Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
Gorgeous, glorious epic
This was one great flick I was chomping at the bit to see--ever since I saw a preview. And boy, does it deliver. The story is great--moving, fulfilling and action-packed--and the cinematography deserves an Oscar. I thought it the best film since "Braveheart." It's got something for everyone: fight scenes, intrigue, history and a bit of romance. Russell Crowe is a very watchable hero; Joaquim Phoenix is an enemy you love to hate. There is violence, but it's necessary to the story and hey, that was life.