Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
Jon Bryce--read your history
This film is absolutely beautiful in plot, screenplay, acting, etc. It is perhaps one of the best movies I've seen in a very long time. Russell Crowe does a fantastic acting job--his mere presence commands my complete attention :o) As to a previous review made by a Jon Bryce (one of the first reviews) stating that the Emperor never fought in the Coliseum, he's compeltely wrong. Commodus *did* fight in the Coliseum, many many times...he often called himself Hercules and dressed with lion skins...So please, to all future reviewers, if you have a gripe about the historical "accuracy" (most people whine about it but they could really careless) of the film, then great!! But at least back it up with sources or *something*.