The Patriot (2000) | Movie Reaction | First Time Watching | FOR SUSAN!!!

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  • Happy 4th of July! To celebrate Mrs. Movies watches Mel Gibson in the Epic Revolutionary War film, The Patriot (2000). Here's her reaction to her first time watching.
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  • @user-ps5te9jr8y
    @user-ps5te9jr8y 2 дні тому +81

    When susan yells papa as he is riding away always breaks me.

    • @sumelar
      @sumelar 2 дні тому +5

      That kid did an amazing job.

    • @honda2246
      @honda2246 2 дні тому +2

      @@sumelar she dead in real life

    • @williambryan3346
      @williambryan3346 2 дні тому

      Niagara Falls every time.

    • @kdavidson1386
      @kdavidson1386 2 дні тому

      @@honda2246 Its true, another fallen victim to the opioid crisis, may she RIP.

    • @DarkPaladin24
      @DarkPaladin24 2 дні тому +2

      If someone watches that scene and not cry, they're made of stone.

  • @nahkohese555
    @nahkohese555 2 дні тому +22

    Interesting fact, most of the extras in this were made up of Historical Reenactors, who brought their own muskets, uniforms, tents, etc. Mel Gibson was freaked out that the Reenactors, at the end of the day's shooting, instead of going off to a motel or something, they retired to their camps, started their fires, and began cooking dinner. The Reenactors camped and lived on the battlefield locations as if it actually was 1776. I am personal friends (and a fellow Reenactor) with a number of them.

  • @ironman0917
    @ironman0917 2 дні тому +92

    Mel Gibson's character is very loosely based on a man very well known here in South Carolina. His name was Francis Marion. The "Swamp Fox". His guerrilla tactics tied up and harassed the British Army for a couple of years here in SC. The Colonel Tavington in the movie is loosely based on Colonel Banastre Tarleton, a Dragoon, under the command of Lord Cornwallis. Tarlton is well know as being very ruthless and cold blooded. The final battle scene in the movie is based on an actual battle. The Battle of Cowpens, near the small town of Chesnee, South Carolina, which was a victory for the Americans, and the turning point in the Revolutionary War. Francis Marion was not at this battle, but Tarlton was. Also, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel of the 2nd World War, studied the tactics of Francis Marion the "Swamp Fox" and applied some of them in WW II and hence was to be known as the "Desert Fox". Playing off of Marion's "Swamp Fox" name.

    • @ronaldwallace7459
      @ronaldwallace7459 2 дні тому

      ua-cam.com/video/-SBPnw5riLM/v-deo.html

    • @kdsuibhne
      @kdsuibhne 2 дні тому +7

      His character was an amalgamation of Francis Marion, Daniel Morgan, and Nathanael Greene. They used the Battle of Cowpens as an example for the battle when Tavington was killed. The Battle of Cowpens was famous due to Morgan executing a Double Envelopment.

    • @randallshuck2976
      @randallshuck2976 День тому +1

      Sorry, Tarleton (the actual commander) survived Cowpens although his soldiers were soundly defeated and almost destroyed. Tarleton lived and commanded for the British in several more wars.

    • @earljohnson3165
      @earljohnson3165 День тому +2

      From the Marion, SC area it's why the mascot is the "Swamp Fox". We also have Francis Marion University right down the road.

    • @mrd4785
      @mrd4785 День тому

      But Mel learned how to act in Australia and by his first film his Aussie accent was almost as broad as Steve Irwin the Crocodile Hunter. It was Mad Max that truly gave him a Hollywood career.

  • @reservoirdude92
    @reservoirdude92 2 дні тому +63

    If you needed a prime example of Mel Gibson's acting range, this is most definitely it.

    • @Cheryworld
      @Cheryworld 2 дні тому +5

      Hamlet. He did a great Hamlet

    • @jackgrimaldi8685
      @jackgrimaldi8685 2 дні тому

      Not as good as Krusty's range; just look at it.

    • @reservoirdude92
      @reservoirdude92 2 дні тому

      @@Cheryworld oh Jesus, I completely forgot about that adaptation!

    • @vertigo4567
      @vertigo4567 2 дні тому +2

      Dont forget how Mel Gibson acted when pulled over by a police officer a few years ago... :/
      YIKES!!!
      haha

    • @Footsoldier1234
      @Footsoldier1234 2 дні тому +1

      Braveheart too. My favorite scene is when he removes the helmet to find Robert the Bruce fighting with the English. They have a conversation with nothing but their eyes. Some of the best acting I've ever seen.

  • @MichaelLayne702
    @MichaelLayne702 2 дні тому +45

    I love Jason Isaacs as Colonel Tavington. I don’t know if you noticed but he also played Lucious Molfoy in the Harry Potter movies. Plays such an awesome bad guy that you truly hate.

    • @escorpiaohades1434
      @escorpiaohades1434 2 дні тому +4

      he also starred in FURY

    • @1BigMonkey
      @1BigMonkey 2 дні тому +4

      I felt he did a great job as Gabriel Lorca, on "Star Trek: Discovery"

    • @mikonei
      @mikonei 2 дні тому +3

      Jason Isaacs is fantastic as a villain, but I loved his quiet snark in Armageddon. Not a huge role, but one of my favorites.

    • @bobbyclarkston8836
      @bobbyclarkston8836 16 годин тому +2

      He also voiced Commander Zhao in ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’. He never seemed as villainous in that role, at least to me, as in some of his other roles. Probably because he dropped his English accent for it, lol

  • @FollowingGhost
    @FollowingGhost 2 дні тому +23

    The rocking chairs were built by a Master Craftsman near me. He built them the way he always did, to last, not as props.
    During filming, the prop department couldn't get them to break because of how well they were made. They had to keep cutting them until they finally broke.

  • @ircjesselee
    @ircjesselee 2 дні тому +7

    Mrs. Movies needed a gallon of water for that Susan scene when she cried out, "Papa!" 😢

  • @charlesballard5251
    @charlesballard5251 2 дні тому +13

    That cute little girl you kept commenting on was Skye McCole Bartusiak who died at the age of 21 in 2014. With her death 6 years after Heath Ledger's, that made 2 of the performer's who played Martin's kids dead. Mel Gibson is not strictly Australian. He was born and raised in Peekskill, New York. The family moved to Australia when Mel was 10 because his father had health problems. So Gibson is actually an American.

  • @mdroid7755
    @mdroid7755 2 дні тому +16

    8:00 Had to fight that way. Muskets were so inaccurate at range that being spread out would've made them ineffective, especially if both sides were taking cover. Marching abreast and firing a unified wall of lead ensured damage to the enemy. The gentlemanly way to battle for the period was to have close packed opposing units meet on open ground, exhange a volley or two, and then charge after whittling each other down. Infantry being close together also protected them from cavalry charges because they could form up into a square with bayonets out and inner rows firing to keep the horses from charging straight through.
    11:30 Tavington is a dragoon, mounted infantry with a short rifle or musket that could also act as cavalry.
    Cornwallis detests Tavington for his frequent charging into retreating soldiers after unit cohesion is already broken. Among other things, it just shows he's no gentleman.

  • @bvbxiong5791
    @bvbxiong5791 2 дні тому +10

    "What about Jean"? Don't worry about our Frenchie friend Jean. Right after American Independence, France is gonna be real busy with a small thingy called the French Revolution and another little thingy called Napoleon Bonaparte.

    •  День тому +3

      Support for the War cost the French almost everything.A lot of their colonies fell to the British and the King lost his head.

    • @SVanTha
      @SVanTha День тому

      it baffles me that in just 20 years after the American Revolution, European armies with 100's of thousands of men are gonna clash while in America, it was only 10's of thousands of men clashing.

    • @cpj93070
      @cpj93070 4 години тому

      The Irony is by helping America, France itself went bankrupt and feel into it's own revolution, and Britain turned out just fine and actually went on to enlarge their empire.

  • @tacticanuclearninja9112
    @tacticanuclearninja9112 2 дні тому +23

    Happy Independence Day my fellow Americans!!! 🇺🇸

    • @LenOliver-yz6os
      @LenOliver-yz6os 2 дні тому +3

      Hell yea!!! back at you my fellow true American vote Trump! to save america so we can still have a country in the next 5 years.

    • @user-hq1qg6cj8d
      @user-hq1qg6cj8d День тому

      ​@@LenOliver-yz6os럼프형 저거 아무리봐도 3선개헌각인데

    • @LenOliver-yz6os
      @LenOliver-yz6os День тому

      @@user-hq1qg6cj8d What a 2nd term of my president Trump looks like closed border cheap gas and food no wars taxes go down more money in my poor hard working tyring make a living pocket strong arm forces oh! yeah! lets not forget puttind america and its people first illegal drugs and guns and sex traffican goes down Joe Biden is hands down the worst president that the USA has every had sorry just facts.

  • @generic_sauce
    @generic_sauce 2 дні тому +24

    Best Independence Day film without aliens in it!

  • @JordanCesaroni93
    @JordanCesaroni93 2 дні тому +47

    Mel Gibson did an awesome job playing the heroic father of a hero. And Heath Ledger is also really good.

    • @NecramoniumVideo
      @NecramoniumVideo 2 дні тому +13

      Jason Isaacs though, he did so well in his part you really hated his character, and if a actor can do that, he is doing a excellent job!

    • @te1013
      @te1013 2 дні тому +4

      @@NecramoniumVideoYes! Great performance by Isaacs making hate him so much. Second to Phoenix in Gladiator

    • @reservoirdude92
      @reservoirdude92 2 дні тому +1

      @@NecramoniumVideo Isaacs as Gregory Zhukov in The Death of Stalin is one of the greatest comedic supporting roles I've ever seen. The man can do anything!

    • @vertigo4567
      @vertigo4567 2 дні тому

      I forgot that Mel Gibson used to be a respected actor before his drunken anti-Semitic rampages a few years ago...

    • @jomerisjammin
      @jomerisjammin 2 дні тому

      No he didn't, this whole movie is over reacting. Your stoopid with the idiotic historical accomplishments

  • @DELANOdutch
    @DELANOdutch 2 дні тому +10

    “Papa don’t go”
    EVERY GOT DAMN TIME IT GETS ME!
    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @scotthewitt258
    @scotthewitt258 2 дні тому +9

    "One very fat colonel who called me a "cheeky fellow"."
    That was a nice touch. Since they were scarecrows!

  • @stillwaitingfor99
    @stillwaitingfor99 2 дні тому +14

    This guy was the villain of villains

  • @roberthunter4884
    @roberthunter4884 2 дні тому +7

    WHOA!!!! Party foul!! Mel Gibson was born and raised in New York until the age of 9 or10 when his dad got a job overseas in Australia, he's still an American playing an American in the movie, so continuity is still intact. Anyway, loved the review, love you guys, take care and stay safe ❤️

  • @4325air
    @4325air 2 дні тому +6

    The American Revolution was officially from 1775-1783.
    Actually, Benjamin "The Ghost" Martin in the film is based on the real-life Brigadier General Francis Marion, known in those days as "The Swamp Fox. "Butcher" Tavington in this film is based on the real-life Colonel Banastre "Butcher" Tarleton, who commanded a regiment of dragoons--mostly colonials who remained loyal to King George III. On May 29, 1780 Tarleton won the lop-sided Battle of The Waxhaws in northern South Carolina. Tarleton lost control of his men, who believed Tarleton had been killed, and they then murdered many of the surrendered Continentals. The British lost 5 killed; the colonials lost 113 killed. (The disparity in those numbers reflects the killing of prisoners.) As a result, Tarleton earned the name of "Butcher" among the colonists. Surrendering was referred to as "quarter." Many Continentals subsequently shot surrendering British soldiers and called such an act "Tarleton's Quarter" in revenge. Tarleton was eventually promoted to general officer and later WAS a member of Parliament. So, whatever shame may have accrued from his men killing surrendered soldiers certainly did not hold him back from advancement. (The Waxhaws is what Gabriel briefly alluded to when he told his father at their home that the British dragoons charged into the Virginia regulars). It was indeed a bloody, terrible war. (I graduated college in South Carolina with a major in history and had the great opportunity to visit the battlefields and key locations of both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. Regards the Revolution, SC was surprisingly the scene of more engagements than any other colony. As the war dragged-on, and as the populace became more and more polarized over actual and rumored war crimes, the fighting became neighbor-against-neighbor and for all practical purposes, people could no longer play both sides. it was a civil war within the state.)

  • @bvdemier1
    @bvdemier1 2 дні тому +43

    I absolutely adore this movie.
    It is a continuation of Gibson answering "yes"when asked:"so how evil do you want your British to be, mr Gibson."

    • @larrybremer4930
      @larrybremer4930 2 дні тому

      It's a cool period piece telling the story of the Revolution, but it's piss poor history. If the British had ever torched a church full of people we would still be at war today. The truth is the British fought the war pretty honorably with the most remembered atrocity being dubbed "the Boston Massacre" but it was nothing of the sort. The soldiers were successfully defended by none other than future president John Adams who showed that they were truly acting in self defense from a mob that was throwing rocks and about to overrun them.

    • @vertigo4567
      @vertigo4567 2 дні тому +2

      Its a GREAT yeehaw american movie about our foundation. BUT its not as accurate as people think it was.
      Also.... i'm assuming Mel Gibson he said the same thing when filming "passion of the Christ" " How evil do you want the jews to be Mr. Gibson?"
      We can all watch the police dash cam footage of Mel Gibson on youtube to understand how he feels about jewish people :/
      haha
      he's a good actor/director... but a pretty shit human being.

    • @Mr.Ekshin
      @Mr.Ekshin День тому +1

      @@vertigo4567 - At the time they were pretty much running Hollywood, and treating him like crap. When pulled over, he was drunk and saying nasty things. Lets not assume the things he said while smashed... are the things he really believes.

  • @fullmoonprepping4024
    @fullmoonprepping4024 2 дні тому +12

    The drums and music performed 2 tasks . One was to keep cadence as they moved forward. The drums also served to communicate tactics over the large fields because shouting wouldn't work and it would also give them away. The way they fought was all about marksmanship. The better shots took the field and the battle.

    • @burakoshimazaki
      @burakoshimazaki 2 дні тому +1

      It was more about the lack of rifling. The balls would bounce in the muzzle despite the paper sabot before ejecting causing them to be inaccurate at range. Using Line formations was a way to be sure a wall of lead would have the most coverage and get the most shots possible on target.
      Edited for typos.

  • @LadiesmanB007
    @LadiesmanB007 2 дні тому +1

    My parents showed me this when I was 8 to give me an understanding of what our ancestors went through for our country. It’s something every American should watch.

  • @Steak514
    @Steak514 2 дні тому +1

    One of the best aspects is them thinking their dad was weak. And then in one moment realized how insane their father was. Great moment.

  • @jxchamb
    @jxchamb 2 дні тому +12

    Welcome back to you, me, and the 4th of July.

  • @srenjrgensen1468
    @srenjrgensen1468 День тому +2

    50:32 "It was a British horse. It´s okay. His teeth were all messed up!"
    My new favourite reaction comment to one of my all time favourite movies. 😎🤣💯

  • @Footsoldier1234
    @Footsoldier1234 2 дні тому +1

    For those who don't know, some of the founding fathers were as young as teenagers, fighting a war for independence. Others were in their 20s. Franklin was the oldest, being in his 70s.

  • @CarloCarrasco
    @CarloCarrasco 2 дні тому +2

    The Patriot was a big hit here in the Philippines way back in 2000. I saw it inside the local cinema on a Friday night and all the seats were filled up! As the movie played, there were varied reactions from the audience ranging from gasps to cheers.

  • @mikealvarez2322
    @mikealvarez2322 2 дні тому +5

    Music played a vital role in wars all the way up to the end of the 19th century. The purpose of music was to issue commands to the troops. Once the radio was invented the musicians were no longer necessary.😊

  • @DT-hp8de
    @DT-hp8de 2 дні тому +7

    Funny story: I was the youngest and only boy w/ 3 older sisters. I was getting past the age where most kids start talking, so my parents took me to a doctor. After finding out I had 3 older sisters, the doctor was like "No wonder he hasn't spoken, he probably can't get a word in!" LOL

  • @saaamember97
    @saaamember97 2 дні тому +8

    Junior Mints?!?!? Well, I hope you brought enough for everybody!

  • @MRLuckyE85
    @MRLuckyE85 2 дні тому +4

    I think it's cool that when they lose what's dearest to them, the righteous and proper citizen volunteers of the town are the ones that break rank and do something out of line, not the brigand mercenary types from the tavern. Shows that we can all become vengeful killers with enough of a push, no matter how above it we think we are, in my opinion.

  • @jasonhager524
    @jasonhager524 2 дні тому +17

    Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? What fates befell them for daring to put their names to that document?
    Five signers were captured by the British as traitors and tortured before they died.
    Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.
    Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army, another had two sons captured.
    Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War.
    They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.
    What kind of men were they?
    Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.
    Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.
    Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.
    Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.
    At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.
    Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.
    John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year, he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later, he died from exhaustion and a broken heart.
    Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates.
    Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more.

    • @owaindavies916
      @owaindavies916 2 дні тому +2

      ' but they valued liberty more.'
      Well of certain people anyway. Certainly not liberty for all that resided in America at the time.

    • @euphoriatoast
      @euphoriatoast 2 дні тому

      @@owaindavies916 Slavery has existed for thousands of years through every culture and race of people to ever exist, but I'm sure you probably think it was invented exclusively by white people.

    • @euphoriatoast
      @euphoriatoast 2 дні тому +2

      @@owaindavies916 As if what you're talking about hasn't existed for thousands of years through every culture in history and was invented solely by Americans. Try reading a book once in a while.

    • @owaindavies916
      @owaindavies916 2 дні тому +1

      @@euphoriatoast I’m so confused, nothing I said relates to what you said. Maybe you need better reading comprehension, maybe a book or two? Hahahaha. Of course these things have been happening for centuries. History didn’t begin in 1776 y’know? My point is, it wasn’t some grand gesture of liberty, it just mainly benefited a certain group of people. I.e rich, white men who were part of the upper classes in the thirteen colonies.
      Just because things operated one way, why couldn’t the enlightened founding fathers operate differently? They could have given liberty to all, but they didn’t.

    • @euphoriatoast
      @euphoriatoast 2 дні тому +1

      I have an ancestor on my mothers side of my family that actually signed the Declaration of Independence. On my fathers side, I have Cherokee and Blackfoot Native American, but my deepest traceable roots besides Adam and Eve actually go back to Sir William Wallace the Scottish national hero. He is my 24th generation great grand uncle.

  • @larrybremer4930
    @larrybremer4930 2 дні тому +6

    People rarely realize that the general population was very divided about breaking ties with England and everyone who actively supported or participated in revolt was as far as the crown was concerned guilty of treason, punishable by forfeiture of property and life. It was actually pretty divided by wealth with the upper half being for revolution and the lower half being against because it was the wealthier Americans that paid the most tax to the crown.

    • @markcarpenter6020
      @markcarpenter6020 День тому

      Independence also had more support in the north than the south, which explains why the southern US actually had pretty close ties with Brittan until the civil war. Even today the southern dialect is closer to British English than US English though the pronunciation is very different.

    • @cpj93070
      @cpj93070 3 години тому

      @@markcarpenter6020 I wish you would stop saying "British-English" there is no such thing, it's called just ENGLISH.

    • @markcarpenter6020
      @markcarpenter6020 3 години тому

      @@cpj93070 there are such a thing as dialects. England uses what's referred to as the Kings English. American English, Australian English, etc are different dialects with different spellings, pronunciation, slang, word usage, etc.

  • @louielouie22
    @louielouie22 2 дні тому +8

    One of Mel's classics. Check out another one of his classics, Apocalypto

  • @te1013
    @te1013 2 дні тому +2

    “I love Freedom.”
    “Amen to that.”
    Amen to that, indeed. Love those shirts ya’ll are wearing as well. Love this film and put it on every year. Even tho it’s not entirely historically accurate, damn does it encapsulate the passion for Independence!

  • @williambryan3346
    @williambryan3346 2 дні тому +1

    @17:25 “That’s not the way to get ahead in life. Now’s not the time to lose one’s head. He’ll never be the head of a major corporation.” - Austin Powers 😁

  • @nohandlenotme
    @nohandlenotme 2 дні тому +4

    Everybody have a happy Fourth of July!

  • @JV-xf9ry
    @JV-xf9ry День тому +1

    Cornwallis was undefeated in battle until Yorktown. And after the Revolutionary War he was assigned to India where he went on to an undefeated record in battle. The only “blemish” on his record was losing to “rustics and farmers with pitchforks”. He was a brilliant strategist and tactician. He could also be very cold. In a battle in North Carolina that was going badly for his army, he made a desperate decision to have his artillery fire into the center of the melee killing many of his own soldiers but succeeded in breaking up the melee and drove the Continental army back. He was brilliant and he knew it. Yorktown really wasn’t his fault either. General Clinton was supposed to send him reinforcements from New York but failed to do so because he was certain Washington was moving to attack New York. Which was a huge strategic deception by Washington which allowed him and the French to encircle Cornwallis in Yorktown and utterly defeat him. So embarrassed by this defeat was Cornwallis that he sent out his subordinate colonel to present the sword of surrender to Washington, instead of doing what honor prescribed in the commanding officer to present the surrender. Famous. I’m glad they included that in the movie.
    It’s also interesting that they gave Mel Gibson’s character the line about firing two shots before retreating at Cow Pen, which is what that fictional battle was loosely based on. That line was actually said almost verbatim by Daniel Webster at Cow Pen where his militia and Continental regulars utterly defeated Col Tarlton. Same strategy was used in that battle.
    Also, you asked why they played music during combat. It served an important purpose. To provide a rhythm for all formations to work off of, and to serve as a moral booster. Also some commands could be disseminated via the drums and later trumpets. Unit flags were also important. And finally, people often ridicule the seemingly absurd tactic of lining up opposite to one another and shooting. Remember that muskets were absurdly inaccurate at the time. So the most common way of taking advantage of large army numbers was to gather or group into in-depth firing lines. Coordinated volleys of fire ensured that a clustered wall of hot lead was sent toward the enemy guaranteeing that several opposing soldiers would be struck. However, Gen. Lafayette (Continental commander) began incorporating gorilla tactics to great success, that required very fast movements and the use of cover and camouflage. Guerrilla tactics were used some prior to Lafayette, but he began using it and refining techniques with the Continental regulars. But that could only work with a more disciplined army which slowly developed over the course of the war, especially at Valley Forge when they were galvanized into a much more disciplined and professional army. Many lessons were learned early through defeat, that allowed the continentals to eventually have greater success against a superior British army.

  • @williamturner6673
    @williamturner6673 2 дні тому +8

    God bless America 🇺🇸
    Land that I love.🇺🇸
    Remember why your free🇺🇸

  • @brandonmartin08
    @brandonmartin08 2 дні тому +6

    The music was also a way to sound off orders and tactics on the battlefield since they didn’t have radios

  • @ericstarkey551
    @ericstarkey551 2 дні тому +12

    The priest in this movie is played by the late Rene aberjonois, he is known for playing the priest in m.a.s.h the movie, also his seven year stint on the show star trek deep space nine, as the shapes shifting security chief odo.

    • @CollideFan1
      @CollideFan1 2 дні тому +3

      And if you play video games, the voice of the great Mr. House from Fallout New Vegas

    • @ronmaximilian6953
      @ronmaximilian6953 2 дні тому +1

      He was also a supporting actor in Benson.

    • @BigJohnLXV
      @BigJohnLXV 2 дні тому

      the only thing I remember of the movie is when they exposed Houlihan, during her shower.
      the Frenchman in this movie reminds me of Auberjonois's character, from Benson

    • @henryisthere
      @henryisthere День тому

      He’s also the insane Chef in The Little Mermaid

  • @nathanwilliams2152
    @nathanwilliams2152 2 дні тому +1

    Jason Isaacs and Tom Wilkinson were brilliant in this. The best type of movie villain, for me (!) is the type who gives rise to visceral hatred, a feeling that you want to eliminate them with your bare hands. The church burning still gives me lumps in my throat to this day.

  • @EastPeakSlim
    @EastPeakSlim 14 годин тому

    Fun Fact: Mrs. Howard, Anne's mother, was played by Mary Jo Deschanel. She played Annie Glenn in "The Right Stuff," is married to famed cinematographer Caleb Deschanel. The couple are the parents of Zooey Deschanel.

  • @th.burggraf7814
    @th.burggraf7814 2 дні тому +5

    Enjoyed watching this.
    Happy 4th of July ! 🇺🇲🎉

  • @minnesotavikings7163
    @minnesotavikings7163 2 дні тому +3

    William Tavington, the main villain of The Patriot, is loosely based on Banastre Tarleton, a British soldier and politician who was nicknamed "the Butcher" for his actions at the Battle of Waxhaws.

  • @blanewilliams5960
    @blanewilliams5960 2 дні тому

    Mel Gibson grew up in Australia but he was born in the U.S. His family moved to Australia when he was 11 or 12 years old so he is actually an American. Happy 4th of July!

  • @greenbeech3055
    @greenbeech3055 2 дні тому +6

    I'm surprised you guys never did The Patriot, it seems right up your alley.

  • @GetMeThere1
    @GetMeThere1 9 годин тому

    BTW, Mel Gibson was born in Peekskill New York. He moved with his parents to Australia when he was 12 years old. Furthermore, he's not even an Australian citizen (he's a "permanent resident). He's an American citizen and also an Irish citizen.

  • @BillyBones-ui9ck
    @BillyBones-ui9ck День тому

    My dad took me to see this in theaters when it came out. He's a major history buff, and this movie really instilled my love of war history.

  • @seanmccall88
    @seanmccall88 2 дні тому +10

    I had to watched this in 5th grade as a homework assignment

    • @jxchamb
      @jxchamb 2 дні тому +4

      Damn does that make me feel old. Lethal Weapon came out when I was in 5th grade.

    • @brandonmartin08
      @brandonmartin08 2 дні тому +2

      It was shown in class both my 6th and 7th grade history class. I loved Mrs. Richard. Old cajun lady.

    • @Tateorsomething
      @Tateorsomething 2 дні тому +2

      ​@@jxchambsame. Born in 77

    • @BattleAngelFan99
      @BattleAngelFan99 2 дні тому +1

      We're all making Mel Gibson feel really old. :D

    • @Tateorsomething
      @Tateorsomething 2 дні тому

      @BattleAngelFan99 lol. Well he is old. He's my mom's age

  • @LukeLovesRose
    @LukeLovesRose День тому

    Mel Gibson is fantastic in The Patriot as always.
    But i dont know what to say if you cant cry when Susan finally breaks down, yelling "Papa, dont go!" That scene makes me melt every time.

  • @prollins6443
    @prollins6443 2 дні тому +2

    A great reaction to a good movie! Keep up the great work. From a proud Son of the Revolution!
    ( family can trace back to an officer in the continental army! )

  • @stonecoldku4161
    @stonecoldku4161 2 дні тому +1

    "It'll just take another 100 years."
    There is another movie that would work for Fourth of July week. Gettysburg. The bloodiest and perhaps most important battle of the American Civil War. It took place on July 1st, 2nd and 3rd of 1863. It is a very underrated movie in my opinion and one of the more historically accurate movies that has been made.

    • @khughes1997
      @khughes1997 День тому

      As much as i’d like them to watch Gettysburg that movie is over 4 hours long so for them to do a reaction to it would be very difficult

  • @sumelar
    @sumelar 2 дні тому +5

    I do appreciate the credit given to the French for victory in the war. Too often forgotten.

    • @markcarpenter6020
      @markcarpenter6020 День тому

      And to be fair they tried to enter earlier but the first force they sent was hit by a hurricane and got seriously F'ed up. We also owe a lot to a Prussian officer who trained most of Washington's men. LoL as well as a good bit to poor mental health, cause folks like John Paul Jones were legit insane.

    • @cpj93070
      @cpj93070 3 години тому

      And the Irony is that thanks to this war, France went bankrupt which led to their own Revolution and destroying of their country, and Britain going on to expand there empire and got richer.

  • @gkiferonhs
    @gkiferonhs День тому

    Music was there to send signals. The US used mainly bugle calls, but lots instruments have been used. You're probably familiar with "taps" and "reveille". This was the original use of drummers in combat. Remember that once the first volley was fired, you were completely blind on the battlefield unless there was a stiff wind.

  • @patricewpb241
    @patricewpb241 2 дні тому

    Many people don’t know this, but Mel Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York. His family moved to Australia when he was 12.

  • @denveradams4909
    @denveradams4909 2 дні тому

    At one time, my family lived on a farm in Southeast Ohio that had a summer kitchen. As stated, it was used during the hot summer months to prevent further heating the house. We also used the summer kitchen for canning. We had a large family of 13, so we grew large gardens and did a LOT of canning. We even canned squirrel meat.

  • @TLL1969
    @TLL1969 2 дні тому +2

    "Turn: Washington's Spies" or something close to that was a multi-season show on A&E or History Channel I think from a few years back that was fantastic. WELL worth a look. :)

  • @Dundee.
    @Dundee. 2 дні тому

    Mel bloody nailed this as did nearly every other actor, mate I loved Heath Ledger and Mel's chemistry throughout the film, it was smack on and it's always had me buggered why they never did another movie together

  • @jaredlackey9177
    @jaredlackey9177 2 дні тому +2

    I never thought about it, but realistically, he probably went back to France and either became one of Napoleon's generals or got his head cut off in the revolution. Btw, I almost spit out my food when you said the horse's teeth were messed up.

    • @samellowery
      @samellowery 2 дні тому

      He might of stayed many French and Hessian soldiers stayed after the war.

  • @cpob2013
    @cpob2013 2 дні тому

    this movie has an unrated cut and it is because of exactly one scene: where he loses it in the woods and butchers the one straggling soldier in a frenzy. the sloshing blood especially in front of children really disturbed the censors so it was heavily cut but its a very powerful moment that shows us the true depths of pain and rage this man experienced

  • @Rickky007
    @Rickky007 2 дні тому +2

    People don’t know it’s was literally neighbors vs neighbors , family members vs family members , British Americans vs British from the old world.

  • @Kiwi_Voodoo
    @Kiwi_Voodoo День тому

    "it was a British horse its ok, its teeth were all messed up" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @autowaagh99
    @autowaagh99 2 дні тому

    This movie reminds me of the saying I’m not the hero you want, but I am the monster you need.

  • @christinehorror8178
    @christinehorror8178 2 дні тому

    Happy 4th to you mr and mrs movies also to all who are here!

  • @MelaniePoparad
    @MelaniePoparad 2 дні тому

    Love your thanks for those that have paid the ultimate price for our freedom. I celebrate with my family. Great reaction.

  • @mrd4785
    @mrd4785 День тому

    Gotta love 2 Aussies playing the lead roles in this film 😁

  • @novaseeker
    @novaseeker 20 годин тому

    The sound design in this movie is so good.

  • @Mr.Shackleford45
    @Mr.Shackleford45 2 дні тому +1

    The 80s mini series The North and South staring Patrick Swayze is Extremely good if you have never seen it.

  • @mestupkid211986
    @mestupkid211986 8 годин тому

    Imagine being a teenage boy and seeing your dad just fucking absolutely tear up some guys with an axe. Would you ever be able to argue with him again?
    Also, the reason they stood in lines and fired at each other, is because cavalry is still a big threat, and their muskets with bayonets worked like pikes. As for the music, it was how they communicated orders on the loud battlefield.

  • @midnighttoker9268
    @midnighttoker9268 2 дні тому

    The music is for giving commands and raising morale, depending on what is being played it tells the soldiers what to do.

  • @rickgiles8426
    @rickgiles8426 14 годин тому

    "A shepherd must tend his flock. And at times, fight off the wolves." is one of my favorite lines from this movie.

  • @jejohnson1982
    @jejohnson1982 День тому

    Right off the bat, I love how he put up a backwards C when he did the YMCA 😂

  • @lakeracer8453
    @lakeracer8453 2 дні тому

    14:13 "You'll never look at your dad the same way after that". They'll probably never again waste the day on swimming breaks when they're supposed to be planting either.

  • @peterkoester7358
    @peterkoester7358 2 дні тому

    The horsemen are Dragoons, a heavy cavalry regiment of the British Army. They were roughly the equivalent of mechanized artillery in the 18th century.
    All British banners are marked with R meaning Regent (the ruler) and the initial of the King or Queen of the time; thus GR stands for George Regent to denote King George III, ruler of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales and the overall British Empire (1760-1820). Banners and government facilities created during the Reign of Elizabeth II were marked ER.

  • @kennymccormick3480
    @kennymccormick3480 2 дні тому +1

    Happy 4th of July 🎉 sending love from the U.K. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 💪🏻

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 2 дні тому +5

    🎵Born In the USA, I was Born In The USA, I was Born In The USA 🎵

    • @alanmacification
      @alanmacification 2 дні тому +3

      So were two-thirds of the British Army in America at the time. The fighting in the Carolinas were largely between American Patriots and American Loyalists. " Col. Travington " is based on Col. Banastre Tarleton, who commanded the British Legion, a brigade of American Loyalist soldiers recruited from the " Middle colonies " that included cavalry, artillery, and light infantry. So, all the nasty stuff done in the movie was done by Americans to Americans.

    • @sawyer33
      @sawyer33 2 дні тому +4

      I don’t think you understand the meaning of the song.

    • @Foksuh
      @Foksuh 2 дні тому +2

      @@sawyer33 People definitely do not understand the meaning of the song. One of the most misunderstood songs ever.

    • @shainewhite2781
      @shainewhite2781 2 дні тому +1

      @@sawyer33 It's about the mistreatment of Vietnam War Veterans after they came home after the war was over.

  • @commonstragedy
    @commonstragedy День тому

    "He's a British horse. His teeth are all messed up." 😂

  • @joelmills3025
    @joelmills3025 2 дні тому

    Mel Gibson is actual an American. Great movie. Nice reaction

  • @Drax514
    @Drax514 2 дні тому

    Music also played a big role on morale, fighting spirit, as well as actually being used to relay orders. There would be different drum rhythms or bugle calls or flute calls that would signify certain orders to certain parts of the army.

  • @CoreyHoyas
    @CoreyHoyas День тому

    Mel gibson actually was born in America but moved to Australia at the age of 12

  • @jobanh7ify
    @jobanh7ify 2 дні тому +2

    Murica! Fun fact, almost 80 years later we had a civil war, and almos 80 years after that we had World War Two, and now we are 80 years after that war… history does has a habit of repeating itself, or at least rhyme. There’s a lot of things in between those conflicts but I find that curious, happy Independence Day!

    • @samellowery
      @samellowery 2 дні тому

      And it gets really interesting when you look at the population density of male's

  • @BM-hb2mr
    @BM-hb2mr 2 дні тому +2

    AMERICA!!!!!! FREEDOM!!!!!

  • @eddysegafan6655
    @eddysegafan6655 2 дні тому +2

    One of my top 3 favorite movies

  • @scotthewitt258
    @scotthewitt258 2 дні тому +1

    G.R. = "George Rex". King George III was King of England during the Revolution.
    {Rex is from the Latin}

  • @ThatShyGuyMatt
    @ThatShyGuyMatt 2 дні тому +3

    Unfun fact. The little girl, she died in her early 20s from possibly a seizure. :(

  • @charlesmaurer6214
    @charlesmaurer6214 2 дні тому +1

    Wished my niece a happy birthday (the third). Hopefully we will have more reason to enjoy the fourth in the future when the debt is gone, the US stops printing counterfeit or unbacked money (the federal reserve is the largest counterfeiter in the world since Nixon removed the last backing)

  • @reemsash698
    @reemsash698 2 дні тому

    Mel Gibson was born in Peekskill. NY , USA. Great Reaction.

  • @samellowery
    @samellowery 2 дні тому +2

    Boy if you get upset at them burning his home and the church don't look at what Sherman did.

  • @alexistrebexis3195
    @alexistrebexis3195 2 дні тому

    I don’t think they were messing with the priest about having eaten dog before btw! I think they were just amused with the priests reaction to it. Which is why they laughed.

  • @seanmcdougall9497
    @seanmcdougall9497 2 дні тому

    There is plenty you can say about Roland Emmerich's"batting average" as a director; but you cant deny that this is a damn good movie.

  • @adamdarmstaedter1256
    @adamdarmstaedter1256 2 дні тому

    Remember when Mel Gibson was changing his tire while the hispanic migrant was making a video of it? He kept saying "You are La Patriota! Yes?" 😂

  • @mikealvarez2322
    @mikealvarez2322 2 дні тому +3

    A really fun documentary about the Revolution is Oversimplified the Revolution. They also have other Oversimplified programs about historical events.

  • @Mr.Shackleford45
    @Mr.Shackleford45 2 дні тому +2

    Big statement to say this is the greatest revolution war Movie of all time. It was excellent but the greatest? I don’t know about that LOL

  • @ChrisStockley
    @ChrisStockley 2 дні тому

    One of the greatest war movies ever. Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger were both great. Jason Isaacs was definitely a villain you love to hate. Sadly Skye McCole Bartusiak, the actress who played Susan, died nearly 10 years ago.

  • @MrQuinn-tc3uo
    @MrQuinn-tc3uo 2 дні тому

    My favorite piece of historical fiction. Bravo.

  • @kevinpatrick5925
    @kevinpatrick5925 2 дні тому +1

    Turn: Washingtons Spies is a good show for that era

  • @Conservativemindset85
    @Conservativemindset85 2 дні тому +7

    You've got a great wife, both of your reactions are great. Definitely appreciate your love for America. I'm in the federal military service training to become a federal agent for the US Border Patrol and I love my country. America first always

    • @khughes1997
      @khughes1997 День тому +1

      You are appreciated sir

    • @Conservativemindset85
      @Conservativemindset85 День тому

      @khughes1997 I appreciate that very much sir. I intend to do my best to serve our country

  • @citizenbobx
    @citizenbobx День тому

    RIP Tom Wilkinson, Heath Ledger, René Auberjonois

  • @MrTRW-bh8kh
    @MrTRW-bh8kh 2 дні тому

    The 80s mini series North and South is a good watch. Lots of recognizable celebrities were in it

  • @frankie4fingers552
    @frankie4fingers552 2 дні тому

    Gibson is of American parents....he was born in the USA ..moved to Australia as a child