They just don't make movies like this any more

Rating: 10/10 (7 October 2012)

This was a great movie when it first came out, and I still enjoy watching this movie (I purchased the VHS a long time ago). The entire story has everything a person could want, and to realize that a friendship could be destroyed by greed, power, and a sense of entitlement just reflects reality to the nth degree. The story of love of family and love of country is just part of the overall appeal of this movie. In addition, saving the Roman fleet commander ins spite of his hatred of the Romans, indicated a noble spirit beyond mere mortals. This movie is watchable any time, and I just wish they still made movies like this one.