Bloodsport

Bloodsport Soundtrack

A historically accurate look at the gladiators of ancient Rome is presented in this documentary filmed mostly in Rome and at the famed ruins of Pompei. The roots of gladiatorial combat is traced to the harshness of Roman culture, and how fighting between slaves went from casual attractions in town squares to enormous spectacles in specially built arenas throughout the Roman empire is explained by historians. Much of what we know about gladiators emerged from clues found when the buried Roman city of Pompei was excavated and carefully examined, and drawings of gladiators found on walls in the ancient city are shown. The Roman gladiators became wildly popular cult figures, managed by businessmen and chased by what today we'd call groupies. The "sport" of combat became increasingly violent, with each successive emperor raising the stakes until there were literally hundreds of people in bloody spectacles staged for the entertainment of a screaming crowd. Using films of scholars who faithfully reenact the roles of gladiators, as well as stock footage from Hollywood productions, this documentary provides a fairly comprehensive introduction to how gladiators lived, fought, and died. --Robert J. McNamara

Director: Newt Arnold
Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Forest Whitaker
Production: Warner Home Video
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
29
Rotten Tomatoes:
33%
R (Restricted)
Year:
1988
92
Website
4,914 Views
#SongDuration
1Fight to survive2:19
2The Morning After2:42
3Preparation2:30
4Powder3:40
5Triumph2:34
6Steal the Night 
7Kumite 
8Captain 
9Dim Mak 
10Police 
11Morning After 
12Second Day 

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