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Gladiator, a review by DJ Doena

Russell Crowe    ...    Maximus
Joaquin Phoenix   ...    Commodus
Connie Nielsen   ...    Lucilla
Oliver Reed   ...    Proximo
Richard Harris   ...    Marcus Aurelius
Derek Jacobi   ...    Gracchus
Djimon Hounsou   ...    Juba
Tomas Arana   ...    Quintus
Ralf Moeller   ...    Hagen

Synopsis: The general who became a slave. The slave who became a gladiator. The gladiator who challenged the emperor. Basically the tagline of the movie but it pretty much sums it up. General Maximus was supposed to give Rome back to the people but the son of the emperor had other plans, mainly: becoming emperor himself. Their fate won't be decided on the battlefield but under the eyes of the cheering crowd in the arena that is the Colosseum.

My Opinion: This movie is the reason I never bought Spartacus or Ben Hur on DVD. I've seen them quite a few times when I was young but I fear they can't hold up with this one anymore. In the beginning I didn't even want to watch it because I thought the age of sword & sandal movies was over but I was wrong. It's an awesome movie, I love the story and I love the action. "Is Rome worth one good man's life? We believed it once. Make us believe it again."

(From DJ Doena's movie watchings 2009 on November 15th, 2009)

Marathon Man, a review by addicted2dvd

Marathon Man: Widescreen Collection (1976/United States) Paramount Home Entertainment (United States) Director: John Schlesinger Writing: William Goldman (Screenwriter), William Goldman (Original Material By) Length: 125 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Mono, French: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: English

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Stars:
Dustin Hoffman as Babe
Laurence Olivier as Szell
Roy Scheider as Doc
William Devane as Janeway
Marthe Keller as Elsa

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers
• Featurettes
• Production Notes
• Closed Captioned
• Rehearsal Footage

This is a film that people have been telling me for years that I have to see it... but for some reason... even though I have it in my collection... I have been putting it off and putting it off. I am not even sure why. While I did enjoy this one... I was really expecting more from it. I found it to be a little on the slow side for my taste. And while there was some good cast here... I found it hard to really care about the characters. I don't know... maybe I wasn't in the right mood for it and I will like it more on another viewing.



(From What Movies I Been Watching on September 27th, 2017)

Angel Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

6. Billy
Original Air Date: 10/29/2001
Fred has a frightening encounter with Wesley and Gunn after they're infected with the blood of Billy Blim, the man Angel helped Wolfram and Hart free from the Powers That Be.

Guest Stars:
Stephanie Romanov
Daniel Dae Kim
Justin Shilton

My Thoughts:
A good episode. By this episode I am starting to remember how much I liked the character Fred. I am glad they revisited the storyline of when Angel helped Billy out of the hell declension. Showing the consuquence of his actions.

My Rating:

(From Angel Marathon on March 12th, 2010)