Rating summary
| Movie |  | 4.0 |
| Video |  | 5.0 |
| Audio |  | 4.5 |
| Extras | | 4.5 |
| Overall | | 4.5 |
Gladiator Blu-ray Movie Review
Reviewed by Martin Liebman June 17, 2020
Paramount and Best Buy have collaborated on a store exclusive UHD SteelBook release for 2000's Oscar winning epic 'Gladiator.' The disc and
digital content is identical to that found in the wide release. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below
for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.
For a full film review, please click
here; note that this link points to the original Blu-ray.
Gladiator Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality
For a full UHD video review, please click here.
Gladiator Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality
For a full UHD audio review, please click here.
Gladiator Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras
This SteelBook is slick and glossy and will show fingerprints, but the lighter color scheme will mask the intensity. The front panel depicts a bent-over
Maximus looking towards the right. His shield fully covers much of the right-hand side while his right hand holds his sword, pointed toward the right. An
intensely bright background yields barely visible terrain and grandstands below and behind him, but the figure fills the vast majority of the frame.
The film's title appears center in white block letters with Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe names in accompaniment above. There is a reflectiveness to
several of the surfaces, including the sword, shield, and armor pieces. The rear panel depicts a
classy image of Maximus walking upward from the pits towards the arena gates. Bright light shines down upon him, washing out the scene and
rendering the sides practically invisible. The spine is a near-white color with the film's title in black, center. A Paramount logo appears at the top while
Blu-ray and UHD logos as well as a "3-disc set" notice appear at the bottom.
Inside, the digital copy code floats; there are no left-hand-side tabs to hold it down. The UHD disc is situated on its own center hub on the left while the
feature film and Blu-ray bonus discs are situated on the right in
staggered-stacked formation. The inner print is a two-panel spread that features a still from one of the epic battle scenes in the film in which Maximus
battles both man and beast. The hero is far right, his foe slightly right of center, and a tiger is prominently growling on the left while another prowls in
the background on the right. A crowd scene fills the space beyond.
For a breakdown of what on-disc extras are included in this set, please click here.
Gladiator Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation
It's been more than two full years since Gladiator first arrived on the UHD format, but better late than never for a stunning SteelBook release.
Gladiator
and companion release Braveheart stand as two of the nicer ones on the market. Very highly
recommended.
