Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 4.0
Blu-ray Is Worth Renting, Not Owning
Just watched this last night on a 50" Panasonic plasma. The reviews are correct, it's a 3-star blu-ray of a 5-star movie. It looks the worst in the action sequences, and the best in the close-ups when the actors face the camera and try to cry as intensely as possible to win their oscars.To me, it never looked worse than a dvd. It always looked better. And the flawed transfer never stopped me from enjoying the story. I haven't seen the movie for several years. And I enjoyed renting it.I don't know if they will ever re-release a better blu-ray of this movie. And I really don't care that much. But I can respect the people who care enough complain and boycott just for the principal of the thing.If you want to watch Gladiator on blu-ray, you can rent it 20 times for the cost of owning it.Braveheart, on the other hand, is absolutely one of the best blu-rays I've ever seen, and worth collecting if you're a collector or cinematic awesomeness.