Overall the spectacle is good, I wasn't bored, but there were drawbacks. The downsides which I noted down (heavy spoilers): > > > > * since Lucius was Maximus' son, he made him at about the same time as his son with his wife, this makes Maximus unfaithul to his wife , whom he had allegedly loved so much in G1.” *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.
Okay I don't want to go into spoilers but everything you say is correct....I used to Kickbox and with ordinary gloves in sparring , I broke ribs and separated the tip of my nose ....spiked gloves would be far worse than a bruise!
@sowhatdidithink4205 yeah, real fighting is no video game😣 Anyways, i was entertained by this film besides its stupidities. But no scene made such impression on me like fight in small arena in Zucchabar in G1. This scene i have rewatched countless times. G2 had nothing like this.
And that's okay, I do say in the review you might get something out of it and if you do that's great , as I keep saying the channels called So, what did I think? It's my opinion not the law although with some films I kinda wish it was 😉
@sowhatdidithink4205 I know! I watched the video! That's why I subbed haha! I know it copies a lot from the original and that's probably it's biggest detriment
@@carlosflores4179 Oh and I am grateful you subbed . That's why I think it is so disappointing, it's nothing new. a question I have and I am curious what in it did you think was ok? Did Scott get right?
@@sowhatdidithink4205 Action pieces were really good, i believe better than the original (Just action, the original is better in the stakes of each battle) Editing is also really really good. Denzel killed it in his role. Now the bad... CGI sucked. The main actor sucked ass, he is not charismatic at all and he acted everything the same way. The third act is stupid as hell and rushed. Especially that really dumb final speech where he unites the romans. Overall I think is an enjoyable movie since its got some of the good from the original. Its a solid 6.5 out of 10
@@carlosflores4179 No Argument Denzel Killed It as the best thing in the film and the editing was good and you are right about the stakes in the original...I did want to mention that ending but I would be crucified for giving away spoilers, it is a real "wait that's it?!" moment.
I want frickin' sharks with lasers 😆
😂😂😂
Certainly agree about Denzel Wasington's greatest role.Training Day is his best work.
Malcom X was his greatest performance… played like 4 or 5 different versions of Malcolm and was in like every scene.
Gladiator 2: Maximus' secret son fights Hitler's secret son, but only before the girls have their mud fight.
I've heard worse pitches
Overall the spectacle is good, I wasn't bored, but there were drawbacks. The downsides which I noted down (heavy spoilers):
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* since Lucius was Maximus' son, he made him at about the same time as his son with his wife, this makes Maximus unfaithul to his wife , whom he had allegedly loved so much in G1.”
*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.
Okay I don't want to go into spoilers but everything you say is correct....I used to Kickbox and with ordinary gloves in sparring , I broke ribs and separated the tip of my nose ....spiked gloves would be far worse than a bruise!
@sowhatdidithink4205 yeah, real fighting is no video game😣
Anyways, i was entertained by this film besides its stupidities. But no scene made such impression on me like fight in small arena in Zucchabar in G1. This scene i have rewatched countless times. G2 had nothing like this.
'even worse made an unnecessary sequel, to that unnecessary prequel ' 😂😂spot on
sometimes film companies do make it too easy.
I think the movie was ok
And that's okay, I do say in the review you might get something out of it and if you do that's great , as I keep saying the channels called So, what did I think? It's my opinion not the law although with some films I kinda wish it was 😉
@sowhatdidithink4205 I know! I watched the video! That's why I subbed haha!
I know it copies a lot from the original and that's probably it's biggest detriment
@@carlosflores4179 Oh and I am grateful you subbed . That's why I think it is so disappointing, it's nothing new. a question I have and I am curious what in it did you think was ok? Did Scott get right?
@@sowhatdidithink4205 Action pieces were really good, i believe better than the original (Just action, the original is better in the stakes of each battle)
Editing is also really really good.
Denzel killed it in his role.
Now the bad...
CGI sucked.
The main actor sucked ass, he is not charismatic at all and he acted everything the same way.
The third act is stupid as hell and rushed. Especially that really dumb final speech where he unites the romans.
Overall I think is an enjoyable movie since its got some of the good from the original. Its a solid 6.5 out of 10
@@carlosflores4179 No Argument Denzel Killed It as the best thing in the film and the editing was good and you are right about the stakes in the original...I did want to mention that ending but I would be crucified for giving away spoilers, it is a real "wait that's it?!" moment.