"Gladiator II"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2024

⏱️ 129 minutes

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Summary

For this week's second podcast review, I am joined by Sara Clements, Giovanni Lago & Brendan Hodges to review and discuss the latest film from Academy Award-nominated director Ridley Scott, "Gladiator II," starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn & Fred Hechinger. A highly-anticipated sequel to his Oscar Best Picture-winning 2000 film "Gladiator," Scott has transported audiences back to Ancient Rome once again, but what did we think of it? Tune in as we discuss the direction, writing, performances, action, nostalgia-baiting, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Next Best Picture podcast, and this is our review of Gladiator Tip.
0:05.4	It is an art.
0:06.4	Choosing gladiators.
0:09.8	They're usually prisoners of war.
0:13.9	I claim this city for the glory of Rome.
0:20.0	You have something.
0:21.6	You rage.
0:22.6	Never let it go.
0:25.6	It will carry you to greatness.
0:31.6	I own you now.
0:35.6	But whose head could I give you to satisfy your fury?
0:41.3	The general will do.
0:44.3	Rome has taken everything for me.
0:47.3	But I will have my vengeance.
0:50.3	There is plenty of pain waiting for you in the next life.
0:56.9	I don't know why you are so greedy for it in this one.
1:00.2	All right, everybody, you were just listening to the trailer for Gladiator 2, and the story is as follows.
1:06.0	Years after witnessing death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle,
1:10.6	Lucius must enter the Coliseum
1:12.2	after the powerful emperors of Rome conquer his home.
1:16.5	With rage in his heart and the future of the empire at stake, he looks to the past to find
1:21.8	the strength and honor needed to return the glory of Rome to its people.
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