Apocalypto

Year:	2006
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Genre:	Action, Adventure, Drama
IMDB:	IMDB Page
Rating:	8.0 Rate
Collection:	Seen It Wishlist
Community:	9 Have Seen


Director	Mel Gibson
Selected Cast	Rudy Youngblood as Jaguar Paw
	Dalia Hernández as Seven
	Jonathan Brewer as Blunted
	Morris Birdyellowhead as Flint Sky

On DVD & Blu-ray World

DVD

Apocalypto - Touchstone - UK (2006)

Blu-ray

Apocalypto - Icon Home Entertainment - UK (2007)

Blu-ray

Apocalypto - Constantin - Germany (2006)

DVD

Apocalypto - A-Film - Netherlands (2009)

DVD

Apocalypto - Constantin Film - Germany (2006)

DVD

Apocalypto - Buena Vista - USA (2007)

Comments and Reviews


Magic Marmalade 13th Feb 2025		Rated 8/10 There and back again... the hard way. First things first... what a stupid title for a movie! ...In fact, that's the main reason why I haven't seen this until now, having dismissed it out of hand at time of release. because it seemed to speak of the kind of moronic doomsday sensaitonalism that is the usual preserve of the like of Roland Emmerich, Michael Bay, and most other directors since. But it's not. This is actually a very powerful piece of film-making, brilliantly shot, with incredible imagery, excellent performances, and all set to a wonderfully evocative score. And it's a horror movie... a proper horror movie. It's not an "action adventure" type deal the marketing would have you believe... It is unremittingly bleak, unrelentingly grim, tense, and anxiety inducing. It is an "historical" movie from Mad Mel Gibson, who seems to enjoy self-flagellating in public, by means of his movies, in order to satisfy whatever masochistic urges and impulses move the man. (Probably some kind of original sin based guilt, but it's best not to speculate) ...But you know, loopy he may well be, but damn, the guy is a superior film-maker- and no mistake! And he gets away with the "historical" license here by virtue of the fact that the Central and South American civilizations in question, such as the Maya, Inca, Olmec and Aztec related cultures are shrouded in mystery to this day, and there being no real History relative to other civilizations means his interpretation is as good as any can suggest. In this case, a brutal, ritual sacrificing Wicker Man-esque-with-meaner-faces-and-poorer-manners culture invades a small village of peaceful tribes-people, gathers them up, and journeys back to their evil pyramids of doom in order to sacrifice them to the Sun (pretence for keeping the big-wigs in power, and the desperate, maniacal plebs in order in desperate times). But among them is one guy who just ain't having it... During the homestead invasion, he deposits pregnant wife and son in a well-like chasm to hide them, but, alas, are stuck there and effectively condemned unless he can break free and get back to rescue them. The first hour and some, is this grim, horrific trudge to the threatened land, and the nightmarish fate that awaits him and his people, where heads most definitely do roll! (Crikey!), and the last twenty minutes or so is more of a genuine breathless action thriller as matters are brought to a head... or hopefully not. Did I say this was bleak?... or grim, even?... well it ain't pleasant for the most part, but it is, despite being shot through with Christian allegory (suggested barely enough to be forgivable, and not get in the way of the story being told), visceral, and heart-pounding. Like Apocalypse now crossed with 1917 and The Mission. An actually brilliant movie... with a dumb title. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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