Movie Reaction - Gladiator (2000) - First Time Watching (Re-upload)

[@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.

[@natmanprime4295]

Wow

[@gordondafoe3516]

"The Jokers" (1967) is one of my favorite Reed film. Good fun!

[@juliafloreshernandez6854]

El macho

[@xavierharris9065]

He was Great in Oliver.

[@Nickreds20]

Oh shut up already! FYI, this guy keeps posting the same copy paste saved message of Oliver Reed on every Gladiator reaction. God, get creative, dude, like, are you for real?

[@blakewalker84120]

4:00 "I can't tell if these are Vikings or Celts or something else." Probably something else. A band of lose Germanic tribes, gathered together under one war-chief to repel the Romans from Germania. Vikings would not exist for another 600 years or so. Celts existed in Germania as early as around 1,000 BCE (1200 years before this battle) but from around 700 BCE through 100 BCE other tribes from Scandinavia started replacing them and chasing them southwest into France, so there weren't likely to be many Celts in Germania in 180 CE (the year of this battle, 3 centuries after the last Celts left the aiea), but likely many of these men descended from Celtic ancestors.

[@blizzywilk]

My favorite movie of all time since it came out in 2000. Great reaction. ❤️

[@DanimMR84]

I think that an old, prosperous and free gladiator didn't know how to do anything else, he only knew that world.

[@amylorraine3776]

That makes sense.

[@dedcowbowee]

Great reaction! You're very intuitive and it's fun to watch you suss things out faster than most.😋👍👍

[@blakewalker84120]

34:25 "They don't stand a chance." That was the idea. This is a reenactment of a real battle. The chariots are the conquering Roman army and Maxums and his friends are the Carthaginians who got massacred in the real battle. It was supposed to be impossible for the "Carthaginians" to win here in the Colosseum since they did not win in the historical battle.

[@williambranch4283]

My wife's Italian ancestors fighting my German ancestors.

[@NicolasCasey-n2g]

🏳️‍🌈

[@fabrizio.guidi64]

Italics and Germans will walk side by side until the end of time

[@justonecornetto80]

In the original script, Proximo had a big fight scene with the Praetorians when they raided the gladiator barracks and survived until the end of the film. Sadly this had to be cut because of Oliver Reed's sudden death before filming was complete. The producers had a $25 million insurance clause that would have allowed them to re-shoot all of Reed's scenes with another actor but the cast and crew were already exhausted from the hectic filming schedule through the very hot Summer of 1999 in Malta so it was decided to superimpose Reed's face onto another actor for Proximo's final scenes at the gladiator barracks.

[@davidcopple8071]

Howdy from Texas. I've always loved this movie ! Russell Crowe is an outstanding actor. If you enjoy Russell Crowe's acting. You should definitely check out the Movie Master and Commander. It's another fantastic movie with many accomplished actors.

[@gerhardii]

BTW....I live in Germany now and visited the Eagles Nest from Band of Brothers in 2011. Unreal 10,000 visitors per day...Special bus one way to go up and down...

[@brianedwards5792]

Oliver Reed also acted along the stunning Ann Margret in the opera movie Tommy featuring the British rock band the who also with Elton John great reaction

[@gordondafoe3516]

Lovely reaction "Snuggums"!

[@MrQuinn-tc3uo]

You are watching the directors cut. Its about 20 minutes longer than the theatrical release.

[@amylorraine3776]

Oh, I should have checked.

[@y2k029]

Great reactions. Less talk better reactions.. Great movie. Gotta react to "300".

[@duanetelesha]

The enemy was early germans

[@artbagley1406]

A bit of military tactics: did you notice which way the men on horses (cavalry) were heading? Guess where they wound up and which way they charged. The attacked body of men were Germanic (perhaps Teutons), but not Celts nor Vikings.

[@spoonzor1]

wtf are u pretending to talk about? do you think this movie is a historically accurate description of ancient roman battles?

[@artbagley1406]

@@spoonzor1 As King Arthur in "Monty Python & The Holy Grail" says: "Go away you silly person!"

[@spoonzor1]

@@artbagley1406 I just didnt get your point man? They attacked the germanic tribes? As they where supposed to? And also this movie doesnt depict anything close to how battles at those times where fought. Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

[@ronweber1402]

There is basically nothing historically accurate in this movie. It is entertainment and are you not entertained but it is not history. Commodus fought in the ring but didn't die there. Roman battles weren't fought like that and gladiator games were nothing like portrayed. Number one gladiators didn't fight animals that was done by bestiari and they didn't fight willy nilly they had specific styles and they fought specific adversaries. For instance a murmillo or fish man would be paired up against a retiarius the net man. Matches didn't always end in the death of one of the combatants and often didn't as the host had to pay for any dead gladiators so they would fight until there was a clear winner. If one of the combatants accidentally got severely injured they might have been dispatched as a mercy killing or if the combatant put up a poor show he might be killed for not being entertaining.

[@TheAlkochef]

the tough dude was chained together with the (soft) guy who pissed himself... the tough guy actually jerked the chain intentionally, killing the "soft" dude, and then cut off his hand to release him from the chains, which is why he is flailing around the chains afterwards.. I've always found it a bit funny, that this beast mode alpha dude is basically "b***h-slapping other dudes, with his hand still in chains... xD

[@peterdubois65]

Interesting fact. One reason the Romans were so successful was that their swords were shorter

[@th.burggraf7814]

Anybody need some dry cleaning done ? There's a lot of steam coming off Commodus when the crowd forces him to let live Maximus... 😅

[@mikeymike1981]

Just like every woman ive ever loved… it seems like i’ve been ghosted AGAIN 💔

[@amylorraine3776]

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[@mikeymike1981]

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[@natmanprime4295]

Great stuff thanks 👍

[@amylorraine3776]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Roboto2073]

Another great reaction.

[@amylorraine3776]

I appreciate that, thank you Xx

[@a4kata40]

What Vikings in Roman Era WTF they teach you in school😂😂😂

[@martinmayhew145]

Verras was the other Emperor. I wonder if Commodus caused his death as well

[@Leo-kk1yb]

can't wait for the new one with Pedro

[@sirelord4306]

Smash that like button

[@amylorraine3776]

❤

[@williamhayes3379]

The gladiator fights in Roman times is like our football, NASCAR, or heck, who doesn't HONESTLY look when passing a car accident. We are human, born with sin. We are by nature, violent. I say this as a Christian with my Seminary degree in Biblical studies. If the Old testament were made into a movie, it would be NC-17 due to the violence. The band Tool sums it up well in the song Vicarious

[@natmanprime4295]

Is this the place to bible bash wat da

[@gordondafoe3516]

You mean what football used to be. Too young to remember?

[@williamhayes3379]

@gordondafoe3516 NO, I'm 56 (Green, Lambert, Brown, Canbbell...it was just an example

[@natmanprime4295]

@@williamhayes3379 tell me you're American without telling you're American 😆

[@williamhayes3379]

@natmanprime4295 And damn PROUD of it!!!!!

[@Vograx]

Gladiator movies, including this one, does portray the gladiatorial fights in an incorrect way. Certainly for TV it is more dramatic and more at stake when its a fight to the death. However the gladiator fights were very rarely to the death. They were a lot more akin to modern wrestling matches where the purpose is to put on a show and entertainment moreso than cruel fight to the death. Of course, deaths could and would happen, as well as injuries, but that was not their primary purpose. All to say, a past gladiator who knew the sport and games would likely have no hesitation in starting his own gladiator school or crew if he had the money for it.

[@peterdubois65]

If you want to see some more Russell Crowe check out Romper Stomper. An aussie classic byr extremely intense. He plays a hardcore nazi skinhead

[@seanbumstead1250]

One thing they get wrong is Rome never took Germania,the Germanic tribes beat the Romans at teutoburg Forrest

[@user-xo9pz7fd3j]

Check Germanicus on Google, he put Germany to fire and sword, defeated Arminius (who was a Roman general) in two battles, recovered the eagles of the Teutoburg legions and reached the Elbe and perhaps beyond. The Emperor Tiberius decided that Germany was of no use and recalled Germanicus and his Legions to this side of the Rhine, which was the natural border of the empire. So it will remain for the next three centuries. Google "Germanicus*, read and study before posting barbarian 😏😂

[@stlawstlaw7585]

Great movie, unlike that so-called "sequel".

[@romanalisch634]

Then you should watch the sequel Gladiator 2 too and see what happend after the first movie.

[@barryscott8041]

Little Lucius watching his Mom; he knows something's up 53:37

[@ronweber1402]

Allowing Lucius to overhear any of their talk on Maximus was a massive mistake and they should have at the very least warned him not to mention anything to his uncle. Children, like servants, hear everything but fade into the background and become invisible to the powerful.

[@maravilla67]

this movie es a poem

[@squareone5699]

2000 minute long, you say? 🤣

[@seanwalters1977]

They're fighting Germanics in the first battle. Barbarians to Romans lol

[@Chaisen-y9r]

Where are you from maim

[@Chaisen-y9r]

Are you from great Britain

[@Chaisen-y9r]

I'm a mix as most Americans are

[@mikealvarez2322]

There's a new WW2 movie starring Tom Hank called GREYHOUND. It's about a destroyer escort during the Battle of the Atlantic. The only thing that kept Churchill up at night were the submarines. Check it out.

[@amylorraine3776]

I don't know when I'll be doing that one, but it's on my list Xx

[@forzadeportivo]

t is truly disheartening to witness someone so disconnected from a masterpiece that resonates deeply with so many. Your insensitivity is not just disappointing; it reflects a troubling inability to appreciate the depth and artistry of such an iconic film. I find it embarrassing to know that there are individuals who can watch Gladiator without feeling anything at all. This is a film that demands emotional engagement, and your complete lack of response is a stark reminder of how some people can be so inept when it comes to recognizing true art. I hope you take this critique to heart and reconsider your approach to films that have touched the lives of countless others

[@amylorraine3776]

Sorry, you feel that way. I find it more embarrassing that your whole judgement comes from me not being O.T.T. while watching a beautiful film. You speak so passionately about a movie yet can be so insensitive and rude because my reaction didn't fit into your mold. It's disheartening and a stark reminder that not everyone is accepting of the different nuances of emotions and how they're expressed. And no, I will not reconsider my approach, as I am unapologetically me, and my reactions will stay true to who I am. 😁😉

[@Ares14]

tbh your comment is embarrassing. you sound like a douche bag lol.

[@yellowblanka6058]

This is probably a more genuine reaction than a lot of "reactors" where I feel like most of them emotionally amp it up for the camera vs. if they were just watching a movie alone and not filming themselves for social media. In either case, people are different, not everybody is going to react the same to everything - that's life, it's not anybody's obligation to respond to everything in a certain way.

[@justonecornetto80]

She wasn't being insensitive. She was commenting on a piece of ENTERTAINMENT!! Fortunately, not all of us need therapy sessions to get through the day.

[@ElectrikMe]

​@@amylorraine3776 Time to bring out the chopping board and onion, Amy! 😂🧅🔪