Braveheart (1995)

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Blistering performances.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

There are only two movies on my "GOAT" list that I would rank above Braveheart, and know that I'm incredibly hard to please, so make of that what you will.It's above and beyond the most epic story ever told, and Mel Gibson deserves every bit of credit for this absolute masterpiece. From his directing & flawless portrayal of William Wallace, there's very little one could find to criticize. Braveheart is obviously not entirely accurate historically, but honestly who cares? A lof of the stuff is exaggerated, and some of it simply didn't happen, but again, it's a movie. And in that it is as close to perfection as possible.I would also like to point out that I have only just watched this movie for the very first time ever!! It's crazy, I know, especially considering the fact that the movie came out one year after my birth. I've had plenty of time, but never got around to watching it until now. And even in 2018, this movie is bloody brilliant. It was so ahead of its time that it crushes even today's high standards and blows 99% of today's movies out of the water by a massive margin.Everything about this movie was done right, and it's so rare for me to say that.Absolute masterpiece - 10/10.

11 Stars out of 10 A m a z i n g Film hands down. Awesome soundtrack from James Horner..........

The greatest action movie I've ever seen! All the action you can ask for with a running time of three hours! It has the coolest action scenes I've ever seen! It all plays like it's really happening and the story is powerful about this one person who made a difference to get a country of his own. It's all the more incredible because there's no use of CGI during the battle scenes. It's all natural and as real as possible with wonderful use of jump cuts for startling effect. This is all the more amazing because Mel Gibson is not only the star, but the director and the movie seems like it's in the hands of a professional film maker, like the work of Akira Kurosawa in his samurai days. One of my top ten favorite movies!

And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin' to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM! Conclusion: Dying in a fight for Freedom, you die as a free man.