Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 3.0
I'm not usually a fan of these movies but this wowed me!
I do not typically what action flicks so it's been a long time I've seen something this good. And despite the overly familiar plot, I was roped in and found myself rooting like a little boy for General Maximus. I've also observed that people who've seen "Spartacus" are less enamoured by "Gladiator" than those who've yet to experience the Kubrick sword & sandal epic. Another quibble with "Gladiator" is that I wished the actual fighting sequences in the coliseum weren't so disjointed and muddled. I couldn't follow much of the fight sequences, and they made me really appreciate the talents of, say, Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan, whose choreographed action sequences are always displayed fully on the screen, sans quick-cut editing and camera trickery. White folks still have a bunch to learn from us.