WTF Happened to Ridley Scott's GLADIATOR (2000)?

[@DVX_BELLORVM]

This film is a great example of how CGI can be used to enhance and supplement physical sets and effects rather than replace them.

[@v2occy809]

Reminds me of that KZbin video that talks about how the best CGI is the CGI you dont notice. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mH2ZmaNud7B1aJY

[@8PMFORMULA]

Shut up old man

[@IcyBrown]

@@8PMFORMULA 🤫🤫🤫 yourself!

[@ralphishere5756]

Open the gates old man

[@ADavidJohnson]

Right, but CGI is done by workers who aren’t unionized while practical effects have union workers and labor protections. So it’s cheaper to externalize the production costs onto the workers who create digital effects in crunch time, especially if they’re overseas from the rest of the team. The expense on their mental and physical health can be kept off the budget.

[@kryogenik2073]

Not gonna lie...I still love watching gladiator a few times a year

[@mav4578]

Why would you lie about it? That is absolutely justified!

[@supreme_sal1996]

Yupp also troy

[@quasar4601]

They are making another one . Be out in 2025

[@wildjacks1]

Started a generation of children being curious about the glory of Rome. Truly magnificent movie.

[@ulture]

strange, I thought it was quite critical of the Roman Empire

[@pads-zr9ln]

Erm, actually Rome didn't have any glory, they kept slaves so are super super super bad

[@BoramK9294]

Well it def got me interested in Roman history

[@squamish4244]

​@@pads-zr9ln Rome had glory and horror at the same time. I think the movie did a brilliant job showing this. And its reminds us a lot of ourselves, for better and worse.

[@squamish4244]

I was 21 and already a mega history buff when I saw it. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. From the snowy forests of Germania to the deserts of North Africa. I thought, "They fucking did it." Then lots more history buffs started appearing XD

[@joebro391]

Surprised not to hear any mention of Hans Zimmer's Oscar-nominated score. It really enhanced the already-spectacular film

[@stephenhill6003]

Well, he got a second chance with Pirates of the Caribbean :-)

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

100% correct the music for the movie made it even better and really elevated the epic scenes to be even more incredible

[@mikejohnson3338]

Exactly! And no mention that when Gladiator was released on DVD it broke sales records, was the top-selling DVD for many years after, and remains one of the top selling DVDs in history.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

@@mikejohnson3338 Ridley Scott announced a sequel script is being written currently/finally. 21 years later curious as to how that will play out

[@jtwolfstories]

Undeniably good point. THank you for recognizing the music score.

[@nateb2715]

Maximus confronting Commodus after the first Coliseum battle is still one of my favorite moments in cinema. The way Crowe delivers that line is chilling.

[@Jodah175]

Still one of my all time favorite movies!

[@1down4upworkshop61]

agreed

[@alexbailey5211]

Only watched it for the first time last year but Its quickly one of those movies where I think "hell yeah" whenever someone talks about it

[@shayo201]

OF ALL TIME

[@All_Hail_Chael]

Master and Commander is better. Yeah, I said it.

[@alexbailey5211]

@@All_Hail_Chael both are great movies

[@wstine79]

I remember seeing this in the theater. It was glorious to see on the big screen.

[@tripleaarcade]

Yeah. That opening scene was a sight

[@edjackson4389]

Great movie!! Great then, great now!!

[@ianashby6294]

Me to love gladiator

[@beeman2075]

I saw this at the cinema also. An absolute blockbuster of a film to watch on the big screen.

[@MrJabez89]

Why "glorious"?

[@HolyReality]

Greatest opening of any movie. Ever. “At my signal… unleash hell” Chills

[@BROU-bb2uc]

Absolutely 👍

[@realMaverickBuckley]

Filmed 15 mins from my house that part was. Still looks similar now.(obvs 😄)

[@P1015532oni]

“If you suddenly find yourself alone, do not be troubled. For you are in Elysium. And you’re already dead!”

[@AverageAlien]

Shame it rapidly devolves into your average BS holywood fight scene with random 1v1 battles everywhere

[@legendaryvicius]

@@AverageAlien True, however I always loved, absolutely LOVED the fact that the main "barbarian" bad guy got taken down by like 6 random Roman soldiers and not Maximus. Always hate that in movies, when the two army leaders magically find each other in the middle of the fking battlefield.

[@mikejohnson3338]

I'm surprised you guys didn't mention that when Gladiator was released on DVD it broke sales records, was the top-selling DVD for many years after, and remains one of the top selling DVDs in history.

[@emiliszigelis5034]

Hm, where did you get this information? I can't find Gladiator in any TOP DVDs of all time lists.

[@Alan-in-Bama]

It was my first DVD purchase

[@guatechapin22]

I had this shit on vhs watched it literally everyday until the the tape eventually broke

[@GernotKienzer]

As a German native speaker I bought the VHS of the movie in English to watch it in original version. As soon as I got a DVD player it was the first disc I bought. It was perfect for training my English hearing and therefore still has a special place in my memory.

[@pauledge1621]

Look for the hidden "easter egg" on original DVDs. A Chicken Run teaser trailer.

[@EriqOrtiz]

Gladiator still holds up to this day, freaking epic movie, love it! #StrengthAndHonor

[@neilfosteronly]

When it came out my group of friends went from playing wiffle ball to having epic fights with the bats and certain rules. I guess LARPing is similar but we went all out hitting. We did it on bikes like Jousting at one point and when pvc pipe started to be used instead of wiffle ball bats parents stopped the games. But great time. The sandlot of my life.

[@dennisaskeland7603]

Mok’ra

[@baronmunro1494]

Strength and Honor.

[@rickymurray]

I was 16 when I watched this, i went to see it with my first ever pay cheque, it was my mothers birthday and I got her a puppy and we named him Max. The memories here are insane! Great times 👍

[@Ntwister]

that sounds like a nice memory :) but i cant help to feel a bit of sadness that most likely max is no longer with you :/

[@rickymurray]

@@Ntwister neither is my mother

[@Ntwister]

@@rickymurray man that sux double :/

[@fangal12]

@@rickymurray Geez, this comment thread is a rollercoaster of emotion. I went from smiling to frowning then crying. Sorry for the double loss but happy you have such wonderful memories with the two of them🥺

[@rickymurray]

@@fangal12 thank you for a lovely comment mate

[@danieldevito6380]

Pheonix was absolutely FANTASTIC, but I could've seen Jude Law play Commodus as well.

[@linewalker]

Jude Law in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword was fantastic!

[@waltersvg]

Jude would have been a better choice. I know everyone loves Joaquin but IMO this was his worst performance.

[@danieldevito6380]

@@waltersvg Jude is fantastic and would've made a great Commodus, but you're crazy to think this was Phoenix's worst performance. His role in Gladiator is universally praise as one of his best performances ever.

[@waltersvg]

@@danieldevito6380 It's not that I think it was a bad performance but that it was his least strongest. I think it was more about his being cast in that role that didn't sell it for me. Oddly enough though I wanted to say that his best performance was in "the Master". I don't care for the subject matter much at all but he really sold me on that movie.

[@danieldevito6380]

@@waltersvg I never saw the master, however, I don't think I'm able to single out what I believe his best performance was. He was great in Walk The Line, Joker, We Own The Night, The Village... He truly is one of the best actors of our generation.

[@chriscostello117]

Hans Zimmer I feel had a massive hand in this flick.

[@donniebooshae3880]

Absolutely. The score when crowes character dies at the end is (in my opinion) one of the greatest in cinema history.

[@QuantumRift]

Absolutely. The Soundtrack was simply effin awesome. I often listen to just the soundtrack.

[@krisStein68]

He stole the battle score from Gustav Holst almost 1:1....no achievement from big ol Hans here...

[@DruNature]

@@krisStein68 art is creative and selective stealing, im sure Hans merits stand for themself regardless.

[@vikingghost117]

As a video game developer I can attest to the concept of, no matter how beautiful a scene looks, or how fun the gameplay is, if the music does not match, then the scene is just and empty boring fruitless experience, and devoid of feeling.

[@rodimus580]

Such a awesome movie. “I didn't say I knew him, I said he touched me on the shoulder once!”

[@claframboise]

Considering this ended up looking like one of the most well-made movies of all time, I'm really surprised that the production was such a shit show.

[@MichaelFlynn0]

Indeed.

[@alasdairmacintyre9383]

Gladiator was ass and if you think it looks like one of the most well made movies, you should watch more movies

[@filipefernandes870]

Most plans go to shit, so this movie is born out of chaos, which creates awesome creativity. A masterpiece.

[@georgerafa5041]

@@alasdairmacintyre9383 the only shit about this movie was Scott injecting his stupidass modern political bullshit (get rid of an emperor and "return Rome to the senate" nonsense. Besides that, it was excellent by every possible metric.

[@setaside2]

Maximus' Theme, played over his reconnection with the earth and with himself as his hand coasts through the wheat, has long been one of my favorite pieces of cinematic music.

[@Omar-wq9dz]

Russell Crowe always says in interviews how the movie was being made without a script everyone agreed on

[@jonny-b4954]

It's kind of obvious once you hear that too. It's story is sort of disjointed. I mean, the politics and emperor scenes always felt out of place. Like it almost shouldn't have been about an emperors son killing his father to hold onto power and all that and stayed simple about a general sold into slavery and forced to fight etc.

[@memowilliam9889]

Reminds me of a quote I read regarding Pink Floyd’s _The Wall_ _”It was an album everyone hated except the fans”_ I don’t recall who said it.

[@ntcnetwork9934]

You could say Crowe was… fighting round the world…

[@blindlobster]

Man, that song is the only reason why that I remember Crowe's birth country and birth year. I've often tried to forget them, but it just won't happen.

[@blaisetelfer8499]

MAKING MOVIES MAKING SONGS AND FOIGHTIN' ROUND THE WERLD

[@jolfer1334]

Hey Tugga!

[@SargeScum]

I see what you did there, SP.🤣

[@bobgunter9608]

The sequel for this film that was originally going to be written by Nick Cave was going to involve him being a ghost that compares us people through time really bat shit stuff

[@badder27com]

The opening battle alone when the catapults are firing is one of my fave scenes but knowing the Tigers were actually real that's blown my mind

[@jannisfaber]

Well of course they're real. Have you any idea what CGI 22 years ago looked like?

[@Vitatalks]

The first DVD film I ever purchased. A magnificent film!

[@fredlandry6170]

Me too back in 2000.

[@bobross4886]

Me to! I bought my parents a DVD player and this movie for Christmas in 2000. Awesome movie!

[@GIBBO4182]

Yep 👍 I bought this, Enemy Of The State and Human Traffic in a deal as my 1st 3

[@nategalvan3907]

One of our first as well and the first blu rat i ever saw was pearl harbor another russel crowe movie

[@OneOfThoseTypes]

"Thank you for watching JoBlo videos..." Well, that was certainly short. "Now back to the show..." Oh, wait.

[@1down4upworkshop61]

haha .. I had to check the time left.. Thinking that couldn't have been 15 minutes LOL

[@Bartaci]

it got me too!

[@icmull]

Yeah I almost clicked elsewhere

[@TheRealNobodyButu]

Got me as well

[@ButrzV2]

oh *here's* my club

[@ganjatrooper7193]

''What we do in life echoes into internity'' that hit hard at the end.

[@ButrzV2]

helluva good way to wrap it up.

[@SenorTucano]

The casting of all the leading actors in this movie was superb

[@JuanMercado91]

it's the only way they could have passed this off as a good film

[@markrushton63]

When this Movie came out, I was living a secluded lifestyle, no T.V., Movies, Commercial B.S., etc. I was working as a Roadie, and one my fellow Roadies, and I were Setting Up a Show one night when he mentioned this Movie. Told him I never seen it,probably never would, but go ahead and tell me about it, sounds interesting, and we had all night. So he Orated the entire movie for me, and did a really Good Job of it. That hooked me. And a year later, I bought DVD at Wallyworld. Wow!!! Even knowing the Whole Story, it was FANTASTIC!!! Worthy of Multiple Academy Awards, in my opinion. Russell, and Joaquin were Outstanding!!! Direction was Great!! Everything, just Fantastic!!! A CLASSIC ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@EliVanFleet]

This movie is right up there with the greatest movies of all time and really defined my childhood. Other examples are The Patriot, Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan, Gladiator, Kingdom Of Heaven, The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, Remember The Titans, Man On Fire, Black Hawk Down, The Last Samurai, We Were Soldiers, Enemy At The Gates, and of course, The Rock. All those movies including this one really defined my childhood and my love of certain genres. All of them really spoke to me in a way no other movies could.

[@wyganter]

You should watch Trip To Bountiful for a change of pace. Or at least something where no one dies.

[@EliVanFleet]

@@wyganter If you read my list carefully, you would notice a movie in it where no one actually dies. Other than that, movies where people die are the most gripping of all movies. Do you know why? It is because when people die, it shows how fleeting life truly is, and that the way we live it matters above all else. To quote gladiator, "What we do in this life, echoes in eternity". War movies I suspect, are actually the greatest of all movies for the simple fact that it reminds people that without those willing to die for what they believe in, they would have no ability to express their thoughts in such a way without reprisal. In fact many places in the world right now can't do that because they did not have people willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice. Luckily in America we do. And we will never forget it.

[@oberynredviper7828]

I would add Blade to this list...

[@EliVanFleet]

@@oberynredviper7828 There is no conceivable world where blade is one of the greatest movies of all time lol. Acting? Cinematography ? Plot? Script? It's definitely a very entertaining movie but it doesn't hit any of the tops in any category that matters outside of maybe just pure entertainment.

[@jordancampbell6775]

I enjoyed watching this film, along with Braveheart, The Patriot, and The Lord of The Rings.

[@Ntwister]

dont forget the last mohikan ;)

[@jordancampbell6775]

@@Ntwister 👍

[@finalsecretofchrono1339]

King Arthur 2004 (Director's Cut)

[@Bhraonain]

That must have been a great day!

[@quasar4601]

The 3 Jason Bourne movies and Gladiator

[@nickbeef5711]

That battle scene in the beginning with the archers and catapults was insane. I can't get enough of that.

[@thomasseery7570]

Beautifully filmed and directed by Ridley Scott with an amazing performance by Russell Crowe ending with Lisa Gerrard’s beautiful and moving of rendition of “ Flavum.” Outstanding.

[@dynamicdave2647]

I forgot it was directed by ridley scott… alien, blade runner, and gladiator, nice!!

[@karoltakisobie6638]

Likely the best movie of this kind made since Spartacus. Definitely one of my favorites. Music score deserves its own praise.

[@juleswinnfield9097]

Hard to believe it's been over 20 years since this came out! Still remember watching this on vhs in 2000.

[@SwisstedChef2018]

One of the greatest movies ever made. Phoenix should have gotten an Oscar. fabulous acting from all.

[@squamish4244]

It's a historical epic that had me on the verge of tears at the end. Like, what?

[@marthlink5015]

As a kid i remember this movie just sticking with me. I had only seen it in parts and only understood it, but the few visuals you saw. It stuck with me forever- So as an adult I finally watched gladiator, and it felt like a roller coaster ride- in a good way. Movies i often watch nowadays i just dont feel that connection, but it's something about gladiator thats just amazing. Now seeing the HUGE effort each individual put into the movie... it's no wonder i'm so enamored by it, I'm glad to see the mix of both old and young talented actors working together- though i feel bad for the script writers. As a writer myself must suck getting your stuff just ripped apart for minor differences in the plot XD.

[@richardfrankenberg4268]

This is one of my favorite films. It came out they year after High School ended. A few of us debated getting 'SPQR' tattooed.

[@chasecharland1160]

"SPQR, four letters to live by" Rome Total War

[@jamestnov41945]

It also has an impressive soundtrack. This is one of my favorite movies and this is Ridley's best movie.

[@CHIL2903]

"Oliver Reed died of a heart attack..." This was after a drinking session where he downed over eight pints (20oz) of lager, twelve double rums and half a bottle of whiskey, won an arm-wrestling contest against many members of the British Royal Navy crew, HMS Cumberland, and insisted on paying for the entire round. The Pub, 136 Archbishop Street, Valletta, Island of Malta 1444 Malta

[@Grandizer8989]

*contest

[@garyhewitt489]

Way to go. Legend In this world and the next.

[@jacobleukus6930]

Damn, one of the boys for sure, sad to see him go but went out like a fucking champ!

[@icemanire5467]

He lived in the south of Ireland and used drink and wrestle with the locals all the time. Proper mad man.

[@CHIL2903]

@@icemanire5467 He's buried there, Churchtown, County Cork. There's some interesting/humorous interviews with him on here. Quite the man! He'd no doubt be cancelled today, due to his weapons grade, toxic masculinity. 😉

[@ButrzV2]

after a video like that, i think this channel needs more interaction. very well put together. you DO need to bring up the score for a movie like this tho. other than that, that was some great trivia.

[@CharlesZane_]

This is one of the few movies that I can watch and say every line perfectly. It’s one of my all time favorites.

[@Veldtian1]

""At least give me a clean death. A soldier's death."

[@shaggycan]

Hans Zimmer's best score. When he lets out his 'inner Wagner' in the Glory of Rome I knew this film was going to be top 5.

[@itsunclemonty5206]

Man, casting is everything.

[@jesusrivera2970]

Crowe was on point and savage at the same time with the pizza comment 😂

[@MaxwellAerialPhotography]

“…his behaviour violated every tenet of their quran.” Holy shit that is a fantastic description of Russell Crowe.

[@hongkongbeat2164]

Full on one of my favourite movies. Almost Shakespearean in its delivery of the pathos of the tragedy, which was not overblown like some directors might have been tempted towards. It's a surprise then at how it came together in such an anarchic way. Perhaps it was just meant to 'be'.

[@Knobblytyressoggysocks]

I must watch this movie once a year, truly amazing. When I went to see the Colosseum in Rome It blew me away.

[@MichaelFlynn0]

"Are you not entertained" has now entered the modern lexicon. Well done Ridley ... Well done Rusty.

[@zzygyy]

What a fantastic movie. I remember Gladiator was the first DVD I purchased to play on my new Playstation 2.

[@DruNature]

My mom took me to see this movie back in the day. I was surprised she liked it so much!! One of my favorite movies and Joaquin Phoenix in this movie is one of my absolute all time favorite parts!!

[@blackirish6868]

Saw this in theaters twice. It's in my top ten for sure.

[@oberstul1941]

I love this movie. It literally blew my life away first time I saw it on the big screen. I legitimately never had seen anything like it.

[@Dave-ct1jk]

I was able to convince my history teacher to let us watch this for one of our classes on rome

[@SantosAl]

Good on you, I did the same with the Matrix in Religion class. Had to build a whole argument about how The Matrix perfectly illustrated the tenants of Buddhism, reincarnation and the pursuit of Nirvana to convince her. Basically BS'ed my way to watching a film in our next double lecture.

[@TheRealNobodyButu]

@@SantosAl lmao I want to hear the arguement you had that actually WORKED

[@alf.2929]

Probably better if you convinced him to watch the series Rome in class but that's a 2 season epic.

[@legendaryvicius]

The director: I want snow for this scene The weather: *starts snowing* The director: I have achieved godliness!!

[@djquinn11]

It’s amazing that they wound up with such a great film.

[@andrewosier614]

Reminds me, I haven't watched this in a while. Absolutely love the movie, one of a handful I tend to watch at least once a year, along with another Crowe movie, Master and Commander. Given all the re-writes during production, it's almost a miracle this didn't turn in to a disaster. Appreciate the video essay, you do a fantastic job, thank you.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Master and Commander is a very underrated movie, enjoy that one a lot

[@JamesPiccone]

My twin brother and I saw this movie in the movie theaters with our father when we were teenagers. One of the few movies he actually cried.

[@U_y_g_h_u_r_L_i_v_e_s_Matter]

Easily stays in my short list of all time favorite movies.

[@CKpremium1992]

Still one of the best movies ever made and the best actors for the characters. Amazing how such a crazy conundrum of events to make the movie which could have ended the production ended up making a masterpiece.

[@bjrnhagen4484]

The strength of this film is that it has pathos, we are relentlessly drawn into the characters, the story, and the universe where everything takes place. Films in the same genre, such as Troy, Alexander, and Kingdom of Heaven, lack pathos, and thus turn pale in comparison.

[@hunts49]

watch the directors cut of kingdom of heaven. it is much better and has more of what you describe here

[@hemaccabe4292]

Just popped up on Netflix. Watched again for the second time since I watched it in the theaters. My opinion was greatly improved.

[@robertsmith3872]

This is the one movie I can always watch I love this movie I saw it three times in the theater

[@pduidesign]

WTF happened to Ridley Scott’s Gladiator? It f*cking ROCKED and is considered a new classic and a must see for anyone who claims to be a fan of movies.

[@CB-rv2lj]

Just watched it the other night. One of my favorites.

[@ceebee312]

It’s a timeless masterpiece that’s *IT* RIP to his brother, Tony Scott, in which I really enjoyed his masterpiece in ‘Man on Fire’

[@PhilUKNet]

Incredible film, fantastic score, and marvellous performances from Russell Crowe and Oliver Reed, among others.

[@NickAnderson3000]

"But a Rhinoceros could not be trained" lmao

[@keirfarnum6811]

11:38 That hand sticking out of the rhino’s but is HILARIOUS! 😆🦏

[@rsacchi100]

Thanks for the behind the scenes story. All considered it's amazing how it all came together.

[@LukeLovesRose]

Nothing happened. It's a great man's movie right alongside Braveheart

[@oukie666]

Easily one of the very BEST films ever made.

[@alwaysplacida]

A GOOD YEAR is my favorite crowe and Scott collaboration 😊

[@Sawlon]

Just watched this movie last week again. Also, it was the first DVD that I ever purchased. Love this movie!

[@Trigormike]

Did you find the hidden CGI rhino footage?

[@AidaJof]

Thank you for this summary of pre and production woes faced by the writers, producers, directors and ultimately the stars of this move, which nearly 21 yrs later still stands as a beautiful movie. I must confess that I have learned most of this from the Ridley Scott's narration of the director's cut DVD. Thanks

[@hailcthulhu419]

Still one of my favorite movies. Tragic, fantastic, epic.

[@chrisgkhawkinsart4974]

I was actually on set in Bourne Woods. It was absolutely spectacular to watch being filmed. I have an arrow from the set

[@vivek27789]

Cool

[@Jesse-cx4si]

Great info. Thanks! “Tigers are heavy, fast, and generally unpredictable.” 😂 🤣

[@matthaeusprime6343]

Watching this movie is always a joy. One of my favourites!

[@mattchew6426]

I'm going to watch Gladiator tonight, thanks for the reminder of how good it was...

[@commentmaster_666]

Get a life u loser

[@mattchew6426]

@@commentmaster_666 What exactly is your problem? Are you offended by what I said in my comment? Does the idea of me spending a couple of hours rewatching an enjoyable movie upset you, for some reason?

[@FluffyFutonCushions]

I just watched Gladiator on my flight. It captures a feeling that I haven’t found in other movies. Great movie!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Thanks that was an enjoyable look back at one of my favourite videos as a teenager.

[@rodrigodemiguellamminen5244]

My favorite movie. Interesting, beautiful, emotional, exciting, inspiring. It hits every note for me and I must have seen this movie 50 times in my short life span.

[@drromanov5155]

The Oscar to Crow for Gladiator was an Apology from the Academy for deny him the one he Truly deserved for The Insider

[@4Thessia]

Agreed!

[@LukeLovesRose]

No, he truly deserved it for A Beautiful Mind. They went with Denzel playing Denzel

[@drromanov5155]

@@LukeLovesRose That one was more Political, the other win was like:Ups we Fucked up sorry here is the Oscar for the other Movie you did.

[@Caesar13ism]

"Who will help me carry him?" makes me cry every single time I watch this film.

[@Toni62R]

A great movie, which developes the classic roman epos from Ben Hur to Cleopatra and Spartacus. Love these all.

[@MikeDacameraman]

Well done and put together nicely!

[@Alan-in-Bama]

That "Pizzaria line" caught me off guard and I busted into LOL.... An Average Italian in Roman times: "Yo Vinnie, let's go by Max's place and grab a slice of pepperoni !" :))

[@DelightLovesMovies]

I never get tired of watching this film.

[@mrDingleberry44]

Its interesting to hear about all its problems so long after the movie. Gladiator is still one of my all time favorites. I love that movie.

[@lasvegasloner4621]

As usual, one of the best things about one of Ridley's films, showing up in "Gladiator" as well, is his fantastic taste. Most of the films that disappoint me today fail from too much of one thing, and you don't get enough detail or reason with what you see. Ridley Scott usually doesn't ever short you on those things. His films typically immerse you, which is what I want a film to do.

[@ernestbethel2035]

This movie remains my favorite. Everything is perfect.

[@powerbad696]

GREAT film.Loved this movie.May 2000 I was in the army stationed at Ft Bliss,Tx,took my then girlfriend Laura and her 3 kids to see this movie.We all loved it.Good job on tha video JoBlo,took me down memory lane.My time at Ft Bliss was mundane and boring,pretty much SOP-STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.Spending time with my gal Laura Martinez and her family was my HIGH-LIGHT.Also remember seeing the first SCREAM film with them.Army life can be hectic,chaotic and stressful,so you need outlets,mine were-lifting weights,watching and buying movies,writing and drawing.

[@blaisetelfer8499]

This is the type of movie where, when you find out your 13 year old cousin has never seen it, you pull out your Director's Cut Blu-ray and say "we're watching this tonight".

[@thinkandrepent3175]

I still can't think of a better or more realistic depiction of ancient warfare then the opening battle. it's an absolute masterpiece and the snow was just the icing on top, you felt like you were there in the struggle

[@MrAmeame]

Most iconic movie line ever - "Are you not entertained" 😤 Change my mind 🤷🏾‍♂️😂 (Defs top 5 tho 🙏🏾😭👌🏾)

[@MrJC1]

I never noticed it was CGI that was used at that time to complete those scenes of Reed's... but I did think something was odd about it. Not in terms of how it looked, I mean you can tell if you know what you are looking for but it looks good to be fair, especially for the 2000s. No just because of how the scene was shot. The brisk manner of its pacing etc. I wondered why they had to do that. It felt... weird. Like they had put in just what they literally HAD to, and nothing else. It all made sense later on when I found out about it being done with CGI. But I actually found out about it, much later on.

[@CosmicDuskWolf]

Such a amazing movie. So many others I love are also mentioned like Water World. I love that i grew up with these movies and would love to see more like them.

[@seaham3d695]

Nothing has happened, its still on Netflix, and I watched it yesterday!!!! dame you algorithm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Real-kr6ml]

Still one of the few movies I watch everytime I come across it.

[@seanz6586]

This movie is so awesome. Just watched it again last week. And still just as awesome as when I first saw it.

[@hunterm4188]

Nothing happened to it, it’s a classic.

[@audience2]

Yes.

[@CornishCreamtea07]

Someday you should do a "We Remember" for his brother Tony.

[@markcoleman7246]

Aged like wine is what happened to it, it should be a staple for all boys and young men to watch it at least twice in their life!