Question About Apocalypto....

[rapunzel77]

I want to see this movie. I have read several reviews of it on Amazon.com and most of them were positive. My brother and two friends of mine who have seen it shudder when I mention the movie. My question is and please be honest...just how violent is this movie? To get some idea of the sort of movies I have seen and have enjoyed here are some of them:

Braveheart (this is still one of my top favorite movies of all time)
Gladiator (loved it)
Saving Private Ryan (very good movie, I saw it in the theatre and didn't blink once)
Black Hawk Down (saw this in the theatre too...)
The Passion (granted, I flinched at several parts..in particular the scourging scene. I admit that I can only watch this film once a year)


As you can see from this listing, I have watched some very violent movies and have had no problems for the most part. Is Apocalypto as violent or more violent than these? Why am I asking this? Well, my brother felt that he needed a barf bag (he also felt that way watching Black Hawk Down and the Passion) while watching it. I don't think I will need a barf bag but I would like to be fully prepared before seeing it. What do you think???