Gladiator (2000) - Two Disc Set (DVD)

DVD Special Features|Commentary with Director Ridley Scott, the Director of Photography and the Editor Making of Gladiator: HBO First Look -- 25 mins Deleted Scenes with optional Director's Commentary Gladiator Games -- Roman Blood Sport: Learning Channel Special -- 50 mins Hans Zimmer Profile -- The Making of the Music for Gladiator Pietro's Treasure Chest: Best of Deleted Footage Montage Spencer Treat Clark (Lucius) Production Journal Original Storyboard Comparisons & Conceptual Art Photo Gallery Trailers Animated Menus Production Notes Cast & Crew Biographies Dolby Digital 5.1 & DTS Anamorphic 1:2.35 Subtitles: English, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Icelandic, Hindi, Hebrew, Bulgarian, Croatian, Turkish, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Greek, Norwegian, Arabic, Dutch||Ridley Scott's glossy historical epic Gladiator revitalised the classic sword 'n' sandal genre , bringing both a modern pop-culture sensibility and state-of-the-art computer-generated special effects to what had seemed like a worn-out formula. Essentially a remake of Anthony Mann's stodgy 1964 Fall of the Roman Empire, Gladiator also borrows heavily from Saving Private Ryan in its stunning opening sequence, and employs Ridley's brother Tony Scott's rapid-fire editing style for the remarkably staged Colosseum fights. The overall effect is a hugely impressive but emotionally empty spectacle complemented by Hans Zimmer 's bestselling but derivative score.