i have been changed

[Zygomaticus]

hey guys i saw this great movie - the PATRIOT

and it has miraculously moved me

 

it has affected me like no movie b4

 

i recommend u see this, especially if your from usa

 

it displays pure love and patriotism

i loved it

 

its probably the best mel gibson movie i ever saw

 

to all those who saw it what was your fav fighting scene in the movie

 

mine was when he and his 2 little sons kill the 20 dudes

[EvilleApplePie]

I liked Braveheart better...but both movies were definitely tear jerkers...

[Jedi_Knight]

it is awesome my favourite battle scene is..........ALL OF THEM it is one of the best movies I have ever seen

[Zygomaticus]

i saw braveheart when i was very little and ofcourse didnt like it cuz that isnt the kind of movie that little kids like

 

i think i should see braveheart again-maybe ill appreciate it now that im older

 

 

but patriot rules man--i started to shed tears when his son died.

[Jedi_Knight]

I didn't want the french guy or the reverend(sp?) to die but the reverend(sp?) did:(

[Eets]

*reads title of thread*

 

I thought you were past the diaper stages?

 

Oh well, in any case, you smell better!

[darthfergie]

Good movie...up until the part where that one son dies because he gets to cocky...I SAW THAT COMING FROM SCENES AWAY!!!

[Jedi_Knight]

yeah he walked over to the guy with the smallest knife

[Zygomaticus]

but he thought he was dead!!

 

if your talking about gabriel the son who dies later i would have shot the dude again.

i knew the bad guy wouldnt be killed by gabriel cuz gibson said he would do it:)

[Jedi_Knight]

same here that knife was so small and I liked the bit when he did the prisoner exchange and the officers were fake and he called the dogs as he was leaving

[Zygomaticus]

what really grosed me out was when the canon ball took off thos guys legs and also one guys head clean off earlier in the movie

 

but the last battle where he fights the main bad guy was cool

 

i thought he was gonna die:( when he lost his tomahawk

[Jedi_Knight]

I thought the cannon ball hit a red coats leg so I was glad then I seen all the american troops around him and thought bugger:)

[Guest Stan|SCN Punk]

Considering I am not an American and actually have a sobre look at this, here are my comments:

 

1) Portrayed the British inaccurately. Certainly the British didn't kill people like that back then, and I am pretty sure the revolutionists' treatement of United Empire Loyalists are worse or at least equal to that.

 

2) That part where Gibson killed a whole squad of enemy troops and rescued his son? That's just... stupid. British troops aren't that stupid.

 

Overall, not a bad movie. Historically it's not too inaccurate, but could be a little less biased (not likely, since it's selling to Americans ).

 

My $0.02

[Guest BountyHunter]

Welcome to American sensationalism 101.

 

Braveheart rip-off big time.

[DashRendar]

Ok there are a few innacurate parts and we did treat you guys pretty badly but you have to admit that the British King was pretty arrogant and also back then the troops WERE stupid they marched in lines the only reason they won ANY battle was because they had at least 5 times as many troops as us

[Zygomaticus]

yeah thats right

 

 

and british troops may not be stupid but it does take time to reload

 

and i think the way they fought wars in us then was stupid-(standing in lines and shooting)

 

the way gibson and his 2 sons killed that army is the type of warfare that always wins cuz they have higher ground and better shooters(gibson) and one angry family:)

[Jedi_Knight]

and when the redcoats marched to attack the american troops they just walked on casually as if nothing is happening

[Zygomaticus]

are there anymore war movies like his that anyone would recommend

[duder]

im not saying this as a bitter brit but films like braveheart, the patriot, behind enemy lines are bad, bad news. hollywood seems to rewrite history as it likes. The issues of patriotism is there as a selling point and in my opinion I see little good in patriotism. It encourages ignorance more than 'love of your country', and that goes for any nation.

Watching a film like the Patriot, does it make you feel like you have learnt anything? or does it just make you feel better, and if so why?

[duder]

and as for recommending war films:

 

it dosnt get better than 'the thin red line' or 'platoon'

[Zygomaticus]

i agree that hollywood "overdoes" a few movies by really making brits look bad but when i watch a movie like patriot i feel good not cuz the americans killed the brits but because the good guy killed the bad guy and im not saying brits have to be bad guys but in this movie they sort of overdid the impression of brits by making that particular brit officer really mean and thats why i referred to him as bad guy

[Jedi_Knight]

try saving private ryan thats a awesome war movie

[duder]

as i said im not saying this as a bitter brit. my point is about the theme of patriotism, the good vs evil is contained within that.

[Zygomaticus]

so r u saying its good or bad

 

i already saw saving private ryan

 

i think ill be seeing the thin red line next

[duder]

bad

 

 

you wont go wrong with the thin red line......its one of my fave films, i hope you enjoy it