Patton

Plays well on USA DVD players

This is a movie that I watch every time it comes up on the movie channels. It is enthralling, captivating, uplifting and a lesson for us all. George C. Scott was larger than life when he lived among us and so was George S. Patton. The casting for this movie could not have been better. It tells the story of this "magnficent bastard" (as he refers to Gen. Rommel) as well as it ever could be told.In watching the movie, Scott truly becomes Patton. You can feel the metamophosis.There is nothing pretty about war, however this movie can make it uplifting while peering into the bowels of the beast. Those who fight the war are mere mortals, even though they may not believe that at the time.For wars to be won...the generals sometimes have to be a bit mad. Count Patton among those, but do not dismiss his brilliance which Scott captures.You can do as I have done and just wait for cable to run this picture which it does a lot. Or you can remove the wait and buy the DVD. To have George C. Scott on the end of my leash is both comforting and empowering.Go for it. It's one of the best!!

I like the movie. it played well with no issues once I received it. I had to order it twice before it arrived.

Great Movie

This DVD was priced at a great price making it worth adding to my collection. General George Patton was portrayed by George C Scott with an Oscar-winning performance.

Not only is this arguably the best docudrama ever made, it is damn fun to watch, as George C. Scott brings the legendery Commander of the European Theater of Operations to life in a mesmerizing performance. In fact, I think it is pretty hard to imagine Patton without Scott's bearing, as he quickly became synonymous with the role, even though he turned down the Oscar at the 1970 Academy Awards.The film doesn't so much chart Patton's life as it does make him a captivating symbol of American hubris. Old Blood and Guts is considered by many to be America's greatest war hero, and Schaffner puts Patton on a grand stage. We see Patton at his most combative, his powerful oratory skills which in many ways voiced American foreign policy, even as political leaders soft pedaled it. While the movie is definitely not a political tract, it has these undercurrents and is well worth watching again, especially in a time when we see so much bluster and harsh rhetoric coming out of the White House.The DVD package may not meet some persons high definition standards, but the movie has been digital enhanced and there are plenty of extras. You won't be disappointed.

Patton was magnificent, and thankfully not one of a kind or our history would look much different. Today our military, at the colonel and general officer level, is propagated by a bunch of limp wristed, liberal, "Woke" politicians who are more concerned about equity and gender than about winning wars. I feel bad for our youth of today and would not advise any of my godchildren to enlist in what we are calling a military these days.God help us if we are ever in another face to face ground war like WWII.

WOW. What a generation.

George C. Scott as Patton is like a thunderstorm. The rest of the movie could've been dogdoo (and to be honest, there are parts where it fails), and it wouldn't matter. He is so electric that for the movie's VERY long runtime, I can't look away from him. His polite smile with terrible teeth, irritable growls, child-like begging, and absolutely awe-inspiring way he takes command.I can't say whether the real Patton was a good man, or even a good general, but Scott plays him the way Patton sees Patton: a classical war hero straight out of the Iliad that belongs only on the battlefield, and anything that gets in the way oughtta be shot and thrown off a bridge, in no particular order.

Millions must have been spent in the making of this long and epic movie. It has all the ingredients of an epic the likes of 'Lawrence of Arabia' or 'Ben-Hur' but it lacks one essential thing: a talented director. Why?There is no emotion, no intensity, no thrill, no excitement at all. If it wasn't for the sheer interest of the personage in question -a true great American- it would be unbearable. But it's viewable, and at times, even entertaining. It deserves than 3 1/2 stars, no more.Now, the added value of this special edition comes in the extras: plenty of interesting and valuable documentaries about Patton and the film itself. Highly recommended for its educational value.It must be mentioned, however, that George C. Scott did an excellent job in this film, and that he's the one that keeps the show going. Excellent interpretation. What a pity the movie just didn't work out as it should have. Coppola should have been directing instead (besides writing the script); but I guess it wasn't meant to be.