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Russell Crowe Criticizes ‘Gladiator 2’: ‘A Really Unfortunate Example’ of the Creative Team ‘Not Understanding What Made the First One Special’ (variety.com)
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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I don't think that's super fair in that I've never seen Ridley Scott do worse than mediocre.

On the other hand, I thought Gladiator was mediocre.

[–] jbone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago

Exodus: Gods and Kings IMO had a b-movie vibe, but as if a b-movie was made with a large budget, A list actors and overly self indulgent tone.