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cross between braveheart + gladiator....

posted 19 years ago by viggos_godess
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Hey
Did anyone notice how much this movie is like Braveheart & Gladiator. The gladiator thing is obvious since Spartacus was a gladiator.
Braveheart things were the blue face paint, saying freedom before they charged, stealing a 'higher' persons girl (ie. the princess in braveheart, the owner of the gladiators girl). But maybe its just my crazyness.
Anyways... I loved this movie. I bought it on dvd before even watching it based on what i read in magazines and online. I didn't get to see it on tv since i live in Canada. It was great. I love movies about that time period. Such as Gladiator, Helen of Troy (another made for tv movie, which was amazing) and Troy (although it was so un-accurate).
Thats all i've got to say. So go see Spartacus if you haven't and if you have watch it again.

Holly

[–] njlionstorm 19 years ago

Hi Holly,

The novel and original theatrical movie version of SPARTACUS predate (by several decades), and obviously heavily influence GLADIATOR and BRAVE HEART. As I watched GLADIATOR I was disappointed that it had not been produced and presented as a direct remake of SPARTACUS. However, this failure on the part of GLADIATOR's producers opened the door for Mr. Visnjic's realistic and subtly-performed SPARTACUS.

Nancy Lion-Storm