I decided to put aside my preconceptions and see Apocalypto last night. I found it very entertaining. The violence was nowhere near as bad as I had been lead to believe. Certainly not as bad as the torturous bloodbath that was Passion Of The Christ. And I didn't have a problem with the subtitles or the native language. Though others quietly read the lines for people with them who couldn't read.
What blew me away was the scope of the production and the dedication to detail. The detail in the city scenes, incredible. And the makeup and body work. Wow. One thing that might have brought down on the production cost was that the last act of the movie, which is about 45 minutes, is mainly a jungle hunt.
Overall, an enjoyable movie. Certainly not for the whole family. Though at my local theater, of course, I saw kids in the 3-4 year old range brought along to view the hearts pulled from living bodies and the beheadings.
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