Apocalypto

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1. Apocalypto - The Official Movie Website - Watch the movie trailer for Apocalypto and get movie showtimes at your local theatres. (apocalypto.movies.go.com)

2. Apocalypto Navigating Rough Waters - Between the recent hit to Mel Gibson’s reputation over anti-Semitic statements during a drunk-driving arrest and the fact that Apocalypto is spoken entirely in the Yucatec language with English subtitles, the film’s chances of success could be in trouble. (www.usatoday.com)

3. ‘Apocalypto’: Savage Magnificence - Positive review ends with this paragraph: “There’s a savage magnificence to “Apocalypto,” with visuals worthy of Fellini or David Lynch, and the kind of relentless excitement that only a few filmmakers can deliver. No matter how extraordinary the characters and their actions, the experience has a raw, authentic intensity. This, declares Gibson, is how it was. This is how more films should be.” (www.bradenton.com)

4. Apocalypto - Less-than-enthusiastic review says Gibson ruins the film with over-the-top violence: “Director Gibson applies the same breathtaking production values and attention to detail as he did in ‘Braveheart’ and ‘The Passion.’ But he amplifies the violence beyond the brutal of ‘Braveheart’ and the excruciating of ‘The Passion’ to something approaching abhorrent at the height of the carnage in ‘Apocalypto.’” (www.montgomeryadvertiser.com)

5. ‘Apocalypto’ No - Opinion piece says that a boycott of Apocalypto based on Mel Gibson’s anti-Semitic remarks during his recent arrest makes good sense. (jewishreview.org)

6. Mayans Excited But Unsure About Gibson’s Apocalypto - Article reports from Mexico, where “Some Mayas are excited at the prospect of the first feature film made in their native tongue, Yucatec Maya. But others among the 800,000 surviving Mayans are worried that Gibson’s hyper-violent, apocalyptic film could be just the latest misreading of their culture by outsiders.” (www.chron.com)

7. From the Darkness, A Classic - Positive review of Apocalypto includes this passage about its violent images: “You see the point of view from a severed head in its last conscious seconds and ripped-out hearts still beating.” (www.sptimes.com)

8. Movie Review: ‘Apocalypto’ - Reviewer says that those hoping Mel Gibson’s film would be a flop will be disappointed, calling the film “a flawed, but audacious savage rumble in the Mayan jungle.” (www.mysanantonio.com)

9. ‘Apocalypto’ Bizarro - Unflattering review of Apocalypto says the movie has a thin story and is simply an excuse to show a lot of violence, or as reviewer Phil Villarreal puts it, “It’s the cinematic equivalent of Pop Rocks and soda.” (www.azstarnet.com)

10. “Apocalypto” - Gibson’s Next Film and the Mayan Year 2012 - August, 2005 article on Mel Gibson beginning filming of Apocalypto in Mexico discusses the Mayan culture and what they believed we’re in for in the year 2012. (www.aztlan.net)