Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 3.0
NOTHING like Spartacus
I like Ridley Scott and was expecting this to be a well made movie with an interesting story, but was sadly disappointed. The acting was poor and the story and characters were uninteresting. It's nowhere near as good as the epic movie Spartacus. Spartacus had great actors, relevant political themes and had several powerful philosophical ideals running through the story. I loved the scene where Spartacus and the man he was going to fight to death in the arena were sitting together while 2 other gladiators fought outside their holding pen. No dialogue and none was necessary, but you could really sense the fear and tension the 2 characters were feeling.This Gladiator movie was okay, but not worth buying. It's not something I'll likely watch a second time. It just isn't very interesting and the acting doesn't seem that sincere either.