Patriot, The (UK)

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"A Thunderous Spectacle…The Patriot Packs A Wallop" -Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 158 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
In the emotionally-charged adventure The Patriot, Academy Award-winner Mel Gibson stars as Benjamin Martin, a reluctant hero who is swept into the American Revolution when the war reaches his home and threatens his family.

A hero of the fierce French and Indian conflict, Martin had renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. But when the British arrive at his South Carolina home and endanger what he holds most dear, Martin takes up arms alongside his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel (Heath Ledger of 10 Things I Hate About You), and leads a brave rebel Militia into the battle against a relentless and overwhelming English army. In the process, he discovers the only way to protect his family is to fight for a young nation`s freedom.

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Theatrical Trailer
Teaser Trailer
Producer & Director`s Commentary
Featurette: `The True Patriots`
Featurette: `Visual Effect`
Featurette: `The Art Of War`
Conceptual Art To Film Comparison
Featurette: `Visual Effects`
Gallery Of Cast Portraits
Filmographies

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 Hungarian

Subtitle Tracks:
Hebrew
Polish
Czech
Swedish
Finnish
Turkish
English
Greek
Hungarian
Dutch
Arabic
Danish
Norwegian

Directed By:
Roland Emmerich

Written By:
Robert Rodat

Starring:
Rene Auberjonois
Tchéky Karyo
Chris Cooper
Jason Isaacs
Joely Richardson
Heath Ledger
Mel Gibson

Casting By:
April Webster
David Bloch

Soundtrack By:
John Williams

Director of Photography:
Caleb Deschanel

Editor:
David Brenner

Costume Designer:
Deborah Lynn Scott

Production Designer:
Kirk M. Petruccelli

Producer:
Peter Winther
Dionne McNeff
Gary Levinsohn
Mark Gordon
Dean Devlin
Michael Dahan

Executive Producer:
William Fay
Ute Emmerich
Roland Emmerich

Distributor:
Columbia / Tristar

Your Opinions and Comments

7 / 10

The is a vastly underated film, it really should get the recognition it deserves as two and a half hours of really good entertainment.
This film is at least worth a rent but doesn`t have the `watch time and time again` tag on it.

posted by groovedoctor on 17/4/2001 23:30

8 / 10

A good look a like of Braveheart. Although a good story which fits in with the historical background. Mel Gibson gets on your nerves after a while but the English captain is extremely good in what he does. Oh well not a big hit but a fine picture none the less.

posted by D.stent on 23/9/2001 22:41

Laughable, did the british really do that, no go back and read the history books. Most insults last only a few seconds, this one manages to go on for hours...

posted by Richard73 on 19/9/2002 14:57

7 / 10

If you can get passed the inaccuracy of this movie, I think you will find it interesting. Mel Gibson stars in a similar role to that of Braveheart, this time with lesser effect. He plays a yank who is forced by the british to go into war with them. Jason Isaacs is great as a villain, a guy you`d love to kill.

The film lasts 2h 30m but the time seems to move along quite fluently. The movie is wonderfully presented on dvd. The picture is sharp and clean despite the movie being so long and having quite a few extras on the disc. The sound also really good.

The extras were very interesting and were presented by director roland emmerich. The focus on the making of, costume design and other such aspects. There are also some deleted scenes. One wonders how all this was fitted onto one single sided disc with no apparent drop in quality.

Overall a very good film, that although is not as good as Braveheart and maybe historically inaccurate, provides interesting entertainment. I think it is worth owning if you can get it cheap although it doesnt have that much of a rewatchability rating

posted by dicanio on 9/2/2003 21:33