One thing sure, Spartacus is no Gladiator

Rating: 10/10 (11 April 2008)

I've read quite a few post comparing Gladiator to that old bore Spartacus and there is no comparison.Once I had Spartacus in my collection but knew I had it there because it was suppose to be one of the "great" ones. One day I gave it away without regret. All I could think of was that I didn't have to look at Kirk Doulgas's 50's hair cut or watch his contorted grimace.As for Gladiator, we watched it just the other night and I forgot just how good that film is. There aren't too many screen actors that can be on the screen and you can imagine them leading an army or hoard of men with their strong wills, courage, and personality, Crowe has this screen charisma. Errol Flynn had this and the list is very short, no, not even Mel Gibson did it in Braveheart. Anyway, Ridley Scott and the screenwriters, special effects people and a list of actors that could not be improved upon to give us almost three hours of grand entertainment. N Nothing compares to Gladiator. A movie for the ages.