Gladiator

Pros: actors, cinematography, musical score, costume design
Cons: a bit bloody and gory for the younger crowd

It took awhile for me to actually get to see Gladiator and I think because I heard it was a long movie that I failed to watch it in the theaters. I didn’t think I would like to sit through a long movie about gladiators. I ended up renting it ...

Pros: Powerful, nerve-jangling, exceptional performances by Crowe and Phoenix
Cons: Rather gory (though understandably so given the subject matter!)

Since there are already about 600 reviews of this film and this review is my entry to the Quotes that make the Movie (2005) Write Off hosted by our very own New Zealander, ...

Pros: One of the best movies ever made. Winner of five Academy Awards.
Cons: None at all.

Gladiator is one of the best movies ever made! The special effects were spectacular and the acting splendid! Russell Crowe's performance was nothing short of the best there is. The score was powerful and really something to hear.

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Pros: Direction, Photography, Special Effects, Supporting Cast
Cons: Crowe and Phoenix, although good, not the best for the roles

"What we do in life, echoes in eternity." Maximus Before I get into a blow by blow description of this epic, I want to acknowledge that it is subject to inevitable comparison with Samuel L. Bronston’s Fall of the Roman Empire which ...

Pros: Good violence, people get killed. Lots of people.
Cons: Drags in parts, no female nudity

After 810 reviews, it's probably a little hard to add something original about this naked-from-the-chest-up potboiler, but I'll give it a shot.

Ridley Scott's "Gladiator" recently won the Oscar for Best Picture of the Year. It's a little hard...

Pros: excellent cinematography, good acting by Russell Crowe, great music by Hans Zimmer.
Cons: cliché plot, shallow characters

This movie isn’t completely terrible as some reviews say, especially Rolling Stone’s biting remarks. However it isn’t a 5-star movie in my opinion. Definitely not Braveheart or Fight Club caliber, those movies had originality. Gladiator wasn’t a bad...

Pros: It was action packed and well written.
Cons: Plot is just a touch too predictable.

After all the hype, all the commercials, and all the reviews I've read I finally decided it was time to see Gladiator. Normally I try to go off the beaten path as much as possible with my movie selections but I just had to see what all the fuss was...

Pros: A good action movie that reminded me of Spartacus.
Cons: A lot of blood and fighting.

I didn't get to watch Gladiator at the cinema so I was doubtful about whether my viewing would be spoilt by all the opinions and reviews I had been given by others. I needn't have worried though because Gladiator is one of my favourite films of this...

Pros: Moving the historical film to a new level; great musical score.
Cons: The sound was a bit blurry in spots. Lotsa blood.

GLADIATOR is a wonderfully risky expedition into a new level of film making which succeeds on most levels. Russell Crowe (Maximus) gives us a hero who is basically a class warrior of honor and strength, but more than that- a man with two great skills: a...

Pros: Joaquin Phoenix, Russell Crowe, fight sequences
Cons: Movie has generic feel to it, overlong

I'm glad I caught up to "Gladiator" after all these weeks. A friend of mine had gone to see it, and recommended it, but I was using up my moviegoing time seeing films that were higher on my interest list. This film, in spite of its length, did...

Pros: Lavishly filmed; solid plot; good acting
Cons: Too much gore at times

One of the best signs that I’m enjoying a movie is that I don’t check my watch to see how long the movie is running. And in the case of a film that is somewhat longer than average, like Gladiator, that is especially true.

It’s been a...

Pros: Captivating, Great Acting, Excellent Plot
Cons: Maximus dies in the end (boo hoo)

Review of Gladiator (June 29, 2000)

I just saw this movie last night at the theater. Before I went to the movie, I checked the reviews and everyone seemed to like this movie. Let me tell you, it was fantastic! This was the best movie I have...

Pros: Some cool fightin' and killin'
Cons: I've seen deeper puddles

Author's note: This is my entry into the Hollywood Fat write-off hosted by darkofnight, wherein one takes an Academy Award winning film and trashes the hell out of it. I have chosen Ridley Scott's 2000 film Gladiator.

Like many other...

Pros: Epic Storytelling. Timeless themes. A classic in our times.
Cons: Underappreciated by the literati.

The function of a classic in art is that it must timelessly illuminate the human condition. Whether this is the clash of family ties vs. societal obligations in Sophocles' Antigone, or the will of a man vs. the will of the mob in Shakespeare's...

Pros: a fantastic visual feast and a great story
Cons: a long film

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 ...