Comments on: Overrated? Spartacus

By: su deposu

su deposu — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:03:07 +0000

Spartacus is the best movie I have ever seen! The acting, the costumes, the scenery is awesome. What other movies have ever been made with such well-known talent? Kirk Douglas, Sir Lawrence Oliver, Jean Simmons, Peter Ustinov, Tony Curtis, Charles Laughton to name just a few. This movie is off-the-charts!

By: konteyner

konteyner — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:02:24 +0000

Spartacus is a good film of its time and will stand out as such through the years.

By: Marlene1105

Marlene1105 — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:14:47 +0000

By: konteyner

konteyner — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:24:11 +0000

It was a great movie, Everyone must watch it one time in their lifes

By: Kenna McHugh

Kenna McHugh — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:46:13 +0000

Spartacus is a good film of its time and will stand out as such through the years.

By: dddd

dddd — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:41:44 +0000

Spartacus is possibly the most overrated epic in the history of Hollywood. It can’t hold a candle to Ben Hur. I have a very difficult time watching the film. The film manages to make a very large story feel very small.

By: Hal

Hal — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:04:24 +0000

Daryl
It seems to me that it is only your opinion that is overrated.
Hal

By: Neal

Neal — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:39:42 +0000

I don’t understand why Gladiator is not put on the list before Spartacus, talk about over-exposed. Aside from the role of Joaquin Phoenix, I found the film very boring.

By: Trevor Whitecliff

Trevor Whitecliff — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:26:37 +0000

What I hate most about this movie is the part where Spartacus has sex with all of those children. That’s gross, and I don’t care what anyone thinks!

By: Marina

Marina — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:04:30 +0000

If I had to choose between Spartacus or Ben Hur, I’d take Ben Hur any day.

By: Peter Nellhaus

Peter Nellhaus — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:18:26 +0000

As far as Michael Bay on Criterion, let’s just say that Professor Basinger has much influence and presents a compelling argument on behalf of her former student. For me, the one other epic of that time that holds up is Anthony Mann’s “El Cid”.

By: Eoin

Eoin — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:30:24 +0000

The Rock and Armageddon are available as Criterion DVDs… so I’m afraid that’s your theory down the drain.

I’m with Daryl on this one, it’s a bit too hokey for me. Then again, so is Ben Hur.

By: Peter Nellhaus

Peter Nellhaus — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 12:43:59 +0000

I think Ben-Hur is the film that is wildly over-rated. It may be my least favorite film by William Wyler. Last time I watched it, I fell asleep during the chariot race. I've been lucky to see Spartacus twice theatrically, during the initial release, and then when the "restored" version played theatrically. Sure, this was a Kubrick for hire film, but so what? Did gladiators have flat top haircuts? Probably not. Does winning Academy Awards always mean a quality film? I'll take Spartacus over every Best Picture for the past ten years. This may be a subjective call on my part, but the film has heart. The film also has a better vindication of quality than an Oscar, it's available as a Criterion Collection DVD.