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A critically acclaimed film that won a total of eight 1970 Academy Awards (Including Best Picture), Patton is a riveting portrait of one of the 20th century's greatest military geniuses. One of it's Oscars went to George Patton, the only Allied general truly feared by the Nazis. Charismatic and Flamboyant, Patton designed his own uniforms, sported ivory-handled six-shooters, and believed he was a warrior in past lives. He outmanuevered Rommel in Africa, and after D-Day led his troops in an unstoppable campaign across Europe. But he was rebellious as well insight and poignancy, his own volatile personailty was one enemy he could never defeat.Amazon.com essential video
One of the greatest screen biographies ever produced, this monumental film runs nearly three hours, won seven Academy Awards, and gave George C. Scott the greatest role of his career. It was released in 1970 when protest against the Vietnam War still raged at home and abroad, and many critics and moviegoers struggled to reconcile current events with the movie's glorification of Gen. George S. Patton as a crazy-brave genius of World War II.How could a movie so huge in scope and so fascinated by its subject be considered an anti-war film? The simple truth is that it's not--Patton is less about World War II than about the rise and fall of a man whose life was literally defined by war, and who felt lost and lonely without the grand-scale pursuit of an enemy. George C. Scott embodies his role so fully, so convincingly, that we can't help but be drawn to and fascinated by Patton as a man who is simultaneously bound for hell and glory. The film's opening monologue alone is a masterful display of acting and character analysis, and everything that follows is sheer brilliance on the part of Scott and director Franklin J. Schaffner.
Filmed on an epic scale at literally dozens of European locations, Patton does not embrace war as a noble pursuit, nor does it deny the reality of war as a breeding ground for heroes. Through the awesome achievement of Scott's performance and the film's grand ambition, Patton shows all the complexities of a man who accepted his role in life and (like Scott) played it to the hilt. --Jeff Shannon
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Customer reviews
Great Transfer but Not User-Friendly 
by .. Christopher Bird (SW Virginia)
Patton Blu-Ray has absolutely superb picture and sound quality. I'm amazed they could do this to a 40-year-old movie. And it's spectacular in 2.35:1 on a big-screen TV.
But it took forever and was incredibly hard to load, even though my TV and Blu-Ray player are good and fairly new and I have no trouble playing other Blu-Ray DVDs. Once loaded, there was no way to bypass previews and interviews and go straight to the movie (though I was able to "scene-skip" through them). And every time I stopped the action for a minute or two (to answer the phone, say), when I returned, the movie was back at the beginning and I had to start all over, this time scene-skipping, fast-forwarding and fast-reversing back and forth to find my place. I finally resorted to just hitting PAUSE and trying to get back before it cut off. It was as if I was watching a pirated Korean version, though the box looks legit and I got this from Amazon.
BTW, the entire movie is on Disc 1. Disc 2 is nothing but "special features." Neither box nor insert tell you that. So when you reach the intermission, don't eject the disc and put in disc 2. Just hit the scene-skip button.
Patton Collector's Edition: Great Movie - Defective Product 
by .. BCHo1Fo3 ()
The movie is an all-time great. Disc 2 has many interesting special features. However, Disc 1, the movie itself, was defective. It stuck and skipped constantly. The problem was the disc, not my player.
Best of the bunch! 
by .. F. McNally (Baltimore, MD)
This is my third installment of of the movie Patton - VHS, DVD and now Blu-ray, and this is certainly the best of the bunch. Excellent reproduction of the original, great sound and additional features that, for a change, are worth watching: historical bio of Patton, reminiscence by Francis Ford Coppola on the research, writing, and the behind the making of the movie, and some trailers. My father loved this movie (he was a Lt. in Patton's 3rd Army during WWII). He took me to see it when it first came out in 1970, during the height/depth of the Vietnam war so I guess it will always bring back memories. I figure he would have liked to have seen this version, too. Although it certainly glorifies the man and the times, the movie continues to be worth a watch every now and then. One of the few. Worth the price of another gadget - blu-ray player. Now what to do with the other 2 versions...
Great value! by .. NatalieClare0429 (Arkansas)
Patton is a life-changing movie that was a great deal from Amazon, especially on Blu-Ray! I recommend Amazon for any Blu-Rays one might want to purchase.
STUNNING BLU-RAY! by .. E. Hunter Hale (Salt Lake City, UT)
"Patton" was originally photographed in a 70mm process know as Dimension 150. The Blu-ray version of this title fully captures the clarity and color range of the 70mm release. This isn't just a good Blu-ray for a 1970's film -- it's a great Blu-ray that ranks as one of the best yet released. Fox produced a number of films in large screen formats that, if they received the kind of treatment that "Patton" has, would make outstanding Blu-ray releases. These would include: "The Sound of Music", "The Bible...In the Beginning", "Carousel", "The King and I", etc. If "Patton" is a film that you appreciate then do hesitate to up grade from DVD to Blu-ray on this one. The difference is day and night!