Customer Reviews
Old Blood and Guts! Patton: Cinema Reserve Edition - By: Bored@Work, 27 Mar 2008 
From its iconic opening, George G Scott as George S Patton, jr in front of the stars & stripes giving a grandstanding speech ('No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country...') before the troops to its beautifully framed close, Franklin J Schaffner (Planet of the Apes) gives us an epic spanning the WWII career of one of America's most forceful generals. A complex character, he was a bible-reading, profane man who believed in reincarnation, & hated 'yellowbellies' - in a wonderful film that will have you glued to the screen for the whole of the (almost 3 hours) running time. With excellent support, mainly from Karl Marldon, George G Scott takes this role of a lifetime & runs with it. You just can't imagine anyone else taking this role.
Whatever your views on the man himself, you will have to agree that the film stands on its own merits.
Bundled with two great docus, one on the making of Patton, & another showing the differences & similarities between the film & the real Patton, plus a stand alone music score & picture galllery, alll housed in Cinema Reserves excellent tin-book this is a must have purchase for anyone interested in WWII, Patton, history or cinema.
All glory is fleeting - By: B. Chandler, 22 Nov 2006 The screen play is co-written by Francis Ford Coppola & Based upon the two books "Patton: Ordeal & Triumph" by Ladislas Farago & "A Soldier's Story" by General Oman N. Bradley. And acted by George C. Scott. This paints the picture of the Patton that we alll know.
From the initial speech to the "I had a dream last Night" recounting of the Napoleon campaign, this film holds your attention. Patton is larger than life, & George C. Scott is larger than life in this larger than life movie.
We follow Patton through his WWII carrier. The focus is on Patton more than the war. We can feel with him as he remembers his past lives & we feel as though we were there with him. This is emphasized by revisiting Zama where Roman Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal. If you ever get a chance you need to look it up.
We know that very war is different but we learn from history, & Patton is history. By the way the film is just down right fun to watch.
