AIBU to want to slate "Gladiator" with fellow MNers?

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Well am I?

The "Braveheart" thread the other week was great

Sky One if you're interested.

Yes
its a good film

I agree. IABU.

Ollie Reed's last performance in it too.

Roll up, roll up and at least find something to talk to me about

YADBU. It's one of my favourite films, possibly the favourite, depending on my mood. And it has Joaquin Phoenix in it. What's not to like? Are you not entertained?!

But I have to pull you up on the fact that it's on Sky 2, not Sky 1, in case anyone reading this thread wants to watch it.

DS1 loves it so much he knows the timing number thingy on the DVD player for the "My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius" speech.

I think it's a great film. Could have done without the hanging wife and son bit, but still good. Joaquim Whatsit was great in it.

Well i mentioned it on the 'films you hate' thread the other day - as it is a prime example of the 'using the death of wife and children to move the plot along' - there are many of these types of films.

I hate them....

Ha! I hate this pile o'shite as well.

The. Way. Every. Sentence. He. Utters. Is. Like. Something. Deeply. Profound. Has. Been. Uttered.

I am firmly on the side of Commodus, tbh.

Ba overuse of uttered.

It is such a BLOKE film, this one.

Oh yes, the Keanu Reeves in Point break school of acting:

"I! Am! An! F! B! I! A! Gent!"

lol

Like when Keanu is in Dracula and has to ACT! whilst speaking with an ENGLISH ACCENT at the same time! You can almost see the steam coming out his ears, gawd bless him.

Dear Lord I had forgotten about a film role asking Keanu to act. It was painful.

Rather liked him oiled and evil in 'Much Ado' though....

Exhibit A

No don't do that BTP - come back....

We have queer giraffes and terrible special effects involving tigers to come

Gorgeous music score though.

After I take a cold shower having seen RR's link of course.

"DS1 loves it so much he knows the timing number thingy on the DVD player for the "My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius" speech."

I have thought about asking DH to talk in that exact voice during sex

I like this film. I always cry at the bit when he dies, so in my humble opinion you are being a tad unreasonable.

"And I will have you. In this life or the next"

such a good movie. might watch later after I watch taken.

I won't have anything said against this film. I absolutely love it, and especially Russell Crowe in it. Not in any other film, only as Maximus.

That's okay fatlazymummy but surely there are some bits you can laugh at?

I love Titanic in many respects but I always ROAR when weedy Leo catches substantial Kate Winslet by one hand as she is about to plunge into the ocean and doesn't go straight over the side after her

Joaquin Phoenix and Russell Crowe mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...and it's a damn good film :)

and the music is incredibly moving