Braveheart (DVD)

~ The courage to face fear ~ One of my favourite films of all times. The fact that I have seen Braveheart about a hundred times doesn't ever make it boring and the other night my flatmate, me and my boyfriend ordered a nice Chinese and sat down to watch the DVD. A friend had borrowed us the special edition DVD and it never disappoints. One of the main facts on why I love this film and had chosen to watch it again was the role from Mel Gibson. I am a big fan of his movies and think he is a brilliant actor. His character inn this is just amazing and he does look dead sexy as William Wallace. The film does have a good cast which I shall share with you ...  Read the complete review

Overview Scotland in the 13th Century had suffered enough of the tyrannical overlordship and rule of Edward Longshanks (King of England and overlord to the Welsh and Irish). William Wallace and his family were innocent farmers, Wallace snaps after the brutalities inflicted on his family by Longshanks. There ensues a story of the uprising of a country, a people untied to fight for what is theirs; their FREEDOM. It is a simplistic tale of good versus evil with large quantities of heroism thrown in. But Wait a minute. Mel Gibson who directs and plays the lead role of Sir William Wallace, the legendary Scots hero, steers well clear ...  Read the complete review

I'm going to make a confession. Last night was actually the first time I had seen Braveheart. I've had it on dvd since it was released in the UK but because it's nearly three hours long I haven't had the time to really sit down and watch it. I'm sure the majority of readers will be familiar with the story. Mel Gibson plays William Wallace, a scotsman whose wifeis murdered by English troops. In an act of crazed revenge he actually leads the scottish in a battle to win their freedom. The true test of a movie is if ti can keep you watching for it's entirety without getting bored. Bravehart manages this by being sometimes amusing, ...  Read the complete review

Though I tend to buy DVDs more on account of the movie than on the quality of special features, dooyoo's new DVD category is testimony to the fact that not all people do likewise. I am sure "Braveheart", being the winner of the 1995 Best Picture Oscar, needs no introduction on my part. If you do not have it on video, this alone is in my opinion reason enough to purchase the DVD. I must say that the picture and sound quality of the DVD is outstanding, even for DVD standards. I believe this might have something to do with the "New Digitally Remastered Feature" proudly highlighted in gold on the back cover. If one considers (improved) ...  Read the complete review

Braveheart is the story of William Wallace, one of Scotland's most famous and loved historical figures. Little is known of the man himself as some of the first documented recordings were actually done by Robert Burns who referred to him in the poem Scot's wha hey. Anyway, aside from that it is known that he was the son of a nobleman and he was also around 6ft 7ins judging by the size of his claymore which is in Stirling Castle. He lead a rebellion against Edward the first of England as at the time the royal family was weak in Scotland with a lot of fighting amongst the nobility. He was successful up to a point until he was betrayed by his own countrymen and ...  Read the complete review