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on August 12, 2017
You know the man, you know the actor and you know the movie. Transfer looks great even when shown on a 4k tv. Grainy in spots, but you want that film look to a movie of this quality.
SOMEWHAT REASONABLE ACCOUNT OF VARIOUS FORCES THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN ARRAYED AGAINST THE GENERAL
on February 23, 2015
A quick read with lots of background material I hadn't encountered before. I would recommend this to a history buff. Very interesting and well researched piece of work. There was some choppy progress in telling the story though and often times was necessary to go back and forth to follow the progression. It might feel like the author is leaving out parts of the story he's telling if you don't remember he's making a point as to the possibility that the general was the target for assassination. This pattern increases towards the end of the book. In places the detail is in depth while in other places it seems to jump over important events with little detail. I did, however enjoy the read. I've always been fascinated by the man. General Patton was a true American hero albeit a bit of an egotist.
on March 6, 2013
I already own the 40th-Anniversary Blu-Ray Book version of this film. That packaging used the 2008 digital remastering of the film, a remastering that seemed OK...until compared to this 2012 BD version, which I went ahead and purchased after reading glowing reviews of this latest remastering at amazon and elsewhere.
As others have noted, this 2012 version is far superior to the 2008 version. There's just so much more detail, contrast and depth to this version that it's hard to believe I could have felt satisfied with the 2008 issue. Visually, this is a stunner, and well worth the $10-20 price point it is often sold at by amazon. The packaging also includes the DVD version.
The soundtrack, however, leaves much to be desired. There's lots of distortion in the sound, and not just in the battle scenes where explosions and the noises of tanks and trucks seem boosted above the normal playback level. The distortion also afflicts the dialogue in many places. Sadly, this is another case of a studio spending money to greatly improve picture quality while doing nothing to improve the sound. One would think that in this age of digital editing and restoration that an effort would be made to get the soundtrack into a condition that matches the visual element. I guess not.
I have one more complaint, and that's with the subtitles that appear whenever the Germans are speaking: they're positioned over the film image and are very difficult to read at times as they're set in white at a very small point size, often against a very light background. I assume the subtitles are in the film negative and have always appeared this way. But with modern digital technology, those subtitles could be removed from the picture and placed below the screen in the black area that sits at the bottom of any HDTV when playing back a widescreen movie. Again, there would be some expense involved, but as there are relatively few subtitles in the movie, it couldn't be that big of an expense.
The visual element of this film deserves a 5-star rating, but the problems noted above knock this version's overall rating down to 4 stars.
As others have noted, this 2012 version is far superior to the 2008 version. There's just so much more detail, contrast and depth to this version that it's hard to believe I could have felt satisfied with the 2008 issue. Visually, this is a stunner, and well worth the $10-20 price point it is often sold at by amazon. The packaging also includes the DVD version.
The soundtrack, however, leaves much to be desired. There's lots of distortion in the sound, and not just in the battle scenes where explosions and the noises of tanks and trucks seem boosted above the normal playback level. The distortion also afflicts the dialogue in many places. Sadly, this is another case of a studio spending money to greatly improve picture quality while doing nothing to improve the sound. One would think that in this age of digital editing and restoration that an effort would be made to get the soundtrack into a condition that matches the visual element. I guess not.
I have one more complaint, and that's with the subtitles that appear whenever the Germans are speaking: they're positioned over the film image and are very difficult to read at times as they're set in white at a very small point size, often against a very light background. I assume the subtitles are in the film negative and have always appeared this way. But with modern digital technology, those subtitles could be removed from the picture and placed below the screen in the black area that sits at the bottom of any HDTV when playing back a widescreen movie. Again, there would be some expense involved, but as there are relatively few subtitles in the movie, it couldn't be that big of an expense.
The visual element of this film deserves a 5-star rating, but the problems noted above knock this version's overall rating down to 4 stars.
on December 3, 2015
George C Scott as usual gives a strong performance, enjoyed it!
on March 31, 2015
It was a good war movie, it's light on the action and more focused on Patton and his role in the war. You really get a sense of what he was like.
on February 23, 2017
This movie is entertaining, well acted and powerful for kids and adults. This movie also proves to kids that you can do anything no matter what size, gender or if your strong or weak.
on March 4, 2015
Here's a classic movie with a lot of good character actors. George C. Scott is fantastic. Be advised this movie is almost 3 hours long.
on April 3, 2015
Excellent movie with great performance by George C. Scott. If you're a fan of historical figures, you'll enjoy this.
