Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
Gladiator is a Film Full of "Strength and Honor"
Gladiator took home the Oscar for the Best Motion Picture of 2001 and rightfully so. Gladiator is a great movie with a great plot. Maximus (Russell Crowe) is taken from a high place of being a general with the Roman Army to a lowly slave and gladiator. Without giving away any more of the plot, I will just say that Maximus engages in several fights for his life and for Rome.Every member of the cast in this film of epic porportions deliever the best performances of their career. No element of this film is done unintelligently, which actually would have been very easy to do in a film about a time where men wore women's style garments. The only thing that may be over rated is the special effects, some of which are clearly CGI (Computer Generated Imagery).The Special Features Disc includes features that go above and beyond the normal call of duty. It flaunts some things we have never seen on any DVD yet. Dairies, trailors, televison spots, and many featurettes.Bottom Line:You will love Gladiator. If you like action movies you get plenty of fights. If you like romance you will find that in Gladiator as well. Some war as well, inklings of comedy, and drama make it a blend of everything we go to the movies for. This is why Gladiator is the best picture of 2001 and possibly one of the top ten best American films ever. Anyone who wants a great film and a great DVD should purchase Gladiator right away without one thought of hesitation, rather you have seen it or not.