Son_of_Mansfield George Washington was a cannibal! That is about all this has to offer in the joke category. The man you thought was a patriot just wanted to eat virgins. Once you get past the easy laugh, there isn't much to enjoy. Dull conspiracy, some hiding, and looking for allies. It all ends in a showdown where the baddies explain everything you always wanted to know about cannibalism, but where to afraid to ask before being slaughtered for the freaks that they are. It's all fairly mild and unimpressive and I would have left it at that had it not involved good old George. He may not be today's idea of a perfect man, but if you are going to come at him, it should at least be a little more complex than bad teeth and cherry jokes.

ccw808 +I agree with the reviewer who made that comment that this movie could have been written by a 5th grader. Bad acting, bad storytelling, and completely unbelievable decisions by the main characters would all be acceptable if the movie had campy humor, but there was none. No witty dialogue, no creative death scenes, not even a token hottie in a bikini. The only attempt at humor was in the tacked on ending which tried way too hard.Example of how bad this movie was:I leaving a beating human heart in the house wasn't enough to convince the family that they should probably leave, the Washingtonians show up at the door with weapons and outright threaten to kill the family and eat them. Fortunately for the family, the police in that town respond quick and the Washingtonians run away when they hear sirens saying that they'll be back.Now I can accept victims making bad choices in the spur of the moment while running for their lives, but the family has an entire day to figure out what they should do. For no apparent reason, they decide to stay put without at least buying a gun or even a baseball bat. Then they act surprised when the Washingtonians come back like they said they would.If they had booby trapped the house or at least put up some kind of fight, it might have been fun, but a couple of Washingtonians knocking out the father in 1 hit shows that they weren't even trying.I wonder what people who liked this movie would consider a bad movie. The only thing this movie had going for it was an interesting premise that was poorly executed in every way.

jdollak When I first heard the summary of this episode several months ago, I was interested enough to locate the short story and read it. Bentley Little's writing is just as silly as the writing in this episode is. That's not to say that the idea is so bad. In fact, the idea is outlandish enough that it is remarkably engaging.The direction is actually annoying, with far too much attention paid to the daughter, who serves as a scream machine. The dialogue is stilted, and in at least one instance it is enjoyable, with the pair of odd cops, although in other instances, it is just ridiculous. ("I will eat your children" "What does this mean?")And the ending was changed in this version, to something that, while very modern, is different enough to hurt the fun that the original story had. And the tacked on ending seems to be nonsensical. While I understand the idea of the bill changing, the reaction of the child makes very little sense.There were charges that the story is too left-leaning. I have no idea where this comes from. Regardless of the many weaknesses, the story does have a few points going for it. First, the gore is pleasantly grisly. The sound is done well, making it a squeamish experience to watch all of the cannibalism. Second, the idea of history being an elaborate deception is a remarkably creepy idea. Little's stories are usually focused on a distrust of authority, and what could be more authoritative than our sense of patriotism?

clockwork_mike83 Forget the previous post about this episode. The guy must be Roger Ebert Jr, another pompous-uptight ***hole. I really hate it when someone comes on here with a half-hearted attempted to sound like a NY Times film critic, when in fact they probably live in their parents' basement.Though this episode is by far the strongest of the season I would say I thought the story was very cool. It was both gallows-humorous and a gore-junkie's delight. I will not dare spoil any of the plot lines for anyone of you, except that it gives the viewer a new, grim outlook on United States history. If you enjoy the Masters of Horror series, please give this one a look, ESPECIALLY if your an American History buff, I guarantee you'll never look at a dollar bill the same way again!