Funny how many brits liked it.

Rating: 8/10 (31 December 2007)

SO yeah Patriot.
Historically accurate?. No not for events.
Battle wise, yes.
Like it or not that is the way things were. It was brutal and bloody.
Euro field warfare was rank and file, we march up, and send 2 volleys at each other, then we charge.
British (and Colonial) regulars learned the hard way in the french and Indian war, how poorly that translated into surviving in woodland areas. (Those dirty underhanded tactics, that has some bleeding heart whining about honor on the field.)
Were the brits portrayed as bad guys in the film? Nope not at all. One man was. Colonel Tavington. He is even seen overriding a subordinate who starts to cite military regulation on dealing with prisoners. Guess that subtle point was missed by everyone who was feeling so outraged.
Next I expect someone to cry about Saving private Ryan not showing the German troops for what they were.