Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
Brilliant film, FANTASTIC special features
The virtues of the film have been extolled at great length in previous reviews, so I shall here instead praise the greatness of the DVD. It is a dual-disc release, the first disc containing the film itself, and the second disc all the "extras." And, true to any Ridley Scott outing, the extras are there in great abundance. The second disc contains almost 2 hours worth of very well done documentary (nearly 1 full hour on the history of the gladiators of the Roman Empire, 1 half hour documentary on the filming of 'Gladiator,' and 1 half hour documentary on the scoring of the film which is itself worth buying the DVD for). Other features include story-board, stills from the film and cast/crew, the diary of someone who worked on the film which was written during production, production notes, deleted scenes and other goodies. Other films have far, far less for twice the price. The 'Gladiator' DVD is, in my opinion, the perfect example of why I love the DVD format, with its ability to contain more information and features. In this case, it helps to flesh out the experience of Ridley Scott's truly brilliant film, making it even more exciting and moving. It is a must have in any DVD collection.