Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
Ridley Scott does it again!
Once again Ridley Scott, one of the best directors in modern cinema, resurrects an old and trite genre. He did for Roman epics, what Alien and Blade Runner did for their respective genres. In this movie, he brings the fanatic and edge of your seat excitement that Saving Private Ryan and Braveheart had to the epic roman battles. This film had it all, from a great cast to wonderful cinematography and editing. The only fault I could find was the somewhat anti-climactic ending, but I heard that it was due to some storm that destroyed the sets for the grand epic battle. I wonder if they will shed more light on that subject, but still it was a great movie. It made a star out of Russell Crowe, a great actor who has been in some very good movies, among my favorite, is LA Confidential.The special edition DVD is defiantly worth a look at, I can't wait to buy it!