Braveheart v gladiator

Gibson has admitted its not very accurate but if it was accurate it would be a much weaker film

I never got into Gladiator. Braveheart far more engaging.

The Shawshank Redemption was more liberating than both

Neither film comes anywhere near a best film list.

Braveheart was memorable. Maybe cause it was shot in Ireland etc etc etc.

I can't remember Gladiator at all. Maybe 'cause I saw it on the small screen. Or maybe because Russel Crowe.

Can't remember he might have been younger. Every Wednesday the kids would bring in a video and the whole school would watch it in the afternoon in the main hall of a small country school. The teachers would then disappear into the staff room. So one day when a kid turned up with Braveheart it was stuck in the video player and the teacher went off to the staffroom.

I'm sure things have changed that must have been 20 years ago. He doesn't seem to have been damaged too much by it.

Braveheart. I like medieval war films and Braveheart is one of the best.

Love this scene with Patrick McGoohan as Longshanks.

Gladiator for me hands down, the opening battle scene was awesome, and the music was class.

I would imagine historical accuracy wasn't high on the agenda for either film.

It's a tad inaccurate alright. They didn't have cars in those days.

Gladiator has a few bloopers also, i think there is a plane in one shot and when the chariot crashes in the colosseum fight you can see a gas tank. Also Maximus says to “unleash hell” at the opening battle, the Romams wouldn’t have called it hell.

Gladiator for me. It achieved a similar emotional punch as Braveheart without resorting to a contrived love story and really ridiculous romantic device about Mel bedding a French princess.

It's crazy to me that Gladiator is never high up in the best films of all time list. It's pure snobbery. It ticks every box as far as what constitutes a great film. Great directing. Great cinematography. A fantastic plot that while wasn't historically accurate was very true to the setting of Ancient Rome.

Casting and performances pitch perfect across the board. Epic and memorable soundtrack. Apart from one or two gaffes, incredible CGI and visual effects which really sold it to the audience but importantly, combined with plenty of physical effects and stuntwork which meant it was always very believable. The first battle scene is still probably the best reenactment of Roman battle tactics committed to film.