Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto (2006) may sound at first like a pretty dull and uninteresting film to watch but then you would be wrong this film is as potent and powerful as it is violent and brutal that can only be shown from the ancient Mayan civilization upon which it is set. The whole film is spoken in the extinct Mayan language with English subtitles this gives it more depth and realism than if the people spoke in English as have many of films of this type. The film starts you off with some of the main characters hunting in the jungle for food to feed there small peaceful village where there is a development of the characters, Its then in the early hours of the ...  Read the complete review

Certificate - 18 Director - Mel Gibson Run Time - 19 minutes Genre - Action/Adventure Country - USA (2006) =================== There's no doubt Mel Gibson is one of the iconic movie stars of our time, the perfect screen idol with those piercing blue eyes, devilish smile and amiable Aussie twang. What else would you do but acting if you look like that at 18! You don't see many people like him do normal jobs. But those looks started to go quickly after his 40th birthday and the character roles just didn't suit him, picking exactly the right moment to step to the other side of the camera. He did not want to be another Michael Caine ...  Read the complete review

This 2006 film was mostly known to me as the one which Mel Gibson directed after his much criticised/acclaimed/controversial The Passion of the Christ. I knew this was set in Mexico and was based on the Mayan civilization and having visited the Yucatan peninsula and seen the great ruins of Chichen Itza for myself in the last few years I was intrigued to see what it was like. Anyway, it popped up on terrestrial tv the other week and we sky plussed it to watch when we got chance. This weekend we finally sat down to watch it and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it and pretty amazed at the level of detail which had gone into the ...  Read the complete review

Apocalypto is a film directed by Mel Gibson depicting the Mayan civilisation of central America in the early 17th century, it depicts the Mayans in a time before the Spanish first arrived on the continent. The film is filmed in Yucatec Mayan with subtitles. Synopsis Set in the latter days of the Mayan civislisation which is beset by problems from hostile neighbours and believing that the Gods have forsaken them by giving them hostile harvests and a lack of rain. The Mayans have started to self-destruct by picking on each other in a vain attempt to appeal to their gods for help, the Mayans lived in central America and have a violent ...  Read the complete review

(film only review) Introduction Apocalypto is an action style/historical film which was released in 2006 and focuses on the Maya Civilization and culture. The film is set in Central America. Mel Gibson directed the film as he did with films such as The Passion of the Christ in 2004. It received mostly good reviews upon release but there are scenes of violence and other disturbing moments in the film which meant it received an 18 certificate for release in the UK. The film is in the Mayan language and it has subtitles. Plot The film is set in the Maya civilization where a peaceful tribe is brutally attacked by warriors who are ...  Read the complete review