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This is proly the only movie I've ever seen that effected me to an emotional extreme. A classic. A truely beautiful movie.

Yes, that is one of those instand classic movies, yet the first time I watched it was on TV and I fell asleep, because of those blasted commericals. I gotta' watch it again sometime.

It is an awesome movie, and yet another one that I want to own on dvd.

There are a lot of powerful scenes,

[spoiler=plot]For instance, the scene in which William Wallace and the villagers attack the English soldiers after one of them executes his wife.[/spoiler]

There are others, of course, but that was one of the best.

I could have sworn there was another thread about this, but maybe I only imagined it...

Anyway, I'm crazy about Braveheart. Awesome, awesome movie. Whether this is because I like historical films, of Scottish descent (like 6th generation I believe) or both, you decide. Certainly not for everyone--surely not you squeamish people--it's still a great story of courage and standing up for what you believe in.

I loved it...got it on DVD because I wanted it to be in my film collection. Has to be one of the best films I have ever seen. The Irish guy still cracks me up....
"Its my island"

This is a wonderful movie. I've seen it maybe four or five times and I've seen the ending only once or twice. I, like Link, always fell a sleep where [spoiler]Wallice ticked off one of his right hand men when mentioning their lost loved ones[/spoiler]. The commercials have got to go! I think I saw the ending on pay-per-view if it was ever on such a t.v. station.

Michael wrote:This is proly the only movie I've ever seen that effected me to an emotional extreme. A classic. A truely beautiful movie.

Quite yes...*loud sigh* I was so angry...at em. I thought at the end he's gonna live, but at end... :sniffles:

Hey let's try to keep this spoil free, ok? That was borderline.

I love this movie. It's one of my all-time favorites. It seems to deal with every kind of human passion... love, loyalty, betrayal, courage, despair, rage, revenge, ...um... love... *trying to end on a positive note*

Truly, a powerful movie... and not for the faint of heart...

Braveheart. Wow. I can say with assurity that it is one of the best movies I've seen. I had the hardest time getting through some of the violence, especially the violence involved with characters I ended up caring about, but I think that only added to the involvement that I had with the movie. I was immersed. I think only the movies "Wit" and "Dead Poet's Society" have affected me like this one did. Mel Gibson's best performance. I've heard that there is a book that it may have been based on - (I'm not absolutely sure) called "Scottish Chiefs" by Jane Porter. Anyone read it? It may be out of print. Anyway, excellent movie.

Kokhiri Sojourn wrote:I've heard that there is a book that it may have been based on - (I'm not absolutely sure) called "Scottish Chiefs" by Jane Porter. Anyone read it? It may be out of print.

I think the movie was based on the book: "William Wallace: Brave Heart:"

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/185158823X/qid=1072534304/sr=2-3/ref=sr_2_3/104-2790803-2969543

There is a book called "Scottish Chiefs," by Jane Porter. It was written in 1809, and is still in print. It is a novel about William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, although I am pretty sure that the movie was actually based on the findings of the producer, who discovered that he was related to William Wallace, and wanted to know more about him.

"Scottish Chiefs" is available on Amazon.com if you're interested:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/068419340X/qid=1072534581/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-2790803-2969543?v=glance&s=books

Note: That is the link to the $20 version, that was released in 1991. There is also a version published in 2003 selling for over $100. Both are still available, so I assume most of you will go for the $20 edition. However, from what I can tell, this is really more a novel than historical fiction.

cbwing0 wrote:I think the movie was based on the book: "William Wallace: Brave Heart:"

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/185158823X/qid=1072534304/sr=2-3/ref=sr_2_3/104-2790803-2969543

Braveheart came out in '95 ...that book in the link came out in '96

o.O

I watched a documentary once saying that it was heavily influenced if not based on Sir Walter Scot's Rob Roy , which, if you didn't know, Rob Roy is the real name for the scottish hero William Wallace.

cbwing0 wrote:I think the movie was based on the book: "William Wallace: Brave Heart:"

There is a book called "Scottish Chiefs," by Jane Porter. It was written in 1809, and is still in print. It is a novel about William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, although I am pretty sure that the movie was actually based on the findings of the producer, who discovered that he was related to William Wallace, and wanted to know more about him.

Gotcha. Thanks for the info, CBwing and OK, and I guess I need to check on my sources a bit!

Orange Kitten wrote:Braveheart came out in '95 ...that book in the link came out in '96

My mistake...I wasn't sure whether the movie came out in 1995 or 1996.

I bought and re-watched Braveheart yesterday, and I have to say that it is better than I remember it. For some reason, there were some scenes that I remembered being in the movie that weren't. For example, I thought there was a scene in the first half of the movie where the scots are telling stories about William Wallace, exaggerating as they go. Weird, no?