Comments on: Reel Reviews - Patton http://reelreviewsradio.com/archives/2004/11/02/reel-reviews-patton/ Reel Reviews - Films Worth Watching Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:22:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Michael http://reelreviewsradio.com/archives/2004/11/02/reel-reviews-patton/#comment-92 Michael Mon, 08 Nov 2004 19:56:30 +0000 http://reelreviewsradio.com/archives/2004/11/02/reel-reviews-patton/#comment-92 Jaime, it was a pleasure to meet you this past weekend at BloggerCon. I like your podcast - if only I could understand it. :) As for Patton, you are very observant. Every time I do a Reel Review, I always find a couple of items I wish I had talked about - the locations in Patton are a good example. Much of the film was shot in Spain. This has to do with a number of factors - top of the list is the use of the Spanish Army. In fact, during one of the snow battle scenes, there are some shots of men and equipment moving down a road. The shot they used came about because the production was having trouble getting food up to the shooting location during the incliment weather. Since they weren't fed, the Spanish Army turned around and headded home for the day. The soldiers and equipment leaving the location are the shots used in the film. Thanks for the comment - I'm glad you brought the subject up. Jaime, it was a pleasure to meet you this past weekend at BloggerCon. I like your podcast - if only I could understand it. :) As for Patton, you are very observant. Every time I do a Reel Review, I always find a couple of items I wish I had talked about - the locations in Patton are a good example. Much of the film was shot in Spain. This has to do with a number of factors - top of the list is the use of the Spanish Army. In fact, during one of the snow battle scenes, there are some shots of men and equipment moving down a road. The shot they used came about because the production was having trouble getting food up to the shooting location during the incliment weather. Since they weren’t fed, the Spanish Army turned around and headded home for the day. The soldiers and equipment leaving the location are the shots used in the film.

Thanks for the comment - I’m glad you brought the subject up.

]]> By: Jaime Batiz-Mendoza http://reelreviewsradio.com/archives/2004/11/02/reel-reviews-patton/#comment-91 Jaime Batiz-Mendoza Mon, 08 Nov 2004 19:30:35 +0000 http://reelreviewsradio.com/archives/2004/11/02/reel-reviews-patton/#comment-91 Do you know where they filmed the scenes in Tunisia (the first command given to Patton in the movie)? There is a scene with a local woman trying to sell dead chickens to Patton as he arrives for the first time and I think she is actually speaking in Spanish, saying "Oiga, oiga, Do you know where they filmed the scenes in Tunisia (the first command given to Patton in the movie)? There is a scene with a local woman trying to sell dead chickens to Patton as he arrives for the first time and I think she is actually speaking in Spanish, saying “Oiga, oiga,

]]> By: Michael http://reelreviewsradio.com/archives/2004/11/02/reel-reviews-patton/#comment-83 Michael Tue, 02 Nov 2004 21:01:45 +0000 http://reelreviewsradio.com/archives/2004/11/02/reel-reviews-patton/#comment-83 Thanks for the the kind words. Keep up the good work at Whole Wheat Radio! Thanks for the the kind words. Keep up the good work at Whole Wheat Radio!

]]> By: Jim Kloss http://reelreviewsradio.com/archives/2004/11/02/reel-reviews-patton/#comment-82 Jim Kloss Tue, 02 Nov 2004 19:25:40 +0000 http://reelreviewsradio.com/archives/2004/11/02/reel-reviews-patton/#comment-82 Great review - of a great film! Thanks! Great review - of a great film! Thanks!

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