Braveheart is an amazing film, it is full of passion, betrayal and courage. The film portrays the life of the legendary Scottish Warrior William Wallace. It starts with the death of his father and brother at a young age. Then his wife is murdered by English troops. This sets him out on quest to defeat the english. Which leads to his execution.
Mel Gibson stars as William in this Academy Award Winning film. He gives a strong performance, which makes the film trully magnificent. Mel Gibson is also one of my favourite actors. Because he always gives a strong performance, and always gives 110%.
The story is set out just like it did in 13th century scotland. Mel Gibson has certainly done his homework when it came to him planning this film out. Also Braveheart is the only film which has never made a mistake or errors in the historical aspects of the film. Which is what you always find in a film.
The characters performances were brilliant. Mel Gibson can certainly direct a film. Patrick McGoohan played the part of King Edward 1 very well, with his ruthless attitude, as he would do what ever it takes to eliminate Williams resistance. From assassins to firing on his own troops at the battle of Falkirk.
The soundtrack was very well fitted in with various scenes, which also makes a good film.
The DVD extras was also enjoyable: 1.Bonus disc featuring Mel Gibsons Braveheart, A filmakers Passion documentary 2. Audio commentary 3. Interactive menus 4. Scene Menus 5. Original Theatrical Trailer 6. Mltiple Language Subtitles
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Sorry for the H, but if this is to be a full DVD review, I would prefer to see a review of the extras in similar detail to the way you've reviewed the film, rather than just a list of them.
tumblewheel 08.09.2008 18:56
Considering this is a "DVD" rather than a "Film Only" review, it would have been better if you'd given more detail and your opinion on the DVD extras that you mentioned. (I have to agree with Bollinger28's comment too)
Bollinger28 07.09.2008 13:16
"Braveheart is the only film which has never made a mistake or error" << have a read of http://www.moviemistakes.com/film207 - I think you'll find a few there!
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