By Ryan Parsons | Image property of Touchstone Pictures.
Apocalypto Poster
Touchstone may have teased with the idea of ridding themselves of Apocalypto,
but with Mel Gibson's success rate even a few anti-Semitic comments can't stop this projects existence; it is just too valuable.
Apocalypto Early Screening
When Mel Gibson announced that Apocalypto was going to try something different than the common film but similar to Passion of the Christ he immediately got the attention from moviegoers and, more importantly, the studio execs. Could Gibson create a film up to par with Passion, or was that a blockbuster fluke?
Though Apocalypto isn't finished, the early reports are one heck of a start.
The film isn’t done. Some visual effects aren’t in place, the sound design is completely not done, the score is 100% temp tracked and somewhere in there is 5-10 minutes that will be coming out. I imagine this will come out of the Mayan civilization outskirts. It’s all quite nice, but it’s the only fatty and drag-ish area of the film. Otherwise, what we saw this early afternoon is a film of immense power.
What I saw today was a very rough jewel, when I see it again, the day before Butt-Numb-A-Thon – I trust I will see an immaculate jewel. This could very well be the best film Mel has made when he’s done with it. How commercial will it be? I haven’t a clue. The story is incredibly involving and constantly thrilling. However, too often I’ve seen films of this type lost on audiences today. That Mel would even attempt this movie is a triumph, that it is in and of itself a triumph is a blessing.
Though Harry normally raves about films he likes, his review is so full of positive remarks that it is hard to deny Apocalypto's early worth. Check out the full review over at AICN.
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