Gladiator

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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This week Paul & Amy break down the 2000 action/adventure blockbuster Gladiator starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen & Richard Harris. They talk about reviving the sword & sandals genre, the ever evolving script, how relevant it is to today and more. You can rent Gladiator on all platforms but don't forget to check your local library or apps like Hoopla and Kanopy! You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts.

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0:00.0	The year 2000.
0:03.0	We, who are about to podcast, salute you.
0:10.4	The movie Gladiator. Hello, everyone and welcome to
0:34.8	Un-spooh.
0:40.6	Oh, I was off on that one, Amy. I hope we like auto-tune that one. Hey, everybody. I am Paul Shear, joined as always by Amy Nicholson.
0:47.2	How are you, Amy? I salute you, Paul. I salute you. And I salute you for bringing this film
0:53.2	Gladiator into my life, a movie I've
0:56.1	owned in multiple formats. Yes, I had it on DVD. Yes, I had it on Blu-ray. And I found out last
1:02.2	night when I went to go watch this movie, I purchased it on iTunes. But guess what? I've never
1:10.6	watched it. I have bought it with the intent to watch it and
1:14.5	never felt like this is the moment. This is the time. And then I was like, I'll never see it. My friend
1:22.1	works at Paramount and she's like, would you want to be a part of this like Gladiator 2 event that we're
1:26.7	doing? I was like, no, I've never seen it.
1:29.6	I can't speak to it.
1:31.1	And then I felt proud about it.
1:32.9	Like, I'll never see Gladiator.
1:34.7	You're just walking around thumbs down.
1:36.8	I don't know what it was.
1:38.5	Like, there's just, it was like a block that I, at a certain point I wanted.
1:43.3	Like I said, I've owned it. I've bought it with the
1:46.1	intent to watch. But never until it was assigned. I get that. I am only now finally watching
1:53.4	Sopranos for the first time. I understand. Sopranos also big on my list of avoiding.
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