Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
Great Entertainment
You know, I adore this movie. But I'm not sure I can really say why. I don't do it often, but when I do, I can slip the disc into player and sit through it like I had never seen it before.Granted, the story is not all that original. And there are logic flaws (ie Maximus was raised with the emperor's family, but had never been to Rome...unlikely!) But still, there's just something about this movie. Maybe it's that I can sit and watch it, and for the whole 2+ hours I can lose myself in the story. A story that just moves. From point A to B to C... The pace just keeps pulling you along with it.I never saw it in the theater, but the film on the DVD is awesomely beautiful. Or, maybe I adore this movie because Maximus is a character you can't help but root for. And from scene one you get pulled into his story and it won't let you go until the very end.On the surface, in this day and age, and given the subject matter, I can understand how some people are surprised to learn of the awards it's won. But once you've seen it, you'll know it deserved every one that it has received.GLADIATOR is why I watch movies.GLADIATOR is entertainment.