Patton [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of Patton [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: Perhaps The Best Preserved Major Film Of The Era
Summary: 5 Stars
There is plenty here about the quality of the movie, arguably the best of all WWII movies ever made. What compelled me to write a review is how Fox treated this Library of Congress designated ""culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" film (and hence its being archived by them also.)
I don't know what Fox did to keep this film in such pristine condition but other studios should take note. This movie looks as good as the day it opened at the movie theaters in 1970. There are no scratches, fading, or any other way to distinguish this movie from one shot in 2008, the year of its Blu-Ray release. The Blu-Ray treatment is jaw dropping. During Patton's famous opening speech you can see sweat beads on George C. Scott't neck. WOW
On top of the absolutely stunning video quality, Fox released a documentary on Patton (the man) that is worth the price by itself. It gives probably the closest look at Patton ever put on film with home movies, photos and input from family and an aide to General Bradley. Its outstanding. There is also an intro by the writer, Frances Ford Coppolla that is interesting.
If you liked Patton before, you will love this release by Fox, it is by far the best treatment of this historically significant film. If there was an academy award for Blu-Ray presentation, Fox would deserve one.
Movie Review: Blu-ray review for the non-purist
Summary: 5 Stars
I have probably watched the movie Patton at least twenty times, if not more. I've seen theatrical, VHS, DVD, and now Blu-ray versions.
The original film presentation in the theater, on VHS, DVD, and my old CRT TV was muted, grainy, and diffuse. It is the image quality I distinctly picture in my mind for the movie. The Blu-ray transfer though was anything BUT muted, grainy, and diffuse. Regardless how the images have been scrubbed, the movie looks as if it was shot yesterday. The images are sharp, clear, and bright. At times the colors on the closeups are a bit too saturated, but not so much to be distracting unless you are a film purist. When I popped the BD in the player to show my non-purist friends the Blu-ray version, without exceptions their only word was "wow," quickly followed by "how'd they do that?" I thoroughly enjoyed the Blu-ray version of the film and count it as one of the showpieces of my HD library.
The DTS surround sound is acceptable, a nice rendition from a time when surround sound was not the standard. If you are a film purist, don't buy the Blu-ray. If you merely enjoy clear, sharp images that give a familiar favorite a newly painted look, like a restored antique, buy the Blu-ray version. You'll feel like you're watching the movie again for the first time.
Movie Review: Great movie about a great -- if deeply flawed -- man
Summary: 5 Stars
Other reviewers have described, better than I can, why this is a great film. So I won't try.
I do want to comment on one aspect of it. Though obviously a fairly big-budget film, it's equally obvious that no budget would have been able to do full justice to the scope of the events the movie depicts. You can't have tens of thousands of extras, and thousands of vintage WWII aircraft and vehicles. But the makers of this movie did an excellent job in using the resources they did have to suggest far bigger numbers. You repeatedly see Patton in his jeep or car, leading columns of trucks or tanks, with foot soldiers slogging along beside. And it gives an adequate illusion of much greater numbers.
One way in which they fell a bit short in this area, though, was in the use of aircraft. If you watch this movie, you might get the idea that the entire Luftwaffe consisted of just two twin-engine planes, which followed Patton from North Africa to Sicily to the European continent. I kept thinking "Can't anybody shoot down those two blasted planes before they do more damage? And how is that they're always harassing Patton, no matter where he is?"
Movie Review: Great Film by Scott, Coppola & Schaffner
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw the theatrical version when the movie was first released.
As a fresh college grad, I could only appreciate that it was an epic
and found the film episodic and wasn't the war movie that I expected.
I just finished watching the blue-ray version of the film after 40 years.
It is also one of the best produced blue-ray disc I've seen.
I found this film one of the greatest war epic, with excellent writing
(by Coppola), acting (by G.C. Scott, K. Malden & other numerous
cast members) and direction (by F.J. Schaffner).
The film provides the viewer a detailed portrait of a warrior who
was either born too late, or born too early.
Often times Patton had been described as a flawed military personnel.
Based on Coppola's brilliant script and Schaffner's expert direction,
the man became a flesh and blood true American whose contributions
to Allies winning the WWII at the European front had been unjustly
overshadowed by then U.S. politics and unjustified media coverage at the
time that overlooked the man's true belief, intent and courage.
Movie Review: On Blu Ray...incredible!!
Summary: 5 Stars
On my list of all time greats that I watch over and over and over...Its Patton. I saw it at the theatre at release time, bought the VHS, bought another VHS (I suckered for one of those that claimed "extra scenes") bought the first CD and now I got the Blu Ray. Outstanding. You wont believe your watching a film done almost 40 years ago. Its real stuff of wartime (hollywood style) right in your face. On the opening sequence with Patton standing at attention with the U.S. flag as a back drop, you can see little beads of sweat coming down from underneath his helmet. The audio is wartime deafening. Louder than hell.. because it was. The Blu Ray version of this movie is outstanding. 10 stars on the wowiekazowie scale. We all know without argument that this movie in itself was a winner right out of the chute. George C. Scott totally nailed it. Karl Malden as well...Amazon needs to separate the reviews for this version of Patton away from those reviews that were written before Blu Ray was released. This version is without question a standalone..