Why does everyone think this movie is so good?

Rating: 1/10 (2 July 2001)

I don't understand what all the fuss is about this movie. I mean, was I the only one who noticed how crappy the screenplay was? All right, there were some good special effects, but that's about it.
I cannot believe that Gladiator even got a best picture nomination, let alone the oscar. That has to be the biggest travesty ever in oscar history (even bigger than Shakespeare in Love beating out Saving Private Ryan in 1998). I know that Dreamworks had to have at least one best picture nomination, but why didn't they push Almost Famous? It was such a better movie than Gladiator. I think Almost Famous was actually one of the top five movies of the year, and it would have made much more sense if Dreamworks has pushed that movie instead of Gladiator.

I guess I'll compromise and say that I don't disagree with Ridley Scott getting a Best Director nomination (only because he got a DGA nomination), and I thought Russell Crowe was pretty good as the Gladiator, so I won't protest his nomination, either. But other than that, Gladiator did not deserve any other major nomination. The most appalling one is best original screenplay. What was the Academy thinking? And what was up with Joaquin Phoenix's nomination? There were so many more deserving supporting roles this year, like Michael Douglas in Traffic and Mark Ruffalo in You Can Count On Me.
All I can say is that I've lost all confidence in the Oscars. It's not about the quality of the film anymore, what counts nowadays is the campaign. It's such a shame...........