The Patriot

[Anniemouse]

Just finished watching this so here are my immediate thoughts on it.

So very saddened to see the youthful Heath Ledger and the much missed Rene Auberjonois (Odo in Deep Space Nine). Great performances by both actors and bother missed.

Jason plays the "beastly" Col Tavington all menace and self righteous manner. Murder and mayhem seems acceptable in achieving his aims (whatever they may be)

Ohhh the shaving scene and Jason lit up the screen every time he appears. The fight scenes were amazing. Got a shock with the headless soldier and the burning of the church scenes.

I can see how this was a break out role for Jason. Interesting that he seems to have little interest in the Hollywood machine and stayed true to his indie roots.

I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

[thunder]

I think this probably was the first Jason-movie I watched. It didn't make an impression on me, but I liked it when I rewatched it after I "discovered" Jason some years later. It's not a very good movie from a history teacher POW, but it works for entertainment.

[Anniemouse]

Yes I can only imagine the liberties taken with the historical elements.

[thunder]

Yes, and I was a history student at the time too... I also happened to watch it with a group of student friends, and one of them turned out to be one of Norway's most successful movie producers a few years later. I don't remember him being too impressed either, so it wasn't just me...

[Marie]

The atrocities committed during the Revolutionary War were generally by the Loyalists not the British. Proving of course that we “Americans” are always our worse enemies.

[Helen8]

. . . then as now . . . the looters and the burners and the shooters.

[Anniemouse]

Just watched the DVD extra's and noticed on the two documentaries Jason gets a special thank you credit at the end of both. Any idea why that was?.

[Helen8]

. . . special thank you credit at the end of both. Any idea why that was?


Ladies? Is this when he started recording (somehow?—before Iphones) behind-the-scenes stuff that was later used in DVD extras?

[Anniemouse]

Oh wow this sounds really interesting. Jason seems to like tech and was ahead of the curve. Imagine the treasure troves he has of his career.

[thunder]

Yes Helen, I think the credit was for behind the scenes footage.

They used his filming to make a behind the scenes doumentary on Peter Pan as well, and on Case Histories.

Does anyone remember anymore movies that used Jason's own footage?

[Helen8]

I've got a small inkling that maybe one of the Harry Potter movies had some of his behind-the-scenes footage. A big maybe.

Not remembering things like I used to.

[Anniemouse]

So it was mostly footage from Jason that made the speacial featuire for the Patriot. That is just so cool. Aslo really informative. Recently saw an interview where he was chatting about seeing Heath ledger just as he was preparing for his role of The Joker. I remember the shock when Heath passed it must have been even more so for Jason.