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[@jasonhager524]

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.

[@texaspatriot4215]

Well said, wish I could copy your comment, would like to re-read again.

[@Anon54387]

@@texaspatriot4215 Go ahead.

[@jasonhager524]

@@texaspatriot4215 I actually took that from something I seen on twitter....I cannot claim those words....but I think everyone should know what our forefathers sacrificed for us

[@Tateorsomething]

​@jasonhager524 not to mention they sacrificed the lives of countless Native people. This country was stolen and we should feel shame instead of pride.

[@endling_king960]

@@jasonhager524 yes they did sacrifice much, but no one during that time period were angels or saints. around 33 or so were slave owners, Thomas Jefferson had several children with one of his slaves. and given the time period and human nature, and by pure speculation, not taking the time to google the various crimes of each signer, and being fully aware of human nature and how people can be, im willing to bet that several of those signers were guilty of various other crimes that varied in sevarity. and come on. NON of these men did what they did out of the goodness of there heart. these people as you say were educated and men of means. meaning that just like so many other men in history, they saw the potiential for major gains of power should they win. Im not saying what they did what they did out of pure greed or desire for wealth or power, but they also didnt do it out of a purely altruistic reason.

[@crispy_338]

“Aim small, miss small” is still advice we recite when teaching new people how to shoot

[@jamesoliver6625]

Youth pitchers, shooting a basketball, sawing to a cut line....anything that needs precision.

[@larrybremer4930]

BRASS is still the way they teach it in the Military

[@TheWhatman21]

yeah, my old man was teaching me that in my early youth it really is such a simple yet insanely true statement. Aim for a shirt buttons miss by 2 inches, still on target, aim for a torso miss by a foot

[@scottdarden3091]

I'm a grown ass man and veteran, but when Susan says Papa! I can't help it my eyes start sweating every time!😢 Probably because I have a daughter that I cherish ❤️

[@matthewgreganti4838]

I am 42 and have no kids. That moment destroys me.

[@ZacCostilla]

I spent 20 years in the Air Force, including a one year remote assignment overseas while my family had to remain in the country. It was just a couple years after 9-11, but my family was allowed in the concourse to say goodbye. My 3 year old son ran down the concourse after me and my oldest son (who was 8 at the time) had to run down to stop him because my wife had the baby in her arms. It made that goodbye a total tearjerker. But it was a sweet reunion when I did get to come home.

[@scottdarden3091]

@@ZacCostilla thank you for your service, I spent 9 years in the Navy. In 1986 deployment to the Persian Gulf during the Iran, Iraq War and then ports of call on the way back it was 7 months and as we pulled in back home to San Diego we were manning the rails and to see my wife, son and daughter on the pier brought me to tears. They couldn't tie the boat up fast enough to suit me 😆

[@davidedwards1705]

21:24 remember his line at the beginning: "I have long feared that sins would return to visit me and the cost is more than I can bare."

[@markrose5950]

Tavington is based on Banastare Tarelton. A vicious British Cavalry officer

[@cpj93070]

Who actually survived, became an MP, and was given a very generous cash reward for his work in the Americas from the British public, thoughts on that?

[@ironman0917]

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.

[@RmsTitanicagaming1912]

@addiecounts the little girl who played Susan passed away back in 2014 at the age of 21.

[@justindenney-hall5875]

I'm fairly new here. and I wanted to say I really like Addie because she comes off as genuinely sweet.

[@laurencaulton103]

Jason Isaacs, who played Tavington, is also Lucius Malfoy, in the Harry Potter movies.

[@reconsoldier135]

Addie is so adorable

[@giodagrate5369]

Mel Brooks would’ve definitely portrayed Benjamin Martin a little differently 😂

[@craigmccuistian]

Ya think?

[@jomojojo6603]

It's good to be the Colonel.

[@jaykay3784]

The Revolution! What a show! - The Revolution! The king says 'No!'

[@PaperclipClips]

The Colonists, your Highness: they're revolting!

[@larrybremer4930]

And Mel Brooks would be the preacher but he would instead be a Rabbi Mohel.

[@Fmanzo10]

Absolutely tragic. The actress that played the baby girl, Skye McCole Bartusiak, died in 2014 at the age of 21 of a drug overdose… RIP little one.

[@zimvader25]

Lol at 21 youre not a little one anymore. Thats an adult that learned her lesson the hard way. Edit: before the “iT wAs pReScriPtiOn dRuGs LiKe hEaTh LeDger” comments come, no, it wasn’t. Regardless of what her mom claims, tox report stated she was taking oxy and huffing aerosols.

[@Fmanzo10]

@@zimvader25 uh at 21 she was only 5’1” so yes, she was still little.

[@brandonhill2183]

​@zimvader25 still a drug overdose, and she was still a little one to older people. Stop being such a contrarian prick

[@joshuacampbell7493]

Now, watch Mel Gibson again in Lethal Weapon 1-4. That series is FANTASTIC 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿.

[@SCharlesDennicon]

You mean Lethal Weapon 1-3 !

[@joshuacampbell7493]

@@SCharlesDennicon No they're is a fourth sequel. Look it up.

[@znowman8856]

@@SCharlesDennicon No, 1-4.

[@MetastaticMaladies]

@@SCharlesDennicon You serious? Why wouldn’t you include 4? It has the best ending and wraps up the series very well

[@alextan1478]

She has seen Lethal Weapon (1987), but shortly after uploading it on KZbin, it got taken down due to copyright issues. Hopefully she watches its three sequels as Patreon exclusives. #MoreLethalWeaponForAddieCounts

[@ToeTag1968]

This is one I watch every year. It really hits, doesn't it? ALSO! This other Mel Gibson movie really flew under the radar... it's fun, and gritty, and filmed in a noir style that I think you'll enjoy. Please, please watch "Payback" sooner rather than later. Thanks!

[@autowaagh99]

This movie always makes me think of the quote “i'm not the hero you wanted i'm the monster you needed”.

[@EthanDarke]

Fun fact, it was actually Jason Isaac's idea to enter the church on horseback rather than on foot as was in the script, as he believed his character felt himself above the colonists and wanted to stay literally above them. Shooting was put on pause to rebuild the front of the church to allow the door to be big enough for him to enter while remaining on his horse. So in a roundabout kinda way, yes it was necessary haha

[@FollowingGhost]

The rocking chairs were built by a Master Craftsman near me instead of prop builders. When they were filming, the prop crew couldn't get them to break because he built them the way he always did, to last. They had to keep making cuts until they finally broke.

[@endling_king960]

wonder if he ever learned how to make a rocking chair that didnt break after he returned home and his house was rebuilt.

[@calebwilliams7659]

Wondered if Addie would notice Captain Wilkins was Adam Baldwin who played Jayne on Firefly.

[@petrusjnaude7279]

I swear Jason Isaacs must love playing detestable villains (or villains in general).

[@Bloobertang]

I know the colonel here. Malfoys dad in Harry Potter. lol

[@petrusjnaude7279]

@@Bloobertang My point exactly.

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

Honestly, I think he might've made a pretty good James Bond as well. Of course, he's much too old now...

[@martyboy5602]

He also played a pretty evil dude in Star Trek, Discovery.

[@krisfrederick5001]

Mel Gibson had to free Scotland from Britain before he could free the American Colonies. Priorities. FREEDOM!!!

[@michaelnolan6951]

Scotland is a part of the island of Great Britain (along with England and Wales) "Braveheart" is a great movie but almost as bad as this one for getting history right.

[@mkocel]

@@michaelnolan6951 lol i believe the Scotts would have a different view on that

[@TheBuddel]

Both movies are grossly inacurate and anti english propaganda lol

[@michaelnolan6951]

@@mkocel Assuming you mean the Scots, no we do not have a different view of the name of the island we live on.

[@cpj93070]

Seriously, what is it with Americans and that they can never tell the difference between Britain and England? 😂

[@redviper6805]

My favorite scene is when Mel shouts out “God save King George” and the music stops, customers slowly get up and turn and draw their weapons with murderous looks on their faces. Lol Recommend watching the John Adams HBO miniseries; at least the first two episodes for Independence Day

[@shawnmiller4781]

John Adams was a good series Got it for my mom a few years ago

[@ironman20740]

Tavington makes the movie. He is one of the greatest bad guys of film

[@Deathbird_Mitch]

Jason Issacs is good at playing detestable.

[@Ironhead251]

When I watch this movie I just reminisce. It was filmed in fields near where I grew up. The scene where he chopped up the British soldier in the creek bed filmed in the same spot where me and my brother use to catch crawl fish. About 300 yards from a main highway. My great great grandfather was a lieutenant in George Washington’s dragoon’s in the revolutionary. So, this movie means a great deal to our family.

[@MasterBiffpudwell]

This movie is loosely based on a real person named Francis Marion. Francis Marion was known as "The Swamp Fox" by the British troops during the Revolutionary War. He never commanded Continental Army troops but instead commanded a group of volunteers and was known for using guerrilla tactics in fighting the British. Francis Marion used his experience learned while fighting with the Native Americans in the French-Indian War.

[@TheBuddel]

He also was a slave owner. The "free men" on his farm were slaves. But this movie makes it, so he just has random free black people on his farm, that get kidnapped by the British. In real life, his slaves joint the british to fight him.

[@MasterBiffpudwell]

@@TheBuddel Point put where I stated Francis Marion did not own slaves. I'll wait.

[@TheBuddel]

@@MasterBiffpudwell What? I'm just adding to your comment. I'm shitting on that crappy movie, not on you

[@MasterBiffpudwell]

@@TheBuddel Noted.

[@cpj93070]

@@MasterBiffpudwell What can't handle the truth your precious Francis was not the angel you thought he was?

[@SJeffersonDavisIV]

Jason Isaacs plays villains so well.

[@srenjrgensen1468]

29:53 Why is there ALWAYS someone cutting 50 onions around me, when Susan cries out: "Papa, don´t go! I´ll say anything." 😪💔💯

[@jcolson1138]

Especially whenever I watch the scene now knowing the actress died tragically at 21 😔

[@Pyro7k]

@@jcolson1138 Ah man, I had never heard about that. Very tragic indeed.

[@M1cha3lP]

My favourite scene. Cuts me up every time. Didn't know that she died. 😮😢

[@thisischuck99]

This is my favorite movie. I am glad you watched it. We forget that liberty had a cost. Seeing the cost a family may have had paid really drives that home.

[@scottdarden3091]

"That was a head" 😂😂😂

[@8967Logan]

One of my favorite scenes when Anne stands up in the church and calls on the men to live by their word. That's a real woman. Secondly, we should bring back bundling bags. Good movie.

[@jeffthompson9622]

Leon Rippy(John Billings) played an anger in two seasons of "Saving Grace."

[@limelightraver5690]

“I have long feared... that my sins would return to visit me... and the cost is more than I can bear.” - Benjamin Martin alluding to the gruesome war crimes he committed as a teenager during the “incident” at The Battle Of Fort Wilderness in The French And Indian War, which because of colonial society justifying his actions and proclaiming him a “hero” has haunted him ever since and continues to do so well into middle-age by the time of The Revolution.

[@william_santiago]

The movie is basically a true story, but not one man's story. It is a mish mosh of several patriots, both in achievements and losses. Every small aspect is a true story basically representing the experience of the nation as a whole.

[@endling_king960]

Martin was not a real person. the character was based loosely off of Francis Marion, known as the Swamp Fox, a guerrilla fighter who led a group of militiamen in a series of harassing raids against the British and Loyalist troops. he did own slaves and while it is believed he held a more tolerant attitude, for the times, than many of his peers. historians have unearthed evidence of his brutality and sexual assault against his slaves.

[@gregmaestas2069]

@@endling_king960 Thank you

[@cpj93070]

A lot of it is unhistorical nonscience especially that church burning scene, which is the worst of the lot.

[@Cifer77]

Definitely NOT a "true story", or even "basically a true story". At most you could say inspired actual events, with heavy alteration of events to make it amusing story.

[@scarecrowman7789]

I’m British and I love this movie. A classic childhood movie. I love the soundtrack too! Cheers 👍🏻🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@cpj93070]

Yeah right, no sane Brit would love this movie, what are your thoughts on the B.S church scene then? happy with that?

[@NerdJared]

MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME!!!! Glad you watched it. Love it!

[@bri.g.5105]

His character was partially based on Francis Marion of South Carolina during the war. Used guerilla tactics pioneering the tactics that help formed the Rangers doctrine

[@stevensauer8539]

If you haven't seen it, you should check out the 2003 live action Peter Pan movie. Jason Isaacs plays Captain Hook (and in the tradition of the play, also plays the children's father, Mr. Darling). It's actually a really well-done version. For added fun, double-feature it with Hook. :)

[@alextan1478]

#PeterPan2003ForAddieCounts

[@texaspatriot4215]

The happiness at the end was the birth of a new Nation. Great reaction Addie.

[@cpj93070]

😂😂😂😂Load of Anti-British hogwash.

[@generic_sauce]

I remember seeing this movie as a kid, the uber patriotic theme has stuck with me ever since!

[@TheBuddel]

Which is funny, because this is definitively a propaganda movie lol

[@beastcoaster9340]

Woohoo -- I've been waiting for this one!

[@alextan1478]

"I have long feared that my sins would return to visit me. And the cost is more than I can bear." - Benjamin Martin . Addie, I'm so glad that you enjoyed the theatrical cut of The Patriot (2000). This is also my all-time favorite Mel Gibson movie alongside Braveheart (1995). I even own the 2007 Extended Cut of the movie on Blu-ray. Thomas & Gabriel's deaths and the burnings of the Martin family's house and the church with Gabriel's wife, Anne, and her fellow townsfolk were the real heartbreaking moments of the movie. Colonel Tavington really deserves a "How dare you!" comment for both of those burnings, the deaths for both of Benjamin's sons, and for calling Thomas (the second son) a "stupid boy", after he shot him. BTW, I can still eat dinner while watching this movie, if it were to play on TV at a restaurant that I were to eat at with my girlfriend. And John Williams's film score for this movie is so epic, it reminds me of the music for the Steven Spielberg movies he did as well.

[@alextan1478]

Speaking of Roland Emmerich, who directed this movie & Independence Day (1996), I also suggest: The Day After Tomorrow (2004), kzbin.info/www/bejne/foaldXmlgrOLsKMfeature=shared 2012 (2009), kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZaTf2aKesh5rZIfeature=shared and White House Down (2013). kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZfEhZ-jjtuHd5ofeature=shared #MoreRolandEmmerichForAddieCounts

[@fixfalcon2628]

The only thing that bothers me about this film is that it supposedly spans 5 years (1776-1781) and none of the children seem to age.

[@kevinmorrissey9709]

'Dang it it was the last bullet, dang it'

[@ChristiofromMauritius]

If I remember correctly the rocking chair was a Benjamin Franklin invention at the time.

[@tomkelly8774]

R.I.P Heath Ledger🙏

[@drewsaad3948]

Great reaction addi

[@fd009597]

When a Father is Sees the leasons taught to his Son(s) as a father there is No Prouder Moment as a Father

[@tomw.6757]

I saw this movie when it came out in theaters originally and I clearly remember spotting several editing mistakes as I watched. There were boom Mike's clearly visible. There were cables and boxes visible. There were all sorts of things in the movie that should have been edited out.

[@janderson4705]

4:34 start of movie skip sponsor.

[@Charsept]

My wife is related to the man that Gibson's character is based off of. That makes it even cooler to me.

[@joshdavis3743]

I was born in 1990, this is one of the movies from my childhood before Mel went off his crazy arc. 8.5/10 for the movie.

[@user-kj5iu8bs1p]

Yeah, people grew up fast cuz then they had to. Glad I don't hv to depend on me & other armed men in my neighborhood to protect it. Glad I don't hv to worry abt my families safety when I'm away (bn awhile since last raid). If u didn't grow it or kill it back then, u didn't eat. Glad I can go to grocery story! Wasn't a PC time, but realities were realities. Took work (& tough people) to cut farms frm wilderness, build roads, dams, bridges, canals, rail lines, blast tunnels thru mountains, etc. Generations who went across the continent (w/limited amnt of food & ammo) to settle & develop it, those who fought Revolutionary War & WW2 risked everything for us. I know I'll take heat, but Lest we Forget.

[@kardeef33317]

Most people miss that Charlotte was carrying a newborn on the last scene. Seen this 10 times, gf pointed it out to me.

[@AbrielMcPierce]

"That was a head..." Correct! That WAS a head. Now it is not.

[@duanetelesha]

Happy Fourth!

[@williambranch4283]

Had ancestors on American side in American Revolution.

[@RoGueNavy]

Jason Isaacs truly excels at portraying characters easy to hate.

[@michaelrickert1284]

If you enjoyed this setting, check out Turn: Washington's Spies. The British officer Simcoe has got to be my favorite villain of all time. Imagine a cross between Col Tavington's brutality. But in his daily life, he's reserved and charming. Like the first meeting of Hannibal Lector.

[@JohnThorsson-yo4qq]

Jason Isaacs plays such a fantastic evil character.

[@LabRat355]

Hopes they get married , wants a happy ending . Made me sink in my chair a bit knowing what’s going to happen 🥺

[@pricemoore2022]

AWESOME REACTION OF MY FAVORITE HISTORY MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂😊😊😊😊😊

[@MrJholshouser41]

"history" ;)

[@Markus117d]

History? 😂🤣, Historical setting is more accurate..

[@firemedic5100]

This movie is epic.

[@LokRevenant]

Oh I miss Tom Wilkinson. He was great in this movie and in Michael Clayton.

[@BM-hb2mr]

Braveheart is a great movie also. Great reaction. Thank you

[@spider-mantobeymaguirefanc9469]

Nice new profile Addie ❤

[@alextan1478]

In case you're wondering where her new profile photo came from, then it originated from a selfie she took recently on her birthday this past March. It was possibly hinted in the Squarespace sponsor segment of her reaction to Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994).

[@spider-mantobeymaguirefanc9469]

@@alextan1478 wow

[@kevinmassey1164]

12:56 I am a sucker for accurate commentary

[@lw3918]

Addie, please consider "We Were Soldiers" another Mel Gibson movie that's great.

[@jeffroskywalker]

Addie. Recognize The Joker?

[@Eduardo-yj5cd]

Coming soon: • Eraser (1996) • Rambo saga • The Expendables saga Please...thanks!!

[@Nocturnal-nonsense]

So odd , I was thinking that this would be a great Addie reaction vid only today! This is a great choice! Mel Gibson at his finest. I think you would enjoy - dances with wolves

[@secondrickamendment4770]

I heard in a military podcast that it is against the rules of war to pretend to be dead on a battlefield to then get up and fight. Is that true? When colonel William Tavington is shot by Gabriel it made me think of that. (On a darker side of that podcasts, the person states that you can’t really play dead anymore because thermal imaging shows the body heat signature going from white to black as the body gets cold, and any body that stays having a white heat signature for to long gets shot again) I’m thankful I have never seen war and appreciate those who put it all on the line for our freedom.

[@crispy_338]

Yes that’s basically all true

[@Rob_F8F]

Back in those days, if the winning side of a battle didn't want to take prisoners, they would just walk the battlefield and give each downed enemy a good poke with the 17" long bayonet at the end of the 58" long musket. No need to get too close.

[@Area51byDaveReale]

15:00 It`s good to hope......

[@FilmStockNews]

Great movie

[@shawnmiller4781]

Mel got a bit of flack when it came out for the historical inaccuracies in the movie. But that being said it was always a work of fiction not a biographical or historical film so I don’t think it was deserved. Mel might have screwed up a lot of “history”films but I can’t say this is one of these.

[@calsproductions179]

You gotta watch We Were Soldiers next, another great Mel Gibson movie

[@rjwilley9164]

More Mel Gibson films to watch: -Lethal Weapon series -Maverick -Braveheart -Conspiracy Theory -Payback -What Women Want

[@alextan1478]

#MoreMelGibsonForAddieCounts

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

She's already reacted to "Braveheart." And she reacted to the first "Lethal Weapon" movie around last Christmas, but it got blocked... thus likely strangling her journey with that franchise in its crib. 😒

[@mkocel]

ugh, lethal weapon yeah but ffs not all that other garbage.

[@MrJholshouser41]

Ransom

[@StuSaville]

In my opinion his best films are Gallipoli and The Year of Living Dangerously both of which were directed by Peter Weir.

[@Eduardo-yj5cd]

32:59. "Why so serious"?

[@maximillianosaben]

Mel Gibson just crushes it at having to do emotional scenes.

[@timterry6496]

hi Addie your my fav reactor

[@vudujl83]

because of Mel Gibson there were times when this movie made me think of Braveheart, but I still think it’s a really good movie overall, plus Jason Isaacs is just so exceedingly vile as the antagonist

[@JNicholsKnows]

Love him as both the dad and captain hook in peter pan

[@petrusjnaude7279]

It was because of my memories of Braveheart, that I thought Benjamin was going to die in his final fight against Jason Isaacs' character.

[@SCharlesDennicon]

Isaacs' Tavington is a VERY entertaining son of a bitch.

[@johnpearce5168]

Okay Addie now try watching a true story We Were Soldiers also starring Mel Gibson

[@paulhammer4941]

Gonna clutch my Kentucky long rifle and hum Yankee Doodle throughout the entirety of the video

[@dsc5754]

#proudADDIEaddict

[@alanmacification]

As far as historical accuracy concerned, a Mel Brooks movie might be better.

[@taylemgames2652]

Movie was a mix of various actual events. Gibson's character was based on a couple people, mainly Francis Marion.

[@Markus117d]

​@taylemgames2652 Yeah, But some of it is from WW2, And one part inarticular is so vile even the Nazis prosecuted the perpetrators..

[@NoellaScott]

Good movie. I always wished they made it a tad more realistic, but I know they had to build the antagonist. No one on either side was committing atrocities of that order against civilians, thankfully.

[@stevensauer8539]

I always really liked this movie, but a couple of years ago I found out that an ancestor of mine served in the Washington County militia under Col. Arthur Campbell. He was officially listed as a "ranger and spy", which documentation I've read said basically means "scout", but sounds a lot cooler the official way. Ever since then, this movie feels more personal, as I can easily picture him as one of the men under the movie's fictional Benjamin Martin (although I do know that Col. A. Campbell was *not* one of the real people that Martin was cobbled together from).

[@razzati420]

I mean you realized that was lucious Snape from Harry potter of course he was evil in this movie

[@g.gordon8117]

I remember when this was filmed in South Carolina. One of my favorite movies.

[@cnon.]

The actress who played the tiny little girl died of an OD as a teen

[@endling_king960]

she was 21 when she died. not a teen

[@JNicholsKnows]

Normally Hate sponsored video intros, but that was cute ❤

[@powellhall9794]

😎👍

[@GergC0521]

You expect anything different from Lucious Malfoy 's father.

[@mi5juliuscaesar]

Blimey! So many ads!

[@MattAK]

The Patriot might be my all time favorite movie.

[@gregmaestas2069]

Ok, just as long as you don't think it's based in history

[@ThistleAndSea]

Good one, Addie! Love this movie. Thanks for sharing this one. 🙂

[@MasterBiffpudwell]

Oh, there will be a happy ending Addie. We win the Revolutionary War, our freedom and become the greatest nation on earth.

[@TheBuddel]

And your possible leaders are a dementia patient and a criminal lol

[@matthewgreganti4838]

This movie has never been more relevant than right now. We stand upon the brink of decision: to fight for liberty no matter the cost, or bow to the will of tyrants. The cost of freedom is high, but the cost of doing nothing is higher. Happy Fourth of July everyone, and GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

[@Artorias20]

Pam beesly

[@user-hj7it2fi1k]

Stopped caring about British opinions in 1776

[@ITPalGame]

I expected to hear, "oh hello Jane!", but left disappointed.