Still great, but much less so than before...

I guess it depends on what you're into now. Maybe your taste has changed? I remember watching 300 when it came out and hating it compared to Gladiator, especially the slow motion/stylish fight choreography and crazy blood splatter effects. I then came to learn more about the comic and the actual history of the battle of Thermopylae and came to appreciate it much more.

In turns of pure battle scenes I still prefer Gladiator as it still "feels" more realistic and gritty (it isn't - the Romans didn't fight like that). For example I personally really felt the pain of Commodus' slow death by his own dagger (what with the gurgling sound and him dropping to the ground like a ragdoll).

Ridley Scott is also no stranger to horrific violence. Alien, being so old still horrifies me with the crazy chestburster scene and Black Hawk Down is still one of the most realistic depictions modern warfare I've scene. I think he just toned it down in this one for the sake of narrative over style.

Were you not entertained?

Gladiator still stands up to this day as Ridley Scott's best ever work.

Just saw it few weeks ago on television and it felt better than ever.

I like that about it, that it feels like a cinematic experience and isn't aiming for that more intimate and realistic tv setting. It wants to be lavish and spectacular and kind of mimics that Charlton Heston grandiose period storytelling style in a way to give it that feeling of richness.

I know after watching Spartacus Blood & Sand series, Gladiator does seem quite tame in comparison. Still a gem though, and the music is absolutely fantastic.