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Mel Gibson's 'Apocalypto' a Bloody Good Time?

Submitted by Alyk

Edited by Alyk

Tags: Apocalypto, Mel Gibson, Gore, Drinking



Don’t eat dinner before seeing Mel Gibson’s new movie, Apocalypto; the movie is crazy-bloody and violent. With the tag line, “When the end comes, not everyone is ready to go,” we should expect some beatings, but critics said the Disney film went a bit too far.

"The most violent movie Disney has ever released, with so much blood spurting out of orifices that even Martin Scorsese would blush," says FoxNews.com's Roger Friedman. "If you've wondered what it would be like to see heads and hearts removed without anesthesia, then this is the movie for you . . . The action is often cartoonish, and the dialogue - which is all spoken in some ancient dialect with subtitles - is often preposterous. In one scene, after what seems like the umpteenth bloody killing, one Mayan quips to another and the translation is, 'He's [bleeped].' "


Gibson directed and co-wrote the film, and he admitted the pressure from this film caused his out-of-control drinking, which came to a head during his infamous DUI arrest last summer.

Speaking on Spanish news show Aqui Y Ahora, Gibson revealed his ambitious new movie led him back to the bottle.

When a host asks if the "stress and driving yourself to a limit of knowing what you could do with this film perhaps led you back to drinking," Gibson replies, "Absolutely, I think there's a lot of pressures."


And Jews. Jews can really drive a man to drink.

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IntlPro

IntlPro

Bloomington, IN
March 2005

DEC 05, 2006 12:21 PM

Comus said:
I dont agree with Gibson's views, but goddamn i want to see this. And so what if i'm supporting him, a lot of other people worked hard to make this movie happen too, and a lot of them probably arent anti-Semitic assholes.



+1
I thought Passion of the Christ was awesome.

As far as I'm concerned the genre of apocalyptica is due for a big resurgence outside those crappy Left Behind books

Vanessa

Vanessa

SUICIDEGIRL

USA

DEC 05, 2006 01:00 PM

I know this is about Mayans, but Aztecs are somewhat close.
I'm part Aztec.
My ancestors used to remove hearts and heads without a second thought, and it doesnt' bother me one bit.
Hell, I'd do it now if I could.
Bring on the gore.

PRockGirlScout

PRockGirlScout

Portland, OR
October 2005

DEC 05, 2006 01:25 PM

PsychicGoldfish said:
Oh, and maybe I will go see it. If it's half as good as Cannibal Women in the Avacado Jungle of Death, another gory jungle culture favorite of mine, it will be worth the ticket price.



Fuck Apocolypto. I wanna see that flick!

Gayballs

Gayballs

Seattle, WA
July 2005

DEC 05, 2006 01:26 PM

Vanessa said:
I know this is about Mayans, but Aztecs are somewhat close.
I'm part Aztec.
My ancestors used to remove hearts and heads without a second thought, and it doesnt' bother me one bit.
Hell, I'd do it now if I could.
Bring on the gore.


hell yeah. Same here. Born in Mexico City

hadees

hadees

Austin, TX
December 2003

DEC 05, 2006 01:49 PM

Comus said:
I dont agree with Gibson's views, but goddamn i want to see this. And so what if i'm supporting him, a lot of other people worked hard to make this movie happen too, and a lot of them probably arent anti-Semitic assholes.


You could always wait till you can download it and never give that dip shit a cent. That's what I am planning on doing.

hadees

hadees

Austin, TX
December 2003

DEC 05, 2006 01:51 PM

Vanessa said:
I know this is about Mayans, but Aztecs are somewhat close.
I'm part Aztec.
My ancestors used to remove hearts and heads without a second thought, and it doesnt' bother me one bit.
Hell, I'd do it now if I could.
Bring on the gore.



Are you just Aztec or Aztec + Conquistador. I thought there weren't any more just Aztecs and they all mixed together a long time ago.

Vanessa

Vanessa

SUICIDEGIRL

USA

DEC 05, 2006 01:57 PM

hadees said:

Vanessa said:
I know this is about Mayans, but Aztecs are somewhat close.
I'm part Aztec.
My ancestors used to remove hearts and heads without a second thought, and it doesnt' bother me one bit.
Hell, I'd do it now if I could.
Bring on the gore.



Are you just Aztec or Aztec + Conquistador. I thought there weren't any more just Aztecs and they all mixed together a long time ago.



I don't know.
My grandother died before I was born or else I could ask her, seeing as how she's the one that was a large part Aztec.

jrave

jrave

Italy
January 2004

DEC 05, 2006 02:40 PM

i'm gonna wait until the censored version comes out, so the government can take out what i shouldn't be seeing anyways. then i can watch the film in 10 minutes (tops) and get on with my day.

st_even

st_even

Milwaukee, WI
September 2006

DEC 05, 2006 03:04 PM

L O MEL

Markus001

Markus001

United Kingdom
November 2004

DEC 05, 2006 03:05 PM

hadees said:

Comus said:
I dont agree with Gibson's views, but goddamn i want to see this. And so what if i'm supporting him, a lot of other people worked hard to make this movie happen too, and a lot of them probably arent anti-Semitic assholes.


You could always wait till you can download it and never give that dip shit a cent. That's what I am planning on doing.



Sorry if this sounds a little rude, but isn't that just a poor excuse to pirate it?

I have occasionally had beef with Mel Gibson, and his drunken rants have nothing to do with it. Specifically it's his roles in endless anti-English films, but I respect him as a filmmaker and actor. I think this should be a good film.

Julian_Delphinki

Julian_Delphinki

Tijeras, NM
June 2005

DEC 05, 2006 04:27 PM

I know of no other movies about the ancestors.

diggity

diggity

Carrboro, NC
March 2003

DEC 05, 2006 04:33 PM

Kestrel said:

"If you've wondered what it would be like to see heads and hearts removed without anesthesia, then this is the movie for you



I didn't care at all before just now.



Didn't you see Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom?
Um num she, to the, bai ay!

StarBelliedBoy

StarBelliedBoy

Philadelphia, PA
December 2003

DEC 05, 2006 04:39 PM

Markus001 said:

hadees said:

Comus said:
I dont agree with Gibson's views, but goddamn i want to see this. And so what if i'm supporting him, a lot of other people worked hard to make this movie happen too, and a lot of them probably arent anti-Semitic assholes.


You could always wait till you can download it and never give that dip shit a cent. That's what I am planning on doing.



Sorry if this sounds a little rude, but isn't that just a poor excuse to pirate it?



...people need an excuse to pirate things? My excuse is that I'd rather not pay for anything if I don't have to.

IgnorantProdigy

IgnorantProdigy

Naples, FL
June 2006

DEC 05, 2006 05:59 PM


I am going to watch this film eventually, I have heard some very interesting things about the production of it. Maybe wait for the DVD with the extras in it.

Also I will admit… Jews drive me to not only drink but also to smoke crack in the back of abandoned cars in Detroit.

IgnorantProdigy

IgnorantProdigy

Naples, FL
June 2006

DEC 05, 2006 06:04 PM

Markus001 said:

hadees said:

Comus said:
I dont agree with Gibson's views, but goddamn i want to see this. And so what if i'm supporting him, a lot of other people worked hard to make this movie happen too, and a lot of them probably arent anti-Semitic assholes.


You could always wait till you can download it and never give that dip shit a cent. That's what I am planning on doing.



Sorry if this sounds a little rude, but isn't that just a poor excuse to pirate it?

I have occasionally had beef with Mel Gibson, and his drunken rants have nothing to do with it. Specifically it's his roles in endless anti-English films, but I respect him as a filmmaker and actor. I think this should be a good film.




Well it is England's fault that America was settled by Protestants, for that I think it's fair that England continues to receive jabs for all eternity.


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