If we had covered Braveheart about 20 years ago, most people would have said, "that Mel Gibson is an incredible movie star and can he ever direct a battle scene!" But that nutty Aussie is a complex man. The fun-loving reputation he had in his prime is in tatters now that we've all learned about his many, many flaws in the ensuing years. Yet the man is (or was) a terrific actor---even in a movie where he plays a Scotsman---and a talented director of violent action. Bonus: this is a natural lead-in to the "Revenge Month" theme we'll have in our April movies. So settle in for an extensive one-Ryan review in our 501st episode of Have You Ever Seen because while "alba gu brath" is a wonderful rallying cry to fire up the blue-faced troops, it's best to know that you'll never take our freedom to talk about Oscar-winning movies.

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Hearing Ryan ramble on here may have inspired you to hear more of that. Well, he talks about sports films with Chris Di Gregorio on "Scoring At The Movies".