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Halx · 12-16-2006, 07:31 AM

I am very interested in this movie because it appears from the previews that its quite unlike any other movie in the past decade. The only thing is, I cant seem to find any good objective information about it.

My most important questions: Is there any dialogue? Is it in english?

Secondly, is it good?

I've read the review sites, and it seems that EVERYONE is caught up on the fact that its Mel Gibson's movie. I don't like the fucker either, but these people cannot objectively review this movie without making some snide comment about Mel Gibson. Hell, on Rotten Tomatoes, half of the negative marks that it got contained snappy pot shots at the director and the director alone.

I don't care if it is offensive. I dont care if it is bloody. I don't care if there is subtle jew-hating imagery. I just want to know if this movie is worth seeing.

radioguy · 12-16-2006, 09:58 AM

i'm pretty sure it's all spoken in a dead language...maybe there are subtitles, but i don't know. this movie doesn't interest me in the least.

docbungle · 12-16-2006, 10:41 AM

From the NYT:

"Yes, the dialogue is in various Mayan dialects, which will sound at least as strange to American ears as the Latin and Aramaic of “The Passion of the Christ,” but the film’s real language is Hollywood’s, and Mr. Gibson’s, native tongue." — A. O. Scott, The New York Times

surferlove007 · 12-16-2006, 01:16 PM

I thought it was great, who cares if Gibson directed it. Totally worth seeing and paying for. There are subtitles.

mirevolver · 12-16-2006, 01:21 PM

I though it was a great movie. There is dialog in a Mayan dialect that is probably a dead language now, but there are subtitles.

And with not a single role in the movie being played by a big name actor, the acting is far better that any of what hollywood has been spinning out lately.

goddfather40 · 12-17-2006, 04:06 PM

On a plane flight last week the guy sitting next to me couldn't stop raving about it. He called it one of the most intense movies he's ever seen. I definitely plan on checking it out.

Halx · 01-01-2007, 01:35 AM

I went and saw it this weekend. Its a very simple, very intense movie. They are definitely speaking some old language, and it is subtitled, but the dialogue is not the attraction of the movie. This is simply pound for pound entertainment. Go see it if you want a no-brainer.

Even my mom, who rejects Mel Gibson and is squeamish with gore, enjoyed this movie.

noodle · 01-01-2007, 10:26 AM

I didn't like it. The whole movie was incredibly predictable. The only thing I can give credit to Gibson for is being able to insert gore and intense action each and every time I was about to fall asleep while he was running. The main actor is quite nice to look at, though.

KellyC · 01-02-2007, 01:45 AM

I just got home from this movie. It did not live up to its hype, IMO. For all the intensity and gore, I give it a "B/B-."

The props are not that great, that takes away major points. Example: Spoiler: When the heads are being thrown off the pyramid, my initial thought was, "Is that a mannequin head they got from the department store?" Same thing with the bodies outside the corn field, the tapir and the damn jaguar. Those are piss poor props.

The gore is not that bad either. I read the reviews and they say it has a lot of graphic images and all that crap. I braced myself to see some really disgusting stuff but it didn't even come close to what I had in mind. Spoiler: I was expecting a close up shot of the victims' body being cut up and their organs ripped apart when they were being sacrificed.

The main character though, DAMN, what a soldier!!

12-16-2006, 07:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	Apocalypto? I am very interested in this movie because it appears from the previews that its quite unlike any other movie in the past decade. The only thing is, I cant seem to find any good objective information about it. My most important questions: Is there any dialogue? Is it in english? Secondly, is it good? I've read the review sites, and it seems that EVERYONE is caught up on the fact that its Mel Gibson's movie. I don't like the fucker either, but these people cannot objectively review this movie without making some snide comment about Mel Gibson. Hell, on Rotten Tomatoes, half of the negative marks that it got contained snappy pot shots at the director and the director alone. I don't care if it is offensive. I dont care if it is bloody. I don't care if there is subtle jew-hating imagery. I just want to know if this movie is worth seeing. __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals]

12-16-2006, 10:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
docbungle It's all downhill from here Location: Denver	From the NYT: "Yes, the dialogue is in various Mayan dialects, which will sound at least as strange to American ears as the Latin and Aramaic of “The Passion of the Christ,” but the film’s real language is Hollywood’s, and Mr. Gibson’s, native tongue." — A. O. Scott, The New York Times __________________ Bad Luck City

12-16-2006, 01:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
mirevolver Inspired by the mind's eye. Location: Between the darkness and the light.	I though it was a great movie. There is dialog in a Mayan dialect that is probably a dead language now, but there are subtitles. And with not a single role in the movie being played by a big name actor, the acting is far better that any of what hollywood has been spinning out lately. __________________ Aside from my great plans to become the future dictator of the moon, I have little interest in political discussions.

12-17-2006, 04:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
goddfather40 Llama Location: Cali-for-nye-a	On a plane flight last week the guy sitting next to me couldn't stop raving about it. He called it one of the most intense movies he's ever seen. I definitely plan on checking it out. __________________ My name is goddfather40 and I approved this message. I got ho's and I got bitches, In C++ I branch with switches -MC Plus+

01-01-2007, 01:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	I went and saw it this weekend. Its a very simple, very intense movie. They are definitely speaking some old language, and it is subtitled, but the dialogue is not the attraction of the movie. This is simply pound for pound entertainment. Go see it if you want a no-brainer. Even my mom, who rejects Mel Gibson and is squeamish with gore, enjoyed this movie. __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals]

12-16-2006, 09:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
radioguy Registered User Location: Texas	i'm pretty sure it's all spoken in a dead language...maybe there are subtitles, but i don't know. this movie doesn't interest me in the least.

12-16-2006, 01:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
surferlove007 Junkie	I thought it was great, who cares if Gibson directed it. Totally worth seeing and paying for. There are subtitles.

01-02-2007, 01:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
KellyC Comment or else!! Location: Home sweet home	I just got home from this movie. It did not live up to its hype, IMO. For all the intensity and gore, I give it a "B/B-." The props are not that great, that takes away major points. Example: Spoiler: When the heads are being thrown off the pyramid, my initial thought was, "Is that a mannequin head they got from the department store?" Same thing with the bodies outside the corn field, the tapir and the damn jaguar. Those are piss poor props. The gore is not that bad either. I read the reviews and they say it has a lot of graphic images and all that crap. I braced myself to see some really disgusting stuff but it didn't even come close to what I had in mind. Spoiler: I was expecting a close up shot of the victims' body being cut up and their organs ripped apart when they were being sacrificed. The main character though, DAMN, what a soldier!! __________________ Him: Ok, I have to ask, what do you believe? Me: Shit happens.