The Glory of all Movies

Rating: 10/10 (23 June 2000)

You already probably know the plot so that i will not tell you of. But this is the best movie of all time. From the campaign in Germania fighting the Ostrogoths and Jutes to....well, you have to find that out! The movie has an all star cast; Russel Crowe from The Insider, Joaqin Phoenix from 8mm, Connie Nielsen from the Devils Advocate, Oliver Reed from A LOT of movies, Djimon Honsou from Deep Rising and Amistad, Chick Allen as a German Chieftain with a severed head and a huge ax. The fighting in this movie is so excessive and well-done, I've never seen anything like it before. The story is not a slacker, it really has plot (a good one i might add). The recreation of Rome was very accurate and the costumes were awesome. I know maybe they usually didn't wear as much but I happen to know that Gladiatorial fights differed from time to time. The only mistake i found was the repeating crossbow, which wasn't invented until 7th Century by the Chinese. But oh well... it still looks awesome. The soundtrack is compelling done by Hanz Zimmer from the Rock and Lisa Gerrard from...? It's a wonderful soundtrack. The Gladia they used in the movie were well-made and the chariots were magnificent with an added blade coming out from the wheel. Buy the soundtrack. This movie doesn't have as much gore as it could have which is a plus since gore has been taking over Hollywood. I've seen this 3 times and I love it more EVERY SINGLE time i watch it. This is my favorite movie of all time, it beats braveheart by 0.5 of a point. I love this movie. It's magnificent. I recommend this to all people, even those who don't like too much gore. This movie doesn't have it. It's a magnificent movie (I'm 13 years old... and I'm a history lover so...)