10 hours ago, Cult Icon said:

 

 

@Lilja K @Jade Bahr  new trailer with some new bits

 

Much better than 1st one

GoT reuinon ☺️

 

 

Can't wait for the casting @Lilja K

 

 

And there it goes down.

 

IndieWire Podcast Hated ‘Gladiator II'

Last Friday, influencers were drooling all over social media after having seen Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II.” I did mention how, internally, I’d been hearing more mixed takes from critics. The reactions have only gotten worse — I can’t seem to find a single person who loved Scott’s sequel.

It’s only continuing to get worse. IndieWire’s Screen Talk podcast has co-hosts Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio slamming “Gladiator II” — they hated it, calling it a “big disappointment.” Oscar pundits will maybe need to reassess this one and take it out of their predictions.

The hosts refer to the film as “soulless” and emblematic of what’s wrong in Hollywood today. The dialogue is said to be “bad,” “incoherent,” and some of the line readings are comically off-putting. The CGI is “terrible,” especially the sharks, and monkeys.

Scott seems to be paying more attention to the VFX than the performances themselves, or even story. Thompson and Lattanzio then ask themselves, why did Scott have to invent monsters to take part in the Colosseum battles? It renders the film even more unrealistic.

It’s a stitched together hero’s journey, but there aren’t many characters to hold on to in this movie.

Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio go on to criticize early influencer reactions. 

Beware of the influencers, ex-filers and people who are basically in the pocket of the studios. They all want to get access for the junket, to get interviews with Ridley Scott, and the stars. It is literally like that. It’s real.

If there’s one thing people can agree on it’s that Denzel Washington is great in the film. Even the film’s detractors are saying that he’s the clear highlight of Scott’s $300M+ costing film. Meanwhile, folks seem to be split on Paul Mescal’s performance, with one critic saying the actor doesn’t fully pull off the “anger” needed for his character, and another person I spoke to blatantly implying, “he doesn’t have the depth or talent to make a character like this work.”

“Gladiator II” is set to arrive in theaters on Nov. 22, 2024, with Mescal as the lead and Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn and Connie Nielsen in supporting roles.

Not having any hopes for the quality of this movie but I'm highly impressed by the transformation of Billy Zane into the nutcase Brando was @Cult Icon @Matt! @Lilja K

 

 

 

 

 

On 11/14/2024 at 4:35 AM, Jade Bahr said:

 

 

They might as well re-make the ending lol.

 

It seems that there is almost no buzz about "A knight of the Seven Kingdoms" show coming out in 2025.  few people are searching for it and I suspect not many people have read the book either.  A huge magnitude of difference vs. the HOTD.

On 11/6/2024 at 5:04 AM, Jade Bahr said:

Not having any hopes for the quality of this movie but I'm highly impressed by the transformation of Billy Zane into the nutcase Brando was @Cult Icon @Matt! @Lilja K

 

 

It seems (I know only a little about him) that he was a prima donna, with the academy award thing (bringing in a fake native american) and also giving the directors of Superman & apocalypse now a hard time.  Also like Elon Musk had circa 10 kids with different women.  In his later years he got very fat IIRC.

🤣

 

 

 

It looks like Gladiator II is very derivative of Gladiator I, - the structure of the movie is very similar but they just changed things up.

 

@Lilja K @Jade Bahr

18 minutes ago, Cult Icon said:

It looks like Gladiator II is very derivative of Gladiator I, - the structure of the movie is very similar but they just changed things up.

 

@Lilja K @Jade Bahr

 

What do you think about the fact that Wicked received better ratings from both critics and the audience than Gladiator II? I've only seen the trailer so far, but I'm not very impressed. So much rave around Wicked looks suspicious to me.

15 hours ago, Lilja K said:

 

What do you think about the fact that Wicked received better ratings from both critics and the audience than Gladiator II? I've only seen the trailer so far, but I'm not very impressed. So much rave around Wicked looks suspicious to me.

 

I don't know about the Wicked (haven't been following this movie) so unfortunately I don't know anything. 

 

I have a bootleg copy of Gladiator II and being a big fan of the original I skimmed through and found it very similar.  Youtubers are starting to figure it out too and lol:

 

 

On 11/24/2024 at 3:07 AM, Cult Icon said:

I have a bootleg copy of Gladiator II and being a big fan of the original I skimmed through and found it very similar.  Youtubers are starting to figure it out too and lol:

 

 

 

A lot of people say the same.Well, I still want to see it and I've already bought tickets. 

4 hours ago, Lilja K said:

 

A lot of people say the same.Well, I still want to see it and I've already bought tickets. 

 

I will watch it too- it is still pretty interesting and nuts.  Overall from fans it seems that the GII is decent but has flaws, and doesn't compare to the original which is frankly a high bar to cross.

30 minutes ago, Cult Icon said:

original which is frankly a high bar to cross.

 

So true. The original is really great and iconic, no wonder why Ralphie Cifaretto is so obsessed with it lol