Kiss my Red White and Blue A**!

Rating: 10/10 (10 February 1999)

Once again the egotistic stupidity of my fellow man has not failed to amaze me. I contiuously read in these comments about how people from other countries are offended by the Stars and Stripes flying in the "bookends" of SPR, or how "Pro-American" the movies is.
TOO BAD!
We Americans have every right to feel proud. The AMERICAN army took Omaha Beach; not the British, not the Canadians, and not the French. Yes, every nation I just mentioned sacrificed its young men in the fight against Nazi Germany; they all had casualties on D-Day, we all know that. But wake up people, get a clue. THIS IS A MOVIE ABOUT AMERICAN SOLDIERS. It is not about D-Day, (see the Longest Day for that) it is not about saving the world, or answering the meaning of life. What it is is a FICTIONAL story about a small AMERICAN group of soldiers fighting to survive.
When I watch Das Boot, I don't sit and whine about the fact that I don't see any Americans, or there are only British warships shown. I take it for what it is supposed to be, a story about men under extreme circumstances trying to serve their country, do their job, and stay alive. I suggest you all (you know who you are) grow up a little, come back down to earth, and look at SPR for what is supposed to be: ENTERTAINMENT! Very simply, IT is a movie, a tribute from Mr. Spielberg to his father who was a WWII vet. Nothing more.
If you still don't get "IT", if you're still offended, if you're still whining because American soldiers stood tall on a tough day 50 years ago, TOUGH! KISS MY RED WHITE AND BLUE A**!