I'm currently watching this (Sept 24th 2014, 20:26) on the Movies4Men channel; obviously dubbed from Italian with completely unknown cast, but in a way that helps the feeling that it's authentic - you're not watching Kiefer Sutherland or the like dodging volcanic ash; it's as if it's ancient CCTV footage. And very colourful it is too.
Essentially the plot doesn't matter, because they're all going to get encased in lava in the end. The stage fighting is awful, the dialogue is drivel, the main drama of love between a slave girl and a gladiator is about as engaging as a Microsoft Help screen, but that big ol' volcano will not be denied. And that saves it.
Unconvincing, clunky, laughable, but you can't go wrong with Vesuvius.
Essentially the plot doesn't matter, because they're all going to get encased in lava in the end. The stage fighting is awful, the dialogue is drivel, the main drama of love between a slave girl and a gladiator is about as engaging as a Microsoft Help screen, but that big ol' volcano will not be denied. And that saves it.
Unconvincing, clunky, laughable, but you can't go wrong with Vesuvius.