Gladiator - Extended Edition (Three-Disc Extended Edition)
by Ridley Scott
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Actor: Connie Nielsen, Joaquin Phoenix, Oliver Reed, Richard Harris, Russell CroweDirector: Ridley Scott
Brand: GLADIATOR
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), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Original Language); French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 155 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-23
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Dreamworks Video
DVD Reviews of Gladiator - Extended Edition (Three-Disc Extended Edition)
DVD 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.
DVD Review: Stimulus not storytelling
Summary: 1 Stars
[I wrote this review some years ago under an anonymous account. I'm resubmitting it so that it will show up under My Reviews, as it sums up what I think about a lot of modern movie-making.]
I strongly believe that the tremendous success of this movie at the box office and the awards is tragic testimony to how the art of film-making has declined from storytelling to mere sensory stimulation. Consider: music that never lets up; reverb added to every voice, even when characters are talking out in the open; constant use of quick camera cuts to ensure that you never have a chance to study or reflect on anything; every scene keyed to the same pitch of intensity, so that there is little to distinguish a fight in a small provincial amphitheatre from the climax in the Colosseum. It's all just a barrage of noise and light calculated to keep your reptile brain stimulated while your intellect shuts down.
Compare this film to Spartacus, a movie that could probably never be made in this era because the younger generation, overstimulated by movies like Gladiator, would consider it boring. Despite the lack of computer FX, the action scenes in the earlier movie are so much more successful because (a) they stand out against the background of long, slow, quiet plot and character development and (b) they are coherent, unlike the muddled battles and fights of Gladiator, where you don't get much of an idea of what is going on besides general mayhem.
It's really sad that manipulation of the senses has become so confused with artistry. Sad because more movies like this will be made, while we get to see fewer and fewer that offer any stimulation for the higher parts of the brain.
DVD Review: Gladiator..Blue Ray
Summary: 5 Stars
If you know and love this movie you will love this Blue Ray version. I bought it for when the Roman army is told to "unleash hell" by Maximus at the beginning of the movie. Those clay pots, filled with Greek fire, blazing through the air and finally smashing into a a tree with spot on audio of what a clay pot sounds like breaking into a hundered pieces. Worth every penny in my estimation.Gladiator (Sapphire Series) [Blu-ray]DVD Review: ABSOLUTELY ATROCIOUS TRANSFER RUINED THIS RELEASE
Summary: 1 Stars
Yep, I bit the bullet and bought this blu ray even after reading the reviews, knowing full well it would be bad. Why? Because amazon had it on sale for $10 dollars, AND the Blu ray comes with a coupon so that if you own the original DVD release, you get $10 dollars back (so basically I got it for free, so why not?). The transfer is absolutely atrocious. Yes, people who don't know any better won't notice it, but if you have a system properly calibrated and have seen a better transfer, the comparisons are ridiculous. It is impossible to watch this blu ray and not be distracted by the lack of resolution and all the haloes around every single strand of hair, every spear, every building. Why call this a "Sapphire" series? Let's hope Joe six pack (most of those who think this looks acceptable) buys as many copies as possible to watch between Nascar races, so a better version can be released ASAP. Even free this is not worth it.DVD Review: Gladiator in HD!
Summary: 5 Stars
Gladiator is one of my top 10 movies, so I had to buy it on Blu-Ray. I admit Gladiator is not the best Blu-Ray transfer I have seen, but with a movie this good, who cares if the quality is a little lower? It is still several notches about the up-converted DVD.
Description of Gladiator - Extended Edition (Three-Disc Extended Edition)
A Roman general is reduced to slavery as a gladiator when he suspects the new emperor of killing the beloved old emperor to gain power prematurely.No Track Information Available
Media Type: DVD
Artist: GLADIATOR
Title: GLADIATOR
Street Release Date: 08/23/2005
Genre: ACTION / ADVENTURE
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 Englehart
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