Making Saladin into some "noble statesman of yore" instead of the Butcher of Jerusalem is beyond the pale....
Perhaps you should complain to the authors of the Song of Roland or legends of Charlemagne in which Saladin was portrayed as a worthy opponent, etc. That's the fact, Jack
Though I'm not planning on seeing the movie, you do have a good point here. The Muslims who moan about the crusades not only forget that they were defensive wars, they also forget that the Crusaders had far more respect for their opponents than any Muslim fighter (either army types or terrorists) has for their opponent today.