Gladiator II - Movie Review

I guess I went with the roman numerals in the title. BUT, Ridley Scott brings us a sequel to the classic revenge epic GLADIATOR! Does the sequel live up, justify its existence, or at the very least leave the audience feeling entertained? Here's my review for GLADIATOR 2!

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[The_Langley_Ghetto_Filter]

James Cameron should have taken over the reigns for the sequel and called it...Gladiators

[kaitospin]

"Julius Caesar ain't got shit on me" -- Denzelus Washingtus

[samuellee]

To be honest, there was absolutely no need for a sequel. It began and ended flawlessly. It was a masterpiece.

[SuigaRou]

Gladiator 3: Forget sharks, now with velociraptors.

[thekingssport]

When Maximus returned from the dead and said “it’s gladiating time, ” I cried! 🔥

[maximusjoseppi]

My dog's name is Maximus named after Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the armies of the north, general of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor Marcus Aurelius, father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife.
Will any dogs be named Lucius? Absolutely not.

[SouthpawSatch]

Gladiator didn't need a sequel. It stands alone as a one and done epic revenge story.

[spencerfoote]

The first one had so much soul, aura, and felt serious.

[CinematicSeriesGaming]

Hollywood needs to chill out with all the sequels and remakes. I want to see high-budget original movies, not imitations of what came before.

[waltermatthewberg]

When the witch resurrected Joaquin Phoenix and he says: "I used to think that my life was a tragedy, but now I realize, it's a Commodus."
I was entertained.

[LazyDarwin]

When Maximus came back from the dead and yelled "The real friends are the gladiators we witnessed along the way", I was truly moved. 10/10 movie

[karljohan]

The best thing about Gladiator II is that my local theater showed one screening of Gladiator last month. It was my first time seeing it in theater again since 2000. It was fantastic.

[AdrianUzumakii]

I rewatch Gladiator 1 every few years but I will not be rewatching Gladiator 2 ever... That says a lot

[ceilingsintheireyes]

Classicist here: Regarding the Colosseum naval battle thing, just for anyone who’s interested as lots of people seem to be talking about it online. Yes they did really flood the arena for naval battle re-enactments…but only for the first ten or so years of it being opened (c. 80CE). When they then dug out the underneath of it to hold gladiators, animals etc they obviously stopped doing naval battles as they couldn’t flood it anymore as the underneath was hollow and being used. You can still see today, and go down into, these underground chambers. We see the underneath of the Colosseum in the first movie, and see animals being released to the upper floor from there, which is set in 180CE. So with this sequel being set around 200CE, and after having seen on screen the underneath of the Colosseum in the first one, we can confidently say they wouldn’t have had naval battles at that time, and it contradicts what we see in the first movie.
Does this ultimately matter? Nah. Can it still be a good movie? Of course. The first one got things “wrong” and changed things and it was a masterpiece.
Just thought I’d chime in for anyone who likes little bits of trivia like that. 😊

[QuincyKane]

Don't you mean "Some big 'sandals' to fill"?

[Outlier]

I didn’t see the Joker sequel and I probably won’t see this. I’d rather preserve my memories of the originals.

[notabanana]

Decades later, I still can’t get over Maximus. Thanks for the review!

[MsNina]

1:00 Joaquin Phoenix was also absolutely phenomenal as the villain.

[andrewiangillies]

Jeremy somehow finds a way to talk in depth about exactly what we want/need to hear, while keeping it perfectly superficial, entertaining and amusing. Best film reviewer on the web for sure.

[taylorjones]

That first Gladiator soundtrack....some REALLY big shoes to fill.