Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 4.0
The extras make it worth while!
I purchased a DVD Player over the summer and I have been pleased with the movies that I have seen on DVD. I must admit, however, that my favorite part of the DVD experience is all of the extra material on special editions. When I watch a DVD that has no featurette, no outakes, no deleted scenes, no interviews, I think to myself "What's the point of putting the movie on DVD?" With that said, Gladiator is one of the best DVD's I have viewed. I purchased the DVD for the movie, not knowing what kind of extras were on it, and I was very pleased with the product. I am a music fan, so I enjoyed the focus on the music on the second disc. There are a couple of deleted scenes with the late Oliver Reed that are worth watching. There is so much on the DVD, that I have not yet been able to see all of the extras, which makes me anticipate the next time that I am able to watch it. It is given that the movie is good, (whether it deserves recieve the next "Best Picture" Oscar, can be debated), but rent or buy the DVD for it's extras as well.