Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
cousinpaco's top action: #6
You know that moment in a movie when something happens that is so cool, you involuntarily sit bolt upright and yell "NICE!!!"?"Gladiator" has more than one of those.Heck, Russell Crowe's double-punch smackdown on Joaquin Phoenix alone is worth the price of this DVD.Obviously, any gladiator-movie worth its salt has to have plenty of combat, and Ridley Scott's film is no disappointment. The pace of the film slows down periodically -- but every twenty minutes or so, a massive fight scene breathes new life (and death) into the picture. It's not a flawless movie, but it's pretty rich in detail for an action epic.The DVD comes fully loaded, so you get plenty of bonus features. It's gratifying to see such a monster action-movie get such prestige treatment.