Braveheart meets Private Ryan in 180 AD!

Rating: 9/10 (16 May 2000)

This movie was Excellent. The first 10 minutes were intense as advertised. Sound effects for battle gave me a Saving Private Ryan flashback. Some of the same actors and Action as Braveheart.
I was little disappointed in the extent of the Jitter, almost Digital like video effects in some fight scenes. It doesn't add anything to the scenes. It could make you wonder if they are covering up special effects flaws. Why not just show the action?
Still a worthwhile movie. A bit slow in parts but you got to know the characters and see their pain, suffering, greed, lust, revenge and honor. Great performances by Crowe and Phoenix.
A great adventure. War and Life or death situations were brutal then, beyond what some think. People did pay to see people die in battle for entertainment.
I would see it again!