Prepare to be shut up :+)

Rating: 10/10 (10 June 2000)

Thinking to see another silly hollywood action movie with some american rambo-cowboy pretending to be a roman soldier i went to see gladiator. But when the lights went out and the movie started, like everybody else in the theatre, all i could do is hang on to my seat and stare at the screen and be totally impressed. This movie is just amazing, its been years since any motion picture got a hold of me in any way whatsoever (last one was URGA, another must see if you love good movies) I had completely forgot what it was like to be gripped, thrilled and be pulled into a story by a master director. Perhaps the good thing about it was i had no idea what to expect, didn't even know who directed it. After the movie ended the surprising thing was it was the silence in the theatre, everybody was so impressed nobody felt the need to talk. My advice is, if you want to see what a real motion picture is like, go and see gladiator in the cinema. For me this is the ultimate in its genre, completely thrilling action, great dramatic story and totally believable caracters. Of course the fact it shut up 500 noisy macho's in the theatre is something worth mentioning too :)