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Having a degree in ancient history, specializing in Roman history, I had to see this movie in the theater. The attention to details in the battle tactics, clothing and decoration are simply superb, great work Ridley Scott. I then bought it on DVD the day it was released in 2000 and of course I had to buy the Blu-Ray copy the day it came out. When I first played the Gladiator Blu-Ray disc I was not very happy with the image quality, along with many other reviews that I have read. I then started to read my TV's user manual about image quality and noticed the DNR Control (Digital Noise Reduction Control). I stated Gladiator and adjusted the TV's DNR Control, the more DNR I added the worse the image quality got. I then turned off the DNR altogether and the image quality became perfect and sharp. I hope this helps others enjoy Gladiator on Blu-Ray.
What's great about it: Picture Quality and the attention to details when filmed