Unlike the not too distant DVD release of the remake of the original Spartacus movie this series is a keeper.
Be warned though, if you don't like a ton of blood & guts & gore this will not be for you.
Sex and nudity are there in abundance as well as with the series "Rome".
It traces the role of Spartacus starting with the Thracian alliance with the Romans which is inevitably broken by the Romans which leads to his subsequent capture and enslavement by the Romans condemned to die in the arena at the hands of gladiators.
Fate and an iron will has other plans in store for Spartacus however...
The cinematography of the combat sequences reminds very much of that seen in "The 300" with a bit more gore and detail.
This series also clearly illustrates the cruelty of the system of Roman slavery on which the empire was built.
Through their own hand the Romans shape and hammer Spartacus into the lethal killing machine he is destined to embrace or be destroyed by.
"Tagline: Some legends are written in blood."
Quote:
"Batiatus: How many men would you kill to see your wife again?
Spartacus: I would kill them all."
8 / 10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1442449/
