Quote Originally Posted by WBA1955 View Post
I love history but am a stickler for detail. If I start watching a western and the Apache's are wearing feather bonnets, or some settlers have guns that hadn't come into production then, I switch off, as obviously not a lot of research had been done.
Hollywood makes films for entertainment and doesn't rely too much on fact.
As Leicester say's, kids who watch these films have a totally distorted view of history.
We obviously 'sing off the same hymn sheet' on this subject. I, too, get annoyed when historical facts are incorrect. Others on this board, who are fully entitled to their opinions, disagree with me.