JP Brammer

We did our civic duty this weekend and we saw Gladiator 2 starring Pedro Pascal, Paul Mezcal, and yeah, say it with me. Denzel Washington. I'm like already smiling so big. No, I feel shy. I feel like he's watching. No.

We did our civic duty this weekend and we saw Gladiator 2 starring Pedro Pascal, Paul Mezcal, and yeah, say it with me. Denzel Washington. I'm like already smiling so big. No, I feel shy. I feel like he's watching. No.

I didn't like it as much as Gladiator 1, which I surprisingly liked. I had only watched it because we had talked about the trailer a few, like I would have never been called to press play on that. But I... Honestly, I was a little bit underwhelmed by the movie as a whole. I'm glad you did too. Yeah, and I'll get into why in a moment.

I didn't like it as much as Gladiator 1, which I surprisingly liked. I had only watched it because we had talked about the trailer a few, like I would have never been called to press play on that. But I... Honestly, I was a little bit underwhelmed by the movie as a whole. I'm glad you did too. Yeah, and I'll get into why in a moment.

I didn't like it as much as Gladiator 1, which I surprisingly liked. I had only watched it because we had talked about the trailer a few, like I would have never been called to press play on that. But I... Honestly, I was a little bit underwhelmed by the movie as a whole. I'm glad you did too. Yeah, and I'll get into why in a moment.

But I was kicking my feet, giggling, blushing every time Denzel was on screen. Oh, totally. So many good line deliveries. So many good... I think, you know, Paul impressed me as well, but I didn't feel myself sold on his performance in the way that I maybe thought that I would. I think I just... Maybe I'm too tethered to him in like...

But I was kicking my feet, giggling, blushing every time Denzel was on screen. Oh, totally. So many good line deliveries. So many good... I think, you know, Paul impressed me as well, but I didn't feel myself sold on his performance in the way that I maybe thought that I would. I think I just... Maybe I'm too tethered to him in like...

But I was kicking my feet, giggling, blushing every time Denzel was on screen. Oh, totally. So many good line deliveries. So many good... I think, you know, Paul impressed me as well, but I didn't feel myself sold on his performance in the way that I maybe thought that I would. I think I just... Maybe I'm too tethered to him in like...

an indie sad boy way that like seeing him like this didn't feel, and knowing Russell Crowe's performance and loving it so much, I didn't feel like I was sold.

an indie sad boy way that like seeing him like this didn't feel, and knowing Russell Crowe's performance and loving it so much, I didn't feel like I was sold.

an indie sad boy way that like seeing him like this didn't feel, and knowing Russell Crowe's performance and loving it so much, I didn't feel like I was sold.

Yeah. Okay. So Paul Mezcal plays, what is his name? Who knows? Whatever.

Yeah. Okay. So Paul Mezcal plays, what is his name? Who knows? Whatever.

Yeah. Okay. So Paul Mezcal plays, what is his name? Who knows? Whatever.

Yeah, yeah. Big thighs. Low waist on a lot of his togas. And I didn't love that. But he is, we find out, the son of Maximus, who is Russell Crowe, his love child, with the princess lady, who's now married to Pedro Pascal's character, who's basically like Rome's hero. Like he's won all these wars for them, for the two evil twins that run Rome right now. Like, Rome is giving colonizer boots.

Yeah, yeah. Big thighs. Low waist on a lot of his togas. And I didn't love that. But he is, we find out, the son of Maximus, who is Russell Crowe, his love child, with the princess lady, who's now married to Pedro Pascal's character, who's basically like Rome's hero. Like he's won all these wars for them, for the two evil twins that run Rome right now. Like, Rome is giving colonizer boots.

Yeah, yeah. Big thighs. Low waist on a lot of his togas. And I didn't love that. But he is, we find out, the son of Maximus, who is Russell Crowe, his love child, with the princess lady, who's now married to Pedro Pascal's character, who's basically like Rome's hero. Like he's won all these wars for them, for the two evil twins that run Rome right now. Like, Rome is giving colonizer boots.

Colonizer down. They're like, who else should we take? Persia? I don't know. It's a Tuesday. Did you take world history? Like, he seems so shocked by that. I was like, oh my god, Rome was kind of, like, doing bad things. Hunter's like, well, yes. So then Paul, he gets conquered. He, you know, becomes kind of a slave turned gladiator. Classic same setup as the original movie.

Colonizer down. They're like, who else should we take? Persia? I don't know. It's a Tuesday. Did you take world history? Like, he seems so shocked by that. I was like, oh my god, Rome was kind of, like, doing bad things. Hunter's like, well, yes. So then Paul, he gets conquered. He, you know, becomes kind of a slave turned gladiator. Classic same setup as the original movie.

Colonizer down. They're like, who else should we take? Persia? I don't know. It's a Tuesday. Did you take world history? Like, he seems so shocked by that. I was like, oh my god, Rome was kind of, like, doing bad things. Hunter's like, well, yes. So then Paul, he gets conquered. He, you know, becomes kind of a slave turned gladiator. Classic same setup as the original movie.