Kubrick can turn anything into a masterpiece.

Rating: 10/10 (12 April 2010)

Considering what little creative freedom Stanley Kubrick had in the making of this film, he sure did make it into a very memorable film. Sure there are certain scenes were I can say "that is definitely not a Kubrick scene", but at other times one can say "oh yes, that's a definitely Kubrick scene". it amused me how kirk Dougles (as Spartacus)first the first director and then hired Kubrick, thinking he could manipulate him. Oh, no, if anything Kubrick manipulated him. it is as Dougles said after the release of this film "Kubrick is a talented sh@t!", which in it's own way is a way of saying, "he pisses me off, but he's a damned good director". And I love seeing what Kubrick can do to a film, on the verge of failing.
What more can I say, the cast is excellent. the movie is long, very long! But it serves it's cause. Such an epic can't be told in a mere two hours. And the ending is some of the greatest in all the history of Hollywood epics. I give this film no less than it deserves; a 10/10.