Gladiator (DVD) Reviews

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

Introduction - Usually I try to review films that haven't had too much coverage, I like to let people know of films that are somewhat unheard of but still great films in there own right. Gladiator however is world famous and already has 341 reviews, despite of this I am still going to add my piece; I felt I needed to for such a ...  Read the complete review

Gladiator is without a doubt my favourite film film of all time. With a star studded cast including Jaoquin Pheonix and an Oscar winning performance from Russell Crowe. The film follows the story of Maximus (Crowe) an army general who is forced into slavery by the corrupt emperor Commodus (Pehonix). Maximus then becomes a Gladiator, his ...  Read the complete review

I was back in Rome. I oftened wondered what ancient Rome was like, from the many pictures, and the director Mr. Scott (also the director of 'American Gangster) conjured what Rome would have been like, like magic, with a wand and a sword. I did not know, such brilliance in a film was possible. This film was more than what I ...  Read the complete review

Gladiator was released in 2000, and directed by accomplished, legendary director Ridley Scott. The Roman epic starred, among others, Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, and was also Oliver Reed's final movie before his passing. Indeed, Reed actually passed away before completion of the movie, which meant that some of his final scenes ...  Read the complete review

This is simply one of the best films that Russel Crowe has ever appeared in - period. He seems so at ease in the role and the film completely set me up for watching the television series Rome. For such a "civilised" culture, they had some very bizarre ideas on humanitarianism. Amazing effects (although I always felt that the CGI lions ...  Read the complete review

I realise that this film has been reviewed many times over on here but want to add my thoughts too. First things first, this just has to be Russell Crowe's finest hour, nothing he did before (although his potrayal of the skinhead in Romper Stomper was very powerful) or indeed has done since has come anywhere near what he attained in ...  Read the complete review

The general who became a slave. The slave who became a gladiator. The gladiator who defied an empire. These are the words that sum this film up and with only seeing these few sentences you are already intrigued about this film and can tell its going to be a great film (that's certainly what i thought). And i was certainly right as this is, ...  Read the complete review

Credited with single-handedly resurrecting the sword and sandal genre for a new generation (and unfortunately paving the way for such pale imitations as Troy and 300), Ridley Scott's Roman epic was both a box office smash and a critical success, and justifiably so. Russel Crowe plays Maximus, a Roman general who is set to become the ...  Read the complete review

Gladiator is possibly one of the most quoted, talked about and reviewed films of this millenium. It is no surprise that here on dooyoo, there are already 332 reviews written on this one film! But I thought I would put my opinions into the pot for you all to read as well. Gladiator is a 2000 'epic' directed by Ridley Scott and starring ...  Read the complete review

Historical films have never really been my cup of tea to be honest, but this film soon sorted that out, due to its excellent cast, and its action thrilled inspired director Ridley Scott. This film is directed by Ridley Scott, after a few failings making big films, has returned to form with this stunning two and a half-hour very ...  Read the complete review

NB: This is a review of the 3 Disc, Extended Edition of Gladiator as although I requested this version to be added, Dooyoo informed me that they no longer add each version of a DVD to the system. >>>> Synopsis Having lead the Roman troops to victory in Germania, General Maximus (Russell Crowe) finds himself ...  Read the complete review

Technical Details Actors Russell Crowe ; Joaquin Phoenix ; Connie Nielsen ; Oliver Reed ; Richard Harris ; Derek Jacobi ; Djimon Hounsou ; David Schofield ; Sven-Ole Thorsen ; David Hemmings ; Ralf Moeller ; Tomas Arana Director: Ridley Scott Certificate: 15 years and over Filmed: Year ...  Read the complete review

This has got to be the absolute worst film I've ever seen. Well... maybe not the worst, but it certainly is high on my top 10 list of films that never should have seen the light of day. Let me be more specific. Simply put, this is the story about a Spanish soldier/hero fighting with the army of Rome who is betrayed and sold into ...  Read the complete review

Historical dramas are a difficult genre to work in. There is always that balance between accuracy and entertainment and the point of harmony between them is different for each viewer. Most people just want to be entertained and so don't have a major problem with the films portrayal of past events. There are others, like myself, who think that one ...  Read the complete review

Back when Gladiator was released, I was quite frankly sick of hearing it being mentioned. It just didn?t seem all that interesting. Every advert just seemed to show a muddy, dusty, blood spattered Russell Crowe from a few dozen different angles, and I managed to successfully avoid watching one single scene of it for ...  Read the complete review

Starring: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Richard Harris, Spencer Treat Clark, and Djimon Hounsou Director: Ridley Scott MPAA Rating: R Genre: Action - Adventure - Drama Studio: DreamWorks Pictures Summary: ...  Read the complete review

Spectacle and human drama interweave beautifully in this epic recreation of the spirit of ancient Rome in all its pomp, splendor, and horror. Ridley Scott?s masterful directorial touch takes us to the Coliseum, the place where the best and the worst interface as the crowd of oppressed, blood lusting commoners, their Senators, and the Emperor ...  Read the complete review

The only way, I have found, to completely objectively rate this movie, is to discriminate between it as a 'movie' and as a piece of 'cinema', the latter being the more arty, deep and ultimately pretentious films made only to further the world of cinema today rather than just to make money as the former. As a movie, ...  Read the complete review

Hello this is a review about the amazing film gladiator, This movie is set during the peak of the Roman Empire, the story revolves around Maximus, one of the best General's in Emperor Marcus Aurelias' army. The emperor is dying and makes his wishes known that Maximus be his successor instead of his son Commodus. As you might expect, going ...  Read the complete review