erinbear80 Historically inaccurate in every aspect. Corny dialog. Unbelievable characters. Generic sound effects. Horribly choreographed fight scenes. Shoddy camera work. Nudity at every turn, probably only put in to keep the audience on it's toes, because nothing else will. Don't watch this unless you want a movie to make fun of! I bought this DVD in Spain, hoping it would be a good souvenir. I have an interest in the Roman Empire and it's offshoot stories, and this one only disappointed me. Yes, I know that they are few and far between, but believe me when I say that you would be better off not watching this one. Xena is more entrancing.

ace_pilot16 Just like the other Dutch guy I was mislead by a 1towatch sticker on it, and all I got was bad acting,bad script,ridiculous costumes,historical inaccuracies,insipid feminist propaganda... nothing but Xena type garbage.I was at least expecting some exciting (sword)fight scenes , but even that was missing.Actually, the only exciting scene in this movie was when Wendi Winburn got naked out of the bath (nice ass!) and I think that says enough.Oh, there's a nice plot twist in it,too !But that's about it.I will at least give it a 3-star rating for the nudity.

amphipolis Cute film about amazons(???) and Gladiators in the Roman era, especially for the male audience. We also have the chance to see the legendary queen of Minor Asia, Zenobia (sic). Watch Jennifer Rubin, the ex-model of Calvin Klein Obsession, succeed nicely as actress in the role of Ione. Richard Norton (martial arts action film actor) plays Lucius. Generally, the production is well done, low budget OK, but not bad. It's worth it! Nice music (Tim Jones), plot (Zachary Weintraub), set. (Filming location: Lithuania). It's not THE GLADIATOR, or BRAVEHEART, of course but it's a good low budget film. You'll spend 2 happily hours in front of your screen.

ada-p Feminism and misogyny at the same time! I'm all for a movie that depicts womyn standing on their own two feet and kicking patriarchal butt. But, and this is a big but, the movie managed to be exploitive of womyn at the same time. For some strange reason Serena always wore tight boob-raising body armour, there were constant scenes of naked and half naked womyn, the female leads were all unbelievably beautiful and the men (with the exception of the fairly attractive Nortin) were all rather ugly or... out of shape.I honestly don't know if I love this film or hate it with a passion. It has Thelma and Louise appeal, but also appeals to male sexual fantasies by making womyn sex objects. But the idea that it spaws Satan or other such extremes is a little gynophobic and paranoid. If you feel this way then I suggest you stay clear of "8 Mile" and Britney's "Crossorads". The only movies worse than those that spark thoughtful debate, ie A & G, are those that are mind numbing and appeal solely to...... easily controlled minds.