Gladiator

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Summary: This Movie Will Be A Classic!
Review: Russell Crowe was definitely at his best in "Gladiator" playing the fierce warrior Maximus. I thought this movie had some of the most mezmerizing fight scenes and special effects ever mastered on the screen. It is a story that has been told for ages obviously but, not quit told like this. I especially loved the whole arena atmosphere it took place in. Joaquin Pheonix also does an outstanding job at being a tyrant in this movie. I have to give this movie 2 thumbs up!.

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Summary: Gladiator,The Best Movie I Have Ever Seen
Review: If you like Brave heart with Mel Gibson,Then you will like this film.It has great special effects and action sequences.When I saw this film I thought nothing can be better than this.It is the first time I have seen Russel Crowe act in this movie and he is the best.Great action,excellent action and special effects,and is kind of a drama too.If you have never seen Gladiator,get it now,its the best movie

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Summary: Give me a break!
Review: I'm sorry, but I need to take this movie down a peg or two. I liked it well enough when I saw it in the theater, but I immediately began to grow a distaste for this movie when I came to school on Monday and suddenly everyone is messing themselves over what a great film _Gladiator_ was.

"It was, like, better than Braveheart!" "Dude, that was the best movie I've seen in years!" "Russel Crowe's gonna win Best Actor! And that Commodus guy was great!"

These were a few of the many comments that triggered a boiling resentment deep within the bowels of my intestines for this film which I still carry with me today. It will now be like that permanently, thanks to the Academy's ridiculous presumption that this was the best film of the year. First of all, the winner of the Oscar should have been either _Traffic_(which, thankfully, Steven Soderberg got Best Director for) or _Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon_(which, thankfully, won for Best Foreign Film). Both of these films were twice as well-acted, twice as well-written, and ten times more satisfying to look at. Gladiator, all gore aside, is one of the most grainy and ugly films I've seen in years. The actors seem to be walking through an endless haze, which is easy to ignore during the battles, but annoying when a conversation is happening.

As for Joaquin Phoenix, his character of Commudus is cartoonishly and inexplicably evil. Ebert & Roeper used a word I particularly agree with: "transparent". He is transparently evil and insane and not enjoyable to watch. And Crowe does an acting job that Schwartzenegger could have pulled off, but for some reason won an Oscar for it. It could have gone more deservedly so to more eccentricly difficult roles such as Ed Harris in _Pollack_ or even Tom Hanks' half-silent yet emotionally accurate part in _CastAway_.

Was it a BAD movie? Not really. Was it the BEST movie of the year? Definitely not.

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Summary: Everything a DVD and movie should be!
Review: This DVD has so many truly fascinating extras that my husband and I still haven't even watched the movie! Navigation is a little tricky, but there are hours and hours of "goodies" on this wonderful DVD. Well, and then there's the movie! Obviously, it's one of the best films ever made, so there's no need to go on and on about that. 8-) Enjoy!

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Summary: A Good Story with a Lot of Violence
Review: If you liked "Bravehart" and the violent intro to "Saving Private Ryan" then you will enjoy the violence in this film. This movie is much more than the violence that is shown. There really is a good story contained in the film. I would strongly advise caution for the squeamish and parents for their children - the battle scenes and arena scenes can be too much. Even the ending - not my favorite part was good - and that was a concern of mine considering that I hated the ending of "Bravehart". This movie is worth buying.

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Summary: Great gift idea
Review: Bought this for my husband for father's day. He can't stop talking about it. The action, the effects!!!

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Summary: AFTER CAREFUL REVIEW...
Review: I won't get into details, I'll let the 1000 plus positive reviews before me help you out there. I did just watch Braveheart, then Gladiator back-to-back and my conclusion is simply this: For sheer enjoyment of story-making these are my favorite 5 movies - 1. Braveheart 2. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 3. Contact 4. The Godfather 5. Gladiator

Ironically, given Russell Crowe's superior performance, it was Lucilla's proclamation of "Make us believe it again" at movie's end with encompassing music score that garnered "most moving moment" in my opinion. She was "tired of being strong" but this was her finest and strongest hour...

I scanned hundreds of these reviews and cannot fathom how the one-star and two-star people miss such passion. Maybe their own lives is a reflection of the lack of it.

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Summary: The Most Entertaining Picture of the Year
Review: Gladiator has all the makings of an extraordinarily entertaining film: intense action, thrilling sound track, solid acting, and, of course, Russell Crowe. Ridley Scott put together an awe-inspiring film of epic proportions. The recreated Rome is stunning, especially the Coliseum. If there is a downside to this movie, its that the action sequences are just too exciting, leaving the audience a little bored with the dramatic aspects of the film. But no worries; there is always an action sequence lurking around the corner.

Russell Crowe puts in a great performance, and he handles the action sequence with the same ease as he handles the dramatic sequences (Anyone who's seen "The Insider" knows this man can act). Lesser-knowns Connie Nelson and Joaquin Phoenix put in solid performances as well. Joaquin Phoenix seems especially well suited as the evil emperor Commodus.

Historians are bound to have problems with the inaccuracies of this film, but "Gladiator" isn't meant to be a lesson in history. It's meant to excite, and it does that extremely well.

The DVD edition of the film is exceptionally well done, featuring a documentary of the history of the gladiators (that's where you can get your lesson in history), and a great assortment of parts that were cut from the film with director commentary. If you're looking for a great film to add to your DVD collection, you can't go wrong with "Gladiator."

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Summary: One fo the best movies EVER!
Review: I loved this movie! 1 second after I saw this movie I knew I had to get the DVD when it came out. This movie has everything, great story, wonderful actors...I can go on and on, but just get the movie already! :)

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Summary: Old-Fashioned hero's tale
Review: In a world of film that suffers an astonishing paucity of good material, GLADIATOR is a pleasant relief. Hollywood has long needed more true Heroes, and this delivers in great fashion.

GLADIATOR is an old-fashioned epic, along the lines of BEN-HUR and EL CID. A rousing story, gripping action scenes, breathtaking sets, and aptly mournful music -- along with stellar performances from many cast members -- combine to make GLADIATOR one of the best movies of the decade (if not, as in my own opinion, one of the best of all time!)