Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
Forget Spartacus.
This is the best gladiator film, and one of the best films ever made. This is Scott's best, Crowes best, Phoenixes best, and Harris steals every scene he is in (even though they are few). The action is amazing, from the opening grand scale battle to the climatic showdown between Maximus and Comadus (lets not forget the incredible chariots sequence) the action is just the greatest (though of course its not like the matrix, but just as good none the less because its traditional swordplay done phenomenally). The story is deep, the performances are superb all around, the cinematography is sweeping, the visuals are great, the score is unforgettable, the action is... well i covered that, its powerful and stunning. This is film making at its best, in everyway. One of the best films ever made, right there next to Braveheart and LOTR. I recommend Troy, Braveheart, and The Last Samurai if you like this because they are both just as magnificant, but if you have any taste DONT SEE ROB ROY because its a disgrace to true hero films like this and Braveheart. The extras are great too, can you believe they were gonna have Maximus fight a rhino, that would have been so freakin awesome, too bad they didnt put it in the movie.