We cried and cheered for *GLADIATOR* (First time watching reaction) 

Fun fact: The forest was scheduled for clearance anyway so Ridley Scott approached the local council and said he'd do it for them.

"[Joaquin] gives me such Joffery vibes". Funny you say that, Jack Gleeson (Joffery) is on record saying he used Jaoquin's character in this movie as inspiration on how to play Joffery.

To me the biggest thing about this movie is Caesar telling Maximus that he knows his son is NOT a moral man, and isn’t fit to rule….. and then tells NOBODY ELSE about his plans for the handing off of imperial powers before he tells his son. A father’s love can override good sense sometimes.

For such an action-heavy movie, it's all about the ending for me. It's by far my favorite part of the movie.

Joaquin did SUCH A GOOD JOB HERE. Like you said, serious joffrey vibes, but also, he was so pitiful you felt bad for him, even as you hated him, and were disturbed by him. All he wanted was to be loved. By his father first and foremost. By his sister when that failed, by rome itself. But he was just so twisted and broken inside that he couldnt even get why he couldnt have that. And the lack of love made him insane. He was a sociopath, in that he couldnt properly comprehend normal human feelings, one who just couldnt be what he needed to be to get what he was after.

The music is also credited to Lisa Gerrard, the voice. She's the founder of the band "Dead Can Dance", she's so important in music history you can't imagine.

Winner of 5 Oscars including Best Picture! ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!? ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!? IS THIS NOT WHAT YOU ARE HERE FOR!? Antonio Banderas, Hugh Jackman, Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise, and Tom Sizemore were considered for the role of Maximus until Russell Crowe was cast, after he had dropped out playing Wolverine in the X MEN movie, which went to Hugh Jackman. The opening Battle scene was filmed in Surrey England, The gladiator training school was filmed in Morrocco, while the scenes involving Ancient Rome were filmed in Malta for 19 weeks. Oliver Reed, Proximo, passed away on May 2, 1999, of a heart attack. The film was dedicated to his memory. Crowe sustained several injuries during filming and almost died of them as well. The scene where he is fighting Tigris Of Gaul almost ended his life as the tiger was going to kill him!

I’ve only seen this movie once and that scene of him finding his wife and child will stay with me forever.

One of my favourite bits was Maximus' hand out to feel the grains of his home slipping by his fingers. That wasn't planned -- it was second unit photography, and it was just something Russell Crowe's stand-in was doing as he was walking, but they loved it and filmed it and it became such a big part of the movie.

Interesting fact, Oliver Reed who played Proximo, died before the filming finished. The final scene in the prison where he's releasing them is actually made using footage filmed of him from previous scenes. It's so well done, that I had no idea, even after watching it 4 times, until someone told me.

Underrated performance by Djimon Hounsou. I lost a friend when I was young and his words at the end of this film always get me. "I will see you again. But not yet. Not yet."

I have lost count of the amount of times I’ve seen this film…. the ending still brings tears to my eyes.

So when he asked Maximus about his victories he asked him specifically about Germania because he's from there. His response of many victories was not bragging. He was trying not to hurt his new found friend's feelings, and probably even more so not incur his wrath, being that the rebellion they quelled in the beginning of the movie was in Germania.

This movie is my absolutely favorite, hands down none can match it. It has had an incredible influence in my life ever since I saw it first when I think I was 10 or 11. My senior quote in high school was "what we do in life, echoes an eternity," and I went on to get my college degree in history focusing on Greco-Roman military history. For my graduation trip after High School, my parents took me to Rome to see the Coliseum and I ran out of the metro station through a busy crowd while listening to that closing song. When I saw it... I promise you I cried. It inspired me to take up HEMA and study sword fighting and I would never trade any of it in for one second.

During the battle of Carthage when Maximus catches the sword on horseback and charges into the mix gets me fired up every time! The epic music is the cherry on top!

It's always nice hearing you guys notice things i never did about movies i've seen a thousand times. The part about it feeling like he "earned his name back" is such a cool observation.

Just a quick FYI: Only a few gladiator fights were to the death. Gladiators were hard to train and keep profitable, having one die every fight was a waste of talent. They almost exclusively fought fights only to look good. The only Gladiator fights that usually went to the death were when games were put on for a rich man's funeral.

So glad you guys chose to watch this movie. It is one of the most amazing films, which I can see you appreciated very much.

One of Ridley Scott's most legendary productions alongside Alien & Blade Runner. The revival of the 'Sword and Sandals' era. First summer blockbuster of the new millienium. 5 Oscar wins within 48 consecutive awards. Epic storytelling, performances, setting, costumes and original score. You never get away from something this great and as epic as it should be. So many good quotes related to who we are as people. About strength and honor as an force for what matters in life. What we indeed do in life will echo in eternity.

Saw this movie as a kid and still it's so epic

I still get chills to this day when Proximo talks and describes his days as a gladiator. This movie has so many great quotes and moments. Gladiator, Braveheart, and the Last Samurai...aside from the film Midway, they don't make them like the used to.

This movie came out while I was studying for a Roman history degree and it was amazing to see everything I was reading rendered on a cinema screen with such verve and appreciation for the world. Two decades later it still gives me shivers. I'm glad you loved it as much as I do.

One of the timeless pieces of entertainment which will be remembered for dozens of years to come. Almost flawless. It is funny that even in the movie like this you can find a couple of screw-ups like the camera and the crewman on the left in the shot at 18:30. Always makes me smile to see him there.

Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal of Commodus is amazing. It's in my top 5 movie villains of all time.

Y'all are the best. I freaking feel like I just watched this movie with my best buds. You have such great personalities and energy. No other reactors make me laugh as much or as happy. Fan for life. Oh and this is hyping me up for "Napoleon" !

One of my favorite movies and always will be. I have known and watched this movie since I was an early teenager. Well done in commentating this and giving it the praise it deserves and always will. I watched every minute of this video and was happy with all of it... From a true fan of this movie, from it's beginning, thank you. Well done.

Strength and Honor!! Watched this movie a bunch of times in HS Football! One of my faves! Def a classic!

I love how savvy you guys are with filmography this is one of my favorite movies of all time they didn’t write the script, until after all the action scenes were filmed

Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe met and Scott told him they would make a great film together. That movie was Gladiator. We are at a point where green screen is used so often that when we see big movies it means very little to us because we know it's not real. This movie is phenomenal. The cast of some of Britain's greatest actors and two young powerhouse performances from Crowe and Pheonix who's careers have been long and noteworthy. Just the best. ❤

This was the first movie I ever saw multiple times in a theater (4x). One of the best ever. Your reaction was absolutely perfect and gave me the feels all over again.

Short list, greatest film ever. Shorter list, best Gladiator reaction on RU-vid. I knew when tears were shed so early that you guys get this film. F'ing Awesome!

Truly a classic! Stay nice, dudes!

This is one of my favourite reactions you guys have done, and thats saying a lot. Such a classic film, im thrilled you enjoyed it so much

27:03 The actor who plays Tigris of Gaul, Sven-Ole Thorsen, in this scene was also in the original Conan movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger. He was one of the two main henchmen for Tulsa Doom (James Earl Jones). He also was in Mallrats (LaFours) and The Hunt for Red October (Russian C.O.B.)

That end triad song of "Elysium, Honor Him and Now We Are Free" is a wholesome majestic composition. Hans Zimmer amd collaborators knock it out of the park. Always make my eyes teary.

One of the Best soundtrack ever, with this movie felt again the scense of great ost did infelt in 70-80 s movies

I can honestly say that I am in fact ENTERTAINED. Thanks dudes!

I missed this on patreon, but it was great watching you two react to this gem! Thank you for including me on the list!

I remember my Grade 8 history teacher forcing us to watch/rewatch the opening of Gladiator because his assignment was for us to write a significant report on Roman battle tactics and what not just from this scene and a bit of our reading material. I was the only one to write the longest and receive an A++ on my report for how much breadth and depth I went with my report.

I remember watching this on a Saturday afternoon in the summer with a bunch of friends and a 30-pack of beer. We agreed that we'd take a sip after every death. We didn't realize we'd be wasted in about 15 minutes.

The ending always makes my eyes tear up. It's such a good story of a hero who fought for good of his people. He saw so much death and destruction as a general, he knew a tyrannical empire was not a peaceful way to rule over a land he gave so much of his life to protect. fulfilling his mentor/ father figure's wishes by his dying breath to free the people

Watching you guys watching a lot of the epic movies I grew up with really makes me smile. I had a DVD collection of like 300 films, and most of these were in there. Keep it up :)

I got to watch this masterpiece in the cinema at the premiere back in the day, sadly i was a young boy at the time so i couldn't really appreciate the wonderful dialogue or cinematography. As i've rewatched it a couple of times as an adult, it has never failed to captivate me.

Great reaction as always guys! I wish you had shown more of Lucinda's dialogue. She had to walk a very fine line at all times with her brother and seemed to be the only one who could calm him down at times (in the beginning). Like her father said she would have made an excellent emperor if she hadn't been born a woman. I guess the movie is a bit long though to show everything.

I saw this a LONG time ago, and don't worry, I cried just watching THIS video! Holy smokes what a powerful film!

It's been sooo long since I have seen this I forgot that Richard Harris (King Arthur, Dumbledore) was in it, albeit briefly. This really is a great movie/cast.

Joaquin wasn’t confident he could do this role until Russell spoke to him and convinced him he could.

Thank you for your reaction, once again it was great to watch you guys. :-) Also over 1000 years passed and humans did not changed much. We still watch bloody sports and still try to buy wreid stuff. Now some people wants to buy bath water and during time of Rome there was mentions in documents that people were buying sweat of their favorite gladiator :D

I swear, Gladiator is one of those movies that everyone seems to love but doesn't get brought as much as it deserves.

I love your description of this as like a Folk Tale. People get fixated with "historical accuracy" when it comes to this sort of film, when authenticity is much more important in my opinion. But the idea that this is the sort of story that has been handed down from one generation to the next, each time being embellished a little more, is a perfect fit for this movie.

Fantastic reaction, I enjoy the way you guys appreciate what it means to make an epic movie. This is absolutely an epic movie for a multitude of reasons. Every performance is on point, the scale, the visuals, the score…well you guys know 😜

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The reason Joaquin gave you Joffrey vibes is because Jack Gleeson, the actor who played Joffrey Baratheon, reported that he was directly influenced by Joaquin's performance as Commodus. There's definite parallels!

I love how, as Maximus dies, his image of the afterlife is the road leading downhill toward his farm, with his wife and son wait8g for him to come home.

Joaquin Phoenix was phenomenal in this movie, I felt sorry for him too...no-one else could've played Commodus ❤Love for psychopaths ❤

I was living in Los Angeles when this came out. Some of my friends and I went to see it on opening weekend at the legendary Cineramadome in Hollywood. While we stood in line I saw that Kevin Pollack was a few people behind us with some of his friends. The movie was great and we all poured out into the parking lot. Everyone broke out into pantomime gladiator battles in the parking lot. I am happy to say that my friends conquered Kevin Pollack and his friends.

One of the best movies ever. Every single thing about it is the best of the best...

Absolutely fantastic film. Scott’s best imo (controversial I know). Everyone is brilliant especially Crow and Phoenix.

You guys are great! It's always fun watching your reactions!

This is my favorite movie of all time and I can't overstate how much I enjoyed watching you react to it.

I watched this for the first time ever about two months ago and damn if I wasn't missing out before that. Such a perfectly solid movie.

Probably my favorite reaction of you guys! So great!!

Oh man, I'm a 23 year old dude and the "He was a soldier of Rome" scene together with the music makes me shed a tear every god damn time... Such a fantastic movie, pretty much was the start of my Romaboo being back when I watched it for the first time as a kid

The most surprising thing about you guys is the amount of movies that you haven't seen. See you guys watch a movie. I'm just going really. These guys are watching for the first time. I thought by now they would have at least seen it because it is such a classic or popular movie. But I love watching your reactions and you're probably the only reaction channel that I watch on RU-vid. And I don't even know how I really discovered you. I think it was just recommended to me and I clicked on your video and I enjoyed it.

This is literally my favourite film......of all time, loved your reactions to this ❤️

I love watching you guys! So funny.

Awesome reaction dudes easily a top 10 movie movie at least top 20 just absolutley awesome and beautiful and its all about that ending!And we all Know the Maximus quote/speech will always be epic! Everyone in this movie acts perfectly and your right everyone hates Comodus😂Joaquin is one of the most hateable and creepy villains ever!

On Joaquin Phoenix : '' He's sich a Geoffrey''quote that you mentionned. Actor Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones' Geoffrey) based his performance on Joaquin's character in this movie + the emperor Caligula.

This is the one of the few movies that have ever made me cry. And its the only one to make me cry on every subsequent rewatch.

You guys always do a great job capturing the story of a film. No exception here. Well done reaction.

Lisa Gerrard is also a big part of the soundtrack. LOVE HER.

Loved the "CINEMATOGRAPHY!" -moment Hahaha

Russell got the main Oscar for it. How could he not? The charaters they played were real people.

3:22 "he's like a baby!" unintentionally described the character he plays right at the start

I love watching your reactions. you're both bringing so much enthusiasm and fun to it that I appreciate the movies a lot more.

Zimmers score is so good, he more or less used it again on Pirates of the Caribbean. My favourite work of his can be heard in "Black Rain".

Hell Yes Bros, it's been 24 years ago that seen this movie in the theater, but i have cried too. A lot of people cried at the scene where you see the feet of his wife and Son. And also you could hear the shock in the theater when the horse run over his son. pffffff, is a great movie. Still watch every few years. And the music in this movie, wowwwwww. Guys like your channel, keep up the good work

An all-time classic film that will be rewatched hundreds of years from now.

I saw this movie in theaters because it was the only chance I would ever have to see one of my favorite actors on the big screen, Oliver Reed (Proximo) He was a popular star back in the 60’s & 70’s Unfortunately, his off screen “Hell Raiser” lifestyle eventually overshadowed his acting talent. In fact, he died in a pub in Malta during a break from filming Gladiator. He was 61 and had been drinking with his wife, friends, and a group of sailors. He took part in a drinking competition and arm wrestling with the sailors. After several hours of drinking and fun, he suffered a heart attack and died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. He was quite the legend and went out just as he had predicted during an interview in 1994, “I died in a bar of a heart attack full of laughter.” R.I.P Ollie

It was only while watching this video that I realised that this movie actually has a happy ending.

Found you guys recently and am happy to say this is some awesome stuff, keep it going 🎉🎉🎉

This is one of those films that every time you run into it, you stay to the end.

Altaf's happiness just gives me hope

Loved, looooved your reaction. you guys are so fun.

"This is why movies need to be made by real people and have real extras!" Amen! Also, 20 years ago, when this won Best Picture, some people complained. I love watching these reaction videos from young people, who react the way we did in the theater, on opening weekend! It proves this movie got all the accolades it deserved and will live on as long as films do!

Still one of the all-time greatest movie scores.

The dead wife and son scene made me so sad as a child 😭

Recently learned at a gladiator exhibition in the museum : The professional life of a popular gladiator fighter was a regular 20 years. About 90% of the fighters reached their retirement (!!) Until then they were the property of the gladiator school which paid for their living expenses. When they reached retirement age, in addition to their freedom, they received a wooden sword and a certain share of the income that the gladiator school earned from renting out his acting skills and selling merchandise (!). No joke

My #1 favorite movie of all-time. I love this movie so damn much, and have never found another experience like it since I was little.

couldn't agree more. This film feels like the epic films they made in the 50's. Magical but this feels so real !!

I have seen this movie more times then I can count, never got bored for a second even if I know every scene by heart.

Gotta be one the thee best most epic and beautiful films ever made

20:10 "your sister friendzoned you" "that sucks your sister friendzoned you" wtf LOL 😂😂🤣

I got my name, Maximus from this movie. Thank God my parents have good tastes in movies lol, this movies amazing

This film is one of those films that you can put on and say wow they made that.

Saw this at the theater and it's still a tear-jerker. A really excellent movie.

I haven't seen this movie in years, and it really brought me back. I love the commentary on the cinematography love of certain shots, and the music. It really makes you wonder how in the world they planned it all out to be this awesome. I love the channel, and it's fun to watch. I'm just an old far remembering the golf old days of cinema here. I still remember standing in line to see Star Wars with my dad when I was 5.

The most iconic and meaningful scene ever just might be the one of his hand skimming thru the wheat.

How can you only see Gladiator once?? Seriously, though, phenomenal movie, and IMO one of the greatest of all time.

the amount of times and want to shake the both of you and yell FINALLY , is astounding ^^