Gladiator (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
by Ridley Scott
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Actor: Connie Nielsen, Joaquin Phoenix, Oliver Reed, Richard Harris, Russell CroweDirector: Ridley Scott
Producer: Branko Lustig
Producer: David Franzoni
Writer: David Franzoni
Producer: Douglas Wick
Producer: Laurie MacDonald
Writer: John Logan
Writer: William Nicholson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), DTS 5.1
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 155 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-11-21
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Movie Reviews of Gladiator (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: Seriously, it's Great on Blu-Ray
Summary: 5 Stars
Now I'm not saying the image quality is perfect. There are halos around the characters and little strands of hair in some scenes. Image enhancement has obvisouly been used. Is it as horrible and distracting as some people make it out to be? Far from it in my case.
I was blown away by the level of clarity showcased in this movie. Every fine detail in a characters face, in the architecture of the sets and city shots, every little rock in the dirt, every bit of detail I want to see pop out on the screen is gloriously there, something sadly missing from most Blu-Ray's released.
Those who claim it looks no better than a DVD are simply fooling themselves. The difference was almost Night and Day for me, especially after comparing the two formats, even upconverted.
If it hadn't been that I happen to work at a video store and could take the Blu-Ray home to see for myself, I wouldn't have bothered buying it going by what the people on here and other sites have said. Well, I did end up buying it and it's one of my favorites in my collection.
Summary of Gladiator (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
A big-budget summer epic with money to burn and a scale worthy of its golden Hollywood predecessors, Ridley Scott's Gladiator is a rousing, grisly, action-packed epic that takes moviemaking back to the Roman Empire via computer-generated visual effects. While not as fluid as the computer work done for, say, Titanic, it's an impressive achievement that will leave you marveling at the glory that was Rome, when you're not marveling at the glory that is Russell Crowe. Starring as the heroic general Maximus, Crowe firmly cements his star status both in terms of screen presence and acting chops, carrying the film on his decidedly non-computer-generated shoulders as he goes from brave general to wounded fugitive to stoic slave to gladiator hero. Gladiator's plot is a whirlwind of faux-Shakespearean machinations of death, betrayal, power plays, and secret identities (with lots of faux-Shakespearean dialogue ladled on to keep the proceedings appropriately "classical"), but it's all briskly shot, edited, and paced with a contemporary sensibility. Even the action scenes, somewhat muted but graphic in terms of implied violence and liberal bloodletting, are shot with a veracity that brings to mind--believe it or not--Saving Private Ryan, even if everyone is wearing a toga. As Crowe's nemesis, the evil emperor Commodus, Joaquin Phoenix chews scenery with authority, whether he's damning Maximus's popularity with the Roman mobs or lusting after his sister Lucilla (beautiful but distant Connie Nielsen); Oliver Reed, in his last role, hits the perfect notes of camp and gravitas as the slave owner who rescues Maximus from death and turns him into a coliseum star. Director Scott's visual flair is abundantly in evidence, with breathtaking shots and beautiful (albeit digital) landscapes, but it's Crowe's star power that will keep you in thrall--he's a true gladiator, worthy of his legendary status. Hail the conquering hero! --Mark EnglehartStills from Gladiator (Click for larger image)
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