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The good old 80s and reminded me of my Senior prom. Life was good then and I can relate to the overall vibe.

As for the movie, it was not good. Actually it was pretty bad. The movie was very predictable from the beginning and a lot (I mean a lot) of blood for nothing. Simply put, there are great horror movies out there and this is not it. Not even close!

The movie missed the opportunity to end properly and it carried on. This is unfortunate since it managed to destroy any vibe that I have had. In fact it was painful to watch toward the end and I am glad that it came to an end eventually. Thank God!

The original was epic and as such, it remains to be one of the classic for my generation. This was one of those movies that you can watch several times and amused every time. When this movie was announced, it is natural to have a high expectation, but unfortunately this version does not deliver.

The most disappointing aspect was the lack of leadership. Unlike the original, there was no charisma for us to believe in him and his cause. He was just a gladiator (aka war prisoner) who wants to survive. There were some impressive fighting scenes, but very predictable and nothing spectacular compared to the original.

In summary, this movie was watchable but does not come close to the original. Please set the expectation low and you will be fine.

Going into this action/comedy movie, I knew nothing about it and my expectation was extremely low. Maybe too low but I felt this movie started out OK. Things made sense but it went South (way South) very very quickly. Everything was sub-par ranging from action scenes to acting, and it was really getting painful to watch toward the end. There was no climax whatsoever. Thank God I was not watching this in the movie theater!

Unless you have watched everything on Netflix (which I was told simply impossible), please skip this one. You have not missed much and glad that you have followed my advice.