Epic done well

Rating: 9/10 (20 January 2004)

I am not a huge fan of Stanley Kubrick. I am not a huge fan of sword-and-sandal epics. Spartacus is great. Kirk Douglas is the sort of hero that the likes of Russell Crowe could never hope to be. The love scenes may be dull, but the action isn't, and Kubrick loves to put in his little bits of light and shade - the famous "oysters" scene. And as for that memorable climactic scene...did I mention that I'm Spartacus? And so's my wife.