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Director Showdown III: Christopher Nolan vs Ridley Scott

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Ol_Ag_02
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In reply to double aught • 12:28p, 7/29/20
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double aught said:
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I'm gonna get ripped for this, but it needs to be said.

Gladiator is an overrated film.
I'm kind of on board with this. It's great. I love it. But I don't think it's in my top 10 all time. Dark Knight was an easy choice.

Plus, it's so long.


Thank you brave soul. It's hard to take a stand against those in power.
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In reply to Ol_Ag_02 • 12:30p, 7/29/20
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Ol_Ag_02 said:
double aught said:
Ol_Ag_02 said:
I'm gonna get ripped for this, but it needs to be said.

Gladiator is an overrated film.
I'm kind of on board with this. It's great. I love it. But I don't think it's in my top 10 all time. Dark Knight was an easy choice.

Plus, it's so long.


Thank you brave soul. It's hard to take a stand against those in power.
Both of y'all should receive permabans. If I was mod, I would do it.
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In reply to Ol_Ag_02 • 12:30p, 7/29/20
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Gladiator was not a movie that I connected with upon first viewing. I recognized it as a good movie at the time, but upon repeated viewings either on DVD or TNT, I've come to see it as a freaking awesome movie. As for Ridley Scott movies, I'd rank it his third best.
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12:33p, 7/29/20
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12:34p, 7/29/20
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One matchup is 50/50. The other is 59/41.
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In reply to double aught • 12:42p, 7/29/20
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double aught said:
Ol_Ag_02 said:
I'm gonna get ripped for this, but it needs to be said.

Gladiator is an overrated film.
I'm kind of on board with this. It's great. I love it. But I don't think it's in my top 10 all time. Dark Knight was an easy choice.

Plus, it's so long.


It's three minutes longer than Dark Knight.
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In reply to YouBet • 12:43p, 7/29/20
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YouBet said:
Ol_Ag_02 said:
double aught said:
Ol_Ag_02 said:
I'm gonna get ripped for this, but it needs to be said.

Gladiator is an overrated film.
I'm kind of on board with this. It's great. I love it. But I don't think it's in my top 10 all time. Dark Knight was an easy choice.

Plus, it's so long.


Thank you brave soul. It's hard to take a stand against those in power.
Both of y'all should receive permabans. If I was mod, I would do it.


Just to solidify not a troll, I'm not saying it's a bad movie, it's just not great and has a lot of flaws.

The awful kid acting
The CGI with the old gladiator
Joaquins performance as the effeminate and incestuous Ceaser was off putting
The speech made by his sister at the end is cringe worthy
And the over used trope of the wise and noble savage sidekick
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In reply to Ol_Ag_02 • 12:47p, 7/29/20
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The fact that you are using Joaquin's performance as a negative tells me all I need to know.
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12:54p, 7/29/20
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In reply to Bruce Almighty • 12:55p, 7/29/20
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Gladiator does drag a couple of times, has some mediocre writing, and suffers from outdated CGI. The movie is still badass. TDK drags as well and I've never been a big fan of Bale's Batman. Both are great, both neither are perfect, but I give Gladiator a slight edge.
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In reply to Bruce Almighty • 1:29p, 7/29/20
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Bruce Almighty said:
Bruce Almighty said:
Gladiator does drag a couple of times, has some mediocre writing, and suffers from outdated CGI. The movie is still badass. TDK drags as well and I've never been a big fan of Bale's Batman. Both are great, both neither are perfect, but I give Gladiator a slight edge.
This is a good take.
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In reply to Bruce Almighty • 3:28p, 7/29/20
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Bruce Almighty said:
double aught said:
Ol_Ag_02 said:
I'm gonna get ripped for this, but it needs to be said.

Gladiator is an overrated film.
I'm kind of on board with this. It's great. I love it. But I don't think it's in my top 10 all time. Dark Knight was an easy choice.

Plus, it's so long.


It's three minutes longer than Dark Knight.
Dark Knight seems much shorter, a testament to its quality.
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3:42p, 7/29/20
Ledger's Joker put TDK over the top for me. It's a played out topic, but he really was just that good, imo. But I can see the arguments for Gladiator for sure.
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6:37p, 7/29/20
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If the Dark Knight doesn't win this tourney, I hold MuckRaker personally responsible.
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In reply to Lathspell • 7:12p, 7/29/20
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If the Dark Knight doesn't win this tourney, I hold MuckRaker personally responsible.
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In reply to Ol_Ag_02 • 7:55p, 7/29/20
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Ol_Ag_02 said:
I'm gonna get ripped for this, but it needs to be said.

Gladiator is an overrated film.


A-****ing-men! Glad I'm not the only one thinking this.
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7:57p, 7/29/20
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I need to go dig out my dvds & watch these again. It's been a couple years since I've watched them all the way through
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12:32a, 7/30/20
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I often forget that texags isn't a complete sausage fest and there are actually chicks behind some of these profiles... the last page and a half of this thread is a nice reminder.

+1 for gladiator
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9:27a, 7/30/20
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Because he's the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we'll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector.

A Dark Knight.

And your champion, by a margin of 59%-41%.

And in the consolation bracket, Inception INCHES past Alien by 2 votes, 51.8%-48.2%.

Thus I declare Christopher Nolan the champion of this showdown.


Thanks for participating, everyone.

Stay tuned for Kubrick vs Scorsese later today.
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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 9:49a, 7/30/20
All is as it should be. Good matchup.
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10:21a, 7/30/20
Batman was way ahead of his time on COVID-19

John Blake: When you started, why the mask? .
Bruce Wayne/Batman: To protect the people closest to me.
John Blake: Yeah, but you're a loner, right? You didn't have any family.
Bruce Wayne/Batman: There are always people you care about.

Bruce Wayne/Batman: If you're working alone, wear a mask.

Bruce Wayne/Batman: The mask is not for you. It's to protect the people you care about.

GPD Special Operative: If I take that mask off will you die?
Bane: It will be extremely painful.


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In reply to Chase McGuire • 10:35a, 7/30/20
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Chase McGuire said:
All is as it should be. Good matchup.
Only partly.
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In reply to Fat Bib Fortuna • 8:19p, 7/30/20
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MuckRaker96 said:
DallasTeleAg said:
If the Dark Knight doesn't win this tourney, I hold MuckRaker personally responsible.
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