Gladiator 2 - review

[hondo 50]

Not really.

The first Star Wars movie was great, to the point where it's become a part of our national culture. You can describe a boss as being "Lord Vader", and everyone knows what you mean.

Before my time, but I did see it. It was lousy, and not because of special effects. The actors are terrible, and it was directed by Lucas. There is nothing to the movie. Sure, I don't mind watching something mindless when winding down, but they made an entire industry of it. Pitiful.

 

[JoeB131]

Before my time, but I did see it. It was lousy, and not because of special effects. The actors are terrible, and it was directed by Lucas. There is nothing to the movie. Sure, I don't mind watching something mindless when winding down, but they made an entire industry of it. Pitiful.

I'm sorry there is no joy in your life.

 

[hondo 50]

I'm sorry there is no joy in your life.

Because I don't like 1 movie? lol

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Gladiator was an outstanding film, I loved it. It was loosely based, perhaps, on Commodus, but like you say, it was not intended to portray his reign as being accurate to anything.

I have not seen the sequel, but in the same way as the original was not intended to be an acurate portrayal of Commodus, I don't think this sequel should even be compared to the original. They look like two entirely different movies.

It seems they only share the same movie name based in the same time period, but one did not have the ridiculous special effects.

No it is a sequel to the original.
Many of the same characters, it is taken one generation later that the original.