Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.2 / 5.0

Good story, great performances. Outstanding DVD.:

Summary:

A general becomes a slave, who becomes stronger that Caesar.

Solid script writing with good cohesion, great acting from a deep and solid cast, great (and eerie) music, fantastic sets (a real coliseum, and surreal special effects), great directing, great Director's Commentary by Ridley Scott and great DVD special features includes a short documentary on gladiators.

Review:

Movie mixes some history with good story telling and truly great special effects - the creation of an accurate Rome... more info

Oh, bother:

Over the years, it seems that Hollywood has forgotten how to make great Roman era epics. Watching Ridley Scott's award-winning "Gladiator", it was obvious to me that they still can't remember.

"Gladiator" follows the story of Maximus Decimus Meridus (Russel Crowe), the emperor's new favorite to become his heir. The emperor's son, Commodus (Joaquin Pheonix), is enraged. He kills his father and exiles Maximus, who escapes to find that both his wife and son have been killed. He is found by slave traders,... more info

okay:

this is a three star movie with a five star dvd. one of the biggest problems with the movie was the first battle. i was expecting braveheart quality but ended with a battle less entertaining than the one in dragonheart. the blurry camera and closeups made it impossible to tell what was happening. if you want to see a movie like this but better, see the last samurai or braveheart.

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