| | | Some Things Are Worth Fighting For...
Features: Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dubbed, French, Dubbed & Subtitled
In 1776 South Carolina, widower and legendary war hero Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) finds himself thrust into the midst of the American Revolutionary War as he helplessly watches his family torn apart by the savage forces of the British Redcoats. Unable to remain silent, he recruits a band of reluctant volunteers, including his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel (Heath Ledger), to take up arms against the British. Fighting to protect his family's freedom and his country's independence, Martin discovers the pain of betrayal, the redemption of revenge and the passion of love.
"This bloody celebration finally gives the American Revolution the epic it deserves." Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
"Sentimental, overbearing, flag-waving--and a crowd-pleaser." Luke Y. Thompson, Dallas Observer
"A thunderous spectacle...packs a wallop." Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"...everything you want in an epic: sweep, scope, wild reversals of fortune and plenty of bold, basic emotions." Richard Schickel, Time
"Two thumbs up!" Roger Ebert at the Movies
Editor's Note
Mel Gibson stars in this action-packed historical drama from the director of INDEPENDENCE DAY and GODZILLA. Gibson portrays Benjamin Martin, an unassuming South Carolina widower who is forced to join the American Revolution when the British threaten to take his farm away from him. Together with his patriotic son, Gabriel (Heath Ledger), the pair faces the vicious Redcoats with a heroism that reflects the stubborn pride of a young country's most dedicated supporters. THE PATRIOT is a sweeping epic adventure that sheds light on America's past, and at the same time entertains audiences.
Plot Summary
In this Revolutionary War epic from director Roland Emmerich (INDEPENDENCE DAY, GODZILLA) and writer Robert Rodat (SAVING PRIVATE RYAN), history unfolds as one man struggles to bury his demons and keep his family whole. Mel Gibson plays reluctant hero Benjamin Martin, a man who fought with both heroism and brutality in the French and Indian War, but who is now seeking to peacefully tend his own fields and ignore the later and greater conflict. Despite Martin's scrupulous parenting, however, his idealistic son Gabriel (Heath Ledger) leaves home to join the colonial army. Soon the war is literally on Martin's doorstep; a cruel British officer named Tavington (Jason Isaacs) kills one of his children and unwittingly galvanizes Martin, Gabriel, and a ragtag militia of locals into a fierce guerilla unit bent on revenge and liberty.THE PATRIOT is concerned with honor among soldiers, finding and losing love in the midst of chaos, and also with a tactical shift from open-field combat to the hide-and-fight strategies that would come into their own in modern warfare. The historical details are imaginative, to say the least, but the spectacle is what's really effective in bringing the fight for independence to life.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: French, Spanish, Portuguese Dolby Digital Stereo | | Dubbed: French, Spanish, Portuguese | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture And Sound |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Sony Pictures |
| Release Date: 7/3/2007 |
| Running Time: 165 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2000 | | Catalog ID: 16718 | | UPC: 00043396167186 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, German Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovene, Swedish, Turkish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Nominee (2001) | | | MTV Award, Mel Gibson, Best Male Performance | | | Oscar, Caleb Deschanel, Best Cinematography | | | Oscar, Kevin O'Connell, et. al., Best Sound | | | Oscar, John Williams, Best Music, Original Score |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...THE PATRIOT has 'hit' written all over it..." 06/08/2000 p.134New York Times
"...Gibson shows an on-screen comfort and expansiveness he has not revealed before..." 06/28/2000 pp.E1-E6 USA Today
"...Viscerally historical....THE PATRIOT makes a big bang..." -- 3 out of 4 stars 06/28/2000 p.2D Sight and Sound
"...Spectacular battle scenes..." 09/01/2000 p.46-7 Premiere
"...Who can deny a movie that features enough bloody fights, burning houses, and grandiloquent speeches to fill three sequels to GONE WITH THE WIND?..." -- 3 out of 5 stars - A Satisfying Rental 12/01/2000 p.97 Rolling Stone
"...THE PATRIOT deserves a salute as the first Hollywood epic about the American Revolution to successfully blend ferocity and feeling..." 07/06/2000 p.145-6 Los Angeles Times
"...THE PATRIOT has a good sense of spectacle and is quite successful at re-creating a period that has not been brought to the screen with much success recently..." 06/28/2000 p.C1 Chicago Sun-Times
"...It is rousing and entertaining, and you get your money's worth....[Gibson gives] a powerful and effective performance..." 06/28/2000 p.209 Total Film
"...With some beautiful cinematography and a few strong doses of musket-blasting action..." 04/01/2001 p.108 IndependentCritics.com 8 of 10
"The Patriot'' is a fable arguing the futility of pacifism, set against the backdrop of the Revolutionary War. It is rousing and entertaining, and you get your money's worth, but there isn't an idea in it that will stand up to thoughtful scrutiny...Mel Gibson stars, in a powerful and effective performance, as a widower named Benjamin Martin with seven children...Hollywood movies are at pains these days to provide a role for a heroic African-American or two. A role for a black sailor was found in the segregated U.S. Navy submarine corps in ``U-571'' (he was a mess orderly). Now we have a black slave who fights beside white men (even those who hate him) because Gen. Washington has promised freedom for all slaves who fight for a year...It basically wants to be a summer action movie, with a historical gloss. At that, it succeeds. I enjoyed the strength and conviction of Gibson's performance, the sweep of the battle scenes, and the absurdity of the British caricatures." - Richard Propes
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