Ridley Scott is too unreliable as a director now and has in recent times took a dump on one of his own films before.
It's a sequel nobody asked for to a film that seems like it shouldn't have one.
The writer doesn't scream quality when you look at his record.
Problems already with the budget and production.
I can't see the film being anything other than a massive waste of time and money.
Well, they apparently already finished fillming. So the movie has been done. Just wait for the release and hope for the best
shareYou know what that means - they'll have to offset the losses with plenty of sge/dei money.
shareWorst case scenario, this is a clusterfuck that might actually end Ridley Scott’s career.
Best case is that he scores not just a hit but the next Top Gun: Maverick.
Your worst case scenario may actually be the best case scenario. I'd prefer for Scott to stop dumping on his previously good films.
shareNothing. We're gonna get two hours of people chopping each other up with swords no matter how bad the story might suck. Any addition to the genre is a huge win.
shareAgreed on your last sentence. I am always happy for more stories set in ancient Rome or Greece. I willl watch almost anything set during this time period, as long as it's not some weird anachronistic woke nonsense or just awfully made.
Right now I'm watching an old 2003 television minseries called Helen of Troy. It's low-budget and feels like something that was made for TV in the early 2000s, but I'm enjoying it.
I believe it doesn't have Adam Driver in it, which is a huge plus.
share"It's a sequel nobody asked for to a film that seems like it shouldn't have one."
f*** exactly.
why the need to ruin another great film with a subpar sequel...
How does a sequel ruin the original film? Does it somehow change the first movie?
sharetrue but i feel like Gladiator had an ending. buddy died, the evil emperor died, the slave was freed etc
a sequel would be rather pointless.
As I see it, the sequel in no way impacts the first film. I am looking forward to it because if it's a good film, then I have a another good movie to watch. And if it sucks, then I can watch it once and then promptly ignore it.
In any case, I have enough faith in Ridley to where I think that it will at least be an interesting watch even if it's not a classic like the first film is.
The retcon of Scream 3 has forever tainted my mind. I personally don't accept it, but since I did see the movie, I'll always remember how they changed the circumstances surrounding the first movie. I wish brain bleach was a real thing.
shareAh. I'm sure that I saw Scream 3 but I have never cared enough about the franchise to take any of it seriously and I have to say that I remember nothing at all about that movie. Perhaps we should switch places.
share'It's a sequel nobody asked for to a film that seems like it shouldn't have one.'
Perfectly put.