Amazons and Gladiators (2001)

Best movie of this year hands down!

A Masterpiece!

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Appallingly bad. Deliciously bad. Bad in the sort of way that makes you really proud that you made it all the way to the end.This is sword and board 1980's at its best. Soft pron without the pron. Go Amazons!Amazing to see this kick started so many amazing careers.Not sure the squeaking leather underpants will catch on but the plastic chariots are a must have solution to global something.The delightful mishmash of international accents left us wondering if this was a play for cornering the international film festival market.Why is it always Autumn in Lithuania? Perfect Epic night, more like this please!

call me whatever you want, but i think this is a waste of time. not that i don't like the idea, but this depiction of the amazon myth is a poor one. and i have seen better. the story was poor, the acting was atrocious. it has all the elements of a failed movie right from the start. if you want to make a good amazon movie, at least try to have some sense in the way the story is told, or you will do like i did and walked out at the half of it. the only good thing about this movie are some of the actresses. sad to say, but i think this movie is a sorry attempt at making women feel in control. and a note to the director of this movie: if you try to direct your own work, it is bound to end up in flames right from the start. too much subjectivity will ruin a good idea. :-(

Well, the DVD's cover does a good (but tricky) job. You think it might be a relatively nice movie shot for TV. Like Helen of Troy, Jason and the argonauts, or Odyssey.But actually, the only reason to see this movie is for the few beautiful, and half-naked women who try to cope with a terrible director and a really bad script and story based on Ridley Scott's Gladiator. Especially the little girl in the beginning acts really bad. It was quite disappointing. I hope some of the actors get a break in the future.The movie screams it was very low-budget. They must have used except the forest shots, 5 or 6 scenes, most of them in a dressed back-lot.The worst mistake (except inaccuracies like amazons in the same era with romans) was that everyone is clean. In that period women didn't look like a Playboy centerfold. And people were dirty-looking. They look extremely sharp. Like they took their furs from the laundry! LOL!Anyway, as I said, if you pass one the beautiful babes, a Xena episode is far more dramatic and action-packed.I don't regret for my $2 for the DVD rental though. Even B-movies and first-time actors got to make a living.

Roman epic fans will welcome this addition to the genre. With Richard Norton as Lucius, the film's most genuine performance, and with histrademark action choreography/direction, adventure fans will relish the arena sequences pitting gladiators against Amazons under the evil gaze of banished General Marcus Crassus (Patrick Bergin). Crassus and his thugs destroyed the family of the heroine, Serena, and as she ages, all her roads lead to Rome and to revenge. She joins the Amazons in their battles against the Romans, and sympathetic male warrior Lucius (Norton) becomes both her ally and her companion. Norton knows how to render a compelling hero. With a formidable list of movies and martial arts accomplishments to his credit, he has distinguished himself as both an actor and a stunt co-ordinator in the film and TV industries. Net info on the film indicates that he did the stunt choreography and co-ordina- tion for this film. His work ensures that the film graduates from being a routine adventure about vengeance to an impressive stage for action sequences. Strangely the credits fail to list his work in the film as Stunt Choreographer and Co-Ordinator. They also overlook Judy Green in a visible and welcomed role as one of the Amazons. Since Norton'scontributions distinguish the movie, perhaps the producers should re- type their credits for future video printings. It should not take a prod from one of the spear throwers to give credits where credits are due! In the meantime, enjoy "Amazons and Gladiators" and its trademark Richard Norton action.