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There is a reason why I went to see the original Gladiator movie three times in the cinema back in the year 2000 - and why it's been repeated on TV ever since. Great script, fantastic casting, and a belief in the movie from all concerned. The sequel is the polar opposite.
There is no memorable dialogue in this movie. Remember all the great one-liners in Gladiator - this has none. I simply can't understand how the script was accepted. It's literally baffling.
I'm sure Paul Mescal is a great guy and a competent actor but he has no charisma in this role. Not for a second does he convince as a Roman military leader or inspiring rebellious figure. No reflection on his abilities - it's just a case of miscasting.
The ultra-camp characters of Geta and Caracalla - who are historically inaccurate to put it mildly - are just crass and clumsy. In fact, all the villains in this film appear to LGBT characters - why? It's rather homophobic.
The whole thing reminded me of the trashy TV series Spartacus (not the Kubrick movie). Cheesy dialogue, cartoonish characters, and over the top special effects. The scenes in the arena are just insane. What I can only describe as a fight with space monkeys early on was frankly laughable.
Very sad this film was made and it's a sequel we really didn't need. Best forgotten quickly.
There is no memorable dialogue in this movie. Remember all the great one-liners in Gladiator - this has none. I simply can't understand how the script was accepted. It's literally baffling.
I'm sure Paul Mescal is a great guy and a competent actor but he has no charisma in this role. Not for a second does he convince as a Roman military leader or inspiring rebellious figure. No reflection on his abilities - it's just a case of miscasting.
The ultra-camp characters of Geta and Caracalla - who are historically inaccurate to put it mildly - are just crass and clumsy. In fact, all the villains in this film appear to LGBT characters - why? It's rather homophobic.
The whole thing reminded me of the trashy TV series Spartacus (not the Kubrick movie). Cheesy dialogue, cartoonish characters, and over the top special effects. The scenes in the arena are just insane. What I can only describe as a fight with space monkeys early on was frankly laughable.
Very sad this film was made and it's a sequel we really didn't need. Best forgotten quickly.
If you're a politics junkie and love dystopian drama then this is for you. It mixes elements of Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World. If those references are unknown to you, then Silo isn't for you either. This is intelligent, gripping, and great characters. It's very pessimistic about the human condition and what might happen to us if we finally destroy our world. It's resisted the temptation to burst out of the silo - which I suspect is what some reviewers here want - and that would destroy it. Anybody remember how Westworld tanked once it left Westworld? It's a great view and a recommended watch.
Very much in the spirit of Time Bandits which came out a few years earlier. This was a Terry Gilliam classic in the late 1980s. But there was some controversy over the story of Baron Munchausen having been made into a movie by the Third Reich in 1942. Some thought it was inappropriate to revive this story. However, it's a really interesting watch provided you like something more surreal. Great performances from famous character actors. It bombed at the box office despite a lot of publicity at the time. Hard to know why it did so badly. It's a real joy to watch. Veteran actor John Neville - now rather forgotten - is captivating in the lead role. I'm not usually a big fan of Eric Idle but he's very good in this. Oliver Reed as Vulcan is hilarious.