Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 2.0
It is just beyond me how so many think this is entertaining
Ugh. I consider this movie a total waste of time for anyone who has been to see more than 10 movies in their lifetime. That's because anyone who might have,has seen every lame trick in this movie used again and again. I don't know where to begin as the list would be too long.I liked Russell in LA Confidential and that's about it. The mere thought of him having a Best Actor trophy makes me shudder.I mean, come on-all he had to do to prepare for this role was cut out 5 hours of sleep every night. His routine with the scowling and talking raspy got so old after the first half-hour, I still ask myself why I didn't leave the theatre at any point thereafter. My bad.I will give the movie credit for the few fightscenes that came across as very brutal and somewhat epic, but these moments are basically few and far between. Sets are pretty much flawless and the costumes are well done, both of which create total believability in the environments. Ok, enough with the compliments.Overall, I feel Im being generous giving Gladiator 2 stars, but had it not been for the re-re-re-re-hashed plot, the look and style of the film could have made it the classic so many seem to think this is. Avoid this fesces.