Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
Eat dust! Charton Heston
When it comes to these kind of movies, we can not forget the Epics of the 50s such as 'Ben Hur' and 'Qvo Vadis'. But when a movie is filmed in your homeland and is all over the press then one must see it.It is a long movie, so you will need to upgrade to a larger size popcorn for this one. The storyline has some similarities to the 50's epic 'Ben Hur', but 'Gladiator' leaves 'Ben Hur' to eat dust. The advancement in technology and special effects are in Gladiator's advantage but so is the casting. We all remember the artificialness of Charlton Heston's performance but Russell Crowe is one heck of an actor and he deserves an oscar for his role as General Maximus.And of course I still have not mentioned that the movie was filmed in my beloved Malta. Although one must really work hard in identifying the shots that where filmed in Malta there are quite a few and the side of the bastions gives it in. And of course the credits give thanks to 'The Government and People of Malta'.