Brave heart

I can't say enough about the battle scenes, which certainly set the standard for movies to come. Films such as Saving Private Ryan, Pearl Harbor and others owe a debt of gratitude to Braveheart for setting the standard in terms of realism and accuracy. Gibson did an amazing job depicting the brutality and violence of medieval war-making. Those were the days when surgical strikes and friendly fire were not a part of the vocabulary.

As for acting, well, you can't get much better than Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau and Patrick Mcgoohan (just to name a few). Patrick was robbed by the Academy when they failed to nominate him for an Oscar in his portrayal of King Edward I. I have to say that Mel has an incredible talent for film making and casting is no exception. Every actor played their part to perfection.

Finally the music was fabulous. Horner did a wonderful job painting emotion with a soundtrack second to none. It's no wonder he was chosen to create the soundtrack for another Oscar winning movie called Titanic.