gladiator meets Alexander meets matrix meets...great video clip

Rating: 8/10 (29 April 2007)

The Persian armies made of gimmicky machines, exotic animals and "judge Dredd" brutes remind me of Alexander (the Japanese cartoon); lots of shots & music to clearly rip the Gladiator off ( in turn, Gladiator was an half-a$$ed remake of 'the fall of the roman empire' with Alec Guinness & Sophia Loren ); most scenes are styled like a music video clip nodding to Matrix. Acting skills are negligible, but the product holds together. I liked Lena Headey much better in her 1998 'if only'...
I think the violence fits the bill, but the nudity is unneeded: if i want to see a pair of nice tits i have better options than mainstream blockbusters, and with more skin for the matter.
Believe it or not, historical inaccuracies ABOUND, but -as silly as it sounds- i watched this movie as a 'tribute' or reminder to those brave men who fought for their homeland as i learnt in Greek school books ( forget comics & Hollywood adaptations ).
It gets 8/10 because it is eye candy, well-done CGI & lots of frills, which is what i expected when paying for the ticket.