Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
The Muses be Praised!
Excellent movie. Austrailian Russell Crowe convinces me he is a Roman general and a good one at that. This movie is as historically accurate as Hollywood gets.The Emperor Commodus probably did not have inner child issues portrayed here, but they are well done.The Gladiatorial arena is very vividly and accurately portrayed. Also the battle scenes are the best ever done. I think a Roman legionary watching this movie would think that the Roman Army in was for real here.For lovers of history and tragedy, gladiator is your movie. Take a trip back to the dark side of Rome and the dream that Marcus Aurelius had for it and the nightmare his son Commodus made.For lovers of old movies, this is sort of a redoing of "Fall of the Roman Empire" with Alec Guiness and Steven Boyd. It follows a similar story line, but at the same time it is a different movie.A+ all around, see this movie!!!! It was the best.