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The story of a soldier of the Ancient Roman Empire who refuses to transfer his loyalty to the new emperor and pays for it by being made a gladiator, fighting in the Colosseum.
The great Roman General Maximus has once again led the legions to victory on the battlefield. The war won, Maximus dreams of home, wanting only to return to his wife and son; however, the dying Emperor Marcus Aurelius has one more duty for the general - to assume the mantle of his power.
Jealous of Maximus' favour with the emperor, the heir to the throne, Commdus(i dint quite get his name), orders his execution and that of his family. Barely escaping death, Maximus is forced into slavery and trained as a gladiator in the arena.
Now he has come to Rome, intent on avenging the murder of his wife and son by killing the new emperor Commdus(whateva). Incredible special effects, a superb cast and a moving story combine to make the year's biggest movie, and the best gladiatorial movie since Spartacus!
9/10 chrizyt mark(il do some more weneva i can, i takes a while u no!
The story of a soldier of the Ancient Roman Empire who refuses to transfer his loyalty to the new emperor and pays for it by being made a gladiator, fighting in the Colosseum.
The great Roman General Maximus has once again led the legions to victory on the battlefield. The war won, Maximus dreams of home, wanting only to return to his wife and son; however, the dying Emperor Marcus Aurelius has one more duty for the general - to assume the mantle of his power.
Jealous of Maximus' favour with the emperor, the heir to the throne, Commdus(i dint quite get his name), orders his execution and that of his family. Barely escaping death, Maximus is forced into slavery and trained as a gladiator in the arena.
Now he has come to Rome, intent on avenging the murder of his wife and son by killing the new emperor Commdus(whateva). Incredible special effects, a superb cast and a moving story combine to make the year's biggest movie, and the best gladiatorial movie since Spartacus!
9/10 chrizyt mark(il do some more weneva i can, i takes a while u no!
Ok, get your comfy couch, a drink of some sort, and relax to watch this film. No wait, firstly switch off your brain, I doubt you'll really need it! The plot in this film is someone has stolen something, Cruise has to find out what and get it back. Struggling to keep up? Didn't think so! It doesn't take a genious to figure out that the plot isn't going to be the main part of the film, especially as it is John Woo directing. The showstealers are the action and the secret agent Bond-esque gadgets that appear in virtually every scene. The very lavishly shot stunts and action scenes really are quite impressive, and given that Cruise did all his own stunts, I've got to admit he's gone up in my estimations. M:I-2 is an almost perfect no brains action flick where you can just sit and chill out. It is over the top and ridiculous, but it is big, bright and spectacular. There are also several elements of John Woo's Face-Off here, but without the painful surgery!
chrizyt mark bout 6/10, the orignal was better, but limp biskit's song take a look around was great!