Apocalypto

Starring: Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernandez, Jonathan Brewer, et al.

A tale set in the Mayan civilization. When a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate, and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family, he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 786936705089
• Release Date: May 2007
• Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
• Director: Mel Gibson
• Starring: Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernandez, Jonathan Brewer, Morris Birdyellowhead, Carlos Emilio Baez, Ramirez Amilcar, Israel Contreras, Israel Rios
• Runtime: 2 hours, 16 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.3" x 0.2" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Better run through the jungle.

This is one long chase scene with no socially redeeming value. Lots of useless blood and gore, mostly gratuitous. In the end, no one grows wiser through experience. They do not even learn to speak English, just Nahuatl, which is a gimmick. Fast forward is your friend, and do not worry about missing key information. Oh, and all that Mayan declining stuff has nothing to do with this movie. The movie timeframe is known as the Post-Classic Maya period. Filming locations in case you do not recognize them: Las Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico Sierra Madre del Sur de Oaxaca, Mexico Soundtrack available on Hollywood Records – sounds like they borrowed it from “Little Buddha” (1993)