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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780792136903
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 079213690X
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Paramount
Release Date: August 27, 1996
Running Time: 177 minutes
Sales Rank: 7237
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: May 24, 1995
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
A stupendous historical saga, Braveheart won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for star Mel Gibson. He plays William Wallace, a 13th-century Scottish commoner who unites the various clans against a cruel English King, Edward the Longshanks (Patrick McGoohan). The scenes of hand-to-hand combat are brutally violent, but they never glorify the bloodshed. There is such enormous scope to this story that it works on a smaller, more personal scale as well, essaying love and loss, patriotism and passion. Extremely moving, it reveals Gibson as a multitalented performer and remarkable director with an eye for detail and an understanding of human emotion. (His first directorial effort was 1993's Man Without a Face.) The film is nearly three hours long and includes several plot tangents, yet is never dull. This movie resonates long after you have seen it, both for its visual beauty and for its powerful story. --Rochelle O'Gorman
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Braveheart Review
After watching the movie, I became totally interesting in learning the history of William Wallace. I enjoy watching this movie so much. Mel Gibson did an excellent job in protraying William Wallace. This movie capture the reality between the warfare of England against the Scottland country. This movie can enrich the mind with a different aspect of warfare between this two remarkable nation. There are many good and outstanding battle between these two countries. This movie can intricate the person ... Read More
Rating: - Braveheart
Mel Gibson shines in this movie. Well scripted and plenty of action. Battle scenes are tremendous and reminds one of the slaughter the Scots went through. I highly recommend this movie.
Rating:  - Don't bother not even it were free...
I have never understood Hollywood's need to take actual history which is exciting in itself and change it. The attempt is often horribly misleading and down right insulting. As a member of the Wallace "family" we weren't a kilted clan. I'm insulted they could take such rich history of a man, and a country and dumb it down for the masses and to think a Wallace was part of this abuse was further insulting. The dates, people and events were all skewed to make this a blockbuster $$ maker and be damn ... Read More
Rating:  - Gibson's Prophetic Masterpiece
By now William Wallace's battle cry for freedom has gone down in cinematic history, and why not? It's a rousing speech that drives a group of historical underdogs to victory in a battle that they certainly had no business winning. And as an added bonus Americans love the concept of freedom. So even though we aren't free at all the image of Mel Gibson up there screaming, "But they can never take....our FREEDOM!!!" is just the kind of foot stomping jolt that can fool the masses into caring about Scottish ... Read More
Rating: - Braveheart? More like boring and gross heart.
Sorry folks, maybe I just went into the theater with a bad attitude.
After a half hour of looking at Mel's mullet and right before the battle scene where they show his butt like they do IN EVERY MOVIE HE'S EVER BEEN IN.
I'm honestly surprised his butt didn't make a cameo in Passion of the Christ as well.
At least he showed some restraint on that one.
I got up and left the theater after the battle scene.
Disgustingly gross, body parts flying up against the lens.
I'm no ... Read More
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