[Film] GLADIATOR 2

[The Clamp]

I was keen to watch it at the cinema. I’d booked a seat at Worthing Dome for last Monday afternoon but checked before and it was sold out. I won’t go to full showings, too many people, too much noise and inconsiderate behaviour.

So I thought I’d go another day when it’s not so busy.

Now I don’t think I’ll bother. I’ll wait for it to stream.

 

[Braggfan]

Just come back from the cinema. It bored me sh*tless. Mescal was terrible. The sharks
Sorry, it was a dreadful film.

I thought it was pretty awful as well. I think Ridley Scott is very overrated in general. He has made a few good things, but also some absolute s**t. Gladiator 2 definitely falls into the second category. It felt like a rehash of the first film, with more or less the same story.

I read Michael J Fox's autobiography years ago and he talked about actors having contracts with studios to make a certain amount of films for them. He said that sometimes people make films they don't really want to do, just because it uses up one of the films in their contract, so they can then go make something they actually want to make. Gladiator 2 wreaked of this. A studio thought it would be a good idea to rehash a successful film that they could bank on making a lot of money from. Then they employed a writer, director and cast to go through the motions.

 

[DJ NOBO]

Strange film.
It isn’t a remake but it sort of is. Almost character for character.
Paul Meschal was,,,,how can I put it…. low key. Not a patch on Crowe who was rousing and intense.
There was no part of that film that was better than the original.
As a means of taking on the story it was pointless.
As a means to piss on the legacy of the original, it succeeded.
As a means to make money, it’ll probably do well.
i would agree with those who say Ridley Scott Is overrated. The turkeys are piling up.

 

[UnhingedSeagull94]

I can’t bring myself to go and watch it. Gladiator is such an immense film, with amazing screenplay. The ending alone is worth its weight in gold. Classics should be left alone.

 

[HalfaSeatOn]

2.5 hours flew by, sign of an absorbing film. Certainly one for the big screen.

 

[heathgate]

Strange film.
It isn’t a remake but it sort of is. Almost character for character.
Paul Meschal was,,,,how can I put it…. low key. Not a patch on Crowe who was rousing and intense.
There was no part of that film that was better than the original.
As a means of taking on the story it was pointless.
As a means to piss on the legacy of the original, it succeeded.
As a means to make money, it’ll probably do well.
i would agree with those who say Ridley Scott Is overrated. The turkeys are piling up.

Interesting observation, I noticed in the lead in credits, a production company was involved called 'SCOTT FREE', I wonder if that could mean that Scott wasn't actually involved, or at least as much as he could have been.... it would perhaps explain the random Baboons, sharks and ride-on rhinos..... dross.

 

[The Clamp]

Interesting observation, I noticed in the lead in credits, a production company was involved called 'SCOTT FREE', I wonder if that could mean that Scott wasn't actually involved, or at least as much as he could have been.... it would perhaps explain the random Baboons, sharks and ride-on rhinos..... dross.

Scott Free is his production company formed in 1995 by Tony and Ridley. So been around a long time.

Scott Free films are distributed by Disney which probably explains the shoddy output. Disney not being that bothered about the quality of output from its subsidiaries, only with likely profit.

 

[Han Solo]

Scott Free is his production company formed in 1995 by Tony and Ridley. So been around a long time.

Scott Free films are distributed by Disney which probably explains the shoddy output. Disney not being that bothered about the quality of output from its subsidiaries, only with likely profit.

Unfortunately if you avoid everything Disney right now, you're just stuck for 3 hours watching Lars von Trier film his bowel movements with a handheld camera. Don't know if the movie industry has ever been worse than right now. NOTHING is good. The best you can get is "its ok and I spent 2 hours on so I'll pretend its good".

 

[The Clamp]

Unfortunately if you avoid everything Disney right now, you're just stuck for 3 hours watching Lars von Trier film his bowel movements with a handheld camera. Don't know if the movie industry has ever been worse than right now. NOTHING is good. The best you can get is "its ok and I spent 2 hours on so I'll pretend its good".

I agree to a point.

There’s plenty of great films being made. They just get limited distribution.

Because people want shiny things that cater to their 47 second attention spans.

 

[trueblue]

Thought it was entertaining enough but I tend to go to the cinema when I'm killing time away from home, so it lowers the threshold required.

Baboons, absolute rubbish - wouldn't have known they were baboons if I hadn't read about them.
Sharks - stupid but didn't mind.
Bloke riding a rhino - absolutely ridiculous.

 

[Comrade Sam]

Just watched it. What an absolute pile of stinking tut.

 

[Barham's tash]

I enjoyed it. Went to a late viewing to avoid the crowds and with a long ish run time and near 1am finishing time I expected to fall asleep based on what i'd read on here.

Fine the plot is similar and yes it took a while to get going but I personally thought it grew into a really absorbing film with a good third act.

Enjoyed Washington, liked Pascal and even grew to like Mescal's performance. I'd give it a 7/10.

 

[heathgate]

Thought it was entertaining enough but I tend to go to the cinema when I'm killing time away from home, so it lowers the threshold required.

Baboons, absolute rubbish - wouldn't have known they were baboons if I hadn't read about them.
Sharks - stupid but didn't mind.
Bloke riding a rhino - absolutely ridiculous.

It would have been better and more believable to have crocodiles instead of sharks,... plus bin the rhino and baboons.

 

[Blue3]

I thought Gladiator 2 was very disappointing virtually the same storyline as the previous film only not as well acted so many historical anomalies for example film 1 The Emperor Commodus dies in the year 192 at the start of film 2 we find two joint Emperors Caracalla who becomes Emperor in the year 211 together with his brother and joint Emperor Geta who only reigned 10 months and died in 211 which means everything that happens in the film happened in those 10 months the main character is captured in Numidia which was an ancient empire in north west Africa this was annexed to Rome in 46 BC some 257 years before the film was set, in addition the opening sequence of film 2 it states 15 years had passed Since the death of Commodus when the maths says it was 19 years.

If all that was not bad enough one scene showed an indoor pool with what was clearly a large carp fish were kept by the Romans, citing eight different ancient sources. Associating specific fish with their Latin names is difficult. But by far the most common kept fish appears to be varieties of eels, followed by bass, mullet, bream, and flatfish. There doesn't seem to be a mention of carp.
These things really play havoc with my pedantic brain

 

[CAPTAIN GREALISH]

Just got back Terrible film

3/10 and that’s generous
Wish I had stayed at home and watched the best bits of palace/ Newcastle