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  1. Kurt Halfyard says:
    December 9, 2011 at 10:02 am

    But will it be better than this?

    TinyToons

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  2. Jandy Stone says:
    December 9, 2011 at 10:16 am

    Every time I see Tiny Toons I think for a second it’s Animaniacs, and I get excited. Then I realize it’s Tiny Toons, and I’m less excited. :)

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  3. Kurt Halfyard says:
    December 9, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    I like Animaniacs a lot more as well! Where else do you get an often literal version of The Marx Brother’s verbal anarchy in the 1990s?

    (Ok, Ok, there was Brain Donors…)

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  4. Jonathan B. says:
    December 9, 2011 at 7:29 pm

    WHY DO I LIKE YOU SO MUCH AS AN ACTOR, MEL? WHY?!

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  5. Jonathan B. says:
    December 9, 2011 at 7:30 pm

    Really though, I can’t help but like Mel Gibson as an actor. Always have.

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  6. Andy says:
    December 10, 2011 at 2:42 pm

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGNW5ltWowA

    That’s why.

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  7. Sam Fragoso says:
    December 12, 2011 at 4:22 am

    Wait … is this a real film?

    Dear God.

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    • Andrew James says:
      December 12, 2011 at 9:49 am

      I just re-watched Apocalypto last night. First rewatch since the theater. OH. MY. GOD. That is an incredible film on every level. I can’t think of one complaint. It is simply amazing and one of the best directed films I’ve seen in a long time. Mel Gibson can be a douche and say whatever the fuck he wants – I don’t care. As long as he keeps making movies like this I’ll gladly pay to see them.

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  8. David Brook says:
    December 12, 2011 at 11:23 am

    Really? I enjoyed Apocalypto, but it’s very silly. It’s a refreshing change of setting for an action movie and looks nice, but it gets so ridiculous towards the end with the wife giving birth in the hole etc. I just can’t take it seriously.

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    • Andrew James says:
      December 12, 2011 at 2:09 pm

      “looks nice” is an understatement. It’s freaking gorgeous and the various color palletes from the different locales are amazing. And I’ve never seen make-up design even close to the awesomeness in this film. Great ending, awesome revenge film, doesn’t pull punches in the action/brutal sequences and goes all Rambo/Predator for the last 15 minutes. And I also think the ending is a really interesting way to tie it all up.

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  9. Kurt Halfyard says:
    December 12, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    Mel Gibson involved in demented genre films is far better than Mel Gibson involved in Bombastic Epic Melodramas. And yes, Apocalypto, Mad Max and Lethal Weapon are definitely the former, The Patriot, Brave Heart & Passion of the Christ are definitely the latter.

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  10. Jonathan B. says:
    December 12, 2011 at 6:37 pm

    Braveheart rocks. I don’t even care.

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    • Andrew James says:
      December 12, 2011 at 9:55 pm

      Oh yeah, Braveheart is fucking amazing. I rewatched it fairly recently on Blu and it was even better than I remember it being. I talked a bit about it on the Cinecast. Besides the gorgeousness of the country side and cinematography (and Catherine McCormack), I had forgotten about all of the politics that are discussed. The Blu has a great timeline feature that illustrates all of the politics and strategizing that went in throughout the tumultuous period. Pretty fascinating stuff. Plus it was the first film of the kind (I’d seen) of the huge epic battles, that pulled no punches with the violence. I think it deserved all of the Oscars it was nominated for (especially cinematography, art design, costuming and sound).

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  11. David Brook says:
    December 13, 2011 at 2:42 am

    I guess as a ‘demented genre film’ as Kurt puts it, it’s very successful. I think when it came out I was expecting something a bit ‘artier’ and more serious. It was the first film I remember making digital cinematography look close to film as well, although there are a couple of shots that give it away.

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  12. Nat Almirall says:
    December 13, 2011 at 8:58 am

    Glad to see some love for Apocalypto. I saw it as my birthday present to myself in theaters and then rewatched it last year, and had pretty much the same reaction as Andrew. Haven’t seen Braveheart since high school, but plan to check out Passion of the Christ first. The Gibber always seems worth a watch, and while I wasn’t a big fan of The Beaver, his performance in it was amazing. And how can you not like Maverick?

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  13. Jandy Stone says:
    December 13, 2011 at 9:59 am

    I haven’t seen Apocalypto, but I’ll put my vote down on the side of Braveheart. I haven’t seen it for several years, but I really enjoyed it when I did. Andrew – is the timeline feature on the Blu-ray actually historically accurate? Because the film is not. I don’t really mind historical inaccuracy in films if it’s to greater dramatic effect, but it’d be cool if the Blu-ray included features that told the real history.

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    • Andrew James says:
      December 13, 2011 at 11:59 am

      Yeah the Blu-ray feature is like a history lesson complete with vignettes and drawings of the time. It really has little to do with the movie – and likewise not a lot to do with WIlliam Wallace – it’s pretty interesting stuff the way they do it. It’s just more about the entire process of Scotland’s fight for freedom, which lasted centuries.

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