Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
Let the experience wash over you...
Gladiator is a classic hero tale which allows you to turn off the thinking-centres of your brain and just enjoy the adventure. Our Hero is a man and general of epic proportions, the Bad Guy is Very, Very Bad, and there is a strong female character conniving behind Caesar's back. Add to this some exciting and slightly gory swordplay and an amazing, award-winning soundtrack that flows perfectly through the movie, and you have a wonderful escapist experience. (One of my friends tells me that she didn't like the gore, but got through it by shutting her eyes until the music told her that the gross bit was over.)The extra scenes on the second DVD add a great deal to the viewing experience, too. (Some of them really deserved to be cut from the film, but others give new insights into the characters' motivations.)