Siskel & Ebert Review Spartacus (1960) Stanley Kubrick

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A wonderful review by Gene Siskel who comes across as really loving Kubrick's Spartacus. Spartacus is the best of the old school epics and here are the reasons why I love the film so much.

I saw Spartacus in 1979 or 1980 when I was 2 or 3 years old. As a child how could I forget the wonderful images in this film. Kirk Douglas's face (I found his dimple fascinating) and the ending.
The themes in Spartacus still resonate today. Just because we are now paid a wage doesn't mean we are still not slaves. We all still serve the master.
It's one of the few films that I remember where the villains win.
The acting is first class from all involved. The films dialogue scenes are just as entertaining as the battle scenes.
The sets, locations and special effects are better than any of the computer-generated crap made today.
The score by Alex North is amazing and I believe it to be his best work.
It was directed by my favourite film maker Stanley Kubrick.
The ending makes me cry like no other film that I have seen. The critics claim that Kubrick was cold and didn't have a heart but they are wrong.