Hey Brits, call 1-800-wawawa

Rating: 10/10 (27 July 2000)

Waaa, waaaa. Oh, how gruesome. Oh, how innaccurate, to portray the Brits in such a brutal light. Hey, get over it Brits. Your best general of that era couldn't beat a bunch of country bumpkins fighting for their freedom and you still haven't gotten over it! No wonder the awesome British Empire crumbled with a bunch of cry babies running it. But gee whiz, the movie wasn't accurate. Yeah, like all you whiners out there really care so much about truth. Movies aren't documentaries, and besides, most people couldn't handle the truth. But gee, it had kids shooting British soldiers (who happened to be taking their brother away to be hanged) and it upsets my delicate sensibilities. Oh, but the movie isn't socially responsible. What? Yeah, it's not anywhere near as socially responsible as a classic like 'American Beauty'. C'mon, give me a break already.
Oh, but they only show the 'enemy' to be flawed. What? What
movie did you see? Ben Martin who hacked up a bunch of guys and sent their body parts out to various places isn't a flawed individual? At least he showed some remorse for it.
My kids had a substitute teacher this spring from Britain and she says they are never taught about the Revolutionary war over
there as kids, yet all these Brit's are experts on the facts.
OK. Sure they are. Finally, all I can say is that if the movie stirred up so much emotion and so many comments it must have done something right!