ParamountDirected by Mel Gibson
My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Paramount)
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Best Sound Effects
Best Makeup
Nominated: Best Costume Design
Nominated: Best Film Editing
Nominated: Best Original Score
Nominated: Best Sound
Nominated: Best Original Screenplay
Mel Gibson's epic tale of the Scottish rebellion lead by William Wallace features some of the last great battle scenes filmed with real people rather than computer generated ones. There is never any doubt who is fighting who or why, a rather obvious fact overlooked in lesser films. Gibson manages to balance his bloody mayhem with surprising battlefield humor, but it's not just comic relief, those bare arses had a reason for being shown. There are the inevitable romances, a lost love and another one that tries but fails to take its place. Gibson does have a bad habit of using slow motion for dramatic effect. Finally, I couldn't help but chuckle at the sight of Gibson in a kilt and pigtails.
My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Paramount)
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Best Sound Effects
Best Makeup
Nominated: Best Costume Design
Nominated: Best Film Editing
Nominated: Best Original Score
Nominated: Best Sound
Nominated: Best Original Screenplay
Mel Gibson's epic tale of the Scottish rebellion lead by William Wallace features some of the last great battle scenes filmed with real people rather than computer generated ones. There is never any doubt who is fighting who or why, a rather obvious fact overlooked in lesser films. Gibson manages to balance his bloody mayhem with surprising battlefield humor, but it's not just comic relief, those bare arses had a reason for being shown. There are the inevitable romances, a lost love and another one that tries but fails to take its place. Gibson does have a bad habit of using slow motion for dramatic effect. Finally, I couldn't help but chuckle at the sight of Gibson in a kilt and pigtails.
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