Woohoo.

Rating: Null/10 (16 September 2000)

This is a great film. The battle scenes are just right. The atmosphere is very very mediaeval. The story, the acting, and the cinematography, were fantastic. Allegedly the grand feel of the film inspired Peter Jackson to try his hand at filming Lord of the Rings in a similarly epic style. The music is some of the best heard in a film.
There is one major, major problem with this film though...anyone with even a cursory knowledge of British history will notice that this film bears about as much relation to reality as a World War 2 propaganda film. The English are presented as thoroughly evil (ignoring the rather greyer reality!), Robert Bruce is presented as being wracked with guilt for working for the English (Err...similar to theories about Thomas Jefferson, I guess...), the Battle of Stirling is fought on a field (not a bridge...), the armies are dressed in wildly imaginative styles (such as the Scots, who are painted with woad!!!)...the list goes on.
On the other hand, still a top film. I can forgive manipulation of history as long as it's reasonably interesting. And as long as it doesn't inspire violence against the "bad guys"...