Gladiator (2000) An Epic For The Ages

Rating: Null/10 (31 May 2000)

It's brutal, dark, gritty, ugly and nasty and beautifully and lovingly executed. The DVD will immediately be inserted into my library. Oscars will be raining down on this group of filmmakers. This is an epic film for the ages. Yes, it's not intellectual. I would have liked to have been given more info on the guys and girls in the chariots and how they came to be in the games. The playing field was not level - that's for sure. But who were these people with the chariots, the shiny armor and bows and arrows? They had court advantage and yet the fillmmakers decided not to enlighten us. Crowe, as always, was terrific. This guy has it all. And hey, Phoenix was damn good in this. He delivered the goods. Don't read the reviews, just go see this film. I came out of the theater grateful to be alive in this century, knowing I would have lasted about two seconds in that arena. Man's inhumanity to man. The horrible thing is, these games actually took place!