The Patriot (2000) By ERA Version VCD~In English w/ Chinese Subtitles ~Imported From Hong Kong~ by Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson Mel Gibson

This is an epic film covering the discord between American and English rule. The cruelness of the English gives rise to the militia. The murder of two suns pushes Gibson back to someone he’d rather forget. Visually stunning and great characters well worth watching.

very good and at a very good price

A decent action romp covering the American war for independence

Great film, one of Mel’s best 👍

I am an American/British dual citizen and I cant say as I even marginally agree with the reviewers saying this film is thoroughly anti British, it may have an aspect of that but how many TV series have the English made which make the French look evil. How many films have the English AND Americans made about the Germans being evil? This film is made from an American point of view you cannot expect it to portray the British as the most wonderful people ever. In the film there is only one British man that is `evil' and the troops under his command kill innocent Americans under his orders and with objection. Mr Gibson is painting one man as evil not a nation so stop with your feeling hard done by and griping over nothing. Overall I think Mr Gibson makes the British look like a very noble nation through the gentlemanly actions of their high commander and other commanders, infact you could rightly argue that the British are overall portrayed as much more honorable than their American counterparts.I am especially baffled by the fact that a self proclaimed history lecturer is so narrow minded, I hope that if I ever have children you are not the one teaching them. I would have hoped that someone entrusted with teaching new generations about history would be more open to the fact that you can never KNOW for sure what happened. Finally to the omnipresent reviewer who said that s/he was sure the British had never burned a church. I am sure and couldn't agree more that in the many years of the British Empire nobody innocent was hurt and that no rogue commanders ever ordered their men to slaughter innocent people (that was sarcasm the British have and had just as much capacity for being evil as the Americans, Germans, French and Mel Gibson).These reviewers are however right in regards to the fact that the black people portrayed in this film do seem very unrealistic when compared with historical accounts of what it was to be black in those times. They are all treated well and all seem really happy with life, doubtless a few of them were but I do find it very strange that there was only once that one was mistreated.I personally think that this movie is brilliant. There are a couple of points where the American pride is cringe worthy but it wouldn't be a classic Mel film if there wasn't. Trust me when I say this is a great film and unless you are super uptight you will not be offended. Take a step back and enjoy it, this is a fictional movie and it never claims to be based solidly on fact.If you are British watch this brilliant movie, get past some of the laughable Americana like Mel running with the flag at the end and see if the British really are portrayed badly. If you feel they are then give me a negative review though to be honest I doubt very much that you will. The people writing that this film is anti-British are the exact type that probably watch movies on how the British defeated the `evil' Napoleon and think it is wonderful. Thank you for your time for reading my longest ever review and enjoy.

Not the best but worth watching

Let us not beat about the bush The Patriot has a lot of problems with history. It is therefore highly recommended to nitpickers who will enjoy the film for its rich harvest of error. In this it is no worse (frankly I think it is better) than Braveheart. The film is certainly anti-British in the sense that we are the villains, but what villains my dears, as George III said "I glory in the name of Briton"! The church scene is straight out of the Das Reich playbook.However, I think the film is a bit more than that, despite seeming to endorse the Patriot cause 110% it shows Americans taking a beating, and makes it clear many of the most active guerrillas were on the fringes (and not the polite fringes either) of colonial society. Mel's character makes a good point about fighting a guerrilla war, and his family pay an appropriate price. Narsty old Jason Isaacs has an argument to make about how you fight insurgents (one recognisable to modern soldiers). Just occasionally as the story is dumbed down a notch so audiences can get it in one go (and no-one wants to repeat Dune-like confusion) you spot the script-writers giving you a hint. Yes the flag waving nonsense is going to be popular in the US but there is at least enough recognisable in the final battle for historical fans to see Guilford Courthouse has been reversed into Cowpens. The combat scenes (bar the final mass melée) are a very good feeling for just what it was like; the bouncing cannon ball being particularly notable.If I have a criticism it is the interminable prosing of the characters but it is balanced by the beautiful photography. I found it enjoyable if at times unintentionally funny, though I recognised that I was not the intended audience. Mel Gibson has a talent and if this is not set at the gut-wrenching level of The Passion it is still good cinema.