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Apocalypto (2006) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
539 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.94/4 |
# of Ratings: |
291 |
Genres: |
Drama, Historical |
Rating: |
R |
Language: |
English |
Theater Date: | 12/08/2006 |
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Director: |
Mel Gibson |
Actors: |
Rudy Youngblood
Dalia Hernandez
Jonathan Brewer
Morris Birdyellowhead
Carlos Emilio Báez
Amilcar Ramírez |
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Plot Outline:
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The Aztec's kingdom is failing so they enslave the people who live in the forest to sacrifice them to the gods. One hunter, Jaguar Paw, is captured but needs to get back to his family and fulfill the omen.
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Moviehead 03/26/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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3.5/4 |
This is great move. So savage, so brutal and that is exactly what it needs to be. And who can do it better than that crazy Mel Gibson. I would love to see more historical films from him. |
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08/11/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Apocalypto review |
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Clearly one of the most realistic and violent films created that is not for everybody. Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood) with his father Flint Sky (Morris Birdyellowhead) and friends discover another tribe being vanquished. Zero Wolf (Raoul Trujillo) led the raiders in abducting the village of Jaguar Paw. This picture was engaging from start to finish. Cinematography and locations were breathtaking. Action sequences were authentic and brutal. Make-up, costumes and screenplay were incredibly creative. Amazing sequences were the usage of the "poison frog darts" with a leaf, symbolism of Jaguar Paw to a jaguar, and Seven's (Dalia Hernández) ways of surviving. Special features were insightful. One of the best lines from the movie: - "We are a people of destiny. Destined to be the masters ... |
Rating of
4/4 |
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01/30/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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"Apocalypto" by Yojimbo |
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A Mayan tribe is raided and captured by a rival civilisation but young hunter Jaguar Paw escapes in an effort to reach his pregnant wife, still perilously concealed at their village. Anyone expecting (as I was) Dances With Lemurs is in for a big shock; Mel Gibson's name being attached to the project evokes certain preconceptions, but this gritty historical drama shatters them all. For a start, in a brave move, the entire film is subtitled which no doubt wrecked a lot of its box office appeal to the hicks but adds an awful lot to its authenticity. I'm no anthropolgist but to me this film had an intense realism to it I've rarely seen; at no time was it conspicuous that I was just watching actors acting. It all seemed brutally, bloodily real and Gibson certainly didn't shy away from the bloo... |
Rating of
3/4 |
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02/19/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Just wow! |
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I wanted to see this movie from the moment I saw the previews. For one the culture is not one used much in movies and I really was intrigued. Now it doesn't quite follow accurate history and Gibson uses his poetic license to bend the real culture facts to better suit his tale and as long as you take this as periodical fiction then I don't see how you could have a problem with it's setting. Another complaint people sometimes has is the fact this movie is subtitled. This is because Gibson wanted the movie to actually be in the correct real tongue. However this movie has very few words and mostly at the first. This movie is brilliantly almost all visual and atmospheric so don't let subtitles turn you away. The movie does a very good job of quickly introducing the tribe you will be followin... |
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4/4 |
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