Very Entertianing Revolutionary War Film

Rating: Null/10 (3 February 2003)

The Patriot was a very entertaining Revolutionary War film. It was very good but not great. The thing that a lot of you are missing is that you have to remember Hollywood has a habit of making the bad guys in these things even worse than they actually were. Gibsons' character wasn't as saintly as he was portrayed and Issac's character wasn't as bad as he was portrayed either. That is from what I had read about them. It was to make the story and the movie more dramatic. No big deal. As for the critics that mentioned about our involvement in Vietnam and Korea. No defense on Nam, but Korea was a totally different matter. It was sanctioned by the UN to defend South Korea. We did not go willy-nilly in there like Nam. Read your damn history before you comment on it. As for portaying the English as on a higher ground because they gave up slavery before us. Remember, they were the premier colonial power for many years from India and the Middle East, Africa, America and Asia. They managed to rob and take anything of value to their empire for a lot of years. As for resorting to guerrila tactics, that was unconventenial warfare that worked best against the British then. You don't stand toe to toe with a superior force or army and expect to win. You fight to your strength and their weakness. The movie had its cliche's and moments that were incredulous to say the least. But it also had its powerful moments too. But in the end it was just a movie.A pretty good and entertaining one at that.