FIRST TIME WATCHING: Braveheart (1995) REACTION (Movie Commentary) 

True.

The general content of the film is historically accurate obvious the writer took some liberties. Must be triggered British people who don't like their own history.

The accents are the problem with this film for me

@@seeteasea5497 They fooled me, 😄

@@rollotomassi6232 but I’m Scottish born so I have an u fair advantage over everyone else

I watched this movie when it came out and dozens of times after. Wow I can only imagine being Scottish and watching this when it came out.

That’s good to know because I can hardly watch scenes in this with the horses. I am glad they took special care with that.

@@MontagZoso in the special features on the 2 disk dvd they show a part with alotta behind the scenes stuff with the horses riding into downhill areas to make it seem like they are falling, the super expensive animatronics & all the great stuntmen & riders that made the Battle of Sterling (which should be next to a narrow bridge, not a open field lol) work. Mel said he was actually really happy when all the animal activists were upset because while he knew no animals were harmed, they were totally convinced

@@johnbrennan8611 That's pretty awesome

@@Jenacide Thanks, I'm really into military history and while im mostly into WW1 & beyond, these medieval & older battles can really teach us a lot about battle strategy that still holds up centuries later. Hannibal Barka of Carthage is a great example of how even though you may be outnumbered, strategy can make up the difference, just like Wallace & his Chiltron, which is what he called his wall of spearman.

Wow it’s cool they used a head amputee to double for the English captain for the battle of Stirling

I have Scottish blood... and i think we need to get together and talk about Scotland some time.

I *LOVED* Outlaw King, even though it was a flawed, flawed movie.

This is in my top five films too

Totally agree. I think as men we have all been there. Maybe not to this degree but in some sense we have had deep regret.

The actor playing Robert the bruce was brilliant.

Great movie, but historically it is totally wrong almost.

Indeed. I saw the reaction to Kingdom of Heaven and loved rewatching that movie with him.

If it's the right Robert The Bruce, that same great actor who played in Braveheart also plays in its sequel.

I also have Scottish and Irish blood.... but also some English... i'm so conflicted... lol

@@rascalmatt6713 hahahaha

@@elizabitty213 I think we should discuss all this over dinner.

At least they managed to find one Scot to play a part

@@Cainb420 A Scot playing an Irishman opposite Brendan Gleeson, an Irishman, playing a Scot…

Have you seen Red Road, directed by Andrea Arnold?

every video i see there is alwayys someone that just NEEDS to say that its historically inaccurate. its a fucking movie, not a Biography. Remember the Titans wasnt historically accurate either, but its still a good movie.

@@JoshuaDay0550 Same with Apocalypto, people have to point out that its inaccurate, just enjoy the movie, no where did Mel Gibson ever come out and say that these movies are 100 percent accurate, and how would anyone even know if they weren't even alive then.

1314 major victory for Scotland.

@@JoshuaDay0550 if it didn't explicitly claim to be the real history, as opposed to the made-up "English" account, in the first lines of the film, I doubt people would get as bent out of shape over it. No one really cares much that Gladiator is almost 100% bullshit, because it doesn't include a line about how historians are lying.

I second the Ransom reaction. My favorite Ron Howard film.

Rob Roy is another great

Ooo, yes on Rob Roy for sure!

there's also, these movies of mel gibson: Payback Edge of Darkness Ransom Maverick The Patriot (2000) Apocalypto (only movie without mel gibson as actor, but he directed it) Mad Max, the original trilogy Conspiracy Theory Signs (m night shamalan movie, can't spell) (jaquen phoenix is also in it, can't spell) Paparazzi (2004) Machete Kills Expendables 3

Mel Gibson, for all his flaws, is an asskicking movie maker.

That's a funny name for a movie

I agree a masterpiece.

Agreed! 👍

I would settle for the politicians giving some loyalty now

I'd defo watch that 😂

good historical fighting/war/action/etc movies: (not ranked, just listed) 1. Last of the Mohicans 2. Troy (2004) 3. Gladiator 4. 300 (the sequel though is krappy) 5. Braveheart 6. King Arthur (2004) 7. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (has a young morgan freeman doing/being a badass fighter) 8. The Mummy (1999) 9. The Mummy Returns 10. The Scorpion King 11. 13th Warrior (movie of michael crighton's "eaters of dead" book: beowulf saga / vikings) 12. Dances with Wolves 13. The Patriot (2000) 14. The Rocketeer (grins, has a sexy young Jennifer Connely, grins) 15. Prince of Persia (2010) 16. The Last Samurai 17. A Knight's Tale 18. Dragonheart (sean conner as the dragon, this was eragon way before eragon was ever written and then made into a movie, lol) // this is fantasy, not historical, lol, but still good and it is “historical-like” 19. Highlander // this is fantasy, not historical, lol, but still good and it is “historical-like” 20. Gods of Egypt // egyptian mythology 21. Apocalypto (there is also: ‘Pathfinder’ movie, but it’s really not very good: about vikings that came to america, with its conflict/plot of: vikings vs native americans) ------------- tv films: (not ranked, just listed) 1. Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula, this IS actually a true historical documentary of the historical Vlad the Impaler, it's really good, too 2. Dark Kingdom: Ring of the Nibelungs (seigfried and brunhilde saga, grins Kirstanna Loken is such a sexy and badass brunhilde, grins) 3. Helen of Troy (has sexy sienna guillory, resident evil 2 movie jill valentine fame, naked, grins, one of the most powerful scenes and lessons of all time, Helen literally usurps all power and the very "crown" away from the greek king, all his time and effort making allies and alliances, loyal military/soldiers, and etc, with just her naked body alone, grins, ya, she was taught well by her "kidnapper" in the art of politics, grins, really good movie too)

Yup, Robert the Bruce is more known but yes, the movie itself is awesome.

Neither is any film

It's very accurate movie with some creative liberty. Nobody wants to watch a movie with tactical genius of destroying a much larger English as it was crossing a bridge. But the final scene in the movie with Robert the Bruce, was fought on a large field, in which the outnumbered Scots used long pikes to destroy the heavy English cavalry. You can literally watch the details of that fight on HistoryMarches' channel on RU-vid. Braveheart took real parts from the real war that happened and used it for the Battle of Stirling.

Bannockburn was a major victory for Scotland fact!

Old man shut up