Maybe get one Spectre just for the gargoyles. She can strip enemies of their armor, which lets you spam Bone Flingers instead of the clunky mage towers. But her poison arrow ability is so clutch, like using it on the clusters of the axe throwing huntresses was a huge help and its also good to note that if you use the ability then instantly send the next wave over, its ready to use again in about a second. I like her because she still requires a bit of micro and isnt just easy mode like Doom Tank. Plus shes cheaper.Īsra’s entire kit is just plain old good. Shes pretty unkillable like Jigou and I just like her abilities and concept more. I guess you would support the side that doesnt have Jigou on it but I dont know he seems pretty clunky to use. Jigou is good if theres only one way the enemies come from but in the later levels thats almost never the case. Beresad has a map wide wave clear which is ridiculous and also gets extra gold for things dying near him, that alone makes him easy mode. Doom Tank I heard is easy mode since he never gets attacked except for range stuff and his base attack and abilities are nuts. A must see.Asra is basically the best hero in the game that doesnt make it easy mode. Add to this great cast excellent editing and post production work, and an intricate soundscape (including a magnificent Hans Zimmer score), and you have a film that, despite its length, was highly palatable and had me in there from beginning to end. The old guard thesps of Harris, Reed and Jacobi (Grachus) are uniformly strong as supporting characters, and Spencer Treat Clark (Lucius) does a fine job as the young heir to the throne. Phoenix is also excellent as the disturbed Commodus, as is Nielson as Lucilla, the daughter of Marcus who "should have been a son" and finds herself torn between loyalty to her brother and doing what is 'right'. His accent ocassionally bugged me (as did the mish mash of accents on offer - but that is I guess a legacy of 'internationally casted films'), but this aside, he was well and truly up to the task. Crowe proves himself very suitable to the task with a great emotional range and depth of character. In every way, Scott has created a world for us that scuttles films of similar epic undertakings (and budgets!) and sends them to their dooms at the bottom of the murky depths of film history where they belong. The opening battle scene is superb as a cast of thousands erupt across the screen and provide an indication that we are about to see a film that pays incredible attention to detail throughout its entirety. From the plains of Germania, to the desert stronghold of Zuchobar, and finally to great Rome herself, John Mathiesion, the cinematographer is to be commended highly for his general inventiveness and ability to capture so much on film. Not only are we drawn into an archetypal story that contains all the classic elements a filmgoer could dream of (love, loss, courage, despair, good triumphing over evil etc etc) - also on offer is a visual feast of cinematic painting after painting - a rich tapestry of images that are breathtaking and ultimately visually satisfying. GLADIATOR transcends the notion of 'blockbuster' that we have become accustomed to in the age of electronic and special effects wizardry and instead offers a good old fashioned action film along the lines of Spartacus and and Ben Hur. And with a budget of over $100m, Scott certainly delivers the goods. Saved from death by slavers, he is purchased for use as a gladiator by Proximo (Reed) and ends up in the arena of all arena's, the Colloseum, where he proves unbeatable under his guise as "The Spaniard". Once a great roman General, and as good as adopted son of Marcus Aurelius Caesar (Harris), Maximus (Crowe) is forced into exile by Commodus (Phoenix), heir to the throne, after the death of Marcus. The epic blockbuster returns with the 21st Century's answer to Cecil B DeMille, Ridley Scott and his dramatic tale of courage and revenge, GLADIATOR - "the general who became a slave, the slave who became a gladiator, the gladiator who defied an emperor". And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. Maximus: My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the TRUE emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Or was it Hercules? Why doesn't the hero reveal himself and tell us all your real name? You do have a name.Ĭommodus: How dare you show your back to me! Slave, you will remove your helmet and tell me your name. As for this young man, he insists you are Hector reborn. I don't think there's ever been a gladiator to match you. Commodus: Your fame is well deserved, Spaniard.
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