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Summary: THE film of the year 2000
Review: I have to confess when i saw the presentation in the TV about this movie i just tought it was another summer disaster..opss..sorry.. i mean summer movie. Well as soon the video edition came out in my video club i only rent it because of the oscars it had won and i was courious. The first 5 minutes was enough to change my mind. Almoust perefct in every way : the director (THE great Mr Scott)did a great job (the action scenes are great and also the flash backs); good plot; Russel is the perfect heroe : a man tormented by the death of his Joaquin family trying to avange them, in the oposite corner is Phoenix the "vilan" who is fourious by the chose of his father to give the power of the empire to a a general; one of the best soundtrack i had ever heard; and excelent psecial efects: I really recomend it.
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Summary: Great Cinematography and Excellent Story
Review: This movie held my attention from begining to end! The 2 and a half hours flew by. Cinematography is AWESOME!! The story is riveting.
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Summary: THE BEST MOVIE EVER MADE!!
Review: This is my absolute favorite movie of all time!! This movie is NOT just a stupid action movie, it is MUCH MUCH more!! The plot, acting, script, music, scenery, effects, directing, etc were all the BEST that I have ever seen!! I bought the soundtrack (the music is AMAZING!!) and the DVD after I saw it for the first time at home with my dad. I had no idea that a movie could be this good!! Russell Crowe is my **FAVORITE** actor and he does a magnificent job in this film!! If you don't believe me, here's the PROOF that this is a great movie!! ~~BEST PICTURE~~ 2000 Academy Awards ~~BEST ACTOR~~ 2000 Academy Awards ~~BEST COMSTUMES~~ 2000 Academy Awards ~~BEST EFFECTS~~ 2000 Academy Awards ~~BEST DRAMA~~ 2000 Golden Globe Awards ~~BEST ORIGINAL SCORE~~ 2000 Golden Globe Awards ~~BEST MOVIE~~ 2000 MTV Movies Awards ~~ALSO MANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FROM THESE AWARD SHOWS!~~ ~~PLUS HUNDREDS OF GREAT PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS AND OVERWHELMING PRAISE FROM VIEWERS!!!~~SEE THIS AMAZING MOVIE!!
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Summary: Do not think of this as the Greek version of BraveHeart!
Review: This movie is great and there are some similarities to BraveHeart, but they are not the same movie. Gladiatior is a movie about Maximus a great general played by Russell Crowe. The ceasar is on his last legs and asks Maximus to become next in line, but when the Ceasar's son (Joaquin Phoenix) finds out he kills his father and becomes a Ceasar with which no one likes even his sister, whom he has a very strange relationship with. The new Ceasar has Maximus' family hung and burned along with his plantation. He is then picked up and becomes a slave that has to fight for a sport and gain the respect of the crowd. To avenge his family's death he becomes the best Gladiator of them all and being a General for the Roman Empire helps as well! They make it to Rome for a festival and he can reunite with his army and take Rome back. He gains the respect of the Ceasar, but little does the Ceasar know just who this Gladiator is! Get this movie and find out what happens!
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Summary: Greatest Historical Drama since Braveheart!!!
Review: My favorite historical movie of all times has been BRAVEHEART but when I first saw GLADIATOR I was mesmorized for days!!! Russel Crowe is an Awesome actor in this masterpiece I recommend this to anyone interested in Ancient or Roman history.
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Summary: Yummy, Yummy, good Movie
Review: Russel Crowe is known as a great actor, and this is definetely one of his finest movies. The music was excellent, the battle scenes are done excellently (although some of the actual war techniques could have been researched and done better) and the picture quality is excellent-o. The story of this Roman general is uplifting and symbolic, nevermind unrealistic. But it is a very entertaining movie to watch, and if you don't I fear there is something wrong with your mind. Well worth the money to add to your DVD collection.
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Summary: The Gladiator Experience
Review: When I first saw this movie, I was truly amazed. This was one of the best movies of 2000 from the battle for Germany lead by Maximus to the final battle between Maximus against Commodus the Emperor of Rome. Australian Russell Crowe has done an outstanding performance as Maximus and I soon learned that he did his own stunts in that movie. That is unbelievable but true. It truly deserved Oscars for being the #1 movie in America. One star for powerful story, One star for great action, One star for brilliant acting by Russell Crowe, one star for spectacular visuals of Rome, and one star for all the hard work that Ridley Scott did to make this movie a success. 5 stars is my rating and there is no good reason why you cannot rate this movie one star. (Unless you are a Roman historian!)
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Summary: a decent film
Review: let's be honest. this is basically a faster paced but not as well done version of *braveheart*. the musical score is very good, and it's made all the more better by lisa gerard's contributions. the actions scenes are good. Russell Crowe's acting is very good. Connie Nielsen's unfortunately isn't until the final scene. Joaquin Phoenix does ok as the unloved and immature son, but isn't buyable as a ceasar. the editing and directing and lighting frankly were subpar - it's like this movie wanted so badly to be a Simpson/Bruckheiemer production, but couldn't master the tricks of that genre. the editing was choppy and intrusive. the fight scenes were good, but the directing in final night scenes was difficult to follow. perhaps this was in part due to the measures they had to take to cover for Oliver Reed's untimely death. it's too bad this movie didn't have a more leisurely pace and a little better acting, character development and plot development. but this movie was geared toward being a summer blockbuster, not a classic.
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Summary: Take the movie for what it's worth- a movie
Review: I think some of you missed the whole "entertainment" value of this movie. I think some people put way too much emphasis on historical value to this movie. When I went to see this movie, I went to see a movie about a "gladiator", hence the movie title "Gladiator". Hmm, no brainer. I wasn't expecting to see a movie about historical Rome (thankfully), otherwise the movie would of been called...hmm, maybe "Rome"? Also, I never saw "Based on true events" anywhere, or "...the most historically accurate movie about Rome" or "..gladiators", so I never expected these things. I loved the story, and the action scenes. I loved the entertainment value of it being a movie, not a documentary. So for all the reviewers who bashed the ones who enjoyed the movie by calling them "moronic", who's the moronic ones? The ones who went out to watch a movie about a "Gladiator" and got their money's worth out of it, or the ones who paid to watch a movie about a "Gladiator" thinking they were getting a documentary on Rome?
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Summary: Strength and Honor
Review: A great movie. Stunning battle scenes. Overall good story that may lag a little at times. Joaquin Phoenix should have won Best Supporting Actor for this role. One of the best movie Heels ever. A true Classic movie from modern times. Recommend to everyone.
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