Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
Best Picture of 2000, hands down
MAXIMUS!!! MAXIMUS!!! MAXIMUS!!!This was the best movie I have seen in a long time. Not since "Saving Private Ryan" have I seen a movie of such intensity, power, and grandeur as to remain with me for days after viewing it. Everything about this movie clicked. The casting is superb. The classic story of revenge is well written into the time period, and superbly acted out. The action scenes kick butt and leave you hungry for more, particularly those in the Colosseum.If the Academy doesn't give this film the Best Picture Oscar next year, I will be highly disappointed. I think Russell Crowe equally deserves at least a nod for Best Actor, although he will have some tough competition in Tom Hanks (Castaway) and Mel Gibson (The Patriot). Joaquin Phoenix should also receive the Best Supporting Actor nod, his work as Commodus is brilliant.An incredible film I will enjoy watching for years to come.