Patton (1970) Movie Reaction! FIRST TIME WATCHING!

[@LPJack02]

RIP Karl Malden (March 22, 1912 - July 1, 2009), aged 97 And RIP George C. Scott (October 18, 1927 - September 22, 1999), aged 71 You both will be remembered as legends.

[@nathanfitzgerald6651]

RIP composer Jerry Goldsmith (1929-2004), age 75,

[@scottcannon6347]

Patton didn’t love war. He just knew it was necessary at that moment in history. He didn’t trust anybody else to do it as good as him. He was right too.

[@ForgottenHonor0]

I disagree. Patton loved war for the opportunities that it provided for men like him, to use his training and skills in leadership and combat ingenuity. He also loved the excitement that came with war and the responsibilities inherent. What he didn't like was the destruction and death. He was saddened when his troops were killed, angered when cities were destroyed, and was physically ill when he toured a concentration camp and witnessed the evils and cruelty the Nazis practiced on the prisoners.

[@judithhardin2783]

My mother served as a Lt.US WAC in Paris, after the Allies liberated Paris in August 1944. She had high security clearance and declassified correspondence and photographs. She use to tell us, her children, he was an amazing warrior. She had lots of Patton stories.

[@jasondermack7485]

George C. Scott gives such a powerhouse performance

[@thomaswilliamson298]

He inhabited that character. It was amazing.

[@MrsChristianMom]

It might be the greatest performance in movie history. Scott was born to play this role.

[@jacobjones5269]

It has a serious argument… My pick is O’Toole in Lawrence of Arabia.. And I always thought John Wayne’s performance as Ethan Edwards in The Searchers was right there too..

[@robbyrob0723]

One of the all time best!

[@billolsen4360]

@@jacobjones5269 You're right on both counts!

[@erwinquiachon8054]

This is a classic for a lot of reasons not revealed in the movie. The movie stands on it's own because it's well made. The stuff you won't know from watching this is that Francis Ford Coppola got his first Oscar for writing the screenplay for this movie. That first Oscar kept Coppola from getting fired while he was making the first Godfather movie. That allowed Coppola to become a huge success. George Lucas was working as Coppola's assistant and starting to write his first drafts for Star Wars during the Godfather movies. So, the success of the movie "Patton" led to the success of the greatest generation of filmmakers in the history of cinema. Patton triggered the Godfather and Star Wars movies. Once Coppola and Lucas became successful, they pushed for opportunities for their friends who were unknown at that time, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.

[@HSMiyamoto]

In real life, Patton's men reportedly tried to stop him from apologizing by cheering him. His men did not agree with high command. It was the Stateside civilians that were in an uproar.

[@craigfitzy1714]

Fun fact: Patton was filthy rich. He didn’t “HAVE” to do what he did. He did it because it was a calling of his.

[@jdm1066]

"I do this job because I've been trained to do it, you do it....because....you Love it." -Bradley

[@epm5433]

Indeed. The Pattons were a wealthy family. Patton's wife, Beatrice Ayers, came from a family whose wealth dwarfed her husband's. GSP could have lived a life of ease. We're all very fortunate that he didn't.

[@42Meglet]

The ivory-handled revolvers George C. Scott wears in the opening speech were George S. Patton's real-life revolvers.

[@thomaswilliamson298]

"The pure warrior," as the German intelligence officer calls him. "The absence of war will kill him."

[@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053]

My mom saw this movie in the theatre with her dad (who fought for Patton in Europe). She said he cried during the opening sequence and it's the only time in her life she ever saw him cry.

[@Sam2sham]

@@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053 those guys all had PTSD, and some things may have triggered suppressed memories.

[@matthewdunham1689]

Considered as one of the greatest movies ever made. Also one of the greatest performances ever by George C Scott.

[@geraldjohnson4013]

My father was a tanker with the 761st Tank Battalion under General Patton.

[@wildbillkelso1946]

Your father was a hero along with all the men who fought under Patton.

[@Cage2053K]

Your father was a hero

[@cstephen98]

One of the great movie stars of the last century, amazing performances and he's seemingly been forgotten.

[@billolsen4360]

My dad served under Patton in North Africa & Sicily. The men didn't love him for his personality all the time, but knew they were better off under Patton than any other Corps commander because he was always moving ahead and they realized that it saved more soldiers' lives. I like your set up, unlike many "movie reactors," your remarks aren't way louder than the sound in the film

[@long-timesci-fienthusiast9626]

There is a U.S. war movie covering the 1st W.W. about a pacifist, it`s called (Sgt. York) starring Hollywood star Gary Cooper. It was released in 1941, so you would get to see how Hollywood used to cover a similar story then. I think you would enjoy it, even if you don`t want to react to it.

[@kidfox3971]

Sgt. Alvin C. York is from my home state of Tennessee, we have several roads and buildings dedicated to his name. He's our state's #1 war hero.

[@bogusmogus9551]

That one cool movie

[@nOPE-fs3du]

The real history is more interesting. Patton while increasing discipline in North Africa also increased morale by doing things for the soldiers such as improving the mail system. Patton never disobeyed orders in Sicily, he convinced Alexander to let him take Palermo. He was never ordered to apologize to the whole 7th army, instead it was his own idea to apologize to the entire army. And it's true there's an argument that moving swiftly saves more lives. Patton's theaters had lower causalities than a lot of others.

[@darrellcriswell9919]

Movie does a great job of portraying some aspects of Patton as a man and soldier, obviously there was much more to him and he was more complex a character than the movie presents, but in two plus hours it does a fabulous job of telling a lot about him. The reality is Patton in real life was an actor, he had studied how he needed to act to get the attention of soldiers. In reality he was a much quieter man who never cursed in private. He was a great scholar as was his friend Eisenhower. Patton could go toe to toe in a discussion with any history or theology professor. A great book which captures more aspects of him is Carlos E'ste book A Genius for War. Frank McCarthy was a general in world war 2 and a movie company executive. He spent 30 years trying to convince Hollywood to make this movie.

[@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures]

I don't know who it is who keeps recommending Patton to reactors out there, but I doff my hat to them, sir.

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

Mark 5:10. It may have just been saliva. Camels, are known not just for their toes, and having people walk a mile for them, but for spitting at people too, that displease them. 🐪🐫

[@jacobjones5269]

One of the truly epic performances… Right up there with O’Toole in Lawrence, and John Wayne in The Searchers.. Check out The Hustler for another great George C Scott performance, and Paul Newman, Piper Laurie, and the Great One, Jackie Gleason as the “fat man”..

[@danhalstead705]

If we had followed Patton's advice and kept going, there may never have been a Cold War and a lot of the labor camp deaths under Stalin might have been avoided. The world was tired of war by that point. But Patton wasn't.

[@billrab1890]

I appreciate your reacting to the movie Patton and I'm glad that you liked it but what I find troubling is that you had no idea who general Patton was. It's disturbing to me how little the younger generation knows about US and world history. And the reason they used to have intermissions during long movies back in the day was so that people could go out to the lobby and smoke!

[@nortons7040]

Literally millions of lives would have been saved in the USSR, Korea wouldn't be splitted and no Chernobyl would have happened. Sometimes war is the best and less evil solution. It's like surgery - in order to save lives surgeon must harm his patients.

[@TheXopony]

@@billrab1890 What about the way he supposedly died.

[@haoluong1814]

@@TheXopony the zionist killed him to stop him from telling the truth.

[@martynhill3479]

@@nortons7040 You're assuming that the West would have won, very unlikely unless we had used a lot of Atomic Bombs

[@ironcladnomad5639]

Mad, mad, mad, mad, mad respect for reacting to Patton, a movie I _never_ thought I'd see in a "First Time Watching" playlist. Pretty rare that I subscribe to a channel for both the content creator and the community, but here we are. If haven't already seen or had these mentioned, I'd recommend the director's cut for Kingdom of Heaven if you want a medieval epic, Lawrence of Arabia for a WWI epic (more similar to Patton in style), and Black Hawk Down for a recent, more brutal war film.

[@ItsAPrimatee]

Thanks!

[@jeffsherk7056]

Patton had already seen death before WW2. He was a veteran of World War One, and had been wounded in battle there.

[@jamesmarciel5237]

Patton was also part of Pershing’s pursuit of Pancho Villa in Mexico as well.

[@keithnphx63]

Patton is one of my top 5 personal favorite films. Glad you did this one. Such a great movie.

[@danielgarrett979]

One of the co-writers was Francis Ford Coppola, director of The Godfather movies. He won the Oscar for original screenplay for Patton. Coppola also directed Apocalypse Now, also one of the great war movies.

[@billolsen4360]

The Godfather movies were also war films

[@HSMiyamoto]

I can't believe this Millennial hasn't heard of George S. Patton, Jr.

[@MrThumbs63]

I can...

[@HSMiyamoto]

@@MrThumbs63 In one of the times Jerry Seinfeld hosted Saturday Night Live, he played a teacher of a class full of students that have never heard of the Second World War. This is kind of like that.

[@MrThumbs63]

@@HSMiyamoto Yep, it's really pathetic. I guess arguing over how many genders exist is more important than knowing our history...the good, the bad, and the ugly.

[@HSMiyamoto]

@@MrThumbs63 I think you are making an inappropriate conflation of two different issues. In fact, a question like "how many genders exist" actually requires one to understand history, just not questions like "Who commanded Third Army during Operation Cobra."

[@MrThumbs63]

@@HSMiyamoto I don't. My point is that garbage, yes garbage, like that seems to be more important than learning our history. How many genders can give birth?

[@craigfitzy1714]

When he was racing against Montgomery it was the allied invasion of the island of Sicily. Patton was without a doubt a vastly superior general than the British Montgomery, and everybody knew it. Basically because of politics, they assigned the easy path to Montgomery and assigned Patton as a supporting back up role. The reason Patton advanced so fast was because he knew Montgomery was going to be too timed and conservative, and risk getting bogged down for months on end. It was a little bit of ego, but it was mostly just being audacious and attacking the enemy aggressively to end the campaign quickly. This ultimately saved many many American and British lives.

[@nellgwenn]

This isn't a war movie. It's a chracter study. The character in this case was an Army general.

[@geraldjohnson4013]

Field Marshal Montgomery was too slow. I give him credit for chasing Rommel across the North African desert but if Patton hadn't taken the initiative the campaign in Sicily would have lasted months with higher casualties.

[@thunderchaser2042]

While, yes, he disobeyed orders, then Lt. General Patton probably saved more American soldiers' lives by getting them off of those mountain roads through the middle of Sicily and moving on Palermo then to Messina. Montgomery didn't care if the Americans took a beating as long as he could get the credit and glory of being "the general who ran the German Army out of Sicily."

[@geraldjohnson4013]

@@thunderchaser2042 Patton was a student of history and current events. Yes Hannibal crossed the mountains of Italy with elephants but he lost most of his elephants. Patton knew what was awaiting the Allies, a long a protracted land battle with heavy casualties and that's exactly what happened. Both Sicily and Italy has steep hills and mountainous terrain which isn't suited for armored warfare.

[@captainmarvel2058]

Patton also had the backing of the Allied High Command during the Sicily campaign. They knew that they fucked up by following Montgomerys idea.

[@kskeel1124]

His middle name is Smith... He fought against Poncho Villa and chased him into Mexico with John J Pershing in 1916 and was an Olympian in 1912 check out his wiki...

[@ernestitoe]

Another World War II movie made in 1970 was Tora! Tora! Tora! It's about the attack on Pearl Harbor. It's shown both from the Japanese side and the American side. Fascinating. One moment we're in a Japanese plane with the guys all excited that they can attack without opposition, and the next moment we're seeing Americans trying not to get killed. An advantage that 1970 filmmakers had was that so many participants were still alive and could check the details as they were making the movie.

[@letsgetsquanchie8959]

That speech was a mix of several real speeches he made

[@darrylkoehn9667]

It's amazing how little our younger generations know anything about history. My father served in WW2 under Patton & General Bradley.

[@karlmoles6530]

A very young Patton was a hero in the expedition against Pancho Villa in Mexico and a hero again in World War I.

[@jamesmarciel5237]

The expedition to catch Pancho Villa that Patton was a part of was commanded by another famous U.S. military hero/legend. He is the second all time highest ranked soldier, behind only George Washington, himself. That man was General of the Armies John J. “Blackjack” Pershing.

[@jeffsherk7056]

Yes, they had an intermission. I saw this at a drive in theater in 1970.

[@georgekenny2294]

Sergent York. It's an absolute MUST.

[@davewhitmore1958]

"Amateurs study tactics, professionals study logistics" - Gen. Omar N. Bradley (played by Karl Malden in the movie)

[@scottdetter]

Kelly’s heroes. War film with a twist but also fun. Great cast of A list actors.

[@jomac2046]

Patton died in he's sleep on 21st December 1945, he's death steaming from complications from a traffic accident earlier that month while he was in Germany. He's buried in Luxembourg at the American Cemetery and Memorial.

[@timroebuck3458]

TORA TORA TORA is a great movie about Pearl Harbor. Came out in the same year.

[@nellgwenn]

So was Waterloo. Another great movie.

[@tomyoung9049]

i watch many WWII movies this is a unique one for many reasons. It is based on two biographical novels about Patton. From all I have heard, he was very much like portrayed here. And got in serious hot water many times with his superiors for going on his own. If you want other war movies; Apocalypse Now (set in Viet Nam), the original Midway (1976) , or Green Beret (1968) .

[@Fibonaccisghost]

This is the movie my dad would put on when he got drunk. Saw it a thousand times growing up. Good to see someone experience how great it is.

[@bogusmogus9551]

👍

[@CaesiusX]

So glad to see this film being reacted to! The soundtrack by *Jerry Goldsmith* is one of my favorite things about this film. I persobally wouldn't consider this _a war movie._ It's closer to a biopic, IMO. While the main theme is iconic, I used to listen to *Winter March¹* more often: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmTdZX9tatCqrdU (2 min) 18:37 I don't think the the wounded are _getting to him_ in that hospital scene.² He fought in _World War I._ He's very used to all this. As used to it as anyone can be. I think it has more to do with seeing his soldiers in that condition. Because they're _his men,_ and he doesn't see them as pawns. Since the film is focused on a single general, it's easy to make that assumption about being disconnected, because we're not focusing on the soldiers as much. I'm not positive, but I believe that might be one of the reasons we we're privy to that speech at the opening of the film. *EDIT:* And the guy he slapped should be happy he is in the American Army. Before shell-shock was an accepted diagnosed condition, some soldiers were shot for cowardice. I don't think it was an American policy at that time, but I do remember reading it happened in the British army. And *Patton* getting relieved makes a lot of sense when you look at the bigger picture. The military is held together by *orders.* You *must* follow orders. This is a critical rule, because there are often you have no idea _why_ a certain order was given. But those in.command _are supposed to know._ And a soldier *needs* to trust that. Just as the higher-ups *need* to trust that the soldier will follow their orders. 😊 I found it so cute that haven't seen a film with an intermission before. 😁 Although, now that you mention it, I'm not sure why they stopped doing these in theaters. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Not saying I'm a firm believer in _reincarnation_ either, but I *am* extremely fascinated by the research done, and with videos like this *8 min video of 7 reincarnation stories.³* kzbin.info/www/bejne/haXOfHmmfKihorM Hope you have the time to check it out. •••✺●✺••• *¹* ─ Video is mislabeled _"German March."_ Perhaps someone confused _"Winter March"_ with the track _"German Advance."_ *²* ─ However, you may be right (18:37). Or perhaps, at the very least, he's being *reminded* of those consequences. *³* ─kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpKbp3pqoqZjn9U A 50 min presentation about reincarnation by an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia (audio quality improves at 5 minutes). He studies children who report memories of previous lives. *This is a short 4-5 min clip from the above presentation:* kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2qmhGyjjch_bc0

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

Mark 23:11. What sets this movie apart from those other movies, is that this one is biographical, and based on two biographical books. Those others are based on situations, not one man's life! 🧐

[@marcziegenhain8420]

There is a second movie starring George C. Scott as Patton. Showing him from the end of the war up to his death.

[@robbyrob0723]

The cinematography is awesome in this as is the acting performances. An all star cast for sure. Another great one from the same time is The Longest Day which is about D Day invasion June 6th 1944. Another well done all star cast

[@andreraymond6860]

Patton did believe in reincarnation. He was also deeply religious. Fun fact: Jerry Goldsmith crafted his musical theme with three components. An organ part to indicate the religious aspect. The military march to indicate his martial nature and the trumpet call motif pushed through an echoplex to represent his belief in reincarnation.

[@alexsclewis]

cool

[@HSMiyamoto]

Those bombers are real Heinkels. The Spanish had a lot of good prewar German and postwar American equipment when they filmed this. The tanks are all American M-48s. Most or all the extras were Spanish soldiers.

[@berryb745]

The officers hated his gut but the enlisted love him. He was hard, yes, but he was needed, Germans feared him, D-day itself was wrapped around him. He was right about a couple things if they would let him fight a war, would have been over by Christmas like everyone thought, second he wanted to advance on Moscow even before Japan surrendered.

[@TTM9691]

Kudos to you for being the only person to do a reaction video on this one! "Patton" is classic. You'll see little references to this all the time, I can think of a Simpsons episode right off the top of my head. But hey, I just have to tell you: there have been some advancements since 1970, but not as many as you think. I see this a lot in reaction videos, where they're watching a movie from the 1970s and acting like it's from the silent era! Everything you see now is directly in lineage from the late 60s-70s "American New Wave" (for lack of a better word), and watching movies from that period is not nearly as different as if you were watching something from, say, the 1940s! More importantly: the ENTIRE history of movies is worth looking at, and understanding, going back to the silent era, which has some of the greatest movies ever. They've ALWAYS been making great, entertaining movies, right from the very beginning. Just like music, or books or anything else. Sometimes you have to adjust your head a bit, sure. Not always though! Not with the best of 'em! You didn't have to "adjust" too much to get this movie, right? You were into it right from the opening monologue! Even as a little kid, I watched movies going back to the early 1930s, people are really missing out if they don't have the curiosity to delve into the recorded past, and celebrate the great gallery of great movies and great characters from over the years. So kudos to you for checking this movie out! I hope you keep stretching because there are many rewards and surprises in ALL time periods of movie making, and it will not only entertain you, but feed your head as well. PS: As far as effects are concerned: I'll take real explosions and stunts over CGI any day!

[@paintedjaguar]

Well said. Some of the best looking movies ever made came out of the 30s, 40s, and 50s. When films are "re-mastered" it usually just means they have been restored to looking as good as they did in the original theater presentations, before the surviving copies were degraded by wear and chemical deterioration.

[@ronclark9724]

George Smith Patton believed in fast movement of his tank units, and was always pushing them hard to keep advancing on the enemy, just as he stated in his speech at the start of the movie. During WW2, the idea that troops were affected by post traumatic syndrome was just starting, and old generals like Patton were slow to accept it. If you want a real story about an individual soldier during WW2, I highly suggest “To Hell and Back”. It is the story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier during the war.

[@HSMiyamoto]

BTW, Patton only wore all those medals at once one time in his life, which was to entertain his family. Patton was never that into medals and awards. In photos not taken Stateside, Patton is always dressed pretty casually, considering.

[@jamesmarciel5237]

He wore all the medals at his wife’s request. She wanted a picture of him with all of them. The portrayal of him in the movie at the beginning, wearing all of his medals during the speech is based on that one photograph that his wife took.

[@tonyporenshenko425]

A lot of old movies have intermission it is the point that the projectionist in theater to change the reel

[@porflepopnecker4376]

So many great movies made around that time. Glad to see you reacting to this classic.

[@futuregenerationz]

Who's up for watching war movies from the 60s because I have a list? The Great Escape, The Guns of Navarone, The Blue max, The Battle of the Bulge. These are reactions from someone younger that I want to see.

[@wildbillkelso1946]

Patton was one of the greatest generals the United States has ever produced. He was rough, unfiltered, hard spoken and brilliant. He studied all of the major highways and roads of Europe including ancient ones dating back to the Roman Empire that weren't shown on maps that he could use to move his Army. He was a hard charger and he didn't hesitate or move cautiously dragging out battles needlessly. He sought out the enemy putting them on the defensive and made sure his soldiers had the training and equipment necessary to slaughter them wholesale. He was also 100% right about the Russians at the end of the war. The Americans and Allies liberated Western Europe but the Soviets were allowed to conquer the countries they entered and draw the Iron Curtain down over them. I do think if the U.S. listened to Patton and been more assertive against Stalin and the U.S.S.R. we could've forced them back into Russia.

[@jamesharper3933]

This is a great movie, more of a biopic focusing more on Patton than actual battles. George C Scott gave an award winning performance. Other war movies worth checking out are Pearl Harbor, Saving Private Ryan and the original 1976 version of Midway. Thanks. Great reaction.

[@thefreeman8791]

Some trivia about Patton, he was very influenced by his Cofnederate family and friends. He was named after his grandfather George S. Patton Sr who was a colonel of the 8th Virginia Infantry under Robert E. Lee. When Patton was a boy growing up, his mentor and close family friend was John S. Mosby who served in Lee's cavalry under J.E.B. Stuart. As a boy, he would ride horses with Mosby and from the moment he could ride he was taught military strategy by Mosby. For his part, Mosby was an incredibly aggressive officer which is probably why Patton was so aggressive. Also, the soldier that Patton slapped for having PTSD did go on to serve honorably. When he was slapped, the soldier was a private but rose up the ranks and ended up beign a Sergeant.

[@unitedplankton2866]

If u want a GCS role that's totally awesome as well, check out 'They might be giants'.

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

Mark 10:48. Oh yeah! The Flag Speech! This movie inspired later movie characters to make speeches I'm front of flags too, some of them just as dramatic, and with some being spoofs. Side Note: "The Right Stuff", a book-inspired movie, has a scene called, "The Heroes Walk", that has also been imitated often ever since.

[@tonyporenshenko425]

The real Patton was our best general they don't make them like that anymore

[@ForgottenHonor0]

You are the only reactor who's done a video on Patton that I've found on KZbin! You've earned a subscriber in me! If you want other really good WW2 movies to react to, I highly recommend The Longest Day, A Bridge Too Far, and Is Paris Burning!

[@robnorrisradio]

Stumbled on your video here. "Patton" is among my favorite movies of all time, and I'm glad you liked it. General Patton died in a car crash in Germany shortly after the end of the war, by the way. The reason you saw more "behind the scenes" stuff is because it is primarily a biopic, with a dash of war for flavor. "Patton" would go on to win seven Oscars, including Best Actor (George C. Scott), Best Director (Franklin J. Schaffner), Best Score (Jerry Goldsmith), and Best Picture. If you would like to check out another Oscar-nominated war movie from 1970, may I suggest "Tora! Tora! Tora!"? It is a documentary-style film about the events leading up to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. It is told from both American and Japanese perspectives, and in their respective languages, so I hope you don't mind subtitles! Oh, and until the early 1970s, inserting an Intermission into longer movies was commonplace, so audience members could hit the concessions, use the restroom, or get in a quick smoke break. I have seen several older films, and many of the longer ones (especially if they clocked in at three hours or more) had them, including "West Side Story", "My Fair Lady", "Gone With the Wind", "Lawrence of Arabia", and "Fiddler on the Roof".

[@rhwinner]

Most of the scenes are based on actual events.

[@D-Wells0203]

Love that you reacted to this. It’s an absolute classic.

[@deadaccount7520]

I think in George's case. Reincarnation is what his mind decided was the reason. He was able to understand the reasons and motivations behind events that could have taken place 2000 years earlier. Understand them so well. That it was like he was in on the planning. Using the chess analogy. If the world's greatest chess player. Was able to witness the legendary chess games from history. They would see them from that same perspective. That he looked at the famous battles with. Throw in a generals ego. And bam. "I was there".

[@larryloco70]

Patton understood envelopment warfare. He was also extremely driven from an early age. Carlo D'Este's Patton: A Genius for War is an excellent biography of him. If I had an opportunity to speak with the great Americans in history, George Patton would be high on the list.

[@craigfitzy1714]

Good Lord kid. It isn’t about the filmography or when the damn film was made. It is a depiction of one of the greatest generals and combat leaders in the history of this country. Every significant event in this movie is factual. The fact is, the Germans feared him the most.

[@beckyneufeld5531]

Watch kelly's heroes.youll really like it

[@paullogieri248]

Your reacting to this movie is appreciated. Your not knowing that one of our best battlefield commanders fought in not only World War II but WW I as well - is something your "teachers" should be ashamed of.

[@keithnphx63]

If you want to consider another film from that era that's not what you usually watch, check out "In the Heat of the Night." It's a 1967 thriller about a black detective from Philly who gets caught up in a murder mystery in a racially hostile, small Mississippi town. It stars Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. Steiger won a Best Actor Oscar for his role in this film. Both actors are at the top of their game. Even if you don't react to it, it really is great one to watch.

[@Hayseo]

Two other movies I can think of with the intermissions are, Gone with the wind and My fair Lady. Back in the day people used to watch movies at a place called a theater. And the theater owners made most of their money at the concession stand. Most people buy their concessions before the movie starts. A theater can show two 90 minute movies per night. But only one 3 hour movie. So the theater owners required the movie makers to put in an intermission during long movies so people would go and buy concessions.

[@stevemccullagh36]

I've never seen anyone react to this movie and am so pleased that you enjoyed it. Great job.

[@cooganalaska3249]

Patton was the most audacious, effective general in the history of the US Officer Corps. The Germans referred to him as "America's best general."

[@IggyStardust1967]

Hey, Primate! You're going to want to watch the follow up movie, "The Last Days of Patton", to see how his story ends. Link here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIOTqWdur5JrqLc As a Gen-Xer who was raised in the household of people who fought in WWII, I saw this movie very early in life. I had 3 "great uncles" who fought in Germany, 2 of them under Patton(only 1 of those 2 came home alive). The movie did embellish Patton's life a bit, and combined several incidents together for brevities sake. It might surprise you to learn that Patton didn't have that gravel-voice depicted here, but let's be honest, it sounds better in a movie. He actually had a higher pitched voice. You can find videos of his actual speeches on KZbin if you look for them.

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

Mark 34:28. Digital projectors don't require a reel change as reel to reel projectors do. That's why. 🧐

[@frankrossi6972]

It’s a great film, period. It can be viewed as pro- or anti-war, which makes it great because it doesn’t get bogged down in rhetoric for either side. It simply wanted to examine the psyche of a pure warrior, and the repercussions of his actions---good and bad. No judgments. Some may wonder how a film like this became so popular during the counterculture era. Frankly, many who were “turning on, tuning in and dropping out” admired Patton because he technically was fighting the system tooth and nail, even while fighting with the System to beat back the Axis, from Ike to the Brits to the media and politicians. He didn’t care to go along to get along, and that’s what the counterculture was about. Yes, hippies et al. were antiwar, specifically Vietnam, but they also looked up to anyone who went against the grain/fought The System. Other films in this vein from this period include “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They” and “Five Easy Pieces” (the latter became famous for being anti-Establishment for scenes like a simple diner scene when a character refused to accept a “no substitutions” rule on a menu).

[@plastique45]

Absolutely fantastic score by Jerry Goldsmith and great script by Francis Ford Coppola.

[@floydvaughn836]

I was at Ft. Hood in the mid 70s. The original Patton museum was there, and they showed this film 6 days a week, 0900 to 1500. I was 2nd Armor, 2nd of the 41st, Bravo Company. I gave Patton's son a by your leave, Sir and he responded Carry On. 30 years later I scored the official history of 2nd Armor in WW2 in a thrift store for a couple of bucks. During my service no one bothered to teach us the history of the 41st Infantry Regiment. Originally formed as Colored troops, etc. I finished up playing guerilla at North Fort . MECHONDO. LOL, when I went in, I was smoking dope and chasing tail. When I got out, I was smoking dope and paying for tail. Be all you can be!

[@The_Bermuda_Nonagon]

Hi ! I just wanted to thank you for reacting to PATTON. As far as I can tell you are the only reactor on KZbin who checked out this film. I saw it at the base theater in West Germany when I was 4 years old, my father was stationed over there in the U.S. Army from 1970-73. It has always been one of my favorite films since then. I wanted to recommend two other war films which you may want to check out: BATTLE OF BRITAIN (1969) - great cast and amazing aerial combat scenes filmed with actual WW2-era aircraft (and some R/C model planes). and A BRIDGE TOO FAR (1977) - great cast also, the story of the daring Allied airborne operation to end the war in Europe by Christmas of 1944 - directed by Richard Attenborough ( John Hammond in Jurassic Park )

[@The_Bermuda_Nonagon]

Oh I subbed to your channel - almost forgot to mention it . . . : /

[@ItsAPrimatee]

Thanks!

[@manueldeabreu1980]

Patton served in WW1 and commanded one of the first US tank regiments. He actually rode into battle on the outside, behind the turret. He had a mic wired in so he could give commands. He wanted to know what it was like to be under fire. At West Point he popped up between the targets on the firing range during exercises.

[@jamesmcrae5327]

My grandfather served in Patton's command. He told me if they hadn't removed Patton the war would have ended much sooner.

[@dpsamu2000]

Patton's "Through a Glass and Darkly" poem about reincarnation is my favorite poem. I also, not "believe", but sense my previous lives. People like us have perceptions beyond most men. I recognize the powers they give me. I'm a sorcerer. A smith. The most powerful kind of sorcerer. I'm one of the most powerful smiths in the world. (That's documented). When I point out some of my world class smithing sometimes people will ask if something they did counts. Sorcery is used, and consistant over a range of effect types. When I bring down my crook the world shakes. Reminds me of the first time I brought down my crook on this world. Early man used it to help him walk upright, and carrying it with him for that allowed it to also be used for defense. Began the evolution of man's tool use. One of my recent works of smithing sorcery produced 1600 Boeing 777 jumbo jets over 30 years with not a single mass fatality accident to this day. My first act of sorcery in this life that informed me of my power to shake the world was when I was 16. Still a virgin. Mardi Gras 1977. I started "Show Your Tits".

[@matthewdunham1689]

Glad to see a young guy like you talking about a classic. You picked up a new fan. Oh thank Mary Cherry for recommending you. BTW a lot of long playing old movies had intermissions. I want to say "The Ten Commandments" and or "Ben Hur" has them. "The Right Stuff" also I think. (All worthy of review I think)

[@ItsAPrimatee]

I’ll look into them!

[@danhalstead705]

Gone with the Wind, Spartacus, and 2001 all had an intermission too.

[@matthewdunham1689]

@@danhalstead705 absolutely correct!

[@matthewdunham1689]

Some of them had what was it called? A overture that's the word. "2001", "The Ten Commandments" and "The Battle of the Bulge".... music played before the opening of the movie

[@garybrockie6327]

The Movie was a biographical sketch of George Patton’s WWII years. Great movie.

[@Araconox]

One of the greatest movies in history. Certainly, in our opinion, the best acting in any genre, with George C. Scott. Everything about it is so entertaining and riveting. My husband just loves it and tells me he's seen it at least 30 times! And it's hard to get him to watch any movie more than once.

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

Mark 0:54. I just read a few of the current top Comments. None of them mention that this movie has a sequel, "The Last Days of Patton", made in 1986. 😎

[@chemtrooper]

I can see Patton reincarnated again as a current soldier in today’s “woke” army. Absolutely loosing his shit.

[@rendrmo1687]

My favorite movie of all time.

[@joeyboedeker2047]

The Germans were so fearful of Patton that even after the landing at Normandy they believed Patton was going to strike from Calais.

[@joerenaud8292]

Patton was a good movie but "Apocalypse Now" was a great war movie.

[@matthewdunham1689]

Someone asked a movie critic (I think it was Leonard Maltin) if it was a anti War movie or pro war movie, his answer which I agree with, "yes it is".

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

Mark 12:40. Just think about horses having guns fired right by their heads, and they lack hearing protection! Yet they get trained to not be spooked by it. Humans too. But too much can cause hearing loss. "Too much", is relevant to the individual. Heck, in any workplace environment, repeated exposure to loudness causes hearing loss. Some people think that they adapted and got used to it, like with being, "nose blind", but actually they lost hearing sensitivity. 😳

[@kenpatton8761]

Well, if you ever end up traveling to Kentucky and happen to want to see the Gold Vault, it‘s at FT Knox. The Patton Museum is just outside the base and used to have many static displays of tanks from nations around the world. But now most of the displays have been moved to Georgia, FT Benning I think, as has the 3rd Armored Division. Inside the museum are displays of Patton‘s achievements including his fencing uniform from his Olympic contest. Both of his weapons, a 357 magnum revolver and a model 1911 automatic are on display(I think they’re copies). The museum is free. I grew up outside FT Knox but I joined the AF instead of following the rest of my family who were all in the Army. Cheers

[@pauld6967]

Intermission was pretty normal in films for the same reason that they have them with plays: to give the audience a chance to go to the restroom and visit the concession stand.

[@ryanspencerlauderdale687]

That opening speech is worth the price of admission alone.

[@jeanrenecarvalhocourcy1340]

You've got to watch Band of Brothers real soon, man. It's awesome.

[@tombo1984]

This film has a sequel. It's called The Last Days Of Patton. George C. Scott returns to his role as the General.

[@ghost_anna_reads787]

Patton saying "Rummel, you magnificent bastard I READ YOUR BOOK." Makes me thing that, in the afterlife, he has regular chess games with Rummel while drinking scotch.

[@bigbow62]

Yes longer movies back in the day did have an intermission There are dozens of great pre 1970 war movies... D-Day 6th of June The Guns of Navarone The Great Escape Stalag 17 Kelly's Hero's The Dirty Dozen

[@edcliffe2988]

Along with A Bridge Too Far, Tora! Tora! Tora!, and The Great Escape, this film is in awesome company.