"My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son. Husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next."
This week on the podcast, John and Curtis dive in to what is perhaps the career apex of Ridley Scott, his sword and sandals epic and Best Picture winner at the 2001 Oscars—GLADIATOR. This was the first Ridley Scott movie that we remember releasing, so we spent some time discussing our first time watching this movie and how much of an impact it had upon release and on a subsequent generation of blockbusters. We went into the historical reference points and themes of the film, and what we liked about the characters and setting. Before getting to all that, we did a news of the week recap and talked a bit about what we watched last week.
We will be back after a couple of weeks for our EPISODE 100 SPECTACULAR!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction (and some Gladiator preview chatter
News of the Week
00:08:25 New Releases (The Last Voyage of the Demeter)
00:10:00 RIPs (William Friedkin, Robbie Robertson, and Linda Haynes)
00:14:15 Talk to Me sequel announced\
What We Watched
00:14:49 Captain Fantastic (Curtis)
00:16:44 Mona Lisa Smile (Curtis)
00:18:15 The Cobbler (John)
00:21:28 Sudden Fury (John)
00:23:52 The Many Saints of Newark (John)
00:29:20 The House with a Clock in Its Walls (John)
00:30:22 Pacific Rim (John)
00:31:56 Wild at Heart (John)
00:33:50 GLADIATOR discussion
01:10:00 Our Ratings for GLADIATOR
01:13:00 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: What More Can I Say - Jay-Z
Outro: Now We Are Free - Original Score from 'Gladiator'
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
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