Patriot vs. 1776

Eowyn, The Lioness · 03-18-2002, 06:45 PM

Which do *you* like better? While 1776 has the great songs and humor, The Patriot has the battle scenes and Mel Gibson (which is kinda hard to beat

).

***IronParrot*** · 03-20-2002, 01:13 AM

The self-proclaimed musical nut must confess that he has, in fact, never seen 1776.

The Patriot was pretty good, but I'm not sure I'd watch it a second time. That "church recruitment" scene made me want to puke, it was such a load of propagandistic rah-rah flag-waving hooey.

Eruviel Greenleaf · 03-20-2002, 02:01 AM

That whole movie (Patriot) made me. . .well, slightly amused, actually! Not in any way the makers intended, though.

sun-star · 03-21-2002, 05:02 PM

I thought the Patriot was just stupid. It was so sentimental and simplicistic, IMO.

jerseydevil · 03-24-2002, 12:22 AM

Patriot was just a hollywoodized make believe version of The Revolution. I have it on DVD but didn't really care for it too much.

I have seen 1776, both the movie and the play which I saw in New Brunswick NJ. I like 1776 - even if they did take artistic license with the signing of the Declaration. But it is a cool play/movie - much better than Patriot.

Eowyn, The Lioness · 03-25-2002, 07:03 PM

I'll have to agree with that. I liked the Patriot as a movie, but I give it an 'F' for accurasy. I do like Mel Gibson though.

IronParrot, you've never seen 1776?!

It's my second favorite musical! (the 1st being Fiddler on the Roof.)

Eruviel Greenleaf · 03-26-2002, 02:24 AM

I've never seen 1776 either. As of now there are very few musicals I can stand-but I'm not a musical person, really. But maybe I should see 1776. . .

03-18-2002, 06:45 PM	#1
Eowyn, The Lioness Enting Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: oh, somewhere... Posts: 81	Patriot vs. 1776 Which do you like better? While 1776 has the great songs and humor, The Patriot has the battle scenes and Mel Gibson (which is kinda hard to beat ).

03-20-2002, 01:13 AM	#2
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	The self-proclaimed musical nut must confess that he has, in fact, never seen 1776. The Patriot was pretty good, but I'm not sure I'd watch it a second time. That "church recruitment" scene made me want to puke, it was such a load of propagandistic rah-rah flag-waving hooey. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

03-20-2002, 02:01 AM	#3
Eruviel Greenleaf Alcoholic Villain-Fancying Elf Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lyonesse Posts: 4,547	That whole movie (Patriot) made me. . .well, slightly amused, actually! Not in any way the makers intended, though. __________________ Eruviel Greenleaf in a past life. "Whoever has come to understand the world has found only a corpse, and whoever has found a corpse is superior to the world." -The Gospel of Thomas SQUAWK!

03-21-2002, 05:02 PM	#4
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	I thought the Patriot was just stupid. It was so sentimental and simplicistic, IMO. __________________ And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool.

03-24-2002, 12:22 AM	#5
jerseydevil I am Freddie/UNDERCOVER/ Founder of The Great Continent of Entmoot Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Plainsboro, NJ Posts: 9,431	Patriot was just a hollywoodized make believe version of The Revolution. I have it on DVD but didn't really care for it too much. I have seen 1776, both the movie and the play which I saw in New Brunswick NJ. I like 1776 - even if they did take artistic license with the signing of the Declaration. But it is a cool play/movie - much better than Patriot. __________________ Come back! Come back! To Mordor we will take you! "The only thing better than a great plan is implementing a great plan" - JerseyDevil "If everyone agreed with me all the time, everything would be just fine"- JerseyDevil AboutNewJersey.com New Jersey MessageBoard Another Tolkien Forum Memorial to the Twin Towers New Jersey Map Fellowship of the Messageboard Legend of the Jersey Devil Support New Jersey's Liberty Tower Peacefire.org AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

03-25-2002, 07:03 PM	#6
Eowyn, The Lioness Enting Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: oh, somewhere... Posts: 81	I'll have to agree with that. I liked the Patriot as a movie, but I give it an 'F' for accurasy. I do like Mel Gibson though. IronParrot, you've never seen 1776?! It's my second favorite musical! (the 1st being Fiddler on the Roof.)

03-26-2002, 02:24 AM	#7
Eruviel Greenleaf Alcoholic Villain-Fancying Elf Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lyonesse Posts: 4,547	I've never seen 1776 either. As of now there are very few musicals I can stand-but I'm not a musical person, really. But maybe I should see 1776. . . __________________ Eruviel Greenleaf in a past life. "Whoever has come to understand the world has found only a corpse, and whoever has found a corpse is superior to the world." -The Gospel of Thomas SQUAWK!

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