MovieChat Forums > General Discussion > Apocalypto is a masterpiece

Apocalypto is a masterpiece


It is abhorrent that it got so little attention because of Mel Gibson’s coinciding drunken meltdown, I don’t really care who he is as a person he’s a brilliant filmmaker and that’s one of his best

reply

i watched it for the first time a few weeks ago and gave 8/10

reply

WE AGREE ON THIS ONE SIR...THIS IS INDEED A MASTERPIECE.

reply

Man I have seen it at least 20 times

reply

i haven't seen it to this day. it came out at a time when i wasn't paying attention to movies very much, and it never really worked its way onto my radar after that. but i finally watched hacksaw ridge this past weekend and thought it was absolutely terrific, & apocalypto is now at the top of my must-see list.

when i join amazon prime next month, this is the first film i'm going to watch.

reply

Don’t watch it until you can find it in 1080p

reply

[deleted]

Or buy it legitimately haha, it's worth it.

reply

I haven't seen it. Not because I'm an advocate for cancelling Gibson, it just didn't really appeal to me.

I might check it out one day. The next Gibson project I want to see though is Dragged Across Concrete. I know he didn't direct it, but I loved Bone Tomahawk and I always enjoy Gibson's acting, so I'm looking forward to see him in a S. Craig Zahler film.

reply

i really like dragged..., but it is a bit overlong. still absolutely worth a watch, lots of things to enjoy in it, and gibson is very good.

it's my least favourite of the three films zahler's directed to date, but i really like all three films a lot. i think he's the most exciting director going, and i hope he makes a billion more films.

reply

Excellent movie. I was at the screening where he exchanged some heated words with a professor about the movie's historical accuracy. Things got heated and the night ended early. I never got to ask him my question.

reply

What was the question?

reply

Something about his experience shooting with a variety of different camera formats, particularly why he decided to shoot some of it on film, some on digital video. Nerd stuff.

reply

You watched Apocolypto with Mel Gibson.

reply

I was sitting in the back of the movie theater and he was seated towards the front, so it's not like we were rubbing elbows. Still, I'll always remember his commanding delivery of "Listen, Lady--" before the entire sound system cut off and everyone was abruptly ushered outside.

reply

I, I, I, omg. Speechless.

reply

Listen, lady

Epic, just the most epic thing I have ever heard

reply

Yeah I was really surprised by how good it was, and how unexpected. Mel Gibson made this ?

reply

Oh yeah

reply

I always go back to that South Park quote: "Say what you want about Mel Gibson, but that son of a bitch knows story structure."

reply

^NAILED IT...IVE SAID THAT 30 TIMES TO PEOPLE AT LEAST.

reply

Totally true, the guy can write and direct his ass off👍

reply

Excellent movie, lots of action and horror

reply

I liked it. Although I did notice that there were no Jews in it. Classic Gibs!

reply