Patton

Patton

20th Century Fox

April 2, 1970

War Drama

DVD
C-

I had of course heard of this movie for years but actually wasn't sure what to expect.  It's not my kind of movie, but I've seen worse in this genre.  (Or at least their first quarter-hours.)  This is based on Patton: Ordeal and Triumph by Ladislas Farago, and Omar N. Bradley's A Soldier's Story.  Francis Ford Coppola co-wrote the screenplay, and Franklin J. Schaffner directed.

Islands in the Stream

Islands in the Stream

Paramount

March 9, 1977

Historical Drama

DVD
D+

Nice scenery.  This is based on the Hemingway novel and directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, the year before The Boys from Brazil.

The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil
20th Century Fox
October 6, 1978
Drama
DVD
D+

I found this a bit campy-- I mean, 20-year-old Steve Guttenberg and Nazi clones!-- with an overdone score (the sort of thing that The Big Bus had brilliantly parodied a couple years earlier), but not enjoyably campy enough to stick with it.  This is based on the Ira Levin novel, and directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.