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It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Movie Review: "Patton" (1970)A multi-million U.S. Dollar picture distributed by 20th Century Fox to Best Picture winning splendors, starring George C. Scott (1927-1999) in role of a life-time as "World-War-II" (WW2) Allied-General George S. Patton (1885-1945) of the U.S. Army invading to liberate North Africa from Nationalsocialist-occupations before charging on through South-European countries of defensive, window-closing means heading straight to Berlin to shot Führer Adolf Hitler himself, when Academy-Award-winning director Franklin J. Schaffner (1920-1989) had been putting brackets on to balance his biopic-exceeding leading man by achieving an accuracy in technical visualizations of massive extreme wide-shots of panoramic landscape rolling tanks to avoid any further "Thin Red Line" traps of becoming a caricature of an hero-villain nemesis embodiment filtered by an real-life personalty, who actually died from ending a war. Screen-story written by Francis Ford Coppola with Edmund H. North (1911-1990), utilizing first-hand combat materials of opposing U.S. Army General and closest friend to Goerge S. Patton by campaigning within Allied forces in early 1940s, namely Omar N. Bradley (1893-1981), portrayed by code of honor-pleading when war-battling ruthlessness is needed secretive Hollywood legend Karl Malden (1912-2009) to extents of Patton's picture-enthrilled exposures to be only born for one purpose and one purpose only to do battle despite a witnessing audience so desperately in need of another happy ending with minds on the infamous "Vietnam War" apart, after 170 Minutes of classic Hollywood movie-making, which gets controversially-granted with a sacrifice. The pacing and forward-pushing story-line entirely-carried by naturally an Academy-Award-winning actor George C. Scott, who so widely-regarded as deeply-researched on-screen character merged with an WW2-historic figure that actor George C. Scott needed to decline his award to be restored at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to this very day, out of respect to his fellow leading role competitors.© 2018 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)

For those who know a little history, you would know who General George S. Patton is. You would know that he is served in World War Two as one of the top American generals on the European battlefront. He was a very smart man, but also an eccentric man. His eccentric manners is what took him away from taking part of D-Day. But there is no denying the influence he had on the war. Without his leadership, who knows how the war would have turned out. In 1970, a movie about his life came out and it was well-received by nearly everyone who has seen it. The movie was worked on by close associates of Patton, such as General Omar Bradley. An interesting fact is the producers of the film contacted the Patton family for information…..only a day after Patton's widow was laid to rest so it's a sad matter-of-fact that the producers didn't get any help from Patton's family. I remember vividly looking forward to this movie, and luckily I can join the crowd of people who adored this film.From the moment I see George C. Scott walking onstage as Patton to deliver his iconic speech in front of a sprawling American flag, I knew this was going to be a great movie. Every scene is captivating especially when Scott is in it, but the opening scene is the greatest, most powerful scene in the movie. The above quote I featured is part of the speech and immediately you can tell what kind of man Patton was. Patton was a man who took no crap from anybody and was a man who dearly loved his country. He spoke with such colorful language (although that idea was exaggerated in the film) and he had a way to make those words count. He was a man of perfection. You can see that during a scene where he slaps a soldier for being in a hospital for depression instead of battle injuries. That caused him a fall from grace, but you can see the man Patton was. The movie does an exemplary job in making Patton a lifelike character on the big screen.This isn't your typical birth-to-death biography. This is a biography that covers Patton during the wartime years. The movie makes a point in showing what a fine general he was and how he positively contributed to the war, but it did not hold back on showing him as an eccentric man. The scenes where he drags his very scared puppy around everywhere he goes is just one of those examples. The film begins with his conquests in Libya as he drives German general Rommel out of the country. Then we see a downfall of his due to his big mouth and incident where he slaps the soldier. Then we see a comeback as Patton commands the Allies on the European front mowing down Germans left and right as they move closer to Berlin.The main actor in the film, of course, is George C. Scott who delivers a splendid performance as Patton. In fact, this may be the best performance of Scott's long career and he had a wonderful career. The performance works on various levels. Scott is an on screen presence to be reckoned with and he follows the oldest rule in the acting handbook-to become the character. I felt I was watching Patton the entire time, despite the mannerisms of Scott. But also you can draw parallels between the two men. Scott is seen as a recluse in Hollywood because he was so eccentric. He had the extreme talent, but his personality made him like an outcast. It was a foregone conclusion he was going to win the Oscar for Best Actor (and he did), but the question was if he was going to personally accept the award. He did not stating he did not like the Academy or acting competitions in general. Scott and Patton would have been great blood brothers. Casting Scott to play Patton is one of cinema's greatest casting decisions ever. Scott delivered such a powerful performance. The other main performance was Karl Malden who delivers an admirable performance as General Omar Bradley, the man who gave Patton a second chance in the war.Patton is a long film as it clocks in nearly three hours long and Scott is in nearly every frame, but it works very much thanks to Scott's layered performance enhancing upon Patton's theatricality. The guy who possesses such bravery also loves to hear himself speak during his long-winded speeches. The movie has many speeches, but they are worthy of your attention. The guy gives such a commanding presence and I got the goosebumps during that opening scene. The movie sees the war the way Patton saw it and it's an exhilarating experience.The direction is also a highlight of the film. Franklin J. Schaffner is known for taking on ambitious projects and this may have been his most ambitious project he may have ever tackled. It's fun to see directors rise to the challenge and Schaffner took a mighty challenge here and won. Also a noticeable presence was the score by Jerry Goldsmith. He created such a patriotic score with the help of a pipe organ. Every time I think of Patton himself, the main theme becomes stuck in my head and that is a good thing. 1970 was a good year for war films. M.A.S.H and now Patton are must-see war films from that year. The former film was a spoof on the dangers of war, but the latter is about a man who dedicated his life to winning the war his style. And his style is very interesting to watch. A man who won't back down from anything. Because of George S. Patton, the Allies won the war.My Grade: A

The World War 2 history of General George S Patton, US Army. We see his contribution to the Allied War effort, from North Africa, to Sicily to Europe, especially the Battle of the Bulge. We also see his forthright views on war and winning it, his tactical and strategic military genius, his aggressive manner of waging war as well as his blunt, mischievous, rebellious, almost insubordinate attitude.Superb film on an extraordinary, larger-than-life man. Patton was truly a military genius and the movie demonstrates this very well. It also demonstrates well the lack of diplomacy which often set his career back.Excellent performance by George C Scott in the lead role, a performance for which he won an Oscar.The movie itself won the 1971 Best Picture Oscar.

I have watched this film few times. The first was perhaps thirty years ago. The last a few minutes ago. I have always thought it a very good film. Now I think it is a great one. I have not read any biographies of Patton and I cannot comment on the historical accuracy, but the film is flawless. From the score, which is as good as any I can think of, the cinematography which is beautiful shot, the script and of course the outstanding performances of both Malden and Scott. It is a real epic and the best film I have ever seen on the subject of war. Yes in parts it glorifies war but then it is about one of the finest generals of the 20th century. It has stood the test of time even down to the prophetic and profound speech by Patton about 'push button' warfare. Magnificent.