Apocalypto

Pros: Story, visual imagery, direction

Cons: People find fault with this - it's perfect.

The Bottom Line: A masterpiece from the master Mel Gibson telling the story of the fight for survival of Central American natives prior to European intervention.

Review: Apocalypto (2006) Mel Gibson has outdone himself, showing himself a filmmaker of the first rank after only a couple full-length features. < b>The Passion was a masterpiece but you had to wonder, could he ...

Pros: Great acting, direction and writing and gorgeous scenery

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: I saw this film in the theater but Epinions said it was on DVD. Wrong. See it on the big screen.

Review: I've read only one review of this film and it was quite favorable. The reviewer pointed out that several people were talking about boycotting the film due to Director/Screenwriter Mel Gibson's recent behaviour. The reviewer also pointed out that if we ...

Pros: Wonderful costumes, sets, scenery, themes, etc.

Cons: Needed a few minutes trimmed off the total running time

The Bottom Line: It's not as good as Braveheart, but is still an excellent movie.

Review: Apocalypto is an epic tale about Mayan civilization from writer/director Mel Gibson. This excellent action movie was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Makeup and Sound. Although it isn’t as good as Braveheart, Mel Gibson has ...

Pros: Beautiful images, great gore, breakneck pacing.

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: Mel Gibson is a master storyteller. He may be a flawed man, but his film is near perfect.

Review: It's kind of a shame that Mel Gibson had that run in with the cops earlier this year (despite the joke mileage I've gotten out of calling my wife "sugar t*ts" when she annoys me and asserting that anything that goes wrong in my life is part of the "vast ...

Pros: Well Written, Directed and Acted. Good immersion into the time period and story.

Cons: Some may not care for the gory sceens and subtitles.

The Bottom Line: If you like historicaly accurate (visually anyway) action movies that are based ancient cultures, you'll probably like it. Its violent and bloody but well acted and directed.

Review: I normally don’t write movie reviews but I was so impressed by this movie I decided to write one. In my opinion it’s the best movie Mel Gibson has directed and provides a nice change in setting compared to movies of late. This movie seems well ...

Pros: Gibson has great skill with action sequences and his creative team is relentlessly imaginative.

Cons: The VERY end is a little disappointing.

The Bottom Line: Immerses the viewer in a unique society and also thrills with some wonderful action sequences. Simply a blast to watch!

Review: The trailers for APOCALYPTO make it look like a total blast, a real adrenaline rush. And that's what this movie delivers...big time. It is very action packed and exciting. The scenes of atrocity and violence are delivered pretty unflinchingly (as Mel ...

Pros: Great story, acting, cinematography, drama

Cons: A little bloody for some tastes. Subtitles.

The Bottom Line: Great movie about the will to survive. Breathtaking scenery. Must endure subtitles.

Review: This is more of a response to some of the reviews I've read, and a defense of Mel Gibson, than a review in itself. Still, it promotes seeing the movie, therefore I feel it deserves a place among reviews... Now look, I know most of you don't like to be ...

Pros: Recreates an exotic place and time, heart-stopping action, lavish spectacle, rich human emotion.

Cons: Very intense, very un-PC, and don't watch this with members of PETA.

The Bottom Line: An action movie with a lot of heart, evoking a lost time and place, one of the best films of recent years.

Review: Wow, an edge-of-your-seat action movie, a quintessential `guy movie’ with a lot of emotion to boot! And all the spectacle and lavish detail that we used to associate with the legendary Cecil B. DeMille! Very impressive, Mel! As you probably know, ...

Pros: Shows the true realism cinema can reach.   

Cons: The blood and guts can be difficult to watch.  

The Bottom Line: This movie holds something absolutely entertaining for everyone. 

Review: "Apocalypto" is a spectacular feast for the senses.  Mel Gibson has truly raised the bar for the epic genre.  This movie is great because very few movies can make me laugh and cry with such sincerity.  As great as I thought this film was I ...

Pros: World must of been cruel during Homosapien existence that our generation probably doesn't even fathom.

Cons: A little Hollywood, Might offend some Hispanics, Little gore (if that offends you)

The Bottom Line: Rent it already

Review: I place Mel Gibson up there as one of my favorite directors and I haven't even seen Passion of Christ. This movie is stunning in it's realism, some might say it's lewd, some might wonder if animals were harmed. There will be critics about some of the ...