The Patriot | | Cast : | Steven Seagal, L.Q. Jones | | Director : | Dean Semler | | Studio : | Touchstone Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | January 01, 1998 | | DVD Released Date : | October 08, 2002 | | Language : | English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | May 04, 2005 | | Summary | for a DTV not that bad but | Content
 | The Patriot is Stevens first DTV. I can see why it was not in the movies, but that should not stop you from seeing this movie. The plot is basically Steven is a local doctor in the town and he is very respected. He has a daughter maybe between the ages of 8-10. They have a little farm with horses. Now a bad guy who seemed to me like an EX millitary agent or officer turned anti american. Before he helped creat a drug that could easily wipe out an entire town within hours and the stuff is VERY deadly! Well he figures if he is going to go down, then why not take as many people down with him as possible. He puts a couple of drops on his tongue and goes to court to face his sentence. He then spits on the judge and from then on the judge passes it on and so forth. Steven is not a police officer or millitary or anything. Just a very smart doctor. Now he is called into action when the bad guy excapes from jail and goes to the hopsital and basically hold the place hostage until a cure can be found. and yes he does want it for himself and his soldiers. From then on the story happens and comes to an end. From what I said above in the short summary there is more detail, im just going to let you watch the movie.
The acting is good to me. Steven has some funny one liners here and there. And the bad guy makes a beleivable bad guy. Not just some pethetic looser who trys to be scary but fails. The supporting cast is good. Because this is a Steven Seagal film im sure EVERYONE is wanting to see some good action because he is still in shape here. You might be dissapointed. Out of 90 minutes, I would say about 10 mins of action. But I must say for the 10 mins of action it is descent enough to make you smile. The ending to me was not good at all. It seemed to "NICE" to me. But hey they all cant be good. The Patriot is Rated "R" for Strong Violence and Language. Keep in mind that this is a DTV and not a theatrical release. With that in mind, ENJOY! |
| Rating | | | Date | May 02, 2005 | | Summary | about the movie the patriot..... | Content
| This movie/film will be a fine selection if you are looking for story based style only but if you are looking for good fighting or action based seagal movie/film, might have to look for some of his other titles. A recommendation to those whom like this genre of movie/film.
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| Rating | | | Date | November 01, 2004 | | Summary | Derserving more credit... | Content
| Alright, so the story may not be all that great. But the acting is really good for all those involved and the philosophies behind a lot of the story can be rewarding if learned and applied to your life. Not in Seagal's top 5 movies but surely worth at least one viewing. I treat myself to multiple viewings because Steven Seagal can be seen differently than before. Definately give it a chance! |
| Rating | | | Date | August 18, 2004 | | Summary | poor | Content
| the latest seagal movies have been so bad they are funny but if you;re going for tha go for "out for a kill" its funnier. this is pretty bad tho |
| Rating | | | Date | February 21, 2004 | | Summary | A Steven Seagal movie with no martial arts | Content
| Steven Segal really shows off his acting ability in this film that contains almost no martial arts, and therein lies the problem. Take away the fights and give ol' Steve a dialogue and you better kill him off in the fist five minutes (a la Executive Decision) if you want the movie to be a success. It is an enigma how one reviewer rated this a 5-star movie and went on to say how anyone who does not like this movie is shallow. Shallow? The script has all the depth of a 6th grader's imagination. Utter uttter garbage - and at the time it came out, ws one of the worst Segal films ever. Though he has no doubt outdone himself since. |
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