Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
One fantastic movie
This is definetly one everyone will be talking about in years to come! The story takes place in Ancient Rome, around 180 A.D., when chariots were still racing, and the Empire was still common. Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) is dying and he has to pick who will be the new Emporer after he dies. So when he comes to the decision to make General Maximus (Russell Crowe) the new Emporer, his awful son, Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) gets jealous because he thinks he's more worthy than Maximus, so Commodus seeks revenge, in the most evil, horrible way you can imagine. And that's just the beginning! Even though this is by far my favorite movie, I must admit that there is A LOT of bloodshed, so if you have children and you don't want them exposed to this kind of violence, I recommend that you make them steer clear of this one. Yet, this would be a good history lesson, because that's how it was back then!