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EPIC MOVIES AND blockbusters are a mainstay of the TV schedule over Christmas and many will be looking forward to putting their feet up and watching a good film over the festive season.
Our own Paul Mescal starred in an epic of his own this year, with the recently released Gladiator II, a follow-up to the wildly successful original starring Russell Crowe.
But before you take some time to watch a great flick, we want to test your knowledge of these famous films.
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Merry Christmas all!
I know little about any of them,it is good to see a Kildare man in the new gladiator movie though.fair deuce to him
@Jb Walshe: He’s not a Kildare man. He’s from Drogheda. He works as a contract cleaner. He mentioned in an interview he likes to keep things naas and clane.
@Larry Betts: That’s bad, even for you.
@FlipBip: I’ve heard worse!
@Brian Hunt: Merry Christmas Brian ,mate. Wait until people read the Christmas cracker jokes tomorrow then complain to The Journal about it!
@Jb Walshe: Now, go home and get your sausages!
@Alan Kennedy: now go home and get your shine box
@Jb Walshe: I don’t get the ‘deuce’ joke. Or is it a pun?
@Jack Hayes: No it’s an actual saying. One of those that you’re familiar with,but never thought to question its origins. Deuce I think in tennis and some card games means to draw level,so in this case may mean well deserved to get back on track,literally
Some of the CGI effects in Gladiator II were of shocking quality. I’ve seen playstation 1 games look more realistic.
@Dan The Man: it’s been sitting FREE on my dodge stick and I still won’t bother watching it , it looks like pure muck
@Dan The Man: The monkeys were bad alright…
@Dan The Man: it’s utter muck. When you see them using montages of the first movie characters you just know they’re relying completely on the first movie to sell tickets. If Denzel wasn’t in it , it would have sunk without a trace.
Traps set.. Merry Christmas.
I make him an offer, he don’t refuse.
@David Hickey: Are you talkin’ to me?
I never saw the movie Titanic. Someone revealed the ending by saying how sad it was when the big ship sank at the end. No point going when I knew how it finished.
Gladiator 2 was absolutely crEp compared to the first movie, dirt.
@Pelagius Asturias: Far too woke for my liking, whilst I like Denzil Washington, a black Roman Emperor is stretching credulity beyond the limit!
@Brian Hunt: I think you should go back and look at the history of the roman empire! Might just educate you slightly.
@James Rowan: I’d give you lessons on the Roman Empire, you ignoramus!
@James Rowan: Name me the black Emperor?
@Brian Hunt: Septimus Serveus known as the black emperor. Very easy to find Brian, actually if you type black emperor of Rome it’s the first thing that comes up. Lay off the wine today Brian read a book maybe about Roman times. Fascinating stuff.
@James Rowan: Septimius Severius was born in the Roman city of Leptis Magnus to a Roman family, in the Roman Province of Africa, now modern Libya. He was not black, as there are a plethora of statues which even you, unburdened by intelligent and knowledge, can easily ascertain!
Love the guy
Really likeable
But the film is awful
A good question on a Movie poll quiz would be: “Have you watched the movie Deja Vu?” You would get a lot of answers,I think so,I’m not really sure but it sounds familiar,I started watching it but then I switched it off because I think I saw it before. Oh yeah,I loved it,brings back a lot of good memories.
7 out of 9. Not bad.
@AnthonyK: Bully for you!
Gladiator 2 wont stand the test of time it was crap
1/10 way too niche for me.
As per usual. Stoooopid quiz. The questions so re-tarded they bear no relation to anyone’s knowledge of movies.
@Ted Daly: what questions were you expecting? In what city was Gladiator set? What type of animal pulled the chariots in Ben Hur?
I had the task along with a team of Army Chefs and assistants of catering for the 1500 Defence Forces personnel taking part in Braveheart for 9 weeks and for 600 on Saving Pte Ryan for 6 weeks.It was a fantastic experience and I am very proud of the excellent standard of catering we provided to the Defence Forces Personnel
Hunk, Charton Heston
Im Spartacus
What was the name of the ship in mutiny on the bounty?
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