Patriot, The (US)
"A Thunderous Spectacle…The Patriot Packs A Wallop" -Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
Certificate: R
Running Time: 165 mins
Retail Price: $27.98
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:
***This title is RCE encoded***
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Director Roland Emmerich, Producer Dean Devlin Commentary
Visual Effects Interactive Featurette
Battlefield Featurette - "The Art Of War"
The True Patriots Featurette
Conceptual Art To Film Comparisons
Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Filmmakers
Photo Galleries
DVD-ROM Weblink
Theatrical Trailers
Talent Files
Production Notes
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 French
Subtitle Tracks:
French
English
CC: English
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
Like most of Mel Gibson`s drama movies (either directed by him or played in by him), this movie is long. Too long, actually. Almost 3 hours. Nothing can be said about the acting other than it is nothing out of the ordinary. The script does not help, either. It is totally predictable and very VERY American.
The video transfer is awesome. The movie includes some amazing scenaries, some really cool visual effects and very accurate costumes. Everything just looks great and there is not the slightest of compression signs.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is excellent. Actually, that`s an understatement. It`s very close to divine. While not always aggressive, it is simply perfect.
The menus are all animated with sound effects.
The extras include some extensive behind the scenes shots, a commentary by the director, 2 detailed explanations about visual effects and some deleted scenes. The extras are really top notch.
The bottom line is, however, that not even the wonderful extras can save this movie from being boring and unimaginative. Give it a try. It`s worth it only for the special effects and costumes. To fully enjoy the story, though, you simply gotta be an American.
Video transfer is almost perfect, but the audio is one of best I have ever heard.Menus were cool and features were interesting.
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