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Reviews For The Patriot
Doug Becker
score = 90
A magnificently maufactured film, The Patriot is never dull. Unlike the
John Wayne war movie genre of times past, this movie shows that above all
else, war brings people death and despair. I liked the lack of
speechmaking. I liked that the English were shown truthfully as
"Germans with a sense of humor", brutal , pompous and ruthless.
Too often their imperialistic cruelty has been hidden behind a vaneer of
civility. The film was soft on slavery, but so was the American
Revolution. We preached equality and liberty for all... all white
christian men, that is. The one thing I did not like was the focus on Mel
Gibson vs. Jason Isaacs. The ending where out of thousands of combatants,
Gibson picks out Isaacs and they duke-it-out mano y mano was much too
contrived. Isaacs should have been killed by the eldest son as retibution
for Isaacs killing his younger brother. Why must Gibson do everything? The
way the movie ended was too much like James Bond killing his 20 arch-villians
with his bare hands. The Patriot, like Saving Private Ryan, shows War
Movies have grown up.
Gary K
score = 70
Just saw the Patriot on the weekend. It was a pretty good film, lots
of emotion and action and realistic violence. The only thing that I
didn't like was the one sided Patriotism showing that Americans good,
British (red coats) bad. It would have been a nice change if they
showed some of the personal life of Mel Gibson's British enemy in the
film, then I would've felt for both sides.
Ashleigh
score = 100
I thought the Patriot was a must see. I saw it and I couldn't stop
thinking about it. The movie showed how men sacrificed everything to
fight. And it showed how lucky we are today so we don't have to go through
what they went through.
Film Fan
score = 90
I just got home from seeing The Patriot. It was appropriate and
moving to watch this film on the $th of July. It makes one realize
how much was sacrificed for us to live in freedom. Many of those
people lost everything they had, but did it willingly to breathe free in
their own country. Mel Gibson is always watchable. His emotions play
across his face, and you feel his joy and his pain. Heath Ledger will
become a much sought after actor based on his fresh good looks, and a
superior performance. A must see.
Ed
score = 30
What was a hopeful look into a significant part of our heritage became a
cartoon. Are you sure Vince McMahon didn't direct this thing???
RMCSNC
score = 90
VERY GOOD MOVIE, LOTS OF ACTION AND VERY MOVING EMOTIONALLY. MADE US
REALIZE WHAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAD TO DO IN THAT ERA AND WHAT THEY
SACRIFICED.
gary winstead
score = 100
Great movie, a must see for all true Americans, least they forget how
their freedom was won. Kudos to Mel Gibson and the real Patriots of the
free world. In one scene my wife cried and in other scene our son
cheered,I cried and cheered, something for all!!!
Cindy
score = 100
I see a lot of movies and am not particularly a big fan of Mel Gibson.
This was however the best film in any category I have ever seen. I
highly recomend it to one and all.
Milo
score = 100
Excellent! The Patriot was not advertised as a documentary and thus
did not need to define all the terminology, such as "the cause".
I would hope that the average American is well aware of what the Colonists
fought for during the Revolutionary war. Once again, the audience
was rewarded for going to the theatre. There were many historical
loose ends left and poetic license taken...how wonderful that so many
people recognize these moments and know their own country's history so
completely! Thank you Mel Gibson and Company...It was a pleasure...
tombzi@aol.com
score = 100
What a way to celebrate the 4th of July in this country then to learn of
the sacrifices made to allow us the freedom. I was thrilled to feel
the crowd into this movie rooting for the eventual winners......God Bless
America, Mel Gibson and the Patriot. The contributions of the
Smithsonian Institute should not go untold in attempting to keep within
accurate historical telling of the story....although only a few
inaccuracies can be found...the spirit of the fight for freedom was
definitely felt. My heart skipped many beats thinking of the
sacrifices....I will never look at the flag with nothing less than respect
for the lives given so we can live in the land of the free.
Stan, Linda
score = 100
My husband, and I dearly loved the movie, It is another Best picture, and
if Mel Gibson is not Picked for best actor then there should not be a best
actor award given at all. It is a better picture than "Braveheart"
if thats possible, and we loved Braveheart"! Congratulations to
the cast, and crew it was a tremendous effort only second to the real
battle itself.
Jeff Kreinbring
score = 90
This movie should be required viewing in all high schools to counter all
the anti "dead white guy" politically correct trash kids are
subjected to nowadays. I know it's not totally historically accurate, I
majored in History in college, but it's way closer than the revisionist
garbage and should make everyone who sees it appreciate a little more the
preciousness of the freedoms they enjoy.
Karen K.
score = 100
It takes a great movie to keep me awake, or even to want to go and see it.
Though I watched most of the violent scenes through the fingers laced over
my eyes, I did truly like this film and definitely think it's worthy of a
trip to the theater. The scene where his young sons helped him was
disturbing, but later you see one son proud that he helped his father and
one son totally troubled by the experience. This is the nature of
man. I think Mel Gibson acted admirably in this movie, and I usually
comment that he's way too hyper (in movies) for me. Perhaps he's involved
in these types of movies because he does have a family he cares for, and
he sees the waste of humankind abhorrent. For the critics that
complain about historical inaccuracies, most of us do not go to the movies
for a history lesson but to be entertained. This gets a 10 in my book.
It's a long movie, but keeps you engrossed til the end.
Katybug*
score = 100
I thought that this movie was the most profound and wonderful movie ever.
It had such a great combination of history, drama, and a little bit of
love. I think that all the actors were absolutely brilliant. I
just hope that everyone will run out and see this film and feel just as
enthrawled and entertained as I was.
krista
score = 100
I really loved this movie!!! Good story, breath taking action!!! Also
talks about family values. PS : If you go
see it bring a tissue box
Tommy Chandler
score = 90
Not being a real big Mel Gibson fan, I thought this was one of his best
movies. I would say it is at the top of my list of best movies I have seen
this year.
Rusty Carlock
score = 50
Though the cinematography of "The Patriot" was beautiful and in
itself provided adequate reason to see the film, I feel that the true
essence of the American ideal was not portrayed to its fullest potential
and at times the film resorted to cheap film cliches to achieve a desired
emotional effect in the audience. The biggest letdown, by far, was
that the film only gave a few lines to define the reason all of our
American forefathers were particpating in such a bloody war. The
film talked often of "The cause" of the rebels without doing
much to delineate exactly what this cause was. Of course
"freedom" (as in braveheart) was mentioned many times in the
film. But the pure hope in an entirely new world that drove the
colonists was mentioned only a few times. Perhaps because looking at the
course American history has taken (the slaughtering of the Native
Americans, the exploitation of the environment) one would look sadly upon
the words of Mel Gibson's character at the end of the film "I pray
that the sacrifices of our people will spawn and fulfill the promise of
our new nation." A good film, but one that did not live up to
the full potential of its subject matter.
Patriot
score = 100
I thought that the movie, though very lengthy, was a definte worth seeing
movie. It keeps your attention the whole time and is not jumping
from scene to scene. The plot is very thick and dramatic. This
is a must see film. It has comedy, drama, and action all packed into one
film. 2 thumbs up!!!
Oh yeah, and another thing...the people protesting about this not being a
good movie because in one scene Mel Gibson tells his sons to take up arms,
is just ridiculous. That's the way life was back then and you had to
do what you had to do. People do have a mind of their own and are
accountable for their deeds. And another one about being too
graphic...they were capturing the essence of a real battle. How it
really was and what we were really fighting for.
Tarryn Coetzee
score = 100
I found this movie to be amazingly beautiful. Mel Gibson, once again,
graces us with a strong and truthful performance. Although I found some
violence to be unnessesary, the movie provides us with enough action to
keep us interested for the whole 2 hours and 46 minutes. Not only does
this movie provide enough 'American Pride' (Pefectly timed with the july
4th weekend) it also holds comedy and romance. I deffinatly recommend this
movie to ANYONE, not only historians and/or mel gibson fans!
karen
score = 90
The best movie I've seen in a long time. Cried from beginning to
end. I encourage everyone to go see it.
Stan Harrison
score = 90
This movie is definately a crowd pleaser, the plot was good, and Mel
Gibson was a great actor. Of course, the only flaw in the movie was
the identical plot to Braveheart. But it's still a excellent movie.
Stephen Bader
score = 100
I study revolutionary history, and found this movie to be among the best I
had ever seen. The authenticity was superb, from the recreation of
colonial charleston and the the lowcountry plantations, to the battle
scenes, uniforms, and acting. The violence brought home how serious the
war was, and the sacrifices that men made 225 years ago.
Cindy Parrott
score = 80
I am a history buff and found this movie wonderful. It really
depicts the overwhelming hopelessness of the situation when the Colonial
Army faced the mighty British forces. The one thing I did not like
about it was that the violence was too graphic. I do realize that
battles are supposed to be violent, but it can still be shown without
being quite so graphic. Again, I did enjoy the movie very much.
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