Saving Private Ryan

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Summary: best war movie ever
Review: the best, most realistic war movie ever made - an emotional gut-wrencher, with combat scenes as close to the thing as could possibly be done. It's also a wonderful character study, especially Tom Hanks' Capt. Miller, who so epitomizes the kind of "civilian soldier" who was so important to the winning of that war, the kind of officer who doesn't care about promotions or covering his butt or getting his ticket punched, whose only concern is getting the job done the best way it can be done and getting the hell out of there in one piece, back to his wife and his career and the "real" world - exactly the sort of officer who was so conspicously missing 20 years later in Vietnam. (Hanks almost certainly would have won an Oscar for this, except there was no way the Academy was going to give him 3 Oscars in the same decade, no matter how deserving.) Anyone who has had a relative in combat, especially W.W.II, should force themselves to watch this movie, at least once, just to see, just to get a small glimpse, of what it was really like.

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Summary: Not As Good or Bad as They Say
Review: This movie is more of an experience than a work of art. It is not great because it mostly borrows from better war movies. However, the beginning and, to a lesser extent some other scenes, are incredible. Definitely worth watching once but no more. Speilberg is a good story teller but once again, other than Schindler's List, shows that he can't work in themes or symbols subtly but rather insists on bashing you over the head with unoriginal messages. I recommend seeing it but it shouldn't be viewed as a classic. It doesn't have the down-to-earthedness of A Walk In The Sun, nor the complete brilliance of Full Metal Jacket. Go see, but don't give it too much credit.

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Summary: Simply The Best Movie of All Time!
Review: I believe Saving Private Ryan is the best movie ever made. Tom Hanks is in one of his best roles, with one of the greatest supporting cast ever, particulary Tom Sizemore,and Edward Burns. Director Steven Spielberg's masterpiece in my mind, and a great dramatic score, by John Williams, and simply a great story, along with the best and most realistic battle footage ever! This movie really touches me after each viewing. There is not to many movies that can do that. The DVD is the greatest. Top notch quality. And a very fitting interactive menus. The only movie that comes close to greatness is Schindlers List. I believe Saving Private Ryan should at least be in the AFI top 10 list.

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Summary: best war film ever
Review: Quite simply the greatest war film ever. Anyone who believes that the characters are stereotypes spend too much time reading reviews from fat, cynical critics. Though cliched, every member of the squad comes across as nothing else but real human beings; men who break down after battle. The battle scenes are incomparable, not only the gut-wrenching opening scenes but the last fight as well. The part where the German soldier slowly sinks his knife into and American while the American is asking what he's saying is so unique and horrifying that it is unlikely to ever be replicated. Should be mandatory viewing for anyone who has ever wondered why the pledge of allegiance is said at school.

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Summary: Plot wasn't accurate but
Review: This movie's plot isn't exactly torn from the history books, in fact there are several giant errors but what set this movie apart was the combat. It wasn't the old fastioned (men fall down war's over) type stuff it was real. People don't understand, it's kind of like Platoon, you may not agree with the plot but the detail, the expirience is there and I think the makes up for this movie's flaws. I sugget that you buy the DVD with DTS Stereo if you have a system that can handle it.

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Summary: NO CHARACTERS AT ALL...
Review: People keep wondering how it came that Spielberg took the OSCAR for best director and not best Film also, what is a pretty good rare occasion. The answer is very clear when you watch this movie: there is no plot, no character development, nothing, only war battles (the best ever made, for sure). It would be impossible to win the Best FIlm award.

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Summary: Saving Private Ryan
Review: Having just been to a war cemetary in Normandy and on Omaha beach, this movie was amazingly touching and the saddest movie I have seen in years. This is not one of those stupid action movies where everybody gets killed but you know that it isn't real; this was real. If nothing else but a tribute to the war, everyone must watch this movie. It shows how utterly pointless and devastating a war can be.

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Summary: Spielberg is a modern day genius...
Review: This DVD ia fantastic, If you don't have surround sound yet, slap on a pair of headphones, it's great. Tom Hanks does a fine job (as usual). But enough about that, you have all seen the film by now I'm sure, if not WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? The DVD offers commentary by Spielberg, Trailers, Bios, just get it.

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Summary: There Are No Words To Describe How This Makes You Feel...
Review: I went to the theater to see this on a date. Bad idea for a date, because afterward I was so stunned and moved that I couldn't talk about it. The first twenty minutes of the film, I was completely breathless. It was a walking nightmare, and a hellishly accurate depiction of what war must be like. I wanted to cry, I wanted to beg for those men's lives, I was scared and I was shaken. Never before has a movie affected me so deeply, and I believe Spielberg was deprived of the credit he deserved for this spectacular piece of filmmaking. It's definetely on my personal Oscar list.

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Summary: he did it again
Review: Aside from the hypnotic battle scenes, I don't think this film broke any new ground. The dialouge is recycled and predictable, the characters way oversimplified and oozing with setiment. Under all the so-called heady realism of this movie is a plot from the Muppets. Spielburg should take a break from kissing the audiences' butts--telling it like it was involves more than just an intricate set--the characters need to be developed as well. In my opinion, this movie is all about humanity, but not human beings.