A classic epic movie

Rating: Null/10 (12 August 2001)

Spartacus is the definition of an epic Hollywood movie. It's not a film; it's a movie. There are no hidden meanings, no tricky camera work, and no brilliant dialog. It's just a fun, epic film.
Now all of that is the exact opposite of the type of films that Stanley Kubrick makes. Kubrick makes smart, cold, beautiful films that use visuals to tell the story instead of actors, usually. Kubrick never made popcorn movies. He never made fun movies (except for Dr. Strangelove, possibly). So it's no wonder that many people do not consider Spartacus to be a Kubrick film. Well, it's not. He may have directed, but this twisted Kubrick love child is not a "Kubrick film". It's a Hollywood picture.
Now that doesn't mean the movie is bad or anything. Oh, God no. The movie is great. It has great acting, a cool plot, cool action scenes (and for a movie made in 1960, that's pretty good), and most of all, it's just down right fun. It's a long movie, but it's still fun.
Normally in my reviews, I rant for as long as I can about every little aspect of each film. I do this because I want to make sure I say EVERYTHING I want to say about each movie, because I hate writing more than one review for each movie. But, for this movie, I've really said all I want to say. It's just a good movie. There's nothing outstanding about it, it's just a classic, epic film. I can't really say why it's so good, it just is.
9/10