Patton (DVD)

'Now i want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.' This is a quote from the opening sequence of Patton and our introduction to the general himself, and straight from the beginning you can a sense of what this man is all about. We follow this epic war hero across continents and battlefronts on a trip to fulfill his destiny. This was a man that believed war and victory are all that matters in life, a man that believes that his sole purpose on the planet is to lead armies, conquer countries and kill the enemies of his fair nation. This could possible be one of the ...  Read the complete review

Patton is an epic 1970 biopic directed by Franklin J Schaffner and features a classic performance by George C Scott as the controversial and flamboyant General George S Patton, the most feared US commander of World War 2. The film, which won several Academy Awards, takes us through Patton's experiences of the war, beginning in North Africa, as the United States enters the conflict for the first time, through to the final defeat of Hitler's Germany. It begins with one of the great iconic scenes of cinema as Patton, standing directly in front of the camera with a gigantic American flag filling the screen behind him, addresses the men of his Third Army with a rabble rousing ...  Read the complete review