Ridley Scott Regrets THIS Scene He Cut From GLADIATOR 2!

[@metatronyt]

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[@HiddenEvilStudios]

Should regret having made a sequel to Gladiator.

[@connornorton3552]

He should have cut the whole bloody movie!

[@sunnyssundries]

Instead he should regret to have made the entire movie.

[@thomashauer6804]

Yea his Napoleon wasnt that bad and worked in a weird way with creepy Phoenix. Nothing will come close to Gladiator 1 Gladiator 2 was just confused writing

[@robbrobb5543]

Facts I was about to comment this very thing 😂

[@blackcat2628zd]

Seriously? It´s brilliant! Beautiful cinematography (as always with Ridley) and if you know a bit about history and politics (and history of politics) you´ll find real gems there.

[@sunnyssundries]

@ „and if you know about politics…“ there we go. Trying do devalue the recipient. The whole movie is a rehash with infused diversity a la Hollywood. Since 2010 Ridley Scott movies have declined in quality harshly when it comes to plot. I‘d argue his last really, really good movie was the Roadshow Director‘s Cut of Kingdom of Heaven (not the Cinema Cut, that one‘s trash), and that movie is historically absolutely inaccurate. Addendum: Ok, I ignored American Gangster, and Blade Runner 2049. Napoleon was boring, though. The movie was everything people did not want to see in a Napoleon movie.

[@surrealsoupuniverse]

I was about to comment this 😂

[@Dermetsu]

The first movie, while historically inaccurate, was a favorite movie of my late father and I. This movie would have crushed him and I have no idea why it was made.

[@AEB1066]

To pay for Ridley's drink tab.

[@Dermetsu]

@@AEB1066 at this point I would believe it.

[@orcanimal]

What Ridley Scott should be regreting is making Gladiator 2 in the first place. We're all regreting watching that heaping pile of trash

[@blackcat2628zd]

It´s brilliant film. Beautiful cinematography (as always with Ridley) and if you know a bit about history and politics (and history of politics) you´ll find real gems there.

[@orcanimal]

​@@blackcat2628zd You are categorically wrong, sorry. The parts that aren't CGI look good visually, ok, but what worth is that when the content is shit. The two emperores are idiotic cartoonish characters that feel like they written by a toddler. The plot of the movie is copy-paste of the original Gladiator, only as if made by someone who completely doesn't understand what makes that movie great. None of the plot makes sense and none of the characters have any substance to them. Things just happen because the plot needs them to happen to progress. Even Denzel is bad in this, and he is great in everything. It's just a shit movie. The fact that some shots are "cinematic" is irrelevant to the conversation. You can find "cinematic" shots in some abismal movies. RIdley Scott has become a terrible director who only makes garbage. He made some great films in the past, but he is fully detatched from the process of filmmaking and doesn't really care about anything but the money anymore. Case in point, you can find interviews with the CINEMATOGRAPHER of this movie (the reason the movie looks good. Ridley is not a cinematographer, mind you) and he talks about how Ridley just didn't care about many shots and didn't give them any real thought. Pretty much his entire attitude towards filmmaking in the past decade. This isn't a matter of "different tastes". If you genuinely like this movie, you are on the wrong side. Period.

[@BOBBOBBOBBOBBOBBOB69]

You watched it lol.

[@HeliodromusScorpio]

​@@blackcat2628zd😂😂😂

[@peterjohnson1091]

Caracalla "My baths will be famous for ever". Geta " I'll be an answer to a trivia question".

[@saelind73]

LOL

[@jaythompson01]

Lucius was not Maximus' son. now there was a past history between Maximus and Lucius' mother but even in the movie from 2000, Maximus implies that he knew Lucius' father and that they were good friends. it's gawd-awful shame that fans know more about a movie than the writers and director.

[@mariatorres-by6du]

My mum always belivied that Lucius was Maximus son, I disagree with her and think the story is much better if he isn't his son, but there were people who watch Gladiator and came out with that idea.

[@jaythompson01]

@@mariatorres-by6du people are either ignorant; lacking proper information on a topic, or stupid; having the proper information on a topic but deciding that they're correct and the information is wrong. ridley scott falls into the latter.

[@histatimaniples]

Women lie . She will do anything to survive

[@jaythompson01]

what learned of Caracalla was that he was not one to take besmirchment lightly. i remember learning of an incident where he either personally killed or had others kill an entire troupe of actors because of the actor that was cast to portray him didn't meet his standard of himself.

[@CrownOfRoses541]

Let's keep things 💯. "Gladiator" didn't need a sequel. That piece of hastily thrown together fanfiction, was just a desperate, blatant, cash grab, to try and capitalize on riding the coatails of the first movie. ☕🤔 -L🌘E

[@blackcat2628zd]

No good movie needs a sequel. But I am very happy that Gladiator has it. I was very much entertained!

[@SubbyKree]

Still waiting for the Kentucky Ballistics collab

[@Aikurisu]

He better get to use a mace on some eggplants... or a watermelon or two, in full plate armour.

[@deaderthendead041]

You're going to be waiting for a while then😅

[@tristanchristiansen9054]

it felt like a lazy cash grab 😢. the first was a childhood treasure ,this was my adulthood manifested into a movie😢😢

[@DonGeritch]

Duelists was a good movie, very impressive for a debut and a low budget historical drama

[@KroiAlbanoiArbanon]

He actually regrets something about this film? Now there is a shock.

[@letsunnahgoforth]

Again why are Caracalla and Geta presented as irish twins when they’re literally phoenician/italic from fathers side and Arab from their mother’s side.

[@Gaia_Seraphina]

Because that would mean too many POC villains? The most vile and decadent film characters must be white for Hollywood.

[@korrdxl]

0:44 That's an infant rhesus macaque, native to south Asia.

[@mafianoodles]

I watched the original in the cinema. It was amazing. I couldn't watch more then 20 minutes of this one.

[@sgtjarhead99]

😂To be fair, the studio practically gave him a blank check to just go wild and indulge. Party on someone else’s dime, Baby! 😅😅😅😅

[@TetsuShima]

Ridley Scott: "I really regret not adding that historical scene...Caligula and Elagabalus deserved better development" 😢

[@shawn6860]

The only regret Scott should have is the trauma received by the people who watched this film.

[@mankomamada2545]

The moment i saw woven leather armor, i knew i was in for a wild ride. I was incredibly confused by Caracalla's appearance and was just wondering if i was just missing something and I was just mishearing his name.

[@zartic4life]

For the love of God sir please retire before you've completely tarnished your reputation.

[@sorenpx]

I liked Napoleon and that was the film he made just before Gladiator II. I think he is still capable of making good films, even if he doesn't make a winner every time.

[@zartic4life]

@sorenpx last good film was Kingdom of Heaven Director Cut. And that was fifteen years ago? You liking those films doesn't mean they're good because they're not.

[@joeboah6040]

2:41 I remember you telling in one video that you went to the cinema with your wife and watched the movie. ( You mention it on the video ''Gladiator 2 IS A MESS! All Historical Inaccuracies Exposed!'' during the timestamp of 0:29). So what do you mean by saying that you are not a part of the box office showing? Did you get a free-pass or something?

[@talithakoum3922]

He meant that he's not included among the "mostly positive" critical reviews. His review is an epic roasting. He did buy tickets to the movie.

[@joeboah6040]

@@talithakoum3922 Okay, I see. I thought that Metatron's ''that doesn't include me by the way'' was targeted towards the latter statement (a.k.a ''good showing at the box office'') instead of the former.

[@Roland3ld]

Here is the usual full support for channel growth.

[@ravenslaves]

I understand that everything needs editing. Even a documentary like Gladiator 2. Educational films are particularly difficult to edit because you're always leaving some useful piece of information out. Which was certainly the case here.

[@Sirreginaldthe100th]

Hollywood needs a wake up call, people aren't vibing with their trash rn, indie studios published under major brands that get buried are the real treasures...

[@Jay1830]

Gladiator 1 was art. Gladiator 2 was just entertainment.

[@thomashauer6804]

The First was Epic Entertainment The second was just blown Out Nostalgia

[@gabrielinostroza4989]

the bigger Ridley Scott got the bigger his arrogance and you can see it in his filmography how he started disrespecting the source material like it meant nothing to him. Napoleon and Gladiator 2 feel less like artistic liberty to tell a better story and more of an open attack against the actual history behind the characters and setting, trying to ridicule and demean it.

[@kamilziemian995]

"Ridley Scott is an evil muppet" This was I hear after reading the title.

[@GundayMorningQB]

He should regret the whole Gladiator 2...

[@ale_s45]

He should regret making the whole last 2 movies

[@MC-gj8fg]

I mean, Ridley Scott doesn't have a tremendous interest in history beyond making a movie feel real enough to the majority, who possess only a passing knowledge of antiquity. He doesn't know enough to keep things realistic in spots that wouldn't have hurt the story, nor did he much care. Why not choose a director for a historical movie who had a passion for history? Stating the obvious here, but those financially backing the film saw no upside with regards to their ROI. In fact, a director who was a true lover of history may have, in fact, sided with realism over the rule of cool even in spots that could have hurt the story. This isn't to defend the choice to embrace an infuriating degree of historical inaccuracy, but if anyone truly doesn't know why, well...the more you know! 🌈 🌟

[@TomHawks-k8l]

"The movie isnt canon!!!" 🤓 - Emily

[@histatimaniples]

Ridley Scott is very old and just doing it to keep himself going .

[@davefletch3063]

Properly he should regret making the movie. It didn’t need to be made. He could have chosen another era of Gladiator games and make something more original

[@ozzie444]

Ridley Scott should stick to science fiction. Everything he does that is supposed to be based on actual historical events is absolutely terrible.

[@patrickmullane30]

Gladiator 2 - I’ll see it on VHS. 😂

[@rachaelskibbe7899]

7:10... Would that not have been hilarious if the two emperors had cell phones and were on social media throughout the whole movie but yet it was still based in ancient Rome? Like a cell phone and the internet or the only technology they had.

[@Lock2002ful]

He should regret the whole movie.

[@ChimpFromSpace]

Caracalla is the last Roman emperor that should be portrayed as effeminate and foppish. Time to retire Ridley.

[@edoardoprevelato6577]

Ironically Crowe would have been a nice cast for Caracalla, if quite old

[@deaderthendead041]

It would be interesting to see a video of you commenting on "AMMA" armored mixed martial arts)

[@mogaman28]

Pedro Pascal was an almost perfect cast choice for Caracalla. And I am ready to die on this hill!

[@rickardfors2513]

Pedro should have had every role. Just Pedro everywhere. Even the bloody trebuchet... Pedro

[@soldat88hun]

>12:35 of course, it was Obelix

[@oberstul1941]

Screen Rant usually has click-baity bottom of the barrel material, so reacting to some of their stuff also seems like scraping said barrel. Cheers!

[@sheriff7172]

I'm glad this didn't make it in. They showed a statue of Romulus and Remus. So I interpreted it as they whete using the story to foreshadow events in the movie between Geta and Caracella one of the few redeeming qualities about the movie. Including this scene would have taken away from this. Robbert Eggers does a better job with period pieces.

[@jakeb7087]

By far my favorite channel here.

[@dirtydeeds4free553]

Not that riddly is a bad director. Just... one of the most inconsistent. Still has some bangers, just none of them have been recent

Still haven't watched it even though I love Gladiator and Russell crowe. If you want to watch a historically accurate movie Russell Crowe did "Master and Commander" (funnily enough it's based on a series of novels instead of actual historical events).

[@emeryweaver3796]

Shoulda just cut the entire movie.

[@sektaba]

ridley scott did kingdom of heaven!! pathetic ridley scott

[@paradisecityX0]

The Holy Land did NOT look like that. Assassin's Creed 1 had a FAR better recreation of Crusades Israel

[@germanost]

Tbh, extended cut is a pretty good movie

[@BenVaserlan]

Where is the Ridley Scott video you mentioned? The one where you react to him being asked about the Napoleon film.

[@metatronyt]

I added it to the links in the description and pinned comments. Thanks for reminding me.

[@waynewatts8736]

Hey Metatron 🎉

[@metatronyt]

Hey you

[@LukeLovesRose]

They shouldve cast Tom Wilson as Caracalla. It wouldve been far more accurate. Or maybe Jai Courtney

[@mansfieldtime]

Highest grossing film of 2024 is a very ad statement. And They Didn't Even Get That!

[@colpolryan]

He doesn’t believe history is accurate so he makes his movies historical fiction. Like assassins creed: shadows…

[@JoesPhenomenal]

I kinda hoped the cut scene involved a xenomorph gladiator. Ha ha

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

I actually thought it was an alright movie, despite the inconsistencies and overall goofiness. But what the crap were the baboon creatures? And sharks? Really?

[@artsoundsgreatASMR]

DUDE It's not a capuchin monkey! It's a baby macaque. Capuchins have nostrils that point to the opposite sides like all american monkeys. This is a macaque because, (besides looking literally like a baby macaque i can't even get how you can mistake it for anythign else), his nostrils are facing the front more like human nose.

[@marvhollingworth663]

I'm definitely not a history buff. I found history painfully boring when I was younger. Now I'm more interested & I'm trying to fill a big gap in my knowledge.

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

Yo Meta, you should check out a movie called "Medieval", it's about an ancient Czech leader named Jan Zizka. I have no idea how historically accurate it is, because I hadn't even heard of him prior to watching the movie, but it's a really badass movie with some absolutely brutal war scenes. I liked it a lot.

[@danielschannel444]

Only one scene LOL.

[@nooctip]

Careful challenging the Metatron over history Scott. You don't have the hair for it.

[@truthoftime1]

What’s your favorite historical fact from this period?

[@ricardoartesao]

Scott is quite senile since Robin hood... but, if we remove the shallow script, stupid characters and nonsensical scenes, we get a really beautiful video clip though... 😂

[@l0remipsum991]

There is no Gladiator II in Ba Sing Se

[@WritersMuse1]

YES 😂

[@roman..leave.me.to.my.circles]

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire, sharks in floor coliseum. I watched a sequel wither in the dark sneers for gate keeping and protecting art . All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.

[@Aikurisu]

Ridley should have regretted continuing his career ever since American Gangster... which was made almost 20 years ago now. Personally, I feel his last great film was 'A Good Year'.

[@germj5923]

Gladiator 2 is on par with Matrix 4. Two of the worst big budget movies ever made

[@Gaia_Seraphina]

The two movies ( Gladiator 2 and Matrix 4 ) are similar indeed, but not because they are bad. They are entertaining movies, which are totally unnecessary and pointless though. Plus they are turning the previous plot upside down by using plot revisionism.

[@joseluisnd75]

Some times I thought on a Hollywood expensive film about Spanish empire... Then I see that things and become happy they don't do it.

[@HoldinContempt]

he should have regret making the entire movie and ruining his legacy as a once good director who has transformed into a hack.

[@dariovirga7711]

Yes, I can see your point and wholeheartedly agree: making two contrasting villains/brothers would have been excellent

[@alexanderleer6091]

Can you make a review about the historical accuracy of wolf hall

[@kenwarren9450]

Ridley Scott has to be the most inconsistent director alive. Is there a word for being artistically bipolar?

[@Unknown_user_47]

Are you gonna watch and rant Napoleon from this former master of movie making?

[@jamesbodnarchuk3322]

Oh Hollywood 😅

[@muttdogsd2721]

Of course he would never stoop to selling you a "directors cut"

[@j.r.warren5794]

Okay. I was really bored one evening and it seemed like a good idea at the time. It was free and I had popcorn. Other than that, I seem to have blocked it all from my memory. The only regret I have is that now someone knows more than one person watched gladiator 2.

[@cbradfordgorby3237]

It amazes me that ego so overwhelms some people that they are unable to admit that reality is far, far more interesting than the melodramatic fantasies they dream up in their conceited minds. Blade Runner was good though, and so was Alien. I think the writer got it pretty good though with " loosely based on real-life Roman figures, except in reality." yep, should have placed a period there instead of a comma. 😁

[@yagsipcc287]

I havent seen Gladiator 2 but it seems people dont like it overall. But as far as Ridley Scott and his "period" movies well they are usually very good movies but often wrong about basic stuff be it how things actually happened or what people were like etc...

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

I thought it was fine, just don't go into it expecting historical accuracy, or anything nearly as good as the first. Some of it is goofy as hell, the CGI is pretty shite, especially with the animals. But there's some good fight scenes, and it's a pretty decent story.

[@Gaia_Seraphina]

​​@@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231 This one also has inconsistencies and illogical plot points though. It's not just bad history.

[@Caesar_Himself]

I turned Glad 2 off after 20 mins, same as 'Napoleon'. Bravo Ridley

[@desired397]

Honestly after having recently seen Gladiator II in theatres the entire movie has the feel as though they cut 35-50% of the scenes they shot. Everything just jumps around, scenes end abruptly, and it just feels like there was a story there but they cut it for time.

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

I couldn't get over the Scorpion King-esque monkeys, and the freaking sharks🤣🤣 SHARKS for God's sake! How did they get them there???? Did they send slaves out to capture sharks and bring them back to a flooded arena? The logistics alone make no sense. And what if they didn't attack anyone? I was saying how hilarious that would be, if gladiators were falling in the water and sharks just kept on minding their business. The emperors are getting pissed, shouting "come on sharks!!! Attack!!! Someone go agitate the sharks!!!"😂

[@tylere.8436]

I was forgiving the movie at first, then they introduced sharks in the mock naval battles... then the emperor death scenes were just so silly. Then a duel where two legions just watch it. So baffling and bizarre.

[@Gaia_Seraphina]

​@@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231 Crocodiles would be in fact a better choice cuz those ARE agressive beasts, unlike sharks, who just got a bad reputation ( there are people swimming with wild sharks, but none with crocodiles ).😅

[@mattwuk]

Metatron, just be mindful he gets the original pass with Alien, the perfect film. Whatever came after is after, let him have this one.

[@karabunga8088]

Day 1 of asking Metraton to make a dedicated video about the Medieval part of the Roman Empire and his thoughts on it. (The Byzantines)

[@Flavius_Belisarius]

Yes Eastern Roman Empire

[@megaminxpll]

Metatron plays 15 mins of ads for us .... next time atleast close those ads before recording.

[@castlemappe22]

Just one? 😂😂😂

[@RayBetterThanEvilCanival]

“Were you there? No? Well stfu then” - Ridley Scott Bravo Sir! Well said. Let’s just not listen to any historian then! 😂

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

And this is why Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is the greatest historical movie of all time.

[@Gaia_Seraphina]

The arrogance of every historical revisionist. Some even prefer to listen to their grandmothers instead of historians. 😅

[@WritersMuse1]

Listen, I get if he added makeup to make them appear eccentric (which they do) as I’m sure a lot of male actors have makeup done (natural of course but I’m not a actor myself) but COME ON THIS IS ANCIENT ROME 😂 they look ridiculous!

[@thegreen2504]

I feel like he wanted to make a movie about Nero but then didn’t for some reason

[@daywither927]

It made 450 something millions? If I recall the budget correctly then that's a loss. Half of that goes to the cinemas, and movie budgets do not include marketing.

[@surrealsoupuniverse]

Why did he even make the movie?

[@skreem6343]

yeah this guy is a bit of a hack, blade runner was great, last great movie this guy worked on was american gangster in the 2000s to me

[@marksheen4873]

The only thing I regret from gladiator 2, is watching it

[@gms3402]

If the real Caracalla could have seen this film, he would have done unspeakable things to everyone involved.

[@AlexanderLeister]

And I regret he didn't cut the whole movie.

[@FiliiMartis]

Ridley Scott makes bad movies, and stumbles into making ok ones that are well regarded because we don't have good movies with swords anymore. Then he messes with those in his special editions, sometimes more than once.

[@DustyPazner]

I kinda wish he made a warhammer parody.... that would have beem cool.

[@trickywoo5165]

Hollywood 🙄 Amirite

[@stringfellowlocke2214]

While the entire movie was bad (i want that time off my life back), I'm going to go out on a limb that the makers didn't set out to make it all that historically accurate, anyway. Also, Ridley Scott didn't write the screenplay, so there's that.

[@adastra5214]

Apart from taking advantage of history magnificence to use fakely changed to fit his agenda, another thing I would like to hear from Ridley Scott is why he is obsessed with Christianity, but also portraying it in a negative way.