Braveheart

by Mel Gibson (Director)

Other authorsJames Robinson (Actor), Patrick McGoohan (Actor), Brian Cox (Actor), Mel Gibson (Actor), Randall Wallace (Author), James Horner (Composer), Tommy Flanagan (Actor), David O'Hara (Actor), Bruce Davey (Producer), John Murtagh (Actor), Brendan Gleeson (Actor)29 more, Andrew Weir (Actor), John Kavanagh (Actor), Mark Lees (Actor), Michael Byrne (Actor), Ian Bannen (Actor), Sophie Marceau (Actor), Peter Mullan (Actor), Alun Armstrong (Actor), Catherine McCormack (Actor), Stephen Billington (Actor), John Toll (Cinematographer), Richard Leaf (Actor), Donal Gibson (Actor), Steven Rosenblum (Editor), Peter Hanly (Actor), Sandy Nelson (Actor), James Cosmo (Actor), Gerard McSorley (Actor), Angus Macfadyen (Actor), Sean Lawlor (Actor), Malcolm Tierney (Actor), David Gant (Actor), Bernard Horsfall (Actor), Jimmy Chisholm (Actor), Alan Ladd Jr. (Producer), Mhairi Calvey (Actor), Seán McGinley (Actor), Jeanne Marine (Actor), Tam White (Actor)
DVD, 2011

Description

William Wallace is a bold Scotsman who used the steel of his blade and the fire of his intellect to rally his countrymen to liberation.

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1995

Physical description

7.5 inches

Publication

Paramount (2007), Edition: Special Collector's Edition

UPC

097361313948

Awards

Academy Award (Nominee — Best Picture — 1995)
Critics' Choice Movie Awards (Winner — Best Director — 1995)

Rating

½ (60 ratings; 3.8)

User reviews

LibraryThing member LisaMaria_C
OK, first of all, I know as history this absolutely positively stinks. On the Wiki, I found out that in 2009, the film ranked second on a list of "most historically inaccurate movies" in The Times." Probably the biggest blooper was the affair Princess Isabella supposedly had with Wallace--at that
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time in history she was three years old and her son Edward was born seven years after Wallace died. And the list of small things this got wrong is endless. But hey, it's a great story (with emphasis on story) and a very watchable film with lots of adventure and visibly striking scenes.
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LibraryThing member unclebob53703
Didn't watch this for a long time because it's like 12 hours long. I thought it was a very rousing story, well acted, well directed. Take half a star off it for having a gorgeous French actress in it and never taking her clothes off. The fight scenes are intense. I think it was a mistake to have
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his voice-over at the end, after he'd died. And of course it's hard to think of Mel Gibson anymore without all that personal crap getting in the way. Wish he's come back and do something to make us all forget that stuff--like direct a Batman movie.
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LibraryThing member comfypants
A Medieval farmer leads a revolt after his wife is killed.

I just don't get it. Okay, there are some great action scenes, but those are just a tiny portion of the movie. Why do so many people love this stuff? Is it because it comes to a grinding halt every few minutes for a shot of Mel Gibson posing
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heroically against a majestic backdrop? That's it, isn't it?

Concept: B
Story: D
Characters: D
Dialog: D
Pacing: F
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: C
Music: D

Enjoyment: C minus

GPA: 1.8/4
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