Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
Great Movie
I just took the time to see this movie, and now I finally understand the excitement. After renting, I bought the DVD. The DVD is excellent, both picture and sound, and it has good extras and interviews, including one with Crowe, one on the computer graphics, and one on the music.It is not your usual Hollywood movie and Crowe is simply outstanding - perhaps a modern day Bogart. In some ways it is like the old epic movies, and the movie is a good combination of writing, cinematography, acting, plus the magnet personality of Crowe. It is like an old fashion Hollywood Roman movie with the chariot scenes, but then again it has a much more complicated an unpredictable plot plus it mixes in a bit of the surreal. Simply a great movie thatI had to watch twice in a row on the first viewing. The only negative for some people will be the bloody fight scenes - but they add to our understanding of the dangers and the lives of the Roman troops and the gladiators.It is that good and easy to understand the excitement and the awards.