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on July 6, 2015
A very high quality rendering of a repellent idea. The idea, Patton's idea, is that the glory of war is the ultimate male pursuit. A familiar idea, found in most cultures and part of our biological makeup. The movie shows us all of Patton's eccentricities and extreme views, but works hard to enlist our sympathies for him. I didn't buy it. Men like Patton are a curse. Patton's invocation of Caesar is particularly revealing. Rome was a democracy until Caesar. He became Rome's first dictator, and his wars of conquest had the same impact on the average citizen that glory-seeking empire-building lunatics have always had. The spirit of George Patton is alive and well in modern America. It survives in the minds of people like Dick Cheney and John McCain and Lindsay Graham. If there's a fight, these men want to be in it. And if there's not a fight, they want to start one. For these fellows, that's what men do. Fight. There is a film that addresses this idea point-blank. It's The Duelists. Pass on Patton, and see it.
on September 2, 2016
The sound fluctuates horribly on the video. The battle scenes were incredibly loud when the volume was turned up to be able to hear the dialogue in non-battlefield scenes. One had to keep adjusting the volume.Disappointing, as Patton is one our all-time favorites.
on December 27, 2014
After killing Patton I was disappointed with this award winning version
on October 5, 2008
a very good war film one of the best. I purchased this film after patton 2 disc and found out that it is not 2.35 aspect ratio but 2.20. After I purchased this version 2.35 aspect ratio to find out that the 2 disc is the letterbox original version that is the 2.20 widscreen.
on January 6, 2014
My concern isn't with the movie itself it's more of a problem of the sound quality. Bought this for my dad who's in a nursing home and Patton is his all-time favorite movie. He uses a portable DVD players for his movies, concerts, etc. He is not able to adjust the volume high enough on the disk to hear all the dialogue. He has no problems with his other DVDS . . . as a matter of fact, when I just spoke with him on the phone, the Three Tenors were singing along in the background. He told me he only had the volume set to 8 out of 20. Just wondering if anyone else has had any problems with this dvd. Thanks for your input!
on November 25, 2013
Very disappointed. The sound in the section where the Germans were discussing Patton, the sound was gone and a commentary on Patton's life was inserted. The one section on the battle scene in the Desert was missing ( which was on my old tape ) . I got lucky in that I found the same set with a extra disk showing how the film was made. Found it at Bookmans used for $7.50.... threw yours away!
