Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
MAXIMUS! MAXIMUS! shout the crowd
"Husband to a murdered wife, father to a murdered son and I will have my revenge" So take that bad guy!This was the message delivered by Maximus to the Emperor during the 150 day Gladitorial Games. It is this bit of dialogue from the film that has been going over and over in my mind ever since. On the whole it's not an emotional film, which I found quite surprising, but if you like action and you're a lover of history (without casting too much of a critical eye on the accuracy of the history), then you'll love it! The special effects are brilliant and the storyline is good for what could potentially be a very boring film in the hands of the wrong director.The only complaint I had having seen the DVD, was that they left out a couple of really good scenes, which would have completed the film quite nicely.