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Gladiator (Blu-ray SteelBook) [Italy]
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Now that I can see @javiermendoza
I guess we'll have to post Youtube videos from now on for you to see
Looks even better on here than on the pics! Didn't realise it had a gold finish to it! Ace
def this is an awesome steelbook, i just got it today and i just can not stop looking at it! lol very well done!
You know... this movie is funny.
I do really like it- and I did get this steelbook release.
But looking back to when this film was released- this film was not only an oscar bait film- but ALSO a Blockbuster action film.
Since this film has a very traditionally told narrative- it doesn't seem innovative or recognizable enough to be worthy of a best picture nomination- nor does its stakes seem large enough to garner the same audience that would attend any one of the films that Marvel releases.
They were simpler times- 2001.
I do really like it- and I did get this steelbook release.
But looking back to when this film was released- this film was not only an oscar bait film- but ALSO a Blockbuster action film.
Since this film has a very traditionally told narrative- it doesn't seem innovative or recognizable enough to be worthy of a best picture nomination- nor does its stakes seem large enough to garner the same audience that would attend any one of the films that Marvel releases.
They were simpler times- 2001.
Nor are any Marvel releases Oscar-worthy, to be fair. 
And the Oscars are a terrible gauge of "good movies." I mean--Gigi?
I think Gladiator is a par-excellence example of a particular genre, as well as Russell Crowe in his prime. It's satisfying as an action movie that also has a great story and good characters, even if none of it is particular "new." It's also a solid Zimmer score, probably the best example of his style of that time, before he got into the bass-thumping electronic stuff that's exemplified by The Dark Knight and Inception. Nice collaboration with Lisa Gerrard.
In these days of everything being little more than keeping a huge franchise alive for one more movie, I love anything that's a one-off, unconnected-to-anything-else film. And: this steelbook is one of my favorites, so I'm glad that it continues to be available for anyone just getting into the hobby.
And the Oscars are a terrible gauge of "good movies." I mean--Gigi? I think Gladiator is a par-excellence example of a particular genre, as well as Russell Crowe in his prime. It's satisfying as an action movie that also has a great story and good characters, even if none of it is particular "new." It's also a solid Zimmer score, probably the best example of his style of that time, before he got into the bass-thumping electronic stuff that's exemplified by The Dark Knight and Inception. Nice collaboration with Lisa Gerrard.
In these days of everything being little more than keeping a huge franchise alive for one more movie, I love anything that's a one-off, unconnected-to-anything-else film. And: this steelbook is one of my favorites, so I'm glad that it continues to be available for anyone just getting into the hobby.
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