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Truly Dreadful Film

Did you people see the same film I saw?

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

If there is any reason to watch this remake, it is Alan Bates' brief appearance as Agrippa. This was his very last, and his easy brilliance is a treasure, as always. There is also some decent camera work and editing in this mini-series. Poor Goran V. is horribly miscast as Spartacus. If he had hoped to break his type-cast as a thoughtful, well-spoken intellectual type with this role, he should have put some organic, animalistic effort into it. Vin Diesel (whom I detest) would have been better casting for this part. And as much as I sometimes tire of Kirk Douglas's over-the-top acting, his raw power in the original Spartacus was a world-away more convincing.

This movie presents the story of Spartacus a Thracian slave that leads gladiator slaves out of a slave camp at Capua. The battle scenes are great reenactments and they show the brutality of the ancient world.The actor that portrays Marcus Crassus plays the aristocratic stuck up general quite well and his rivalry with fellow senator Agrippa keep the plot moving throughout the entire movie. Not only does this movie show you how these ancient people fought, but it also shows the brutality that the Romans had against there opposing armies. This movie contains all the elements of a good war movie: fighting, rivalries, and romance. Overall this movie is one of my favorites and Goran Visnjic was the perfect guy for the job.

This movie was done so incredibly well. It was apparently a remake of the Kirk Douglas version of Spartacus which I saw this week. However unlike most remakes it was BETTER than the original. The story was well told and the actors were very appropriate. There was lots of action but not too much blood. WHERE IS THE DVD? Watch this movie. Enjoy.

If you want to see the real movie, watch the Kirk Douglas movie. What's the purpose of this remake? part 1 is ok, part 2 is terrible. I gave it a 5 out of 10 only because there were some interesting scenes, but this 4 hours of mostly commercials will leave you in wonder as to how they somehow hoodwinked you into watching.Its a good movie to watch while balancing your checkbook, or getting done other projects. The actors seemed to be thinking the whole time "geez, I am in a made for tv mini-series."Rhona Mitra is nice to watch, other than that, don't waste your time.