Gladiator

Gladiator is the 2000 spectacle starring Russell Crowe.  In the opening battle the Roman armor looks period accurate, but like most movies set in this era, wants they start fighting accuracy goes out the window.  The Roman soldiers hold their line for about 3 seconds before breaking off into 1-on-1 sword fights.  Do directors think a Roman battle where the soldiers actually hold the line would be boring?  Inaccuracies aside, it was refreshing to watch a movie a made during my life time for a change.  The movie is, of course, wonderful to look at, although the CGI looks a bit fake, and even though it is 2 and half hours long it never drags.