Blogging Matters!!! :'My 5ive' - 5 Gladiator Movies with Entertainment Value

Day 22.

Another waggish picture, I have posted above. Boy, I am getting good at this. Ok, it's Sunday today and as I do on weekends, I've settled to do another one of those 'best 5 things' which I have done in the past also. So, without further ado let's look at the top 5 Gladiatorial Movies and the Entertainment Value fused in them. Afterall, I can't veer much away from our course.

5.) Alone Against Rome (1962) -
This Italian-based  movie was directed by Luciano Ricci and stars Lang Jeffries as Brenno who winds up as a Gladiator and organises a resistance to terminate the Tribune's hegemony of enslavement. The movie is known for its delectable art and its tickety-boo combat scenes. The film was made with low budget, but still manages to present plenty of spectacles for gladiatorial fight lovers.

4.) Gladiators 7 (1962) -
This is the story about Darius (Richard Harrison), who is the son of a renowned Spartan, and is entangled in the getaway of five other slaves/gladiators. Directed by Pedro Lagaza, Gladiators 7 manages to put up a fair deal of swordplay, hand to hand fights and also uses real acrobats as Spartans to show the sword fighting, which make it look impressive, even with a pretty decent budget.

3.) Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) -
Directed by Delmer Daves, Demetrius and the Gladiators, has its spur in the performance of its cast, especially the minor characters and the stitching on equal cutting of its display. Demetrius, played by Victor Mature, is a former-slave and a born-again Christian who gives up his faith to fight against Emperor Caligula. This $4.5 million historical epic is one of the finest Gladiator movie produced in the decade of '50's.

2.) Spartcaus (1960) -
A massive rebellion against the doughty Romans is carried out by Spartacus (Kirk Douglas), a Thracian slave who later on turns Gladiator. The performances in this film are almost flawless. The movie earned 6 Oscar Award nominations, for its noteworthy savage gladiator scenes in the Colosseum. Particularly, exceptional is the scene in which Crassus asks to be entertained by the view of two pairs combating to death. Overall, a solid adventure story.

1.) Gladiator (2000) -
It is often said that, if you cannot feel something for the dramatis persona (in a movie), then the viewer is lost.
Luckily, for this film it's probably the first Roman epic ever produced, where the viewer is made to develop the sensory impact of being in a Colosseum or an amphitheatre. The movie features Russel Crowe as Maximus, a general-turned-slave-turned-gladiator, who seeks his revenge upon Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), in the Roman Colosseum. The special-effects, acting and most importantly the sheer savagery of gladiatorial combats, make this film nothing, but breath-taking.

The productivity of gladiators, is calibrated by the Entertainment Value they develop, per unit of stretch they spend on the battle field. The more a director can show the savagery of these combats in his/her film, the higher the chances are of the audience getting the Entertainment Value.
Alright folks, that was the 'My 5ive' list of top-5 gladiator movies with entertainment value. Speaking soundly, I've seen only 3 out of these 5 movies. My list is drawn with the research I did and I tried to list only those movies which I reckon, have the Entertainment Value blended in them.
So Readerland, tell me what you think of the list and also the movies which you have seen or are planning to watch.
Thanks For Reading.
(ref; google images, wiki, imdb)