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I saw somethin about Gladiator 2 on Killermovies.com

Well, since Maximus is dead, who do you think will take the roll of the gladiator? The Emperor's son is my first guess. The Emperor from Gladiator (the bad guy) said to the kid somethin about not being a legionare yet. The kid replied "I'm not pretending to be a legionare. I'm pretending to be a gladiator." That makes me think he'll be some how involved in Gladiator 2.

there is no need for a Gladiator 2, greedy bastards

Gladiator was an OK movie, not the type of movie you would want to soil by making a crappy sequel that has nothing to do with the first movie.

I liked Gladiator, but I agree with Finti sometimes they make sequels and all they see are dollar signs. With no regard for the integrity of the first film.

Gladiator had no integrity to begin with.

A prequal would be better (there was a lot of unanswered questions there)...but the scene in the dungeon when Lucilla visits a chained Maximus. She tells him that rich patrons pay well to be pleasured by a Gladiator...and of course ther always was that parting line by Maximus...


Love 'em and leave 'em Maximus Hmmmmmmmmmmmm....

Come on ToMacco I'll buy the tickets you can buy the popcorn...

nah one was more than enough

gladiators new official name is "Gladitsover"

virkelig

Hehehe..


hated the movie..lets hope there's not another.

The action scenes where great, but everything, and I mean everything, else was just a snoozefest.

Well, I thought it was a good movie. The ending was good.

Sequels suck for most films, i.e. Disney.

I thought it was a great fun popcorn and guts summer movie! but for it to win Best Picture was ridiculous!

it was a piece of uncreative crap.

In your opinion.

no, it was uncreative. if you;ve ever seen sparticus or braveheart you'd see why.

it was not uncreatrive crap-u just are to thick to understand the sutelety of it
it was a brilliently thought out film with a great plot
it was master piece

I loved Gladiator. It was brilliant. A sequel would screw its integrity.

the fact that it was uncreative kept it from greatness, the storyline is so so so used, someones wife and kid dies, he goes for revenge. wow, musta spent many sleepless nights thinking of that astoundingly cliched story. sparticus and braveheart were both better in every possible way.

Spartacus wasn't that great, IMHO.

well if you like gladiator then you have to admit that sparticus was its obvious inspiration.

When did they kill his wife and kid in that movie?

ohhhh wow, like thats such an original sub-plot, killing the wife and kid for a simple way to get a rivalry going. thats only been done in 3000 other movies. and by the way, thats like the one thing they didnt copy from sparticus.

Gladiator was so bad, that I got a rash on my ass.

booya

the story line wasn't about him going for revenge, y6es that is part of it. its about a whole lot more, if you cannot see that then u are the unimanintive piece of crap.

thats why i said sub plot, the rest of the movie was about him trying to have more power then a king (braveheart, sparticus rip off)

it was about, how he knew what the late empouror wanted , and how he died, so he was a threat to the new empouror, because the other guy-the gladoator dude, was named emporour, this posed a threat so his family were crucified, because he was classed as a rebel. he was caught by slaves and forced to fight as a gladiator. his skill from him being a roman soldier got him through. the empereour then opend the games again and this back fired on him as the gladiatior-dude was exceptional, and fought of all that could be thrown at him, untill only the emporor was left he called who he was. the emporor wasn't takinany chances, and struck with his sword while the other was chainned. but the main bit is at the end, where the person says, who will help me carry his body, that is the moral bit of it.

sounds like a bad tnt action movie on closer inspection

The movie was cliched and boring.

It offered nothing new in a plot.

It wasn't a bad movie, but it certainly wasn't good. I've seen it four or five times now, and I just don't see what the fuss is about.

those 2 reasons make it a bad movie in my book.

See? BackFire knows what's up.

and getting back on topic, if the first movie was so cliched, i cant imagine how they could possibly make a sequal and have it be considered a legit film.

They'll copy The Godfather and do the backstory thing.

oh yeah, and then a prequal about his dad or something.

have you actually seen the movie?

yes, quite a few times.

I liked Gladiator and I surely didn't get a rash from watching it. Although, I don't think it should have got an Academy award. Is the story a rip-off of other stories like Spartacus or Braveheart? Well, all movies deal with related subjects, its a fact of life, stories are similar. I liked both those movies and to compare them to Gladiator isn't really fair. How about we watch the movie and enjoy it for what it's worth? Gladiator was good, not the best, but good. To make a sequel would be retarded. I think they should leave well enough alone.

i agree

i think gladiator is worth nothing. and will be forgotten in a few years along with all the other fluke academy award winners of the past

Oliver! was a fluke and it wasn't forgotten.

well i had forgotten it untill you mentioned it. so there you go.

Ben Hurr

what about ben hurr? thats a good movie.

Backfire is right it was fluke to win an award, but i doubt it will be forgotten. Everytime we here about Russel Crowe I'm sure they'll mention Gladiator and the Academy award. BTW I will say that Road to Perdition took a similar storyline and added alot of new plot to an old idea.

Apparently this is seeing new light, with Ridley Scott attached to direct. Ridley is clearly senile. I hope this doesn't happen. *sigh*

https://deadline.com/2018/11/gladiator-sequel-ridley-scott-maximus-peter-craig-writing-paramount-universal-1202494152/

Do it.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Apparently this is seeing new light, with Ridley Scott attached to direct. Ridley is clearly senile. I hope this doesn't happen. *sigh*

https://deadline.com/2018/11/gladiator-sequel-ridley-scott-maximus-peter-craig-writing-paramount-universal-1202494152/

So he returned to the Alien franchise to ruin it, and now he'll return to Gladiator to ruin it? The circle is complete.

Jk, I haven't seen Alien: Covenant yet, but heard enough to know that it was a hot mess.

Good F-ing Lord. How old is the Glads movie now? And as far as I recall... it was Ok at best. It weren't not Braveheart which it really wanted to be.

Originally posted by John Murdoch
So he returned to the Alien franchise to ruin it, and now he'll return to Gladiator to ruin it? The circle is complete.

Exactly. Well, it was worse than that with the Alien franchise, because he started his return with Prometheus which actually showed promise of fantastic imagination and then he just killed it completely with Covenant. It was a massive cock-tease. I hate to be so rude, but at this point I think it would be better if he'd just die. He's old as fu#k. I really think he's gone senile, at least creatively.



Originally posted by Flyattractor
Good F-ing Lord. How old is the Glads movie now? And as far as I recall... it was Ok at best. It weren't not Braveheart which it really wanted to be.

Gladiator and Braveheart are both good.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Exactly. Well, it was worse than that with the Alien franchise, because he started his return with Prometheus which actually showed promise of fantastic imagination and then he just killed it completely with Covenant. It was a massive cock-tease. I hate to be so rude, but at this point I think it would be better if he'd just die. He's old as fu#k. I really think he's gone senile, at least creatively.





Gladiator and Braveheart are both good.

Except that One is Way Better then the Other...and that Other is Braveheart.

Originally posted by Flyattractor
Except that One is Way Better then the Other...and that Other is Braveheart.

I think you just said the opposite of what you wanted to say, Gladiator is better than Braveheart.

I think you need to air out your Popehat.

Scott must need some money...


this is dumb to make a sequel

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Apparently this is seeing new light, with Ridley Scott attached to direct. Ridley is clearly senile. I hope this doesn't happen. *sigh*

https://deadline.com/2018/11/gladiator-sequel-ridley-scott-maximus-peter-craig-writing-paramount-universal-1202494152/ Originally posted by BruceSkywalker
Scott must need some money...


this is dumb to make a sequel

Love the first, it's one of those films I can flip to and enjoy if it's already started. But I see no reason for a sequel, Maximus' story was told and it ended.

I'd prefer Ridley just make another standalone Roman epic film. So much history/figures to draw from. Could even set the foundations for a trilogy, if the story is expansive enough.

Nick Cave (singer/writer) wrote a movie script for G2 years ago.
I personally thought it was so ludicrous, it verged on amazing!

Maximus is sent to Hades after his death. He wrecks so much havoc, he is cast out & emerges as Ares, the God Of War...cursed to forever fight in the wars humanity waged on each other.

Maximus is doomed never to die & finds himself complicit to every major war throughout history.

Apparently the final scene has Maximus standing on the deck of a huge warship in space about to go into battle...

Fat, old, Russel Crowe fighting the god of war, sounds hilarious

Gawd its been so long since I saw this movie...did Russel's character Survive at the end?

Originally posted by Khazra Reborn
Fat, old, Russel Crowe fighting the god of war, sounds hilarious


It's not a "recent' script.

I heard that about a year or two after Gladiator was released...

^ Yeah but theyve long scrapped that. This one is apparently going to focus on the son.

Originally posted by Darth Thor
^ Yeah but theyve long scrapped that.

Yeah it was too far fetched for Crowe to grasp, muchness the public audience.

Too extreme a leap into the fantastical.

Originally posted by LanceWindu
Gladiator was an OK movie, not the type of movie you would want to soil by making a crappy sequel that has nothing to do with the first movie. WELL SOMEONE HAD OPINIONS.

Originally posted by Esau Cairn
It's not a "recent' script.

I heard that about a year or two after Gladiator was released...

Like seeing people not actually reading people's posts

see the same thing on FB alot too.

Originally posted by Esau Cairn
Nick Cave (singer/writer) wrote a movie script for G2 years ago.
I personally thought it was so ludicrous, it verged on amazing!

Maximus is sent to Hades after his death. He wrecks so much havoc, he is cast out & emerges as Ares, the God Of War...cursed to forever fight in the wars humanity waged on each other.

Maximus is doomed never to die & finds himself complicit to every major war throughout history.

Apparently the final scene has Maximus standing on the deck of a huge warship in space about to go into battle...


I recall and it was equal parts ridiculous and amazing. Like the intro war montage from Wolverine:Origins, but a two hour movie of just that.

Originally posted by Darth Thor
^ Yeah but theyve long scrapped that. This one is apparently going to focus on the son.

Maximus' son? He died. Or do you mean the nephew to Commodus, the annoying little shitheel?

Some more rumblings of this...

https://movieweb-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/movieweb.com/gladiator-2-script-complete/amp/?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a6& amp;usqp=mq331AQIKAGwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251
%24s&aoh=16375984489155&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fmovieweb.com%2Fgladiator-2-script-complete%2F

Some films should not have sequels.

Yeah, I'm pretty mixed on it.

On the one hand I like the ancient Roman setting, but why not just another ancient Rome movie not attached to Gladiator?

I'd be down for another ancient Roman epic from Ridley Scott, but leave Maximus dead and buried where he belongs and I happen to be of the crowd that loves this movie, it's one of my watch-anytime-films.


edit: I would be down for a prequel though. Cast a solid actor as a younger Maximus, maybe before he's a general and a rising star in the legions. Definitely cast an extremely shit-weaselly actor for a younger Commodus, Jack Gleeson would be great, but a bit too old now. Anya Taylor-Joy can play a younger Lucilla, she's a good actress and very nice to look at.

Yeah, I agree. A prequel would be really cool.

I found this interesting, figured others might as well...

Full disclosure, he often will trash movies for their historical inaccuracy (for example I think he might have just about ruined my love of Apocalypto sadly ), but he likes this one despite the artistic liberties taken...

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Apparently this is currently filming. Please don't suck.

https://collider.com/gladiator-2-set-photos-first-look/

I can see it sucking after how Ridley Scott ****ed over the Alien franchise.

Yeah, good point.

If he had any sense he'd leave it alone. But dude just likes to crank out movies. Quantity over quality.

Kinda glad he let someone else do the new Blade Runner movie, Only stayed on being a executive producer.

^ I guess you can't always get the best active filmmaker, but yeah, that was a good move.

I saw that Russell Crowe is sick of being asked about this, lol...

https://variety.com/2023/film/global/russell-crowe-gladiator-2-1235659934/?fbclid=IwAR2NpjklY9kAIgyba6cgGgXLRH_cMwbj0FT-Jzzr2d2nd-AJ5ul_qg-y0uw

And he seems to think that Ridley must have good reason to return to it if he's making a new one after all these years.

Wonder if they're using anything from the Nick Cave script for this sequel.

I'm always down for an epic ancient Roman epic, but the Gladiator/Maximus connection still seems rather forced. That story started and ended perfectly. Leave it be.

Originally posted by Robtard
I'm always down for an epic ancient Roman epic, but the Gladiator/Maximus connection still seems rather forced. That story started and ended perfectly. Leave it be. Spot on. Too many films that do that are spoilt with sequels.

I have the power to not let shit sequels spoil epic films for me. I just ignore them, the events.

So even if this is complete dirty ass (and I doubt it, cos subject + director), Gladiator will still be one of my top favorites.

Originally posted by Robtard
I have the power to not let shit sequels spoil epic films for me. I just ignore them, the events.

So even if this is complete dirty ass (and I doubt it, cos subject + director), Gladiator will still be one of my top favorites. Fair comment and probably a badly put, overly dramatic statement from me. Highlander, the Matrix, Taken are all still great.

Spot on Highlander, I'm sure there are, but I can't think of a larger failed abortion that was Highlander 2, compared to what came before and Highlander isn't some superb movie, it's just a cheesy fun blast.

Originally posted by Robtard
Spot on Highlander, I'm sure there are, but I can't think of a larger failed abortion that was Highlander 2, compared to what came before and Highlander isn't some superb movie, it's just a cheesy fun blast. Blasphemy, Highlander is nearer to an original comic book movie than any comic book movie ever made, at times it borders on dark fantasy. It's truly a kind of magic, with perhaps the greatest original rock score of any film .

That said Hans Zimmers work on Gladiator is a fave for neo classical.

Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
Blasphemy, Highlander is nearer to an original comic book movie than any comic book movie ever made, at times it borders on dark fantasy. It's truly a kind of magic, with perhaps the greatest original rock score of any film .



Well excuse me!

I do love the first film though.

Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
That said Hans Zimmers work on Gladiator is a fave for neo classical.

Gladiator score is great.

Basil Poledouris' score for Conan the Barbarian is still in my top 5.

Originally posted by Robtard


Well excuse me!

I do love the first film though. Highlander has moments that raise it to something beyond what it should be, the parking lot, the church, the village, the interrogation, "why Garfield, you cruising for some ass", the Nazi's, "whatever you say jack, you're the master race", Heather's death and the monologue. The lines are often perfect, it is so much more than cheese. The duel on thr common... and the Kurgan, Ramirez, the Suurvivalist etc. It's perfect.Originally posted by Robtard
Gladiator score is great.

Basil Poledouris' score for Conan the Barbarian is still in my top 5. it would be in mine too. I love the Keeps Electronica and Believe it's a film that truly should be remade nearer the book with a Vampyre in the castle instead of the indeterminate demon, ailen thing.

Originally posted by Robtard
Spot on Highlander, I'm sure there are, but I can't think of a larger failed abortion that was Highlander 2, compared to what came before and Highlander isn't some superb movie, it's just a cheesy fun blast.

There's a Renegade cut of Highlander 2 which they attempted to fix it up

i didn't mind the Highlander anime movie that was done by the Ninja Scroll director.

Unless they redid 90% of the film, not sure how they'd fix it. But I am intrigued.

I might have watched that anime, but going to download and watch, do love Ninja Scroll, thanks

Never seen the anime, will watch.

I'm gonna watch it first!

^ You can watch it on YouTube fo free.

Ah thanks.

Will do that if I'm unable to download. I like to add what I watch to my digital library.

You can also download from YouTube, Rob.

https://media.tenor.com/jgUVViyS2CYAAAAC/now-old.gif

Those movies are free under the Movies & tv tab?....**** that, gotta put up with ads.

Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
You can also download from YouTube, Rob.

https://media.tenor.com/jgUVViyS2CYAAAAC/now-old.gif

https://www.gifcen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/mind-blown-gif-9.gif


(But how's the quality?)

Originally posted by Kazenji
Those movies are free under the Movies & tv tab?....**** that, gotta put up with ads.

Ads are only a problem when they're the essential part of the video file itself though, otherwise uBlock Origin annihilates them completely.

Originally posted by Robtard
https://www.gifcen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/mind-blown-gif-9.gif



Originally posted by Robtard
(But how's the quality?)

Depends on the uploaded material and its available resolution options.

Most of the time, all you need is an Internet browser.

But for the absolute best quality (1920 x 1080, 60FPS, true HD), you might need an external download manager program.

Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
Ads are only a problem when they're the essential part of the video file itself though, otherwise uBlock Origin annihilates them completely.

I've been using AdblockPlus and that's been failing lately for me.

Originally posted by Kazenji
I've been using AdblockPlus and that's been failing lately for me.

ABP fails a lot, even with extra filters and adjusted settings.

uBlock Origin is superior to it in every way.

Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
ABP fails a lot, even with extra filters and adjusted settings.

uBlock Origin is superior to it in every way.

Got it installed, It's indeed alot better

when i had AdblockPlus and was checking out FB, it lagged alot and i had to allow it just to get a decent speed

no issues there even with uBlock Origin.

Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
Highlander has moments that raise it to something beyond what it should be, the parking lot, the church, the village, the interrogation, "why Garfield, you cruising for some ass", the Nazi's, "whatever you say jack, you're the master race", Heather's death and the monologue. The lines are often perfect, it is so much more than cheese. The duel on thr common... and the Kurgan, Ramirez, the Suurvivalist etc. It's perfect.

Watched Highlander again last night, been a very long time. Still good, still fun.

Originally posted by Robtard
Watched Highlander again last night, been a very long time. Still good, still fun. It is one of those special films that never gets old. The remakevworries me.

Remake will probably be dirty ass, but just like the ever increasing craptastic Highlander sequels, it can't spoil the original. There can be only one!

Originally posted by Robtard
Remake will probably be dirty ass, but just like the ever increasing craptastic Highlander sequels, it can't spoil the original. There can be only one! Spot on!

^ I'm looking forward to that remake with Chad Stahelski being involved with it.

Originally posted by Kazenji
^ I'm looking forward to that remake with Chad Stahelski being involved with it. I would love to be wrong and it be as good or better than the original. That is so rare in movies though.

Originally posted by Kazenji
Got it installed, It's indeed alot better

when i had AdblockPlus and was checking out FB, it lagged alot and i had to allow it just to get a decent speed

no issues there even with uBlock Origin.



It consumes significantly less resources than ABP or other adblockers and gets the job done right.

Just make sure to re-install the plugin every once in a while or manually update the filters, so it can stay effective.

PRODUCTION HALTED DUE TO STRIKE

^^^^^^^

Originally posted by BruceSkywalker
Leech EVERY film and tv show is dead until strike is over

Quite a few reasons.

Among others...

One of the most detestable antagonists in film history with Commodus.

The legendary Olly Reed's final performance before his death

Queer giraffes.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
PRODUCTION HALTED DUE TO STRIKE

Going to happen to a shit ton of shows and films, expect a lot of 2024 release dates to be extended.

Originally posted by jaden_2.0
Quite a few reasons.

Among others...

One of the most detestable antagonists in film history with Commodus.

The legendary Olly Reed's final performance before his death

Queer giraffes.

Bingo x 3

Beyond that it's got a great setting (love Rome) with exceptional props, sets, and costuming; a simple, but very well written story that easily hooks the viewer; and an excellent score. Basically, it's the full package. Great acting, story, cinematography, score, effects, etc...

Plus it has one of greatest scenes of all time.

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Originally posted by jaden_2.0
Queer giraffes.

I guess I'm due for a re-watch because I don't remember this. hmm..

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
I guess I'm due for a re-watch because I don't remember this. hmm..

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Noice! But it didn't actually show any giraffes... 😔

They're off panel, being queer or something.

But I think you do see some later in the entrance to the ludus, Proximo's home.

There's a deleted scene in the 8k bluray 20th anniversary director's cut special edition steel book limited edition 500 numbered copies signed by Ridley Scott entitled "Brokeback Serengeti"

Originally posted by jaden_2.0
There's a deleted scene in the 8k bluray 20th anniversary director's cut special edition steel book limited edition 500 numbered copies signed by Ridley Scott entitled "Brokeback Serengeti"

That reminds me, I need to upgrade to the 4k. Hell, I bought the bluray just a few years ago and probably only watched it like once, but I need to get that 4k.

Originally posted by jaden_2.0
8k bluray 20th anniversary director's cut special edition steel book limited edition 500 numbered copies
^^^Damn, say THAT three times fast.

Some historical accuracy musings...

https://screenrant.com/how-accurate-gladiator-opening-battle-real-life/

Still one of the most badass war scenes in cinema.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Some historical accuracy musings...

https://screenrant.com/how-accurate-gladiator-opening-battle-real-life/

If i want accuracy I'll go read a book.

Originally posted by Kazenji
If i want accuracy I'll go read a book.


Yer a broken record, Kaz. It's not automatically a criticism. It's just interesting to learn about.


Originally posted by Patient_Leech
That reminds me, I need to upgrade to the 4k. Hell, I bought the bluray just a few years ago and probably only watched it like once, but I need to get that 4k.


Goddamn, I'm glad I did acquire the 4k. It's incredible. I rewatched the other night. I did the Extended Cut and honestly it played very well, not sure anything needed to be cut. The film hasn't aged a day. Looks amazing and still as good as ever, maybe even better, considering how much practical effects they used and just enhanced digitally.

So I'm pretty psyched for the sequel. I wonder if they are going to use a rhinoceros scene because it was a big idea that was tested and eventually abandoned in the original. Another young emperor villain apparently...

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Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Yer a broken record, Kaz. It's not automatically a criticism. It's just interesting to learn about.


And you also don't go into these sort of films to be 100% historically accurate too, Maybe 50% at most. But if you want more go watch a doco on the subject or read a book.

Meh

I know it's not going to be as good as the first, as sequels are rarely as good and even more rare better than, but I am hyped for this, way hyped.

Originally posted by Robtard
I know it's not going to be as good as the first, as sequels are rarely as good and even more rare better than, but I am hyped for this, way hyped.

Do you think they'll recycle the scrapped rhino scene?


Also, it sounds like Denzel is playing a similar character to Proximo? Maybe just more power hungry?

No idea. But rhino's are cool.

Proximo had a hero arch, I'm sure Denzel will have one too if he starts out a bastard.

I'm partly trolling Kaz here, but also it's a legitimately interesting video, and despite the liberties taken with the actual history, the author is still a fan of the film. I mean, it's genuinely fascinating that the film actually toned DOWN the craziness of the Gladiator competitions, also learning what the real Commodus was like and how he actually died. I highly recommend the watch if you haven't seen it before...


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This has apparently wrapped filming...

...

We got 10 longs months ahead of us.

They f**k that rhino!

I'm pretty psyched for this now. I may try to avoid trailers.

Or might just watch the first teaser.

Hype level rising...

When I first heard of this years ago and that god awful "Maximus goes to the underworld and fights Hades" idea, I wanted to vomit and then roll around it until I vomited again.

But this is looking like it could be 80-90% as dope as the first film, which is one of my favorites.

Yeah, I think it's probably going to be nuts. The Gladiator battles were apparently way crazier than depicted in the first film. And it sounds like they're going all out this time.

Didn't he die in the end.

Originally posted by rudester
Didn't he die in the end.

Maybe...

Yes.