Gladiator (DVD) Reviews

To quote 'The general who became a Slave, the slave who became a Gladiator, the gladiator who defied an empire'. That sums up the film. I thought the Gladiators DVD would be all blood and death but its far from it. The film actually has a story that is moving, and not predictable. Russell Crowe as Maximus is fantastic his portrayal of the ...  Read the complete review

I absolutely loved this film there is so much passion involved with it! The film is about a roman general who Cesar wants to give the thrown too. However, his jealous, deranged evil son decides to have him killed and for no body to hear about his fathers so called betrayal. Russell Crow's performance is superb in this (which ...  Read the complete review

Loosely based around two Hollywood films from the 1960s (Spartacus and The Fall of the Roman Empire, the latter a flop, incidentally), Ridley Scott's 2000 film Gladiator revolves around Maximus (Russell Crowe), a Roman General of high standing with the ear of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius (played by Richard Harris). Aurelius' son Commodus (Joaquin ...  Read the complete review

note: also appears in part on Flixster and The Student Room The film revolves around Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe), a noble soldier who believes that a man, Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) is responsible for the death of the Emperor so that he himself can take the throne. When asked to be loyal to Commodus, Maximus ...  Read the complete review

Director Ridley Scott's Oscar winning epic Gladiator tells the story of Maximus (Russell Crowe), a Roman general who is bestowed the honour of becoming the protector of Rome according to the wishes of dying emperor Marcus Aurelius. But before Maximus can assume this role, the emperor's cowardly and corrupt son Commodus (Jaoquin Phoenix), angered ...  Read the complete review

Okay, seeing the huge amount of positivity posted on here about this "classic" I don't know if the the wisest move is to put up this old review I published on Amazon back in 2002, but I thought I would give it a shot. It would appear that, unlike Titanic, time has not changed the general consensus of opinion on this multiple ...  Read the complete review

____---------_____GLADIATOR______---------_____ Released in 2000, Gladiator was one of the biggest movies of its time, and its popularity at its release can be compared with that of more recent movies such as The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. Every cent of its 103 million dollar budget was used with splendor on a range of things - from ...  Read the complete review

I've wanted to see Gladiator since it came out but have never got around to it, even when I treated myself to the DVD from Ebay for the princely sum of £1.49 (free postage, what a bargain!) it has sat on my DVD shelf for six months without even being opened. Last night, however, I was in the mood for a film and decided to put this on and see if ...  Read the complete review

This amazing film from ancient wars between gladitors who fought for their lives in the historic building off the collusem in Rome. Russel Crowe who is the gladitor was the kings Knight he was a warrior his top man. The son of the king was a wimp and was not a warrior but he talked a good fight. The king was dying and explained to his ...  Read the complete review

Maximus the Roman General is very successful. He commands the loyalty of his troops and the respect of the emperor Caesar. However, when the emperor names maximus as his successor instead of his son, his son kills him in his sleep and claims the thrown. Maximus is exiled and runs back to his homeland to find his wife and son killed. He is then ...  Read the complete review

This film starts off quite weirdly, the first time that I saw it I didn't know what the start of it was about. Then I realised that it was a large battle between the Romans and their enemy. It then goes to the roman base camp where you meet the main character, Maximus (Russell Crowe-Proof of Life), who is a general in the Roman army. ...  Read the complete review

Well this is probably my all time favorite film! It came out back in 2000 and I went to the cinema three times to watch it! Now that is something I never do! But on the big screen it was just that good! It caused massive hype, won several awards and was a massive box office smash for director Ridley Scott. So what was, or is, so good about ...  Read the complete review

Rarely does a film create this much hype and exposure from both media and word of mouth, but I guess Gladiator is bigger than your average film. This super inflated DVD is living proof of that. It comes on two discs. Disc one contains the feature and Directors commentary; disc two features a plethora of extras (including the kitchen ...  Read the complete review

WHAT IS IT ABOUT: Russell Crowe stars as Maximus, a Roman General beloved of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. When Aurelius is murdered by his son who succeeds him, Maximus is banished, his family killed, and is sold into a life of slavery where he must battle his way through the barbaric Gladiator arena. IS IT ANY GOOD: This is ...  Read the complete review

Ridley Scott (best known for Alien, Blade Runner and G.I. Jane) has done it again, indisputably. It's 180 A.D., The Roman army, under the command of General Maximus (Russell Crowe), is conquering Germany. Caesar Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) doesn't have much longer to live and is on his deathbed so he decides that Maximus will rule ...  Read the complete review

Was I the only one to notice that this was basically Braveheart in togas? Sorry, I know. Russell Crowe's gorgeous an' all, but it was, wasn't it? No? Well, maybe while I write this I'll change my mind. We'll see. Ridley Scott is well known for his flair and ability as a director. Alien was a ground breaking exercise in sci-fi noir that set ...  Read the complete review

This film is quite possibly in my top 5 favourite films of all time. It is a beautifully made, stunning film with fantastic casting. Russell Crowe is so believable and amazing as the general- modest and strong, and then as the gladiator. You can feel the hatred from Maximus (Crowe) towards Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) and the passion between Maximus ...  Read the complete review

This is a stunning film, from start right through to the very end I was gripped as we see the general maximus fall and rise again, from general, to slave, to hero. The film is beautifully shot and superbly acted, you really feel for the character as he seeks revenge and becomes a gladiator, working his way to the colosseum in Rome to ...  Read the complete review

~ What We Do In Life Echoes In Eternity ~ Gladiator is my all time favourite film so I thought id do a review on it. I first saw the film when my mum rented it when it came out at the video shops. As I was only 12 nearly 13 when the film was released in the cinemas I couldn't go as it is a 15. I think I have seen the film about 20 ...  Read the complete review

Russel Crowe won an oscar for this epic and rightly so, he really took the movie took the next level, when if someone else had done the role, like say Brad Pitt, it would have just been a good film. However this is a great film. He plays Maximus who is a hero and Emporer's favourite even ahead of his own son who is next in line. The emporer is ...  Read the complete review