"Apocalypto:" Mad Max in the jungle.

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A very, very entertaining film which I had resisted seeing because of "serious" hype.
It's all very--- and far too--- self-consciously grandiose, of course, with tension ratcheted up quite soon and simultaneous plot stories entertwined and kept boiling throughout--- but because of the well-drawn characters, antagoinst and protagonist, it works.
The cinematography, which should have been terrific because of the setting, merely was journeyperson-quality.
The principal male lead was fantastic, however, with an ability to command attention and interest with very little verbalization: a guy to watch, certainly.
S P O I L E R:
The endless chase at the end seemed VERY similar to that in "Road Warrior," without the mechanized vehicles. It wasn't as interestingly filmed, unfortunately, nor was it very imaginative: I kept waiting for the waterfall scene and wasn't disappointed (or, rather, I was...).
Still, it wasn't miserably done though running that far with one serious wound is stretching it; having him get a SECOND serious wound was a bit much.

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Topic - "Apocalypto:" Mad Max in the jungle. - tinear 12:45:08 02/14/08 (10)

Glad you liked it.... - SF tech 02:24:36 02/16/08 (0)

Ugh! you want my review of the blu-ray? - Jazz Inmate 13:18:31 02/14/08 (8)

Jesus' Death is as vital as His Life. Without it - ArdRi 23:04:12 02/14/08 (6)

Did you expect non-sarcastic answers? nt - clarkjohnsen 11:44:52 02/15/08 (1)

What makes you think I was being sarcastic? - Jazz Inmate 14:26:23 02/15/08 (0)

But that doesn't explain Gibson's "Passion" NT - Jazz Inmate 09:51:23 02/15/08 (1)

Gibson's gotta be schizo - DWPC 11:52:20 02/15/08 (0)

Next up, two and a half hours on the stone moving, the family - tinear 05:20:10 02/15/08 (0)

Whatever. * - EBerlin 05:06:38 02/15/08 (0)

You wrote that? Damn good! Total agreement. Total. nt - tinear 14:21:35 02/14/08 (0)

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