The Patriot (Extended Cut) [Blu-ray]
starring: René Auberjonois, Adam Baldwin, Chris Cooper, Jason Isaacs, Tchéky Karyo
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Aimed directly at a mainstream audience, The Patriot qualifies as respectable entertainment, but anyone expecting a definitive drama about the American Revolution should look elsewhere. Rising above the blatant crowd pleasing of Stargate, Independence Day, and Godzilla, director Roland Emmerich crafts a marvelous re-creation of South Carolina in the late 1770s (aided immeasurably by cinematographer Caleb Deschanel), and Robert Rodat's screenplay offers the same balance of epic scale and emotional urgency that elevated his earlier script for Saving Private Ryan. Unfortunately, Emmerich embraces clichés and hackneyed melodrama that a more gifted director would have avoided. Instead of attempting a truly great film about the most pivotal years of American history, Emmerich settles for a standard revenge plot with the Revolutionary War as an incidental backdrop.
On those terms, the film is engrossing and sufficiently intelligent, especially when militia leader Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) cagily negotiates with British General Cornwallis (Tom Wilkinson) in one of the most rewarding scenes. For the most part, the story concerns Martin's anguished quest for revenge against ruthless redcoat Colonel Tavington (played with snide relish by Jason Isaacs), and the rise to manhood of Martin's eldest son, Gabriel (Heath Ledger), whose battlefield honor exceeds even that of his brutally volatile father. At its best, The Patriot conveys the horror of war among innocent civilians, and the epic battle scenes, while by no means masterful, are graphically intense and impressive. And although Ledger's love interest (Lisa Brenner) is too bland to register much emotion, the focus on family (which frequently relegates the war to background history) provides a suitable vehicle for Gibson, who matches his achievement in Braveheart with an effectively brooding performance. --Jeff Shannon
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Amazon.com:
Aimed directly at a mainstream audience, The Patriot qualifies as respectable entertainment, but anyone expecting a definitive drama about the American Revolution should look elsewhere. Rising above the blatant crowd pleasing of Stargate, Independence Day, and Godzilla, director Roland Emmerich crafts a marvelous re-creation of South Carolina in the late 1770s (aided immeasurably by cinematographer Caleb Deschanel), and Robert Rodat's screenplay offers the same balance of epic scale and emotional urgency that elevated his earlier script for Saving Private Ryan. Unfortunately, Emmerich embraces clichés and hackneyed melodrama that a more gifted director would have avoided. Instead of attempting a truly great film about the most pivotal years of American history, Emmerich settles for a standard revenge plot with the Revolutionary War as an incidental backdrop.
On those terms, the film is engrossing and sufficiently intelligent, especially when militia leader Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) cagily negotiates with British General Cornwallis (Tom Wilkinson) in one of the most rewarding scenes. For the most part, the story concerns Martin's anguished quest for revenge against ruthless redcoat Colonel Tavington (played with snide relish by Jason Isaacs), and the rise to manhood of Martin's eldest son, Gabriel (Heath Ledger), whose battlefield honor exceeds even that of his brutally volatile father. At its best, The Patriot conveys the horror of war among innocent civilians, and the epic battle scenes, while by no means masterful, are graphically intense and impressive. And although Ledger's love interest (Lisa Brenner) is too bland to register much emotion, the focus on family (which frequently relegates the war to background history) provides a suitable vehicle for Gibson, who matches his achievement in Braveheart with an effectively brooding performance. --Jeff Shannon
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- The Patriot
The product arrived in very good condition and it arrived in a very short period of time. I would buy a product from this seller again
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- Wonderful Movie !!!
This is a very well done movie - I would like to think our Forefathers would be honored. I was not even a huge fan of Mel Gibson when I first viewed the movie; however, I love history. I believe this gets very close to how it was for a 'well to do family' at that time. Every American would do well to watch this movie; Over and Over again !!
Rating: - Great movie
I liked the movie even though there was a lot of bloody and nerve on edge scenes. The acting superior and setting were good. Story line believable. I have done some research of the Revolutionary war for a novel I'm writing and wanted to see this movie. I'm glad I did.
Rating: - Aim small, miss small
THE WAR: Revolutionary War, desperately important in its cause for freedom and independence, but brutally ignorant in its fighting techniques.Whoever thought that lining up in a big mass in front of a group of musket-wielding automatons was a good idea, is a military leader without a hint of imagination.Through the ardent desire to form a country free from oppression, a country is born, and its first heroes
STORY:Col. Benjamin Martin (Gibson) wishes to stay out of war and seek ... Read More
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- Amazing movie, so so blu ray
Being a huge fan of the revolutionary era, I love this movie (and not for its historical (in)accuracies).Had to upgrade to Blu Ray of course, but was unimpressed.Its mildly better than the SD version, so I'd recommend buying only if you can get a good deal or if you don't already own the SD version.
- The PatriotThe product arrived in very good condition and it arrived in a very short period of time. I would buy a product from this seller again
- Wonderful Movie !!!This is a very well done movie - I would like to think our Forefathers would be honored. I was not even a huge fan of Mel Gibson when I first viewed the movie; however, I love history. I believe this gets very close to how it was for a 'well to do family' at that time. Every American would do well to watch this movie; Over and Over again !!
- Great movieI liked the movie even though there was a lot of bloody and nerve on edge scenes. The acting superior and setting were good. Story line believable. I have done some research of the Revolutionary war for a novel I'm writing and wanted to see this movie. I'm glad I did.
- Aim small, miss smallTHE WAR: Revolutionary War, desperately important in its cause for freedom and independence, but brutally ignorant in its fighting techniques.Whoever thought that lining up in a big mass in front of a group of musket-wielding automatons was a good idea, is a military leader without a hint of imagination.Through the ardent desire to form a country free from oppression, a country is born, and its first heroes
STORY:Col. Benjamin Martin (Gibson) wishes to stay out of war and seek ... Read More
- Amazing movie, so so blu rayBeing a huge fan of the revolutionary era, I love this movie (and not for its historical (in)accuracies).Had to upgrade to Blu Ray of course, but was unimpressed.Its mildly better than the SD version, so I'd recommend buying only if you can get a good deal or if you don't already own the SD version.
