Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by danj (A) on January 03, 2004 at 23:43:30

In Reply to: Re: PATTON posted by klaus on January 02, 2004 at 04:14:30:

I don't think it's the best film I've ever seen. It's not even the best war film. As a biography it is much better than most Hollywood bios. I think it did deserve the best picture Oscar whereas I feel that many that win are undeserving.

I really think the film did capture the essence of Patton, a very complicated, eccentric, yet brilliant man. It does not bother me that some of the tanks were not authentic. How many German Tigers and other WWII vehicles actually survived. Most were surplus 50s-era American Shermans painted to look like Panzers. Nonetheless, the tanks and the tank battles were very realistic for a Hollywood movie. Today they could CG a Tiger tank - in 1969 that kind of thing wasn't even a dream.

As for Scott's performance, I stand by my opinion that his was one of the great performances in film history. Of course, Scott was one of the better actors of his era and he left a great legacy.

Just off the top of my head I can come up with several movies with excellent performances by Scott:

1. Anatomy of a Murder
2. The Hustler
3. The Flim Flam Man (I love his performance in this film)
4. Dr. Strangelove
5. Patton
6. A Christmas Carol (He was a splendidly gruff Scrooge.)
And many more. And I forgive him for "Exocist III." I guess he needed the money.