that. It’s a creator’s job to attempt to give people that which they didn’t KNOW they wanted or needed. Some will never get there, but you can’t fault them for trying.

[@NotGary_]

Glad to hear you thought it was solid. I cant wait to check it out myself!

[@order42show]

Yeah! I hope you like it like I did!

[@TheFilbert13]

**Some Spoilers in this comment** I overall did like and enjoy it. It was fun, had a lot of cool moments, and I enjoyed a lot of the Characters. Specifically Lucius, Macrinus, the doctor and Emperor Geta were so good! My biggest issue though was immersion. Immersion was so bad and constantly took me out of it. I felt so many times I'm watching a marvel movie. Started out with the first battle. It was a fun and cool battle but way over the top. Some of it was me being a history buff but could look past it. Such as Trebuchets being used in the 2nd Century. But that battle was just pure action. I don't always want historical accuracy but I do want historical authenticity. This had neither. Which again I can look past a bit, the first battle in the first movie which is top 20 or top 10 movie for me. Isn't that historical either, but is authentic. I felt like a lot of fights in this one were like watching borderline super heroes fight. The sharks in the Colosseum? How did they get them there lol. The secret block opening a secret room... This this a Indiana Jones movie. The guy fighting off the back of a Rhino. If it was authentic and kept immersion strong it could of been up there with the first. It's still a great movie but fails to reach potential it had. Instead of being another historical epic it is just a historical action movie. A good one but with quite a few weaknesses.

[@order42show]

Agreed on all counts! I wondered if the “fantastical” elements would take people out of the movie. I knew a bit more going in, with the sharks and the rest, so I just sort of went with it. I just wanted more heart.

[@pizzaman6784]

Did you hear about Ridley wanting to do a new extended version of 1492?

[@order42show]

I did! Even though I’m not the biggest fan of that movie, you KNOW I’m down for that!

[@pizzaman6784]

@@order42show I actually really like 1492, even though it's not that historically accurate. As a Spanish/Italian American, I can't not like Columbus though, lol. I really like the soundtrack from that movie, too.

[@order42show]

Oh, I think the soundtrack was great! I’ve only seen it the one time, and since I own it, I probably should watch it again.

[@ikronic258]

'reserving surprises' little bit of a spoiler! Don't you think? 🤔

[@order42show]

Well…the surprises are kind of in the trailer, but the movie plays it like you don’t know it, and even the IMDb synopsis gives it away, so…I tried!

[@YourOldBuddyBucho]

Gladiator II? I barely know her II!

[@order42show]

I’m…not sure that worked. 😁

[@YourOldBuddyBucho]

@@order42show I'm fairly certain it didn't

[@jreschke5]

!fart

[@order42show]

!hustle

[@ikronic258]

Soundtrack was so lame!!

[@order42show]

Eh, I wouldn’t go THAT far, but it definitely didn’t stand out. 🤷🏻‍♂️