Movie & TV Show Critic Thread

[Toffee]

That's exactly what my English teacher told me too xD

[Karth]

I remember being forced to watch the patriot in 5th grade and my teacher treating it as an account of actual history  only in 'Murica

I like we were soldiers but Mel Gibson is the definition of a nob. Ruins history with his films and is known to have said anti-Semitic remarks and The Patriot is designed to show the English as awful human beings and is based upon things that simply didn't happen.

To be fair his last movie hacksaw ridge was pretty damn good

[Toffee]

Yeah I haven't seen it yet but I heard it was pretty good too

[Windflower]

I like we were soldiers but Mel Gibson is the definition of a nob. Ruins history with his films and is known to have said anti-Semitic remarks and The Patriot is designed to show the English as awful human beings and is based upon things that simply didn't happen.

Hollywood had been boycotting the poor guy for a while, he was an alcoholic with some problems which spurred that video of him going off on Jews. Most people moved on though after he recovered from alcoholism and apologized for his comments. He is a very talented actor and movie director though as he's shown, which is why he's still making some good 💯 shit.

[Toffee]

Being an alcoholic doesn't excuse being an arsehole. Sure he apologised but that doesn't change the fact that he butchers history. He's talented for sure but he ruins it with what he uses said talent for.

[Windflower]

Being an alcoholic doesn't excuse being an arsehole. Sure he apologised but that doesn't change the fact that he butchers history. He's talented for sure but he ruins it with what he uses said talent for.

I'm not really mad that he wasn't being realistic and historically accurate, Hollywood usually never is.

[Toffee]

Still not a good excuse. I'm definitely mad seeing as he made my entire country look like demon worshipers

[Windflower]

Still not a good excuse. I'm definitely mad seeing as he made my entire country look like demon worshipers

u are demon worshipers

-murica'

[Toffee]

I said it to Conway and I'll say it to you, don't make me reintegrate you into the empire

[Windflower]

I said it to Conway and I'll say it to you, don't make me reintegrate you into the empire

The empire is dead, the Queen is dead, Brits could never stand up to mighty Canadian soldiers

[Toffee]

Canada is just Britains bitch

[Windflower]

Canada is just Britains bitch

Is that what you call your allies?

Last time I recall it was us Canadians who carried the Brits during WW1/2

[Toffee]

Canada is just Britains bitch

Is that what you call your allies?

Last time I recall it was us Canadians who carried the Brits during WW1/2

don't make me invade with my tiny army

[StevenChilton]

Being an alcoholic doesn't excuse being an arsehole. Sure he apologised but that doesn't change the fact that he butchers history. He's talented for sure but he ruins it with what he uses said talent for.

I'm not really mad that he wasn't being realistic and historically accurate, Hollywood usually never is.

I dunno, there's a difference between being 'historically inaccurate' and 'propaganda', and the latter was essentially what The Patriot was. Fair enough if they want to put it a certain way for American audiences but they took it a bit far lol.

[Windflower]

true yeh

Favourite childhood TV Shows anyone?

:)

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