Home Creators Posts Import Register Favorites Logout

Content

The winner of the Patreon "Best Picture Winner" poll!!

The. Soundtrack!!!!! One of many Hans Zimmer soundtracks that I've heard many times before, but this time... in the movie 🤣

Joaquin Phoenix was so good in this (at being so despicable!!). Russell Crowe was also amazing. Both of them made such good contrasting characters. A pleasant surprise from Albus!! That voice is the only reason that I recognized him.

So much tragedy!! But in the end, Quintus did the right thing.

This is the kind of epic movie that I absolutely love seeing. It's so cinematic 🥰

For this style of reaction, you need your own copy to watch the movie.  You can set picture in picture by right clicking twice on the video and selecting "Picture in picture". The right clicking twice is a bit tricky, because you have to right click, then move your cursor so it's not on the menu, then right click again

- Vero 🔍🌺

Thank you so much everyone for your support, I couldn't do this without you 🥰

Files

Gladiator (2000) | Reaction and Commentary | First Time Watching

Reminder that you need your own copy of the movie to watch along with me since this is solely my reaction. The video is there so you can have an idea when the scene changes in case you need to sync up, but it is HEAVILY blurred so I don't have any copyright issues. Enjoy!!

Comments

Daniel Looney

Do not watch Gladiator 2. Hollywood is just out of ideas. They are just hey this was a good film and it has been 2 decades lets remake it. I am for remakes if let down by bad acting, or bad special effects due to budget or tech reasons. This film is not in those categories.

Daniel Looney

This film is still relevant today. Quintas (new private in Iraq or Afghanistan) They should know when they are conquered (beaten) etc. Maximous (me and other SNCO's) Would you? Would I? But as Tyrion would say. "Those are brave men knocking on our door. Lets go kill them!". Not, that there is no long term problems that come from that. Just remember. Strength and Honor. .......so much for the might, majesty and glory of Rome. :(

JAKH

Another movie about the reign of Commodus which I always thought was better: "The Fall of the Roman Empire" (1964) Sophia Loren, Alec Guiness, Christopher Plummer, Omar Sharif

JAKH

For the fangirl in you: "Black Hawk Down" (2001) *True Story* directed by Ridley Scott, music by Hans Zimmer cast stacked with every actor who was in his early 20's at the time plus some older faces

JAKH

In real life, after the death of Commodus the commanders of the Praetorian Legion auctioned the position of emperor in the Forum to the highest bidding claimant, which led to "The Year of Five Emperors" with a series of successions of Caesars holding Rome with the backing of the Praetorians who got paid inauguration bonuses each time there was a new Caesar, while the field armies in the outer Empire each put forward their own general to rule by force of arms. Sounds a bit like Kharkov, Thrawn, and the other Grand Admirals and Grand Moffs after the death of Palpatine, hmmm?

JAKH

If you liked Oliver Reed's performance, then I would suggest: "The Three Musketeers" (1973 version) & "The Four Musketeers" (1974) part 2, not a sequel both with stacked casts including a young Christopher Lee (later played Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus & Saruman the White Wizard)

WastedPo

I have an off-the-wall suggestion based on your love of Gladiator: THE QUICK AND THE DEAD (1995). Directed by Sam Raimi. (It's not on the grand scale of Gladiator, so it's not similar in that way. I won't say any more, as I don't want to get into spoiler territory.)

Bruce Wesley

I can never get over how smart you are! You always seem to predict what’s going to happen and all of the nuances that usually take me a few viewings to figure out. I saw a comment on of your public YouTube videos claiming that there’s no way you don’t watch these ahead of time lol. I agree that the soundtrack is amazing - I work out to some of the songs - specifically “Barbarian Horde”. It plays during the first battle in the colosseum with the chariots. It makes feel like a viagra pill with a face. 😃