Major Disappointment

Rating: Null/10 (4 January 2001)

My favourite film of all time is "Braveheart" and after seeing that like 15 times over the last 2 years, I was really looking for a similar movie in "Gladiator". I have only see this film once and that was in July of 2000 but I will still give my impression of from what I can remember of it - A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT.. I was really excited by the first few minutes of the film when the armies of Rome and Germania were preparing for battle. But when the battle commenced, the sound of fire balls and sword clashing was so loud that I wished the scene would end quickly cos it was BURSTING MY EAR DRUMS !! Even the fighting was too fast to enjoy - in Braveheart at least you see men being hacked to pieces in realistic motion !!! After this first scene, I was already given a bad impression of the film, and I was put of from the rest of the film! The story was NEITHER HISTORICAL OR ORIGINAL ( If it was meant to be fictious)..There is ABSOLUTELY NO HUMOUR in this film !!! At least, if a film is fictious then it should at least bring a GIGGLE to the audience ! Just because the Romans were a conquering and tyrannical race of people it does'nt mean they NEVER HAD A LAUGH !!!! And one more point, I did'nt care that Maximus died in the end - in "Braveheart" when William Wallace was beheaded I was almost in tears..and for me that sums up the difference in CLASS between the films !!! I discouraged all my friends and family to go to the cinema to watch it afterwards and save their money. But I still think its good enough to watch on TV. Braveheart 10/10 V Gladiator 6/10