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THB #620: Gladiator II
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Nov 14, 2024
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I like Gladiator II for what it is. And I am sad about what it is not.

What it is is a giant spectacle of action and, as it’s rating explanation says, strong bloody violence… which makes me think each time I see this that the American advisory should be “strong fucking violence.” but it’s really too early in this review to digress to that.

The movie, as …

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