i'm pretty sure the screenwriter was joking...right?

Rating: Null/10 (9 July 2002)

if you've ever wondered what that mel gibson simpsons episode was making fun of in the final scene ("happy birthday...mr. president"), it's this film.
it's really a must see for so many reasons. gape! at the dialogue that rivals "armageddon" in sheer awfulness... cheer! as mel and co. kill some unarmed and wounded british soldiers to swelling heroic music... scratch your head! as mel, fresh from decrying war for his children's sake, give guns to his 11-year-olds and take them to slaughter twenty british soldiers.
and of course i can't forget the amazing segment where after the much mention mel-waving-american-flag-in-slow-motion our hero uses it to gore the evil british officer's horse - a scene so surreal and hilarious i had to rewind and watch three times. brilliant! how did so many producers give the ok to spend millions of dollars on this fine piece of cinema? they must be the most ironic people in the world. i really, really hope so.