Episode 149: Ridley Scott Watch Series #29: GLADIATOR II (2024)

The Ridley Scott Watch Series refuses to die! After our 'soft' conclusion, Scott released his long awaited sequel GLADIATOR II in November of last year, so we finally got around to talking about it. Joining us this week is our old guest and Gladiator-head IN-HWAN. Cards on the table here: we had some gripes with the movie. We talk about some of the things that worked and didn't work for us. We also discussed some of the production notes, including the original and very strange Nick Cave script for a Gladiator sequel featuring a time travelling Maximus! Before that, we went over some shoutouts, news items, and what we watched this week. For our big Episode 150 milestone, we'll be discussing the recent body horror THE SUBSTANCE with some special guest appearances. TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:40 Shout outs: John: Demi Moore winning Best Actress, and other Golden Globes news. Curtis: Happy Birthday Hayao Miyazaki and Clancy Brown 00:07:36 New Releases (Mufasa: The Lion King; The Damned; From Ground Zero) What We Watched This Week 00:08:14 It Ends With Us (Curtis) 00:09:29 Silo [TV]  (Curtis) 00:10:35 Seed of the Sacred Fig  (Curtis) 00:11:50 Star Trek Prodigy (In-Hwan) 00:15:22 The Wolf of Snow Hollow (John) 00:18:38 Baby Blood (John) 00:20:36 Evil Does Not Exist (John) 00:22:51 Neon Genesis Evangelion [TV] (John) 00:25:15 Neon Genesis Evangelion: End of Evangelion (John) 00:28:54 GLADIATOR II discussion 01:03:35 Our Ratings for GLADIATOR II 01:08:40 Coming Up Next! CREDITS AND PLUGS Intro: From Saturday Night Live "Paul Mescal / Shaboozey" (December 7th, 2024) Outro: Overture - Gladiator II Follow John on Letterboxd—@johnnycakes91 Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month' https://curtisrunstedler.ca/