It would have still not saved this Movie. Any actor with an ounce of self respect would refuse to be in this movie. Hollyweird must be struggling more than we thought.
We live in a world where the friggin COEN BROTHERS can't regularly get movies financed, but there's room for this and whatever crap Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is putting out.
Amen 🙌 This comment really ties the room together. Why do you think we can't get indie films greenlit anymore but sure-fire failures like Gladiator II gets all the budget in the world?
Dude, Guillermo Del Toro is trying for almost a decade to get his H.P. Lovecraft movie financed without success, despite having Tom Cruise on board and even producing some dope concept art/ CGI pre-visuals, but his crap here or the latest live-action Disneyslop remake, gets greenlit & 200 $ Million production budgets. At this point, Hollywood needs to just go completely bankrupt.
Does it though? Haven't seen 2 yet, but in the first film, Lucius was clearly a few years older than the boy we see at Maximus's home. It could be that Maximus and Lucilla had a child accidentally, and agreed that Lucilla would raise him alone (given her family's wealth and power would shelter them from criticism). Maximus then starts a new family out in the farmland, which plants the seed of his desire to retire.
@@axelfoley133 yeah, but Maximus behaved like he lost all reasons to live in G1. If him and Lucilla had a child that would give him a replacement family ready made. Just weird. I think it was shown like there was some crush between them in young years, then Lucilla married someone and this stopped. Later it was more brother sister relationship, but we could see Lucilla might have some feelings for him. It was good this way and made more sense.
I use to be a big RS fan...and then I saw Prometheus and realised this man just doesn't care anymore. From his changing history to suit him (Napoleon), his lousy attitude towards critics and interviewers, his embracing of AI, his smearing of his own legacy (Alien with those two other films, and now Gladiator with G2), the man should retire. I liked and enjoyed The Martian, but that was an adaptation of someone else's work. He'll probably want to make an AI sequel to Legend or something, next.
What is it about Ridley Scott that makes him either one of the most competent filmmakers of all time or one of the worse and never in-between? I honestly think Napoleon was made so the English could use it as an opportunity to shit on the historical figure and make him look like a cuck.
The Martian is, in its own right, quite possibly my very favorite movie of all time, for MANY reasons I won't take the time to go into, right now. Everything else Ridley has done for the last (whatever number of) years - is such a RIDICULOUS insult to the intelligence of human beings, AND his own previously-legitimate legacy. It's been a long time since I first knew for sure that ANYTHING he does will be the most _absolute_ insult to film and storytelling - and us. 😢
There's only one way to save this film: compare it to Megalopolis. Because in every way, Coppolla destroys HIS legacy far worse in a movie that cost far more and was incredibly worse.
They didn't make him do a thing, he openly admitted he improvised it because he wanted to do it, it wasn't in the script at all, which makes a supposedly married conservative Christian grandpa Denzel look pretty sick and lost.
"OK, so THEN I'm going to throw dust in a rhino's eyes which will make it hit a wall!" "You're telling me you're going to throw some dust, a very common occurrence in the African savanna, at a giant charging animal that is notoriously bad-tempered and is well-known for its sense of smell because it ALREADY has terrible eyesight? Is that your plan? Well... good luck!"
Gladiator 2 isn't even Diet Coke. It's New Coke. 1992 Crystal Coke. Flat room temperature Kroger brand cola that's been sitting in the fountain machine for weeks on end Coka.
I watched the first few scenes of this movie online today and when I saw them flashing back to the original movie, I said to myself this is absolute shit and I stopped watching.
Ridley deciding to shoot 'Gladiator 2' on a digital camera for the sake of convenience gives it that actors-doing-cosplay look like a Netflix streaming release compared to the gorgeous cinematic visual quality of kodak and eastman 35mm used for the first one where it actually looks like a professional studio movie from the big 5. The other letdown is that you don't really end up caring about any of the characters so you're not that emotionally engaged in the story unfortunately. Crowe actually looks like a regal war veteran / Roman general rather than a guy you would see down at your local gym and his performance manages to provoke you emotionally. The first 2 minute entrance alone into the colosseum before Maximus instructs the gladiators to all stick together just for sheer thrill-factor, soundtrack, tension building, visual quality..etc is far better than the entirety of Gladiator 2 (5.5). Ridley is great when he has a good script to work with (The Last Duel / The Martian) but his directorial style can't elevate a lacklustre script in the same way that someone like Spielberg can.
This feels like Hollywood's response to the "You're not a real man unless you think about the Roman empire daily" meme, which was pretty popular last year. They weren't trying to make a good movie, they were trying to destroy yet another thing Based White men enjoy and respect.
Masculinity is the first thing they want to strip away from you. Maximus was the perfect embodiment and character of masculinity and they made him a deadbeat in this. They just don't like the fact that men think of the Roman Empire on a daily basis. Too much connection to the US and Europe.
@@robertc7072 When the same tribe that runs Hollywood also prints the money, and their goal is propaganda, not profits, they don't care about box office numbers.
@@CopaExMachina That's a good way to put it. Great video, thanks for making this. I definitely saw more of this movie by watching your video than I would have otherwise.
@@robertc7072 Their goal isn't to make money... I wrote something about the connection between those who run Hollywood and those who run the banks, but it was censored.
First of Denzel was miscast. You should know this because I said so. Second, Macrius was race-swapped. He wasn't black. Third, there was never a black emperor. There were emperor's from North Africa. But North African isn't black. Plus, the emperors from North Africa were never considered anything else but Roman.
@ Denzel will never be a “miscast” he was the best actor in the film. There are problems I had with the film but saying it’s the same as gladiator is disingenuous.
@ For your information all of Africa is Black there were no whites and Arabs in North Africa there were black people. You need to learn history the Arabs came into North Africa centuries later.
Washington always has a great presence on the screen but he was miscast in this role. Wrong actor. Besides, the plot was totally ridiculous especially when in less than 2 hours he becomes a Roman Emperor. Comical, to say the least.
Prometheus destroyed Ridley Scott's legacy. He is incapable of making a movie that respects the fans any more. I truly believe he despises the fans of his movies with a fierce passion. Everything since then has been a predictable disappointment because he meant it to be. He fng hates us.
What a perfect review. The movie was so bad. To me this was just before the fall of the Roman Empire. Lovers of themselves. Men loving men. Everything was cringe.
I don’t think that this has anything to do with Maximus. This was a pathetic piece of made up garbage and Gladiator will always remain a powerful cinematic masterpiece.
i am gutted, heartbroken to see one of my all time great directors that has made some of the best movies like blade runner, alien and gladiator reduced to this, truly i am going to shed a tear or two. this is not funny in anyway, he must be haveing some kind of breakdown. that or he has fallen foul of the mafia.
Like most boomers actors and filmmakers, they're out to get their own now not caring about legacy whatsoever. Its payday to them...and to the mob they owe money to.
@@CopaExMachina it certanly looks like they have been manipulated by something. there are defintly very powerfull very nasty people out there in an organisation of some kind.
I'll add some od notes I made, and commented on other reviews, so I'll just paste them: (spoilers) *Why take revenge on the general if Lucius' wife was killed in a fair fight? It did not have the impact of the murder of Maximus' wife who was a civilian. Plus, Lucius seems to forget the wife very fast,as he laughs at stupid jokes after monkey fight and is generally in good mood. **Lucius has zero injuries after being beaten in face with spiked gloves by the guard. Also, he is fine during naval battle even though he had been made to row all day before (why was even the guard allowed to bully Macrinus champion???). *it would have been nice if the public found out who “Hanno ”was before the scene how he was supposed to defend his mother. Then they could rebel and the scene would have gained depth and epicness. *Lucius had weak prep speeches, except for the final one. *Why would Macrinus kill Lucilla? As a woman she had no claim to the throne. Plus he knew Hanno is most probably Lucius and would go after him for revenge. *Final fight with Macrinus very below expectations, he was not a worthy opponent for Lucius, an old guy long past his fighting days and splendor *What did Macrynus want to do with Roman Empire , what was his plan after killing current authorities? Should we root for him or not? If Lucius wins, how are we sure he will be good emperor , he has zero experience in ruling.
this is one of the most useless, senseless, emotionless, meaningless, artless and brainless catastrophes i have ever seen in theatre. it is practically the death of cinema. if hacks like bay, boll or emmerich had made that film, it would have been deemed quite ok. drivel as usual. but from a ridley scott? this is really devastating. what is it with him? can´t he read scripts, let alone write them. can´t he direct anymore. he boasts he knows where to put his eleven cameras. yeah? in the most boring places there are. study spielberg for camera blocking for a change, if you have 200 million dollars at your bloody disposal. how can one make such a bad film with so much money. and don´t come with your storyboards "that thick", ridley. a fifteen year old can block and cover scenes like that from the hips. get rid of your boards and get inspired by the moment. this film is like an overblown soap opera. take away the costuming, the VFX and the set dec and all you got is a soap. watching that film is a total waste of money. i should have spent the hours and the cash with something far more rewarding.... - by the way: the most uninspired acting and casting i have seen in a long time. denzels performance is practically lackluster overacting, while pascal and mescal (who is who?) are basically non-entities in that film. no story. no character change. no tension. no suspense. no real gripping action. no real twistes and surprises. no development in character. no emotion. instead some woke idiocies like female warriors and male to male hand kissing. Wow! At least Scott manages to fulfill his woke check list.
3:40 - 5:46 "His hairy sasquatch wife...was shot with an arrow...because she's a dirty little insurgent shooting arrows at Romans. Lame Lucius...fighting monkeys from hell... Co-Emperors Kaka and Gay boy." Hahahahahaha nice diss 🤣💀
😳 … Ridleyman Bad - and on opening day, God descended in the form of Kubrictron. Able to film from the advantageous pinions upon his divine ankles, hips and shoulders🪽 🙌 *may his cinematic glory grace the silver lining of the clouds above* 🙌 PS - I can’t get the Deadpool 💨 and ✨ out of my head … after see the Rhino-Maneuver. 🤦 he even does the clap. 😂 The Rhino was like, “I want to make a snowman!”
We don´t get to see Maximus with his wife and son in the first film, but it´s so well constructed and acted by Russell Crowe that we feel the distance, the emotional connection and the pain of his loss.
I saw this last night only cause my nephew got me a tkt and tbh it was the worse crap ive seen in a long time! I mean why even waste the time & millions of dollars on something that you know wont even compare to the original Gladiator which is a classic masterpiece and basically shits on it entirely! What a horrible film! I dont know what Ridley was thinking and truly i think his time as being an amazing director is done! I know the writing also had a lot or most to do with how bad this film turned out but cmon just dont make it if its not right!
I feel you on all this. Ridley's days as a great director are done. That just pure fact. But the real question is did you get the Colosseum popcorn bucket because that thing rules.
At last someone telling the plain facts about Ridley Scott, one of the most overrated directors ever. I even think the original Gladiator movie was very overrated which used unsteady cam far too much.😊
LUCIUS BEING MAXIMUS' SON...IN THE FIRST MOVIE LUCILLA AND MAX SHARE THAT THEIR KIDS ARE NEARLY 8 YEARS OLD RESPECTIVELY. THAT MEANS THAT BOTH WOMEN WERE PREGNANT ROUGHLY AROUND THE SAME TIME. THAT WOULD MEAN MAX WAS CHEATING ON HIS WIFE OR CHEATING ON LUCILLA. FURTHERMORE, THE FIRST MOVIE LETS US KNOW THEY KNEW EACH OTHER AS TEENS OR KIDS AND HAD STOPPED SEEING EACH OTHER SINCE THOSE DAYS. IF LUCILLA HAD GOTTEN PREGNANT IN HER TEENS THE KID WOULD BE MUCH OLDER THAN MAXIMUS CHILD.
The Last Duel: everyone hated it, I think was great. Napoleon: Ridley starting to shit on a great career Gladiator 2: the movie nobody wanted is made, Ridley buried his credibility and legacy deep into mud, and no one wants anything more from him. Well done Scotty!
I was just happy to see a film with male leads who weren't belittled by females or a child's superhero film that is for adults. What's confusing for me is that the same people who love these superhero, utter nonsense are saying, 'This' is a terrible film. ...? Did anyone expect this to be even 'almost' as good as the original? Maybe the same people who expected a fair boxing match between Tyson and that other guy.... This sequel is a lot better than 90% of the utter nonsense that's released these days..
It was a fantastic movie I think a lot of people want the old movie and old things back. It’s not a remake but making the story connect with the first one
@ it wasn’t a remake you just have to understand what a sequel is. In that time it was the same old in rome enslaved people get treated like trash and fight for power.
Ridley Scott should've retired a decade ago. Some of his best films have come and gone, but it seems like Hollywood is quite happy getting Scott to direct films that are car crash monstrosities. Ever since Scott took control of the Alien franchise, his films have been on a downward trajectory, and studios are quite willing to subsidise his over inflated ego with multi-millions. There's nothing worse than watching a director being given endless money to produce total turgid crap.
I don't think you can even come close to saying this after he made the dumpster fire that was Napoleon. If anything Gladiator 2 redeemed him, it's his best movie since Kingdom of Heaven.
I personally really liked it. It had issues but imo Ridley is a great director. CGI was epic and action and story were really good to me. Soundtracks power was lacking though. Sorry to hear you found it disappointing but we all have different tastes. :)
I decided to boycot Ridley Scott and Jaquan Phenix after the abominination that was Napolean. So far with what I've heard on Gladiator 2 and Joker 2, I clearly made the right choice.
In life, there are two possibilities: being Ridley Scott, or being a nobody who criticizes Ridley Scott for ... stupid reasons. Of course, there still is the third possibility: DON'T WATCH THE MOVIE.
Gladiator II it's not a bad movie, and it's exaggerated to claim that destroys Ridley Scott's legacy (he has far worse movies). The problem with Gladiator II is that it wasn't necessary. It's doesn't show anything new and doesn't add anything that enrich the Gladiator Universe. When you make a sequel to a masterpiece like Gladiator, you need a plot that could equal or surpass the original (like The Godfather Part II). Paul Mescal doesn't had Riddle's charisma and acting skills, and it looks like another John Wick ripoff. The OST is not at Zimmer's level neither. But what I disliked the most is the abuse of CGI during the film. In the original Gladiator, almost every fight was filmed using practical effects, providing a level of immersion that was out of the roof. The sequel has too many CGI scenes that makes you feel you are watching a fantasy movie instead of a Roman movie. In short, the original Gladiator is a timeless masterpiece. Gladiator II, an Ok Christmas Season blockbuster.
Washington always has a great presence on the screen but he was miscast in this role. Wrong actor. Besides, the plot was totally ridiculous especially when in less than 2 hours he becomes a Roman Emperor. Comical, to say the least.
I need a moment to put words into words, Lol. If we the people could have you narrate evrey shite faced Hollywood film Id glady pay double, thank you kind sir I truly needed a hearty laugh.
It’s getting a good audience score. Wasn’t even that bad and I’m a groyper yall jump the gun on everything. Finding inconsequential problems and sensationalizing them like other side. it was like a solid 7/10.
I will say though I hated Alien covenant it's still miles better than Romulus. Prometheus I will defend because at least it tried something new. This film however did not need to be made.
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I, for one, appreciate it. I had no desire to watch this.
@@booshmcfadden7638 me neither. I saw the trailer and thought.... Gosh, this is gonna be another of those atrocious member berry movies.
@@booshmcfadden7638 There is only one Gladiator.
@@stijnvdv2 Stick with Gladiator. Gladiator 2 does not exist.
@@CopaExMachinaget a life!
I don't want to pick Nits, but the kid actor who played Lucius is now an adult actor who could play Lucius.
Seriously?
@@ScriptedByJana yep
Spencer Treat Clark reprising his role? Is of the right age? Could easily beef up for the role? Pfff that would never work.
@CopaExMachina maybe CGI sharks ate the budget
It would have still not saved this Movie. Any actor with an ounce of self respect would refuse to be in this movie. Hollyweird must be struggling more than we thought.
We live in a world where the friggin COEN BROTHERS can't regularly get movies financed, but there's room for this and whatever crap Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is putting out.
Amen 🙌 This comment really ties the room together. Why do you think we can't get indie films greenlit anymore but sure-fire failures like Gladiator II gets all the budget in the world?
@@CopaExMachinabecause even old guys like Scott will do anything woke for pound note
Because Hollywood is morally bankrupt and will not finance a good project even to save themselves.
Dude, Guillermo Del Toro is trying for almost a decade to get his H.P. Lovecraft movie financed without success, despite having Tom Cruise on board and even producing some dope concept art/ CGI pre-visuals, but his crap here or the latest live-action Disneyslop remake, gets greenlit & 200 $ Million production budgets.
At this point, Hollywood needs to just go completely bankrupt.
Disrespected Maximus by making Lucius his son, thus rendering Maximus a cheater.
Well, all men must be either predators, cheaters, evil or idiots.
Exactamundo! Once again Hollywood ruins a masculine character by retroactively making him a piece of shit.
@CopaExMachina which is in line with woke agenda
Does it though? Haven't seen 2 yet, but in the first film, Lucius was clearly a few years older than the boy we see at Maximus's home. It could be that Maximus and Lucilla had a child accidentally, and agreed that Lucilla would raise him alone (given her family's wealth and power would shelter them from criticism).
Maximus then starts a new family out in the farmland, which plants the seed of his desire to retire.
@@axelfoley133 yeah, but Maximus behaved like he lost all reasons to live in G1. If him and Lucilla had a child that would give him a replacement family ready made. Just weird. I think it was shown like there was some crush between them in young years, then Lucilla married someone and this stopped. Later it was more brother sister relationship, but we could see Lucilla might have some feelings for him. It was good this way and made more sense.
I use to be a big RS fan...and then I saw Prometheus and realised this man just doesn't care anymore. From his changing history to suit him (Napoleon), his lousy attitude towards critics and interviewers, his embracing of AI, his smearing of his own legacy (Alien with those two other films, and now Gladiator with G2), the man should retire. I liked and enjoyed The Martian, but that was an adaptation of someone else's work. He'll probably want to make an AI sequel to Legend or something, next.
What is it about Ridley Scott that makes him either one of the most competent filmmakers of all time or one of the worse and never in-between? I honestly think Napoleon was made so the English could use it as an opportunity to shit on the historical figure and make him look like a cuck.
The Martian is, in its own right, quite possibly my very favorite movie of all time, for MANY reasons I won't take the time to go into, right now.
Everything else Ridley has done for the last (whatever number of) years - is such a RIDICULOUS insult to the intelligence of human beings, AND his own previously-legitimate legacy.
It's been a long time since I first knew for sure that ANYTHING he does will be the most _absolute_ insult to film and storytelling - and us. 😢
There's only one way to save this film: compare it to Megalopolis. Because in every way, Coppolla destroys HIS legacy far worse in a movie that cost far more and was incredibly worse.
it was ball drainingly bad
HAHAHAHAH
Not all stains are happy ones.
What a clown!
Is ball draining a bad thing? I don't know about you guys, I like having my balls drained. Lol
Anyone could see this was going to be a sad attempt to rinse and repeat the first gladiator.
Yet somehow the studio greenlit this mutation
They made Denzel Washington kiss a man only to delete the scene after all. 🤣🤣 If I was Denzel I would have been pissed 😡 too.
They didn't make him do a thing, he openly admitted he improvised it because he wanted to do it, it wasn't in the script at all, which makes a supposedly married conservative Christian grandpa Denzel look pretty sick and lost.
@madcyborg1822 😮🤣🤣 seriously I didn't know that, thanks for clearing that up
He said it was the kiss of death but why did he need to use so much tongue?
@CopaExMachina 🤣🤣🤣
gladly kisses a man but refused to kiss white women
Some people just don't know when to quit while they're ahead... undermining their long careers & legacies in the process.
"OK, so THEN I'm going to throw dust in a rhino's eyes which will make it hit a wall!" "You're telling me you're going to throw some dust, a very common occurrence in the African savanna, at a giant charging animal that is notoriously bad-tempered and is well-known for its sense of smell because it ALREADY has terrible eyesight? Is that your plan? Well... good luck!"
"Yeah but you know what doesn't occur much in the African savanna? Walls, dude."
@@CopaExMachina "and people riding rhinos, because they'll kill you long before you get a halter on them."
Yes, but you must understand, in 300 there is one guy one-shooting a rhino with a javelin in the eye. Ridley absolutely needed to get even with Zack.
@@eliogabalopuzzetti496 GENIUS!
Gladiator 2 isn't even Diet Coke. It's New Coke. 1992 Crystal Coke. Flat room temperature Kroger brand cola that's been sitting in the fountain machine for weeks on end Coka.
My gladiatah.
its coke with the worst kind of sweetener
I watched the first few scenes of this movie online today and when I saw them flashing back to the original movie, I said to myself this is absolute shit and I stopped watching.
If you've seen Gladiator, you've seen the superior version.
@@CopaExMachina Ridley Scott is a walking mummy at this point
I mean Prometheus should've been a sign.
Never mind that, House of Gucci and Napoleon.
Prometheus was ok. Atleast it was original.
This is just a cheap rehash.
It was the first of many. Hindsight is a bitch but to be fair The Martian made it feel like he was back.
Biggest crock of shit I've watched for a long time.
Ok, but here's the deal. When Denzel shows up as Hannibal, act surprised
"I don't care what they tell you in school, Hannibal was from New York."
Ridley deciding to shoot 'Gladiator 2' on a digital camera for the sake of convenience gives it that actors-doing-cosplay look like a Netflix streaming release compared to the gorgeous cinematic visual quality of kodak and eastman 35mm used for the first one where it actually looks like a professional studio movie from the big 5. The other letdown is that you don't really end up caring about any of the characters so you're not that emotionally engaged in the story unfortunately. Crowe actually looks like a regal war veteran / Roman general rather than a guy you would see down at your local gym and his performance manages to provoke you emotionally. The first 2 minute entrance alone into the colosseum before Maximus instructs the gladiators to all stick together just for sheer thrill-factor, soundtrack, tension building, visual quality..etc is far better than the entirety of Gladiator 2 (5.5). Ridley is great when he has a good script to work with (The Last Duel / The Martian) but his directorial style can't elevate a lacklustre script in the same way that someone like Spielberg can.
I love the thumbnail "SOMEONE STOP RIDLEY SCOTT" =D I CANT EVEN T_T
I am pleading with his handlers. The madness must end now.
Oh Ridley Scott, I'm grieving his once great legacy. Really does make me sad.
Ridley has two gears, greatness or total failure. He's stuck in the total failure gear for far too long now.
@@CopaExMachina he can still redeem himself with Legend 2.
This feels like Hollywood's response to the "You're not a real man unless you think about the Roman empire daily" meme, which was pretty popular last year. They weren't trying to make a good movie, they were trying to destroy yet another thing Based White men enjoy and respect.
Masculinity is the first thing they want to strip away from you. Maximus was the perfect embodiment and character of masculinity and they made him a deadbeat in this. They just don't like the fact that men think of the Roman Empire on a daily basis. Too much connection to the US and Europe.
@@CopaExMachina True but all these emasculated movies end up doing poor in the box office and will come back to bite them all in the ass.
@@robertc7072 When the same tribe that runs Hollywood also prints the money, and their goal is propaganda, not profits, they don't care about box office numbers.
@@CopaExMachina That's a good way to put it. Great video, thanks for making this. I definitely saw more of this movie by watching your video than I would have otherwise.
@@robertc7072 Their goal isn't to make money... I wrote something about the connection between those who run Hollywood and those who run the banks, but it was censored.
Denzel is the right person for this cast and yes for everyone’s info there were 4 black emperors of Rome.
First of Denzel was miscast. You should know this because I said so. Second, Macrius was race-swapped. He wasn't black. Third, there was never a black emperor. There were emperor's from North Africa. But North African isn't black. Plus, the emperors from North Africa were never considered anything else but Roman.
@ Denzel will never be a “miscast” he was the best actor in the film. There are problems I had with the film but saying it’s the same as gladiator is disingenuous.
@ For your information all of Africa is Black there were no whites and Arabs in North Africa there were black people. You need to learn history the Arabs came into North Africa centuries later.
Washington always has a great presence on the screen but he was miscast in this role. Wrong actor. Besides, the plot was totally ridiculous especially when in less than 2 hours he becomes a Roman Emperor. Comical, to say the least.
@ You don’t know what you’re talking about go back to watching game of thrones BS. Denzel was the best actor in the film.
More Hollywood shit. I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell ya!
Don't you just hate it when Hollywood telegraphs their plot twist?
This movie was a disaster,Ridley please retire.
At this point it's elderly abuse to keep him working
I'll take a bad historical movie over anything super hero related tbh
You might have an argument here...
Prometheus destroyed Ridley Scott's legacy. He is incapable of making a movie that respects the fans any more. I truly believe he despises the fans of his movies with a fierce passion. Everything since then has been a predictable disappointment because he meant it to be. He fng hates us.
What a perfect review. The movie was so bad. To me this was just before the fall of the Roman Empire. Lovers of themselves. Men loving men. Everything was cringe.
Based and Empire-pilled. Nothing you said was false, especially the first sentence. Thank you for the kind words.
You really nailed all my qualms with the movie. It was a very stretched connection that actually ruins maximus' legacy, not enhances it.
To do that to our boy Maximus is inexcusable.
I don’t think that this has anything to do with Maximus. This was a pathetic piece of made up garbage and Gladiator will always remain a powerful cinematic masterpiece.
@@fluorideface9364They made the main character of this movie his illegitimate son. So yes it does have something to do with him.
Please please Hollywood come up with a new thought for a movie!!!! Ridley Scott, retire!!!!
I don't think Hollywood is capable of your simple request.
After watching this review, I can now make a better sandwich
Based and sandwich-pillled
i am gutted, heartbroken to see one of my all time great directors that has made some of the best movies like blade runner, alien and gladiator reduced to this, truly i am going to shed a tear or two.
this is not funny in anyway, he must be haveing some kind of breakdown.
that or he has fallen foul of the mafia.
Like most boomers actors and filmmakers, they're out to get their own now not caring about legacy whatsoever. Its payday to them...and to the mob they owe money to.
@@CopaExMachina it certanly looks like they have been manipulated by something.
there are defintly very powerfull very nasty people out there in an organisation of some kind.
I already asked a friend to stop me if I try and see another Ridley Scott movie in the theater. Only thing you left out mentioning was the sharks!
Gladiator 2: Times New Roman
Already a better story told here than the movie we got
Prometheus destroyed that legacy a long time ago.
Back in the day Prometheus looked like a misstep but looking back it was actually the first step towards total decline.
This is a terrible movie. This is the moment when Ridley Scott officially hit rock bottom,
The wife in full armor going into battle looks absolutely ridiculous. Hollywood just can’t leave the natural order alone.
I just learned Sir Ridley is 87 years old which makes a lot of sense now.
I'll add some od notes I made, and commented on other reviews, so I'll just paste them: (spoilers)
*Why take revenge on the general if Lucius' wife was killed in a fair fight? It did not have the impact of the murder of Maximus' wife who was a civilian. Plus, Lucius seems to forget the wife very fast,as he laughs at stupid jokes after monkey fight and is generally in good mood.
**Lucius has zero injuries after being beaten in face with spiked gloves by the guard. Also, he is fine during naval battle even though he had been made to row all day before (why was even the guard allowed to bully Macrinus champion???).
*it would have been nice if the public found out who “Hanno ”was before the scene how he was supposed to defend his mother. Then they could rebel and the scene would have gained depth and epicness.
*Lucius had weak prep speeches, except for the final one.
*Why would Macrinus kill Lucilla? As a woman she had no claim to the throne. Plus he knew Hanno is most probably Lucius and would go after him for revenge.
*Final fight with Macrinus very below expectations, he was not a worthy opponent for Lucius, an old guy long past his fighting days and splendor
*What did Macrynus want to do with Roman Empire , what was his plan after killing current authorities? Should we root for him or not? If Lucius wins, how are we sure he will be good emperor , he has zero experience in ruling.
this is one of the most useless, senseless, emotionless, meaningless, artless and brainless catastrophes i have ever seen in theatre. it is practically the death of cinema. if hacks like bay, boll or emmerich had made that film, it would have been deemed quite ok. drivel as usual. but from a ridley scott? this is really devastating. what is it with him? can´t he read scripts, let alone write them. can´t he direct anymore. he boasts he knows where to put his eleven cameras. yeah? in the most boring places there are. study spielberg for camera blocking for a change, if you have 200 million dollars at your bloody disposal. how can one make such a bad film with so much money. and don´t come with your storyboards "that thick", ridley. a fifteen year old can block and cover scenes like that from the hips. get rid of your boards and get inspired by the moment. this film is like an overblown soap opera. take away the costuming, the VFX and the set dec and all you got is a soap. watching that film is a total waste of money. i should have spent the hours and the cash with something far more rewarding.... - by the way: the most uninspired acting and casting i have seen in a long time. denzels performance is practically lackluster overacting, while pascal and mescal (who is who?) are basically non-entities in that film. no story. no character change. no tension. no suspense. no real gripping action. no real twistes and surprises. no development in character. no emotion. instead some woke idiocies like female warriors and male to male hand kissing. Wow! At least Scott manages to fulfill his woke check list.
How is that man like Ridley can display so much talent in multiple films but in others it looks like Tommy Wiseau can run circles around him?
3:40 - 5:46 "His hairy sasquatch wife...was shot with an arrow...because she's a dirty little insurgent shooting arrows at Romans. Lame Lucius...fighting monkeys from hell... Co-Emperors Kaka and Gay boy." Hahahahahaha nice diss 🤣💀
Pedro needs to take a break from acting.
Is he the only working actor right now? The saturation is pathetic.
I don't know one person who's said "I need to see more Pedro Pascal" and if I did, I wouldn't be their friend for much longer.
Wasn’t gunna watch it anyway 🫡
Lucky!
😳 … Ridleyman Bad
- and on opening day, God descended in the form of Kubrictron. Able to film from the advantageous pinions upon his divine ankles, hips and shoulders🪽 🙌 *may his cinematic glory grace the silver lining of the clouds above* 🙌
PS - I can’t get the Deadpool 💨 and ✨ out of my head … after see the Rhino-Maneuver. 🤦 he even does the clap. 😂
The Rhino was like, “I want to make a snowman!”
Nothing like throwing some Tony Montana snow at an agitated, 2 ton beast
@@CopaExMachina Coke Rhino 🦏 - blowing in this Christmas.
Another great video from Sensei Copa. Beta male energy in this film is enough for me not to see this
Hollywood is trying to get you to not think of Roman Empire daily. Do not let them win.
We don´t get to see Maximus with his wife and son in the first film, but it´s so well constructed and acted by Russell Crowe that we feel the distance, the emotional connection and the pain of his loss.
i wish he'd used no cameras instead of whatever f
This comment wins.
🤣I am imagining how this plays out and it is hilarious.
I saw this last night only cause my nephew got me a tkt and tbh it was the worse crap ive seen in a long time! I mean why even waste the time & millions of dollars on something that you know wont even compare to the original Gladiator which is a classic masterpiece and basically shits on it entirely! What a horrible film! I dont know what Ridley was thinking and truly i think his time as being an amazing director is done! I know the writing also had a lot or most to do with how bad this film turned out but cmon just dont make it if its not right!
I feel you on all this. Ridley's days as a great director are done. That just pure fact. But the real question is did you get the Colosseum popcorn bucket because that thing rules.
Ridley Scott has been destroying his legacy for the last 15 years. This movie is just insulting to the original movie.
“My Gladiata” 😂😂😂 LMAO
lol Mah man.
Ridley Scott has been phoning it in since Gladiator.
He is making shite nowadays.
At last someone telling the plain facts about Ridley Scott, one of the most overrated directors ever. I even think the original Gladiator movie was very overrated which used unsteady cam far too much.😊
I can't stand Pedro Pascal so I'm planning to save my money. Thank you for the thorough review.
I had a sneaking suspicion they would make the Lucius kid turn out to be Maximus' bastard. NOT glad to see i was right...
The film is almost a recap of the first movie except worst acting, miscasting, pacing problem, not convincing, no conviction, too long.
Ridley Scott never had a legacy. Unless you ask... Ridley Scott.
All these Exodus: Gods and Kings stans are coming after me
If it's this gay, why not just call it GLAADiator?
LUCIUS BEING MAXIMUS' SON...IN THE FIRST MOVIE LUCILLA AND MAX SHARE THAT THEIR KIDS ARE NEARLY 8 YEARS OLD RESPECTIVELY. THAT MEANS THAT BOTH WOMEN WERE PREGNANT ROUGHLY AROUND THE SAME TIME. THAT WOULD MEAN MAX WAS CHEATING ON HIS WIFE OR CHEATING ON LUCILLA. FURTHERMORE, THE FIRST MOVIE LETS US KNOW THEY KNEW EACH OTHER AS TEENS OR KIDS AND HAD STOPPED SEEING EACH OTHER SINCE THOSE DAYS. IF LUCILLA HAD GOTTEN PREGNANT IN HER TEENS THE KID WOULD BE MUCH OLDER THAN MAXIMUS CHILD.
They tried to trash our boy Max's character. We must not allow them.
Just retire Scott you lost it one bad movie after the next.
The Last Duel: everyone hated it, I think was great.
Napoleon: Ridley starting to shit on a great career
Gladiator 2: the movie nobody wanted is made, Ridley buried his credibility and legacy deep into mud, and no one wants anything more from him.
Well done Scotty!
It started before that with Promethius and then Alien Covenant, I'll never forgive him for that
I subscribed after 2 minutes of listening and laughing, I will binge your whole catalog now
I was just happy to see a film with male leads who weren't belittled by females or a child's superhero film that is for adults. What's confusing for me is that the same people who love these superhero, utter nonsense are saying, 'This' is a terrible film. ...? Did anyone expect this to be even 'almost' as good as the original? Maybe the same people who expected a fair boxing match between Tyson and that other guy.... This sequel is a lot better than 90% of the utter nonsense that's released these days..
i liked it as much aa the first. to each his own.
Come on, that can't possibly be true.
PS your username rules just as much as that movie did. Loved Robot Jox.
It was a fantastic movie I think a lot of people want the old movie and old things back. It’s not a remake but making the story connect with the first one
Gladiator 2 is a remake. And a terrible remake at that.
@ it wasn’t a remake you just have to understand what a sequel is. In that time it was the same old in rome enslaved people get treated like trash and fight for power.
Oh my
Ship scenes seem straight out of Rise of an Empire.
Perfect analogy because the whole movie is like The Force Awakens but some how worse 😂
Ridley Scott should've retired a decade ago. Some of his best films have come and gone, but it seems like Hollywood is quite happy getting Scott to direct films that are car crash monstrosities. Ever since Scott took control of the Alien franchise, his films have been on a downward trajectory, and studios are quite willing to subsidise his over inflated ego with multi-millions. There's nothing worse than watching a director being given endless money to produce total turgid crap.
There's ships now! It's totally different!
This is different. I saw the demon monkeys went "whoa this is different."
the movie is really bad :) I actually like Alien prequels, Napoleon is not good, this one is terrible:)
I don't think you can even come close to saying this after he made the dumpster fire that was Napoleon. If anything Gladiator 2 redeemed him, it's his best movie since Kingdom of Heaven.
All true and accurate. This film was hollow.
Perfect word for Ridley's career as well
You cracked me up lmao
It's my pleasure.
let's face it, most sequels suck. There's always T2, Aliens, Maverick, but otherwise..
Just came out that 2024's top 5 movies at the box office were sequels. What are we to make of this?
@ a rare coincidence my friend lol
time for Ridley to retire
Time to get the petition fired up
I personally really liked it. It had issues but imo Ridley is a great director. CGI was epic and action and story were really good to me. Soundtracks power was lacking though. Sorry to hear you found it disappointing but we all have different tastes. :)
I decided to boycot Ridley Scott and Jaquan Phenix after the abominination that was Napolean. So far with what I've heard on Gladiator 2 and Joker 2, I clearly made the right choice.
If you think about it though the original Gladiator was a huge downgrade from his previous works of Blade Runner and Alien.
Fans in Favor of Flavor Savers. Say it five times fast.
I just tried in the store and got arrested.
In life, there are two possibilities: being Ridley Scott, or being a nobody who criticizes Ridley Scott for ... stupid reasons. Of course, there still is the third possibility: DON'T WATCH THE MOVIE.
4:25 Didn’t Acacius order the killing of Lucius’s wife after she killed one of his men?
Great vid
Thank you
Wait what? Are they numidian rebels in the film or what? I think Rome conquered Numidia like hundreds of years before the film is set…
Amen
May the Lord hear our prayer 🙏
Kubrick will have his fiery vengeance....
In this life, or the next.
Now I know about Clint's Juror #2! cool.
Gladiator II it's not a bad movie, and it's exaggerated to claim that destroys Ridley Scott's legacy (he has far worse movies). The problem with Gladiator II is that it wasn't necessary. It's doesn't show anything new and doesn't add anything that enrich the Gladiator Universe. When you make a sequel to a masterpiece like Gladiator, you need a plot that could equal or surpass the original (like The Godfather Part II). Paul Mescal doesn't had Riddle's charisma and acting skills, and it looks like another John Wick ripoff. The OST is not at Zimmer's level neither. But what I disliked the most is the abuse of CGI during the film. In the original Gladiator, almost every fight was filmed using practical effects, providing a level of immersion that was out of the roof. The sequel has too many CGI scenes that makes you feel you are watching a fantasy movie instead of a Roman movie.
In short, the original Gladiator is a timeless masterpiece. Gladiator II, an Ok Christmas Season blockbuster.
Washington always has a great presence on the screen but he was miscast in this role. Wrong actor. Besides, the plot was totally ridiculous especially when in less than 2 hours he becomes a Roman Emperor. Comical, to say the least.
I need a moment to put words into words, Lol. If we the people could have you narrate evrey shite faced Hollywood film Id glady pay double, thank you kind sir I truly needed a hearty laugh.
Thank you for the kind words, I'm blushing in all the right areas.
Ridley Scott 4 Ever ❤
I wanted him to fight giraffes
300 million for this....
Hes gonna go back and finish off Alien next 😂
Just Saw the trailer and din't brought a ticket
Man this movie was great
Never seen such a bunch of losers in a comment section before!
I wish I never seen that movie, wasted time.
It’s getting a good audience score. Wasn’t even that bad and I’m a groyper yall jump the gun on everything. Finding inconsequential problems and sensationalizing them like other side. it was like a solid 7/10.
No Zimmer. No clark. No thanks
I really like the movie. But find this video incredibly intelligent and funny !!!! 😂😂😂
Two things can be true and the second part of your comment is more true than the first. 😂
Oh go on, everybody likes to have something to say, even if they know it's B.S.
......Fredo Style Kiss. 🤠
I will say though I hated Alien covenant it's still miles better than Romulus. Prometheus I will defend because at least it tried something new.
This film however did not need to be made.
2:27 We all miss the streams
"Everything reminds me of her." There is still a micro chance the stream might happen.
It was a disgrace and u cant even call this garbage a movie.