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The theatrical cut of Gladiator works better for me.
Earlier this year, I watched Gladiator from Sir Ridley Scott for the very first time. I thought it would be a good idea to utilize the longest version available for that occasion. Now, to prepare for Gladiator II, I decided to re-watch the original movie and give the theatrical cut a shot.
As it turns out, that one works better for me. A tight cut with a fast pace, a steady flow and the ability to know when to use Commodus and when to stop digging into his character. Yes, Commodus is an interesting villain, that develops very fluidly in his behaviour throughout the movie. No, that does not mean I need additional footage of him to gain more, mostly not very notable, details about his descent into madness.
The theatrical cut does not forget that, while being a movie of epic and visually spectacular proportions, it's a revenge tale and at its core not much more. A tale busy with keeping the social aspect of Maximus' success very much alive, without kneeling into it so deep that the next scene has to dig it outta the void of needless dialogues.
With everything more concentrated, tight and back-to-back, I, surprisingly, found myself much more invested into the ending. I think it's because the theatrical cut is more about Maximus, the warrior and less about Maximus, the human.
At the end of the day, I guess both cuts of Gladiator have their right to exist. But for me, the theatrical one felt way better. 150 minutes just flew by.
Anyone else love the 1960 version of the Time Machine?
This is my favorite movie. I used to watch it so much as a kid. It was the movie I put in when I was sick and stayed home from school. I know every line to this movie. This movie was ahead of its time. It was in color and even had good visual affects. I remember how they showed things and a morlock decay as he traveled forward in time. I had a hard time with the beginning as a kid as it started out slow. I usually forwarded through that part. Now I enjoy the whole movie being much older at age 36. Let me know your thoughts on this movie? Is it at least in your top 50-100 movies? What did you like about this movie? When was the last time you watched it? I don’t watch it all the time but on occasions when I want to relive my childhood and quote the movie of course. Especially the parts with the talking rings and when he says the morlocks were cannibals! lol
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