Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
Unmistakable Brilliance
As an avid enthusiast of the Roman Empire, and an author of a few books and novels on the subject, I gladly and eagerly awaited the arrival of this film in theatres. When I saw it, I was not only gratified by the vivid images of the by-gone Empire, but thoroughly enthralled by this captivating epic. Though its true, there are a number of historical inaccuracies, one can forgive them in the light of this brilliant film. It is more or less true to the era. The opening shots of a disorderly charge against a stubborn band of Barbarians is both frighteningly real and utterly fascinating. I cannot remember the last time I was so satisfied with a film.