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There is no audience to bring the excitement and the Gladiators are like twigs. As a fan of the 80's and 90's versions, and a huge fan of the earlier Australian version, it was a huge let down to see regular people pretending to be great Gladiators, whilst missing the brief. As usual, a great idea that hasn't been thought through, or has relied solely on the success of it's predecessors. In short, try and get your hands on some real Gladiator action from a time with fewer restrictions and a happier, healthier human race. This will only make you cringe and reminisce the human spirit, which has since fizzled out.

I had really been looking forward to seeing this movie for quite some time... Julia Roberts... and in a horror movie...

It started off promising and then I just found myself waiting... and waiting... Just over half way through (an hour and a half) I found myself hoping the movie would just end. I had lost interest in figuring out what was happening.

I probably should have read the book, because hidden messages are implanted throughout the movie and it feels like the writer is uniformed, leaving so many holes and discrepancies in the story.

All in all, great performances and interesting moments, but drawn out and it feels like it's trying to be smarter than it is.

If this weren't a Scream entry, it would be interesting to see how this movie would do; it has a great slasher feel, but is most definitely not in the style of all the previous Scream movies. In fact, as a die hard Scream fan, I was unexpectedly disappointed. Let's take the typical Ghostface murder weapon and throw that away. How about the mystery style? Who needs that? Let's make the killings random. Let's throw away the key character of the ENTIRE SAGA... I mean, I'm seeing these 7 to 10 star reviews and I'm wondering if these people have seriously slept through the first five movies. This is not a Scream movie. Period.