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SPARTACUS is a solidly produced historical epic of the time, but unlike
EL CID, BEN HUR, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, or THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE,
it doesn't hold up as well under scrutiny. This may owe more to a poor
script than Stanley Kubrick, who stepped in for original director
Anthony Mann during the production due to a fight with Kirk Douglas.
Had it been the other way around with Mann been kept on and Douglas
fired, I doubt this CLEOPATRA-style grandiose-yet-awkward film would
have suffered. Actually it might have been much better and more
cohesive as too much feels as though the director lacked interest and
most of the best scenes are more Mann-ish than Kubick-esquire.

The film starts off traditionally enough – Spartacus is raised in the
slave pits and makes a seamless transition to gladiator. Somewhere
along the line he manages to figure out a sense of unbreakable moral
virtue and never strays from it the rest of the film, thus making his
character 1-dimensional and unfortunately pretty boring. Despite all
this, the film is fine up until the standout slave break-out scene
where Spartacus begins his rebellion and our plot lines diverge. The
film then cuts back and forth from following Spartacus's army to the
political rivalry between Laurence Olivier and Charles Laughton as
Roman senators looking to profit from the whole mess. It turns out that
these extremely charismatic villains are much more interesting to watch
than bland Kirk Douglas, who is completely overshadowed with his
"subdued Heston" performance and Christ-like central character.

The film does highly benefit from many colorful supporting characters
and great performances. Some highlights include: Peter Ustinov as a
stressed-out slave trader, Woody Strode as a stoic gladiator who snaps,
Herbert Lom as a Phoenician pirate (!), and Charles McGraw as a hateful
veteran gladiator/instructor. John Ireland and Tony Curtis don't get to
do much as Spartacus's right and left hand, though Curtis has a
disturbing yet slightly amusing scene where Olivier (extremely
well-dubbed by Anthony Hopkins for the reissue) attempts to seduce him.
Jean Simmons (no, not one from "KISS") is quite restrained and bland as
Douglas's love interest, though she isn't really given much to do
either.

Usually epics like this are redeemed by massive battle scenes but
(despite some heavy gore for the time) the big show-stopping fight is
not the best of the genre, owing some to Alex North's pedestrian score
and Kubrick's apparent disinterest. All throughout you'll be wondering
if Kubrick really had much input on this movie at all as it contains
almost none of the touches he brought to his films before or after this
one. Add to that the fact that this "true story" really oversimplifies,
skimps, and downright lies in its complete dearth of historical
accuracy, this film may actually make you dumber having watched it.
SPARTACUS is just a big disappointment all-round, despite some great
performances and costuming..

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it make man to be brave Contrasted with their impassioned plans for open rebellion are the cool, calculating minds of their Roman adversaries Crassus, Grachus and Batiatus. To Rome, a poorly equipped army of slaves are no more threatening than the invasion of insects which attack the city during the hot, humid seasons. The slaves' cries for freedom and their challenge will be but a more diversion from the musty affairs of state. And so, in a chilling engagement, the superior military might of Rome proceeds to crush the army of Spartacus..

this was nor part of your promotiopn, your "come on"..

since its made in 1960 it's good for a movie of that time. But for this time it isn't.

nice movie, ı like it.

Great movie .

kirk douglas at his very best. a film to keep and watch over and over again.

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it could be nice..

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Awesome movie that must be viewed by every film buff! Kirk Douglas, Jean
Simmons, Peter Ustinov, and Laurence Olivier are just fantastic in Stanley
Kubrick's classic! Douglas is great as the slave Spartacus, who fights his
way through the system of slavery in ancient Rome. Simmons is just lovely
as Spartacus' wife. Olivier's performance as Crassus steals the show as
well as his semi-right hand man Peter Ustinov. If anyone has seen
Gladiator, you must see this film! As the first film I've seen that's
directed by Kubrick, this film gets 4 out of 4 stars :).