*** GLADIATOR 2 ***

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In reply to TCTTS • 7:39p, 7/12/24
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Hyperbole you surmise? From the same dude in 2019

"Jordan Peele's "Us" is a horror masterpiece. We are witnessing the birth of our modern day Hitchcock. 20 years from now we will ask one another what our favorite Peele film is & you will get 10/12 different answers."
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In reply to Falcon74 • 7:42p, 7/12/24
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And?

A **** ton of people love that movie.

I certainly don't, but either way his personal opinion of a movie has nothing to do with his reporting of what others are saying about a movie he hasn't yet seen for himself.
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In reply to powerbelly • 9:11p, 7/12/24
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powerbelly said:
That reads like it was written before they even saw the preview.
I wrote my own version.

Hold onto to your centurions! The buzz is positively buzz-worthy for Ridley Scott's latest popcorn flick, "Gladiator II", which debuted its first trailer on YouTube this week. Fans of the original film were stoked to see Russell Crowe's triumphant return to the role of Deciduous Maximum Hilarius in this direct sequel to the 2000 MTV movie awards darling. Scott, who got his start doing films for Julius Caesar in 334 AD, promises more killing, more thrilling, and more blood a-spilling in this road trip / rom-com straight from the Roman Colloseum of yore! Starring Paul Mescal (the actor, not the pyschedlic drug), Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, and a cast of thousands of years of history, this tour de force is sure to remind you that Rome wasn't built in a day, and that what we do in Hollywood echoes in eternity!
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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 9:27p, 7/12/24
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In reply to TCTTS • 12:37a, 7/13/24
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TCTTS said:
And?

A **** ton of people love that movie.

I certainly don't, but either way his personal opinion of a movie has nothing to do with his reporting of what others are saying about a movie he hasn't yet seen for himself.
He just seems like a very enthusiastic fan of cinema, and lets himself get carried away with enthusiasm. Nothing wrong with that, and I prefer it to people just choosing to be negative about everything without seeing it.
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Leto Agtreides II
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12:57a, 7/13/24
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Finally saw the trailer for this and I cannot believe how bad it looks. Using "No Church in the Wild" was just a cherry on top of that ass sundae of a preview.
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12:18p, 7/13/24
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Well since we're jumping around...I thought Nope was pretty damn fun. Especially in IMAX.

I feel like it got way too much crap for some reason.
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In reply to Leto Agtreides II • 12:25p, 7/13/24
Leto Agtreides II said:
cherry on top of that ass sundae


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12:53p, 7/13/24
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I see staph went on a cleaning spree in this thread. Fun suckers.
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In reply to Cliff.Booth • 1:55p, 7/13/24
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Cliff.Booth said:



I hope even TC can laugh at this. That's just solid internettin
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In reply to Definitely Not A Cop • 2:06p, 7/13/24
Definitely Not A Cop said:
Cliff.Booth said:



I hope even TC can laugh at this. That's just solid internettin


Pretty sure he didn't.

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2:08p, 7/13/24
they should have used Black Sabbath "War Pigs"......
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2:17p, 7/13/24
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Kenny Loggins being semi-retired is KILLING the movie soundtrack biz.
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In reply to Definitely Not A Cop • 2:24p, 7/13/24
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Definitely Not A Cop said:
Cliff.Booth said:



I hope even TC can laugh at this. That's just solid internettin


Not nearly enough fire/weapons/hysterics to account for all the ridiculous butt hurt, otherwise it's spot on, as I will gladly go down defending the movie's potential. If only because it's going to be so, so sweet when it turns out to be good. I'm making a list, checking it twice, and will have memes for days on my revenge tour.
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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 2:43p, 7/13/24
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The Porkchop Express said:
Gladiator has always been the shining example of a spectacular film that they didn't feel the need to do a sequel to. Perfect films don't need a part 2.
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2:48p, 7/13/24
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Years ago, I proved on this board that every trailer and action sequence is better when scored by "The Touch" by Stan Bush from Transformers: The Movie, and this is no exception.

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Leto Agtreides II
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In reply to TCTTS • 4:12p, 7/13/24
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TCTTS said:
Definitely Not A Cop said:
Cliff.Booth said:



I hope even TC can laugh at this. That's just solid internettin


Not nearly enough fire/weapons/hysterics to account for all the ridiculous butt hurt, otherwise it's spot on, as I will gladly go down defending the movie's potential. If only because it's going to be so, so sweet when it turns out to be good. I'm making a list, checking it twice, and will have memes for days on my revenge tour.
Do you actually think the trailer was good?
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In reply to Leto Agtreides II • 4:21p, 7/13/24
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I thought it was okay. I actually liked the music, but am on the record in my agreement that the trailer does a crap job of communicating the plot. For the umpteenth time... I simply thought the reaction to the trailer was ridiculous, comical, and way, way over-the-top. IMO, mild annoyance while keeping an open mind would have been more appropriate. Not the "OMG this is the worst piece of **** ever!!! This movie is going to suck!!! Fire everyone!!!" reactions we got instead. Especially considering the legitimately great buzz that continues to build for the movie itself, from those who have seen it.
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In reply to TCTTS • 4:26p, 7/13/24
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I haven't gone through this thread or seen reactions elsewhere so I was just curious because I thought the trailer looked borderline laughable.
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In reply to TCTTS • 5:04p, 7/13/24
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I think you've said umpteenth time enough times on this thread that you've ran out of "teenths".
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In reply to TCTTS • 5:05p, 7/13/24
I have no skin in the fight, but just reading this board sparingly, I feel that you often take criticism of movies/trailers/anything related to Holywood personally.
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In reply to Four Seasons Landscaping • 5:21p, 7/13/24
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Four Seasons Landscaping said:
I have no skin in the fight, but just reading this board sparingly, I feel that you often take criticism of movies/trailers/anything related to Holywood personally.
I don't read the board much, but here's my critique of you.
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In reply to Four Seasons Landscaping • 5:31p, 7/13/24
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I'm not taking this personally at all.

I simply find this board, for whatever reason, to have a predisposition to harshly and hysterically judging things before they come out, based on either the most inconsequential factors, posters' own biases, or simply the need to b*tch and moan on the internet.

Again, based on the trailer, I absolutely get being wary about the movie itself, and I'm not saying concerns here aren't valid or genuine.

But this is like (I won't say "umpteenth," for Bruce Almighty's sake) the 400th thread where people absolutely lose their minds over something, without first giving the final product a chance, when so often that thing ends up being good, or didn't do the thing they were sure it was going to do, etc.

I've seen this happen on this board more times than I can count.

In other words, I'm not, like, some super passionate Gladiator II defender. Rather, this is simply the latest example of what feels like an epidemic on this board, one I'm merely using this movie as a means to push back on.
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In reply to TCTTS • 6:00p, 7/13/24
Is there a part of the internet where the overreaction you are speaking of DOESN'T happen?
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10:02p, 7/13/24
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they always come from the same place
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5:14p, 7/27/24
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This trailer played in front of my viewing of Deadpool and Wolverine last night. While I am largely meh on this trailer and even the idea of a Gladiator sequel, it did spur me to a Gladiator rewatch today. Gladiator is one of those few near perfect movies that really doesn't need a sequel.

I actually was meh when I saw the original on opening day in 2000, but every time I have watched it since, Gladiator has proven itself to be far better than I originally considered it to be.
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In reply to Cinco Ranch Aggie • 8:28p, 7/27/24
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Rewatched it last night also. Still holds up.
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3:22p, 8/22/24
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LFG.

Ridley ratcheting up the stakes...

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5:41p, 8/22/24
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That trailer is awesome. Reading the comments got me in here like Mugatu

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1:24p, 9/20/24
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In reply to TCTTS • 2:02p, 9/20/24
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TCTTS said:
Thanks for the spoiler on Lucius, Ridley.


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In reply to Gigem314 • 2:08p, 9/20/24
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Speaking of, I would not translate/read that article, as it *does* kind of sort of spoil the ending of the second movie. Not specifically, or in any detail whatsoever, as I'm not at all mad I read someone else's translation of it, but just a heads up for those who want to know absolutely nothing.
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4:15p, 9/22/24
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Heard they're going with Drake for the music for this one...

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In reply to TCTTS • 5:15p, 9/22/24
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As long as it isn't puffy, should be ok.
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In reply to TCTTS • 6:10p, 9/22/24
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TCTTS said:
Speaking of, I would not translate/read that article, as it *does* kind of sort of spoil the ending of the second movie. Not specifically, or in any detail whatsoever, as I'm not at all mad I read someone else's translation of it, but just a heads up for those who want to know absolutely nothing.


You mean the information that's already embedded in the tweet?
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