In Reply to: Apocalypto -- Not recommended, unless, that is... posted by clarkjohnsen on December 10, 2006 at 05:50:27:
I thought it was a very good movie, but not great. I thought the storyline was a bit too predictable, and a bit contrived at points. However, it was so beautifully shot and technically superior to almost anything else out there, it was easy to look past the few flaws.I read a few reviews afterwards and found them to be telling. Most of the reviewers who didn't like the movie seemed to have a problem with Gibson, not the movie in and of itself. Their logic being, "Gibson is a religious idiot, look at his lousy movie, it's got naked natives running around! He's a pervert! His movie sucks!" The reviews are just starting to trickle out, and most of the reviewers I respect haven't gone over it yet, but I'm not sure how you can deny that it's, at the very least, a technically excellent movie.
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Follow Ups
- Somewhat agree - jbmcb 11:35:17 12/10/06 (2)
- My impression was almost exactly the same as yours - Analog Scott 09:35:59 12/16/06 (0)
- Opinion has mostly (predictably) conformed to, ah, ethnic lines. - clarkjohnsen 07:52:00 12/13/06 (0)