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Post by ck100 on Apr 3, 2020 3:30:01 GMT
Any fans of the movie "Patton" starring George C. Scott and written by Francis Ford Coppola? How has it held up after 50 years?
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Post by Sarge on Apr 3, 2020 3:48:09 GMT
Haven't seen it in decades but I used to enjoy it considerably.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Apr 3, 2020 4:23:45 GMT
7/10 Very good film but not one I can watch multiple times.
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Post by SuperDevilDoctor on Apr 3, 2020 5:02:34 GMT
Terrific film, though perhaps its most famous scene is a glaring historical mistake...
"Rommel, you magnificent bastard... I read your book!"
The book in question is explicitly shown in the film as being titled "THE TANK IN ATTACK" by Erwin Rommel.
Actual title of Rommel's (bestselling) book: "INFANTRY ATTACKS"... written by Rommel & published well before he ever commanded a tank unit. It's about his experiences as an infantry platoon/company commander in World War One.
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Post by OldAussie on Apr 3, 2020 5:05:37 GMT
very good movie 8/10
Scott's performance 10/10 my favourite best actor winner.
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Post by Prime etc. on Apr 3, 2020 7:32:35 GMT
Last time I watched it I found it kind of stiff and boring.
The animal cruelty was shocking--the vultures getting shot, the starving dog tied to the jeep, and the donkey? A donkey gets shot on camera I think.
As a Patton bio it is limited since they ignored his family, post war diaries, and his mysterious death.
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 3, 2020 14:47:09 GMT
6/10 - I found the film hokey and hagiographical. Is it hard to play an arrogant blowhard? Patton's importance after, say, Sicily (1943) wasn't as important as the film suggests. Back in the 90s I interviewed some thirty-five WW2 vets and all but two expressed dislike if not disdain for Patton.
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Post by politicidal on Apr 3, 2020 14:50:34 GMT
"... ck100 you magnificent bastard, I read your thread!" |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Apr 3, 2020 16:04:22 GMT
I first found it at my public library on VHS, when I wanted to find Platoon & this title kept falsely stealing my eyeballs.
It's one of the better WWII movies, moving from 3 theatres of war quite well - North Africa, Italy, & France.
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