Gladiator [Blu-ray Steelbook]

An Oscar winning delight in a steelbook
This steelbook of Gladiator is as good as you can currently get.

Perhaps the first two reviewers would prefer the old release of Gladiator on blu ray where so many people complained about the Digital Noise Reduction and Edge Enhancement that this remastered blu ray was produced. Perhaps they would prefer the DVD.

Gladiator was shot on 35mm film. Film has grain. I much prefer to see the film grain than to view something that has been excessively processed and treated, but some people would prefer all blu rays to look like they were shot on digital HD cameras. And some people like to find fault with everything.

Just look at the amazon reviews for the 'regular' Gladiator blu ray and you'll see what I mean.

This steelbook rates as 5 stars. You get a two blu ray set of Gladiator, including the Theatrical version, the Extended version and a disc full of special features. All this in a very nice steelbook package, that at the time of writing is...

The Fixed Blu-Ray Version
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This Steelbook version contains a theatrical and extend version of the film. For those who care, this does contain the "fixed" version of the blu-ray. IE: the one that looks pretty.

The steelbook case is nothing overtly special, but it is fairly cool for those interested. I purchased this version because it was it contained the right version of the film along with being considerably lower in cost. The case was a nice bonus.

One of the all-time greats now even better in Blu Ray Steelbook.
Gladiator was a 5+ star movie when it debuted in the theater in 2000, and whether you watch it in VHS, DVD or any format it remains a 5+ star movie. Now released in Blu Ray / Steelbook and surprise, surprise ;-)it is still a 5+ star movie. What did you expect? It's Gladiator... and the format it is released will never change the fact it is a 5+ star movie and one of the best movies all time, in this reviewer's humble opinion. I would enjoy Gladiator on a 5" screen in 4x3 format, heck, I would even watch it on one of those old Viewmaster slide flipper thing-a-ma-jigs from the 70's!! This movie is a classic, period. There is no other way to put it...

So now, with Gladiator packaged in Steelbook and Blu Ray, and with 17 minutes of new footage in addition to the Theatrical version, could we even make a case that it is better than ever? Maybe now 5++ stars?

Forget about the fact it is probably one of the most historically accurate movies Hollywood has ever...

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