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This was the first R Rated film I was allowed to see in the theater. So of course at the time I thought it was totally rad, what with the cannonball and tomahawk scenes. But I also remember the History Channel doing a round table discussion over its historical merits or lack thereof. And in this program I think I remember the panel pretty much eviscerating its historical accuracy, but I could be wrong. -Bryan Mull | This was the first R Rated film I was allowed to see in the theater. So of course at the time I thought it was totally rad, what with the cannonball and tomahawk scenes. But I also remember the History Channel doing a round table discussion over its historical merits or lack thereof. And in this program I think I remember the panel pretty much eviscerating its historical accuracy, but I could be wrong. -Bryan Mull | ||
| + | Okay, who else thinks that maybe George Bush REALLY liked this film? Notice how many times they repeat, "Stay the Course"? I think the Bush Administration has Movie Mondays sometimes. --Jackie Reed | ||
| + | I LOVE violent war/action films! This movie didn't have any merit for me until graphic deaths and fast-paced battle scenes got underway about a 1/2 hour in. This is the only reason I excuse the rediculousness of the fighter's accuracy. Sure, the primary sources support that guerilla tactics worked BETTER than traditional fighting against the British, but Mel Gibson's fight scenes (especially in his first action sequence) show some striking and unforgivable cinematic exaggerations that were almost identical to that of Daniel Day Lewis' in "Mohicans." Notice first, Mel Gibson (or his prepubescent sons) doesn't miss a single shot in the woods- even with his skill, anger, and strategic preparation this is unrealistic. And then (how typical is this?) there is an identical sequence in Mohicans and Patriot... | ||
| + | Mohicans: | ||
| + | The movie's sexy eye candy is held at knife point to her throat-- | ||
| + | Po sees this, and instead of taking precaution, runs straight for her to save her-- | ||
| + | While distracted, Po takes down 3 attackers on his way to save Cora with perfect precision-- | ||
| + | He is able to shoot Cora's attacker without him slitting her throat just in the nick of time. | ||
| − | + | Patriot: | |
| + | The movie's sexy eye candy is held at knife point to his throat-- | ||
| + | Martin sees this, and instead of taking precaution, runs straight for him to save him-- | ||
| + | While distracted, Martin takes down 3 attackers on his way to save his son with perfect precision, even disarming a man and shooting him with his own gun- He is able to throw a tomahawk in the attacker's face before he can slit his son's throat. --Jackie Reed | ||
== Other movies/questions of style/framing/storyline == | == Other movies/questions of style/framing/storyline == | ||
