ROTTEN TOMATOES: Critical Consensus: "Apocalypto" Is Bloody Good; "Blood Diamond" Needs Polish; "Unaccompanied" Is Minor; "Holiday" Is So-So Comments

Critical Consensus: "Apocalypto" Is Bloody Good; "Blood Diamond" Needs Polish; "Unaccompanied" Is Minor; "Holiday" Is So-So

by Tim Ryan | December 07, 2006

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Summary

This week at the movies, we've got declining civilizations ("Apocalypto," directed by Mel Gibson), conflict diamonds ("Blood Diamond," starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou and Jennifer Connelly), airport horseplay ("Unaccompanied Minors," starring Wilmer Valderrama), and seasonal love ("The Holiday," starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, and Jack Black). What do the critics have to say? Back to Article

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daycare writes:
on Dec 08 2006 06:33 AM

WOW, all the pre oscar movies are not doing good with critics. Apocalypto has an 615. The good German has an 58%. Blood Diamond has an 55%. The only movie that seems to be living up to the buzz is Dreamgirls with on 90% on hear and a 94& on metracritc. What should i see this weekend. I guess Apocalypto. It is the best reviewd movie out this week.

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killthemall4444 writes:
on Dec 08 2006 07:20 AM

I'll be seeing Blood Diamond. It probably won't blow me away but it looks decent.

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dudemovies writes:
on Dec 08 2006 08:35 AM

I just brought the Dreamgirls CD and its awsome but And I'm telling you I'm not going isn't my favorite song. I love Listen and Love You I do.

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curtis writes:
on Dec 08 2006 09:05 AM

Dreamgirls soundtrack is great. I love all 36 songs. WOM is that the movie is great as well. I will be seeing Blood Diamond. I heard it was Decent.

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dudemovies writes:
on Dec 08 2006 09:29 AM

In reply to this comment (#850577)
I'm cheap I only borught the 20 song soundtrack for $9.99 at Circuit City

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Jedi General writes:
on Dec 08 2006 10:02 AM

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Same here, I've been wanting to see it ever since I saw the first trailer. I don't care what the critics say.

"Apocalypto is Bloody Good"? Yeah ... right. It's teetering on the edge of being rotten, give me a break.

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nogard64 writes:
on Dec 08 2006 10:35 AM

[b]wow RT meter of 60%[/b]
yeah that sure means its a critical consensus!!! 60% then it has to be the best movie of the year! Quit kissing Mad Max's ass!

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Dec 08 2006 11:36 AM

I must say some times I just don't get why some movies are so loved. The day before yesterday I finally saw Borat, which I found only mildly amusing a couple of times, but for the most part I thought it was retarded and unfunny, with a gay 69 added for good measure, that will be scared into my mind for way to long(C-). As for this weekend I want to see Blood Diamond, Apocalypto, and Bobby which I still haven't gotten around too.

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South_park300 writes:
on Dec 08 2006 07:02 PM

i saw The Holiday, it was pretty good!

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Pilgermann writes:
on Dec 08 2006 08:43 PM

APOCALYPTO was quite excellent. It's not as gory as everyone makes it out to be. It's pretty brutal, but there're far more depraved films out there.

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Haoly Vauba writes:
on Dec 09 2006 12:14 AM

Why did Blood Diamond open against Apocalypto? It was supposed to open next week and they moved it to go against Apocalypto! WB is just stupid!

Equally stupid is the title of this article. 65% isn't bloody good! Its barely fresh!

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Robin_1 writes:
on Dec 09 2006 04:59 AM

[b]Apocalypto great movie. Heard it was number 1 fri.[/b]
I was surprised that Blood Diamond opened the same weekend as Apocalypto. I really thought Apocalypto was a great movie. Even though the movie was 218 minutes, I did not notice the time. I was engulfed in historic time and place. Even though it might not be that factual, Gibson was successful in taking you back to a different time.

Yes, it is violent, but a lot of societies in ancient times had violence like Rome and the Vikings.

I am also glad that Gibson did a movie about Pre-Columbian times. No one has ever made a movie about Mesoamerica and Pre-Columbian Mexico.

It is a first and a success in my opinion.

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mizzoucritic writes:
on Dec 09 2006 03:49 PM

By calling it "bloody good," they weren't using the slang bloody, they were talking about gore and blood. And "good" is a title arguably reserved for anything that gets between a 65-75%. "Great" for 75-85% and so on.

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marvillous writes:
on Dec 09 2006 06:56 PM

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[b]Ditto![/b]
APOCALYPTO portrayed the violence of primitive times when men didn't have wmd's, lasers, guns with silencers, cyanide pills, sabers, revolvers, torpedoes... of course the wild boar hunt was gory: how did the critics expect primitive hunters to capture a 300-lb wild pig careening through the forest?! Were'nt no Smith & Wessons back then. I thought the chase scenes and "gore" worked well to set up the final scene on the beach when "Modern Men's tall ships serenely sailed into view. I thought Gibson's subtext at that very moment was: if you thought that Jaguar and the Mayan tries were bloody violent, ya ain't seen nothin' yet because here comes "modern" man and his politically correct methods of mass destruction: the Holocaust, anthrax, the A-bomb and... sushi laced with plutonium!

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