Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
See the movie, then the directors comments, making of, then the movie again, and again.
The opening battle alone is worth seeing this movie, much like Spielberg's Private Ryan. It's brilliant. But then the attention to authenticity of the entire film is worthy of Akira Kurosawa and the story seems the work of a well-studied student of Shakespeare--spectacular, but never over the top. This is a masterwork.Add to that, the added material on the DVD. Personally, with a great film, I love to buy the DVD instead of rent, watch the film, see the film with director's comments and 'making of' bits, then see the movie again.Sophistication of computer graphics? I frankly don't care. But when you hear the director talk about the process of making this film, it's facinating.This is definitely a DVD that has it all, so you can enjoy the filmaking as well as the film itself. Brilliant.