expensive production, realistic details, but not the story

Rating: 5/10 (9 July 2000)

well, these movies are all the same. super expensive production, huge cast, stunning tricks and lot of ketchup spilled to arrange the bloody details. the production is awesome, acting not bad, but the story is not realistic at all. it seems to me that there is new wave of such movies, which were most popular in sixties coming on right now. the new ones are much more graphic, but often lack the atmosphere in comparison to the old ones. but i have to admit, gladiator is not that bad all in all. i like the opening scene especially, that is a masterpiece.