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Summary: Great Action
Review: While the plot is thin and the historical perspective is off, the action in this film is superb. The openning battle is probably one of the best depictions of Roman warfare ever filmed. Be advised, young children should not be allowed to view this film as it is very graphic.
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Summary: Boring
Review: Ugh. I consider this movie a total waste of time for anyone who has been to see more than 10 movies in their lifetime. That's because anyone who might have,has seen every lame trick in this movie used again and again. I don't know where to begin as the list would be too long.I prefer the real life action like Ultimate street brawls at least thats real.
I liked Russell in LA Confidential and that's about it. The mere thought of him having a Best Actor trophy makes me shudder.I mean, come on-all he had to do to prepare for this role was cut out 5 hours of sleep every night. His routine with the scowling and talking raspy got so old after the first half-hour, I still ask myself why I didn't leave the theatre at any point thereafter. My bad.
I will give the movie credit for the few fightscenes that came across as very brutal and somewhat epic, but these moments are basically few and far between. Sets are pretty much flawless and the costumes are well done, both of which create total believability in the environments. Ok, enough with the compliments.
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Summary: A must-have DVD
Review: Gladiator is one of my best DVDs as it's fully loaded with extra features and of course a great movie.
You feel that is real and you are into this story from the beginning. It quite a long movie but I enjoyed all of it.
I even enjoyed the scenes that finally were cut as I had to hear director's comments. There is also an hour documentary on the history of gladiators and believe it is very interesting. You will enjoy finally the how was shooted part where you will see all the fantastic graphics and tricks as well as laugh with Russel's Crow comments. I recommend this DVD to everyone that starts to build a quality DVD movie collection.
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Summary: Excellent Movie
Review: This is a spectacularly mastered DVD which everyone should own. Russell Crowe is a great actor who delivers an excellent performance as Maximus. The part where he dies at the end is very emotional. I would recommend this movie to anyone....
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Summary: Very disappointing
Review: This is the best movie of 2000? Nothing but gore, and more gore. The acting was horrible-Russell Crowe has two expressions, angry and stoic. This is a Ben-Hur wannabe but it fell far far short of that great movie. Sad that this pitiful excuse for a Best Picture will go down as an Oscar Winner.
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Summary: Acting beyond belief
Review: I'll keep it short. Crowe did the best job of acting since George C. Scott did Patton. It took me weeks to summon up the emotional strength to go through what Maximus went through a second time. The best acting job of the last 20 years.
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Summary: The Muses be Praised!
Review: Excellent movie. Austrailian Russell Crowe convinces me he is a Roman general and a good one at that. This movie is as historically accurate as Hollywood gets.
The Emperor Commodus probably did not have inner child issues portrayed here, but they are well done.
The Gladiatorial arena is very vividly and accurately portrayed. Also the battle scenes are the best ever done. I think a Roman legionary watching this movie would think that the Roman Army in was for real here.
For lovers of history and tragedy, gladiator is your movie. Take a trip back to the dark side of Rome and the dream that Marcus Aurelius had for it and the nightmare his son Commodus made.
For lovers of old movies, this is sort of a redoing of "Fall of the Roman Empire" with Alec Guiness and Steven Boyd. It follows a similar story line, but at the same time it is a different movie.
A+ all around, see this movie!!!! It was the best.
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Summary: A Superb Film. But it didnt deserve the Oscar!
Review: Gladiator was one great epic, but I didnt think it deserved the Oscar. Why you ask? Because I thought Traffic was a much more important and much more interesting. I'm not into the movies set back in midevil times, so the appeal was little if any, until I saw it. The film really takes you by suprise, especialy the Oscar calibar performance of Russell Crowe. (Which still didnt measure up to Don Cheadle's or Michael Douglas' performances in Traffic).The film tells the story of how a King, (or was suppose to be a King), went from being a King to being a Slave, and then turning into a Gladiator! The story really strikes a cord as the special effects are really some of the best of recent memories. But it did last a little too long. Quite a few scenes were un-neccesary, and totaly uncalled for. But that aside the film really did good in the box-office.
The DVD has tons of special features, and the 2 disc set makes a great addition to a DVD Collection. If you're really into the knights and kings and things of that nature, you're in for a treat. Otherwise I would avoid this movie DVD Special Features Include: • Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
• Color, Closed-captioned, DTS Surround Sound, Widescreen, Dolby
• Commentary by director Ridley Scott
• Production notes
• Two-disc set
• "HBO First Look" Making Of
• The Learning Channel's "The Bloodsport of a Gladiator"
• 25 minutes of Deleted Scenes with director's commentary
• Treasure Chest 7 minute montage of additional unused footage
• Interview with Hans Zimmer on scoring the film
• Two Behind-the-scenes featurettes
• One-Of-A-Kind production diary written by actor Spencer Clark
• Slide show featuring concept art and storyboards
• Photo galllery from Behind-the-scenes of Gladiator set
• Widescreen anamorphic format (2:35:1)
• Number of discs: 2 AVAILABLE TO BUY OR RENT TODAY!
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Summary: Gladiator- a thriller to go down in history
Review: Gladiator opens with a captivating and impressively filmed first scene. The acting never fails throughout the film, from the first scene to the last. Joaquin Phoenix supported Crowe superbly, and kept the movie rolling steadily without lagging in any place. The DVD also has a well done documentery on the topic of actual gladiators. Also included on the specials is the making of "Gladiator". The acting is captivating, and excellent, the special effects also excellent. Russell Crowe deserves every bit of praise he has recieved.
-Ollwerther '01
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Summary: Completely Awesome
Review: This movie combines the Ancient world with a story line that can relate to anyone. It has drama and action that mix together to tell a compelling story about love, friendship, betrayal, and honor. If you want a great DVD, but this now!
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