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Spartacus Reviews

2004

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This television production stars Goran Visnjic (ER) as the titular gladiator in this television adaptation of the same 1951 Howard Fast novel that spawned Stanley Kubrick's 1960 film classic. While living out his life as a slave the deserts of Egypt, Spartacus is bought by a trainer of gladiators and forced to fight for the .. Read more

Starring	Goran Visnjic, Alan Bates, Angus Macfadyen, Rhona Mitra
Director	Robert Dornhelm, Robert Dornhelm
Genres	Drama

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- - 10
  - 2
  Enjoyable
  
  Having read the reviews on Spartacus before deciding to see it for myself I did not expect much from this movie!
  
  I was pleasantly surprised having ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - ben147
  - South Yorkshire
  - 18 Nov 2004 at 14:21
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- - 0
  - 0
  One dimensional
  
  I felt that the script was poor. It seemed more akin to a fairytale than a historical drama. The characterisation was one dimensional, overly simplistic and ... read more »
  
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- 1099730
- - a customer
  - S E England
  - 06 Mar 2012 at 10:02
- - 0
  - 2
  long
  
  this rremake is very boring and bery long!
  
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- - halory
  - 9 reviews
  - thiornhill,scotland
  - 22 Feb 2009 at 19:56
- - 0
  - 1
  Customer Review
  
  First the bad stuff - its not Spartacus as we know it. The original movie is simply irreplaceable. Hell, its not even Gladiator but it is an entertaining romp ... read more »
  
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- 580705
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 2
  - 0
  Customer Review
  
  I watched this DVD for a few reasons. Firstly, that Goran Visnjic is very easy on the eye and much more attractive that Kirk Douglas, but secondly to see what ... read more »
  
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- 580706
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 1
  - 0
  Engaging story
  
  Another of the wonderful Hallmark (or Hallmark like) made for TV 3 hour epics. This had a good cast (apart from the cock-er-ney novelty condom head trainer), ... read more »
  
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- - Gutterboy
  - 388 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 19 Jan 2007 at 20:09
- - 0
  - 2
  Alright
  
  Its alright, not amazing
  
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- 170708
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  - england
  - 06 Nov 2005 at 15:28
- - 0
  - 2
  Stick to the original
  
  that's all I'm saying
  
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- 167666
- - a customer
  - Scotland
  - 30 Oct 2005 at 01:03
- - 0
  - 0
  Great action
  
  This is a great action movie - the battle scenes were very good. Unfortunately though, the movie seemed to be very drawn out, lasting around 165 minutes. This... read more »
  
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- 346901
- - RobnChris
  - 4 reviews
  - Northants
  - 27 Oct 2005 at 22:59
- - 0
  - 0
  Pretty good!
  
  I don't usually think much of remakes of films. Especially when they were classics the first time around. Still this film was pretty good, I enjoyed it and ... read more »
  
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- - kelfster
  - London
  - 14 May 2005 at 12:22
- - 1
  - 0
  Liked it
  
  I was unsure as to whether I would enjoy this (it being a remake and all) however it turned out to be very, very good!
  
  Assuming you've chosen it ... read more »
  
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- 332512
- - MikeandJulia
  - West Yorkshire
  - 26 Apr 2005 at 19:53
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- - 10
  - 2
  Enjoyable
  
  Having read the reviews on Spartacus before deciding to see it for myself I did not expect much from this movie!
  
  I was pleasantly surprised having ... read more »
  
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- 314436
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  - ben147
  - South Yorkshire
  - 18 Nov 2004 at 14:21
- - 6
  - 0
  Excellent Retelling
  
  This is NOT a retelling of the history of the Slave Revolt led by Spartacus in the 1st Century BCE; what it is a rewriting of the Kirk Douglas 1960 movie of ... read more »
  
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- - Diomedes
  - Northamptonshire
  - 05 Mar 2005 at 23:17
- - 4
  - 0
  A slave with attitude
  
  Spartacus (Dr Luca Kovac from ER) is a slave with attitude. He rebels against the brutal slave masters, leading all his fellow slaves in an uprising against the... read more »
  
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- - Lynette
  - Coventry, England
  - 12 Mar 2005 at 13:46
- - 4
  - 1
  Too Long
  
  A poor remake, much too long and I found myself fast forwarding through a lot of scenes.
  
  Fighting scenes quite good but, nothing compared to '... read more »
  
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- - cupcake1
  - surrey
  - 08 Dec 2004 at 11:07
- - 3
  - 0
  Why try and remake a classic
  
  It has Ross Kemp in it, need I say more? Rent out the original, don't waste your time with this version.
  
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- 317499
- - Sherawaye
  - UK
  - 30 Dec 2004 at 14:51
- - 2
  - 0
  Made for TV
  
  This film rather than being an improvement on the old classic, bearing in mind the advancement in special effects etc, gives the impression of being a low ... read more »
  
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- - scoffers
  - South Yorks
  - 15 Dec 2004 at 16:00
- - 2
  - 0
  Customer Review
  
  I watched this DVD for a few reasons. Firstly, that Goran Visnjic is very easy on the eye and much more attractive that Kirk Douglas, but secondly to see what ... read more »
  
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- 580706
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 1
  - 0
  Boring, boring, boring!!!
  
  I was expecting more from this film. I kept watching, thinking it would liven up but it didn't!
  
  If you're looking for a gripping film from ... read more »
  
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- 316913
- - dozzasdvds
  - Buckinghamshire
  - 19 Dec 2004 at 22:06
- - 1
  - 0
  Great film
  
  A really good film in my view, very much like a TV movie but none the less very enjoyable.
  
  Only down side to the film was Ross Kemp.
  
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- 319250
- - elmo5
  - surrey
  - 18 Jan 2005 at 09:30
- - 1
  - 0
  Wonderful
  
  I thought this version of Spartacus was miles better than the original.
  
  I can remember watching the original at my Grandparents house years ago and ... read more »
  
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- 321313
- - rikardiso
  - Kent
  - 01 Feb 2005 at 14:18

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  This television production stars Goran Visnjic (ER) as the titular gladiator in this television adaptation of the same 1951 Howard Fast novel that spawned Stanley Kubrick's 1960 film classic. While living out his life as a slave the deserts of Egypt, Spartacus is bought by a trainer of gladiators ...