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The Patriot (Special Edition)

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Studio: Sony
Catalog: DVD
Release date: 2000-10-24
Media: DVD
released in theatres: 2000-06-28
Running time in minutes: 165
DVD aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Picture format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
DVD Region code: 99
DVD layers: 2
DVD sides: 1
released in theatres: 2000-06-28
Ean: 9780767858465
Book Isbn: 0767858468
Upc: 043396057319
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Director:
Roland Emmerichsee more Dvds by Roland Emmerich
Actors:
Mel Gibsonsee more Dvds with Mel Gibson
Heath Ledgersee more Dvds with Heath Ledger
Joely Richardsonsee more Dvds with Joely Richardson
Jason Isaacssee more Dvds with Jason Isaacs
Chris Coopersee more Dvds with Chris Cooper

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User Reviews:
 Rating 4   Written on June 15, 2008
   Summary: Formula plot, but well played and acted.
The plot of PATRIOT follows the formula of the reluctant warrior who is forced to fight by circumstances--see SHENANDOAH and others. True to the formula, once he enters the war, he is unstoppable. Even though it is strictly a formula plot, Mel Gibson and an excellent cast pull it off. Heath Ledger is excellent as the son who must fight despite his father's warning, and Jason Isaacs is wonderfully mean as the brutal British officer.

 Rating 3   Written on June 5, 2008
   Summary: What happened to historical accuracy?
Visually impressive but Gibson reprises his sensitive hero shtick. In the movie the British kill injured American troops, Gibson offers to free the slaves if they will fight for
the Revolution and the British burn civilians in a church. HOWEVER, in reality the only documented massacre of injured soldiers was BY the rebels OF loyalist troops, the British offered to free the slaves, a move received with outrage among the slave owning rebels (including Washington and Jefferson)and the burning of civilians in a church by British troops never took place (although the Germans did do this in France during the Second World War).


 Rating 4   Written on May 31, 2008
   Summary: Patriotic Americans
While the movie of course was a hollywood creation it was never the less pretty historically factual. It depicted accurately the horrors and hardships the Carolinians suffered in order to achieve America's independence. My great grandfather was one of them.

 Rating 4   Written on May 1, 2008
   Summary: VERY GOOD, BUT NOT GREAT...
FOR STARTERS, LET ME SAY THAT I THINK PRETTY HIGHLY OF THIS FILM. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT A FILM THAT WARRANTS THE EXTRA MONEY TO GO BLU-RAY.

I OWN THIS TITLE ON DVD AND BLU, AND FRANKLY, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY BLU MONEY BACK. THERE IS NOT A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN EITHER PICTURE OR SOUND QUALITY. WITH A FAIRLY LARGE COLLECTION OF STANDARD AND HIGH DEF FILMS, THIS IS JUST ONE THAT IS NOT WORTH THE EXTRA MONEY IN MY OPINION.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THOUGH, THIS FILM IS WELL WORTH THE COST OF A STANDARD DVD AND WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION.


 Rating 1   Written on April 23, 2008
   Summary: family values film
I like how he doesn't want to fight. He just wants to live in peace and raise his family and tend his crops.

Just like American patriots to this day he did not want war. No, we are a God fearing, peaceful people. But, if our freedom is under attack and our country needs us then we will accept the call to duty. Freedom is not free.

This is the true American spirit and even though Australian, Mel Gibson understands it very well. Perhaps it is his faith that ties him together with us. As in a previous film, "Braveheart", Gibson is a good man forced into action by circumstances beyond his control to fight the English. And when he does, put on your rain coat because there will be blood, and lots of it, pouring and spraying everywhere. If there ain't a lot of blood shed it's not a Mel Gibson movie. Farmer Mel does the Lord's work, quickly turning into an axe weilding colonial Rambo killing machine. I suppose one shouldn't be surprised at his dispatching of a fairly large number of Red Coats with such efficiency. The peoples' blood lust shall be satisfied with just killings of the wicked. And the English surely are wicked and cruel, at one point burning to the ground a little white chapel filled with innocents. No wonder our brave countrymen fought the Revolution. And watching this vivid and moving history you know God was on our side.

Actually, the movie is pretty fascist in it's conception. Leni Riefenstahl would love it. It does make you wonder when something like this is popular what percentage of the masses, particularly the peasantry, is inherently fascist in it's politics. Or if not inherently, at least very prone. Scary.

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CatalogDVDDVDDVDDVDDVDDVD
Release date2000-10-24-1997-12-102007-12-182005-01-042002-06-04
MediaDVDDVDDVDDVDDVDDVD
discs number-2----
released in theatres2000-06-282002-01-181997-05-091995-05-242004-05-142001-05-11
Running time in minutes165-125177162132
DVD aspect ratio2.35:11.78:12.35:12.35:11.33:11.85:1
Audience RatingR (Restricted)R (Restricted)PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)R (Restricted)R (Restricted)Unrated
Picture formatAnamorphic Widescreen-----
FormatAnamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSCPALAnamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSCNTSCAC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSCAC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
DVD Region code99211199
DVD layers2-----
DVD sides1-----
Ean978076785846550358222708319780800195045009736131394897807907829809780767863155
Book Isbn0767858468-0800195043-07907829870767863151
Upc043396057319-043396824058097361313948085392841028043396061439
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