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Title: Superior Gladiator film
Review: By no means a perfect film this is still vastly superior to Gladiator in every sense; Douglas, Laughton, Olivier and Ustinov all give indelible performances in roles written for rounded three dimensional characters. For those bored by this well that reflects more on your own lack of intellect than anything else. The sets, not a computer generated image in sight, are lavish and authentic without being slavish to detail. The fight scenes are well choreographed, again without effects making them obviously fake. The genuine atmosphere gives the production a soul totally absent from Gladiator. Whilst the ending is too much, Simmons holding up his son to the dying Spartacus, it does not compare to Scott's ludicrous finale. All in all a fine film.
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