Patton [Blu-ray]

This film captures the essence of Patton, a man that could never survive in today's military. However, he was the right man, in the right place, at the right time. George Washington, Andrew Jackson, U.S.Grant, Chester Nimitz, Ray Spruance, Omar Bradley, and Dwight Eisenhower all were there when we needed them as well.

George Patton was a man of his time -- he never would have made it as far as he did in today's military. WWII provided a unique opening for his difficult and contrary personality, while his unpleasant side could be tolerated (sometimes just barely) by his superiors.

The film's atmospherics are dated -- lighting and color are those of the 1960s, props and effects are not nearly so detailed as they would be today. Compare those aspects of "Patton" to the same in "Letters from Iwo Jima", or even the TV series "Band of Brothers". George C. Scott did, however, give us a strong impression of Patton's leadership style and personality. It is the star's performance that makes this film worth owning on DVD.

I purchased the DVD movie, Patton, because it is one of my favorite films. It came as a two-disc set. The first disc was the movie, but not the complete version of the movie. It only showed the first half. The Normandy section and the ending was completely left out, although it did show the credits.

The second disc was only the bonus features, which showed a documentary and clips of the movie.

I'm am very disappointed in this purchase.

I purchased this DVD as a gift for my father. He enjoyed the movie tremendously. His favorite part though were the hours of special features included with the DVD.

Excellant movie all the actors were very good but,George C.Scott was excellant in this role as General Patton and in the sequel Last Days of Patton.It's really sad that this true hero of WWII could die the way he did,and George C. Scott died and never accepted the Academy award he won for his role in Patton.