*** GLADIATOR 2 ***

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Urban Ag
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10:26p, 1/25/25
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I agree with "meh". We watched tonight on Paramount. Just didn't have the soul to it that the original did. Not ever close. Not much else to say. That's a one and done for me.

Honestly, for the big names associated with it, kind of seemed like a money grab.
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In reply to Btron • 11:52p, 1/25/25
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Btron said:
I did enjoy the subtle Denzel character trait of his sense of smell. At least 3 times during the film he uses his nose to move the dialogue along. First meeting Lucius, "get that stench off of you", Walks into the brothel or Sentaors house "I smell you're partaking in all Rome has to offer" After the first gladiator games, " I smell Dragon's Breathe"

That made me love Denzel more as an actor. He left no stone unturned when creating this character. Did anyone else catch this?
what about the part where his character didnt mesh at all with the rest of the characters on screen, both in how he talked and how he behaved?
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12:01a, 1/26/25
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I don't understand the praise at all for Denzel in this film. His performance was flat to me. And too minor as to what it could have been. And I say that as a big Denzel fan. Again, meh.

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12:30a, 1/26/25
Watched it last night. Somewhat enjoyed the first 45 minutes and then it just kind of fell off a cliff after that.

Denzel's performance was just okay.

Lead Actor performance was meh at best.
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12:36a, 1/26/25
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This movie was awful and I agree with urban ag, Denzel was very mediocre to me.

And I know it wasn't, but something about the whole thing felt very cheap to me.
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In reply to Sea Speed • 1:11a, 1/26/25
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Sea Speed said:
This movie was awful and I agree with urban ag, Denzel was very mediocre to me.

And I know it wasn't, but something about the whole thing felt very cheap to me.
Both arena scenes in the original were vastly superior to this version 2. The storyline was just too unoriginal, not unlike The Force Awakens. The new characters sucked for the most part although Pascal was not bad but like Denzel, totally unutilized. The new kid had no charm. The twins were stupid. Channel some GOT or HOTD for maniacal young *******s in charge. FFS.

Yeah, I held back. I won't say it was awful but I was so ready for it to be over. Bleh.

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7:56p, 1/26/25
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Watching right now. I knew that it would fail to live up to the greatness of Gladiator, which is why I skipped this one in the theater. Visually, it is superb. Ridley Scott has always excelled with this, even in the weakest of his films. I like some of the actors - Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, and Pedro Pascal - but no one else seems up to the task. When the original came out in 2000, I am pretty sure I had never heard of Russell Crowe or Joaquin Phoenix, yet those two drew me right in to that film's events. Not so with this film. The opening with the Roman fleet attacking the city gave me vibes of the Siege of Syracuse from the time travel portion of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, but that sequence was far more entertaining. Gladiator II is actually somewhat boring, at least up to the point that I am at, the rhinos in the Coliseum. So far, meh.
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9:44p, 1/28/25
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this movie was the film equivalent of Truck Nutz.

completely unnecessary and stupid
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10:23a, 1/29/25
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I agree with the "this movie has no soul" type comments...because it doesn't. Its a bit of a bore despite the great action scenes. It just doesn't do a good job to make you CARE about any of those action scenes.
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11:03a, 1/29/25
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Yes...last night after streaming I visualized the logistics of getting a shark into he coliseum
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12:50p, 1/29/25
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This remake was a pile of garbage.
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1:05p, 1/29/25
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I'm not saying it lives up to the first, but sort of surprised on the amount of hate this movie gets.
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1:26p, 1/29/25
A trucknutz comparison is not something I've seen in a movie review before.
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1:56p, 1/29/25
AG
The sets seemed cheap and shallow like for the first time I could tell that so little of the actual set was real. The sharks were utterly ******ed. Denzel acted like he was in training day part two. Just not a good movie whatsoever.
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2:28p, 1/29/25
I'll watch if it ever streams to prime....but I'll probably take a nap during.
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6:53p, 1/29/25
Watching the original right now after watching the sequel a few days ago. Night and day when watching back to back over a short time. This movie is incredible and that's the real reason for why the sequel didnt work. You can't come close to just how good this movie is, and they really shouldn't have tried, as it just sets viewers up for disappointment.

Don't mess with perfection by trying to bring it back, or you will end up with nothing but disappointed viewers who can't not compare to the original.
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6:56p, 1/29/25
Also, for those praising Denzel in this film, IMHO he was easily the biggest weakness in the movie. I kept waiting for him to say "my man" and give his little smirk from American gangster. As much as I love Denzel in his other roles, he felt completely miscast in this character, and provided a glaring distraction in the flow of the film whenever he was on screen.
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8:58p, 2/1/25
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We just finished it and holy ****, this movie sucked.
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4:26a, 2/2/25
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Some possible spoilers in the video.

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