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Gladiator (2000)

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Reviews Counted: 150 Fresh: 115  Rotten:35 Average Rating: 7/10
 
Consensus: Ridley Scott and an excellent cast successfully convey the intensity of Roman gladitorial combat as well as the political intrigue brewing beneath.
 

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Runtime: 2 hrs 35 mins

Synopsis: Ridley Scott (BLADE RUNNER, ALIEN) transports Hollywood to second-century Rome in this rousing historical epic that proudly harkens back to such films as BEN-HUR and SPARTACUS. Russell Crowe plays Maximus, a Roman general who leads the troops in conquering Germania for the empire. When an... Ridley Scott (BLADE RUNNER, ALIEN) transports Hollywood to second-century Rome in this rousing historical epic that proudly harkens back to such films as BEN-HUR and SPARTACUS. Russell Crowe plays Maximus, a Roman general who leads the troops in conquering Germania for the empire. When an aging Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) tells Maximus that he'd like him to rule Rome once he's gone, a classic confrontation ensues between the brave and charming soldier--who wants to return home to his wife, son, and farm--and the jealous and conniving Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), the emperor's only son, who is thirsty for power. Bought as a slave by the profiteering Proximo (Oliver Reed, in his last role), Maximus must kill or be killed in the ring, battling to save not only himself but the future of the very empire that he loves and honors. The film features a terrific battle sequence (that recalls the beginning of SAVING PRIVATE RYAN), huge crowd scenes of thousands of people, and even a little romance, albeit mostly taboo. The impeccably choreographed gladiator scenes are violent yet thrilling, flashing by like lightning. GLADIATOR is a glorious spectacle filled with heart and soul. [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris, Djimon Hounsou, Connie Nielsen

Director: Ridley Scott
Screenwriter: David H. Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson
Producer: Steven Spielberg, David H. Franzoni, Douglas Wick
Composer: Hans Zimmer

DVD Info

Release:

Nov 8, 2006

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Digipak With Outer Box
  • Dual Sided

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - French
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Surround - English
  • Disc 1: (Feature 1): (Extended Version) 2 Hours 51 Minutes
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
  • Disc 1: (Feature 2): Original Theatrical Version 2 Hours 35 Minutes
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
  • Disc 2: Documentary (Feature 1)
  • Disc 3: Supplement (Feature 1)
  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Dual Layer Single Sided

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English
  • Full Frame 1.33
  • Dual Layer Single Sided

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English

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5/5

Meaty and satisfying.

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02/20/08
Daniel Etherington
Channel 4 Film
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The cast is strong (notably Nielsen as Commodus's vacillating sister, and the late Oliver Reed, unusually endearing as a gladiator owner), the pacing lively, and the sets, swordplay and Scud catapults impressive.

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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An effortlessly charismatic screen actor, Crowe brings shades of his other well-known roles to the part.

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03/03/02
Leslie Felperin
Sight and Sound
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4.5/5

One of those movies 'they don't make anymore,' Gladiator is a guts and glory epic with swords and sandals, spectacular action sequences, a seriously good hero and a cast of (digitally enhanced) thousands.

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12/10/01
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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4/5

Huge in scope and endlessly exciting, Gladiator is the new word in blockbuster.

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01/01/00
Ben Falk
BBC
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4/5

The sheer dynamism of the action, coupled with Hans Zimmer's lavish score and the forcefield of Crowe, still makes this a fiercesome competitor in the summer movie stakes.

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01/01/00
Ian Nathan
Empire Magazine
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2.5/4

Ridley Scott's Gladiator is an interesting and attractive action movie, but not a very forceful one.

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01/01/00
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
UK Critic
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2/5

If a gladiator film doesn't work as spectacle or as bloodthirsty action, what's left? Drama? It's dead on that level, too...

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02/14/08
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com
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3/4

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07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound
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Ultimately, Gladiator is an honorable and inoffensive spectacle with nothing extraordinary to recommend it.

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04/27/07
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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Though the digital effects lack the weight and conviction of their equivalents in old Cecil B. De Mille movies, Ridley Scott's sword-and-sandal epic has some of the intensity of old Hollywood in terms of storytelling, spectacle, and violence.

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02/06/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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2.5/4

A Roman version of Ben-Hur, Gladiator succeeds on only slightly more levels than it fails.

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12/27/06
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy
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3/5

Notwithsdanding the blood, gore, and CG effects, this is an old-fashioned historical saga, a throwabck to the sand-and-sandals epics of Quo Vadis and Ben-Hur.

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07/28/06
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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2/4

Gladiator is a movie that while watching, you can enjoy; for a while.

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09/30/05
Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs
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4.5/5

There's careful thought evident in suggesting what can only be conjectured. If you're going to enjoy this entertainment, don't be overly preoccupied with historical accuracy.

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05/16/05
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals
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It's an exciting yarn...and does not disappoint the action junkie. It's just not great.

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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
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Listen to the audience as they leave the theatre. Are they talking about being moved by honor and justice, or going 'wow' at the bloodshed so spectacularly delivered?

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01/15/05
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer
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3.5/4

Scott...has delivered the first Roman Empire epic in more than 30 years and it's a doozy.

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06/26/04
Judith Egerton
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
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3.5/4

[Crowe's] commanding performance not only towers over Ridley Scott's epic adventure, but elevates it to a higher plane.

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01/18/04
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies
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4/4

If no one paid attention to Russell Crowe after his stellar performances in "The Insider" and "L.A. Confidential," they did so after he put on his Roman togs.

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11/25/03
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com
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