[sakic]

"Gladiator" was a piece of trash. Ebert was right.

[Skywalk]

And MANY MANY people disagree with you, vehemently. Besides, there's a difference between reviewing a film negatively and becoming a spokesman for the "I hate Gladiator" campaign.

[The Duke]

"Gladiator" was a piece of trash. Ebert was right.

My well-worn DVD begs to differ with you. Oh, I'm not saying it had any value other than pure, escapist entertainment, however I'm not sure *ANY* movie can legitimately aspire to much more.

[mrswasp69]

Agreed. Story line lost in too much action.

[Abundy]

Sorry, you are wrong. Gladiator created a wonderful story filled with incredible special effects that illustrates that good will triumph over evil only if people are willing to die for that cause.

The difference in the characters and how they dealt with the Emporer illustrates that true heros value a principle more than their own lives - all one has to do is look to the difference between the Emporer's sister, who knows that the Emporer must be removed or her child will suffer in the long run but can't bring herself to go through with opposing the Emporer to the Maximus, the Slave Owner and the Senator who opposes the Emporer.

Maximus dies, as does the slave owner - but they did what was right. The Senator survives, as does the Emporer's sister, but one will live with the knowledge that her betrayal killed Maximus and the other can hold his head up high.

It doesn't get any better than that.

[Doctor Stochastic]

I watched the first few minutes of "Gladiator" and I have to agree with you. I discovered the movie was just a (poor) remake of "The Fall of the Roman Empire" with much less bite.

[MarkWar]

>"Gladiator" was a piece of trash.

OHMYGOD! I agree with sakic about something!

It's the end of the world as we know it
And I feel fine...

Mark W.
;->