Apacolypto
 

Has there been any discussion on this movie. I was taken in with the action and element of these forest dwellers and mayan society and rituals of sacrifice.

I think this movie would have done better at the box office if Mel didn't have his drunken anti-semitic tirade with the LA County sheriff's deputy. The bad PR hurt the film's release. I thought the movie was very good. The cinematography was excellent since I saw it in Blu-ray. My wife hated it b/c she felt it was too violent.

Scene with the black panther was a little far fetched

Excellent movie. In fact saw it back-to-back on dvd. I like the end shot on the beach. We all know what happened after that... The beginning of the end of the Mayan civilization.

Being a Mel fan, movie-wise, I wasn't sure what to expect, but
both V & I liked it. Good cinemaphotography and pt A to pt B
story. A tad far fetched in spots, but what movie isn't these days.

Having been to Tulum, Chichen Itza and Copan it was interesting
to see a "reenactment"...the violence was probably worse, in real
life, back in the day. I agree with Krimson: that final scene of the
Conquistadors landing was pretty ominous.

Not that it matters, but I met Mel in Tokyo, back around the time of
Braveheart: a fookin hoot, he was. And, even better looking in real
life, then.

I think during Mayan times, they executed the winning team. My motto would have been For The Loss (FTL).

Good flick. Havn't seen it HD. That might be even better.:thumbup:
Close to Mayan history. Sad story for a pretty well organized society.

I loved the movie, too bad Mel is a drunkard and an anti-semitic Assh@!e!