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Damien Thorn 666 — 6 years ago(August 25, 2019 12:39 AM)

Russell Crowe’s performance had a **** ton of soul and charm put into it behind that plate armor, and he was badass as a gladiator carrying a sword.
It still saddens me that he died in the end due to Commodus weakening him to get an underhanded advantage, pre-battle.
This is one of my all-time favorite action movies.
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The last scene where he found his wife and child in Heaven was very moving.

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Who would have thought that this would be Oliver Reed's last role, though.

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Are we not entertained?

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Really good movie. Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix were excellent. The scene where Maximus takes off his helmet and reveals to Commodus who he is was very well done, and still gives me goosebumps to this day. Maximus might be one of the most badass characters in all of cinematic history.
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Great epic

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I think the violence does have a place in the story, but the sex is over-the-top and the only thing I'd change about the series. It would have titillated the hell out of me if I saw it as a 14 year old. But nowadays I even felt like skipping the scenes at points in the show. Lol.
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The team that made the TV series were huge fans of the film. Lots of tributes throughout the series. That said, the series is a different beast and will turn off a lot of people due to it's hyper stylized sex and violence….
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Post moar!

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I like both versions.
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Lol. I'm referring to the TV series.
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I think it's all the same sounding accents
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Oh. I'm talking about the TV show….
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I remember all he films from that period where they sounded like that
Latin ~ that makes sense
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It's a play on literally translating a language like Latin. So, in a way, yes. But the show is extremely stylized for effect as well.
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Did Greeks and Romans really sound like that?
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Yeah, I agree, I was expecting more homoerotica.
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Spartacus
ruined this movie for me.
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Great point!
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