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Summary: A Big Salute* * * * * * * * * *
Review: .....to all who fought in this and any war. They were called to serve their country and many good men and I'm sure women too, lost their lives doing it. War movies aren't my first choice and I hate war. But this one really comes to life. You feel their courage, you feel their pain, you feel their sorrow, you feel their losses and I especially, though brave, felt their fear. Fear of dying, fear for having so many lives depend on you. Did you make the right choices? I have seen many great war movies, but this one is special. I have always honored our men who have fought in war for our freedom and safety. But this show takes you on a journey into what their lives were really like while they fought for us. Decisions had to be made under pressure, they weren't always right. Things happen so quickly you do the best you can. The beginning was shocking to me too and my heart went out to them. I normally don't even watch R movies. But this one was history coming to life. This movie wasn't just about Private Ryan, it was about all the brave men who have ever been in a war. It was history told in a touching way. I can't say one bad thing about the making of this one. Sure no one wants to see blood and gore anymore than those who saw it first hand did. But did you want to see a glamorized movie? Or what really happened. I loved Tom Hanks performance. I give this movie all thumbs up! I wouldn't have missed it. And through it all, they still came out with a good ending.
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Summary: Good movie, despite the flaws
Review: Sure, I know alot of people out there want to say that this movie is terribly lacking in accuracy, but, you must remember that this film is not a documentary of World War II tactics, or for that matter its history. Sure, the 2nd Rangers mission was not what it was in the movie(Point-du-Hoc) and I've heard people talk about how short the D-Day sequence is, well the Rangers landed at 0630 and had accomplished their mission at 0900, theirs was not an all day battle of attrition. But people lose sight of what this film does, it depicts combat in the most realistic way it has ever been simulated ever, don't watch this movie with expectations exceeding reality, because no matter how excellent the film you'll always be let down. See this movie!
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Summary: GOOD MOVIES
Review: ONE OF THE best War 11 Movies . Very good Picture and sound qualit
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Summary: wheres?.....
Review: after viewing this film I have only 6 words to submit, wher the hell was fred dreyer? you know the guy from ' hunter ' , or he was Hunter I should say.
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Summary: Gut wrenching (spoilers)
Review: To say this film is just a combination of great footage is completely overlooking the greatness of this film. The opening battle scene is a masterpiece of chaos. Not to be viewed by the faint at heart. It can be compared to Picasso's Guernica for anarchy. The closing battle is just as moving in a clear-eyed way. However, saying 'theres not much else' means that one wasn't watching the film. The (admittedly) simplistic script is balanced by the examination of cowardice and heroism. We see soldiers who really aren't supposed to be in a battle field. The performances are all uniformly incredible. Jeremy Davies deserves special mention for his incredible nervous breakdown scene. I saw this film twice, six months a part, yet remembered every detail of that devastating scene. I highly reccomend this film.
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Summary: Hmmmm
Review: Well, I guess I expected a bit more from this title. Yes, it shows war, as real as it gets...but anything else, even a document with this amount of blood would have a similar impact... Almost forgot; the storyline is thin at best :( There are better movies around about Normandy campaign.
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Summary: Hmmmm
Review: Well, I guess I expected a bit more from this title. Yes, it shows war, as real as it gets...but anything else, even a document with this amount of blood would have a similar impact... There are better movies around about Normandy campaign.
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Summary: Perhaps not the greatest war movie...
Review: but certainly the greatest visual explanation of what it meant to be a soldier involved with D-Day. Certainly many viewers will be put off by the overwhelming gore depicted during the first half hour of the film, but this scene, along with the other fire fights, are the essence of Spielberg's masterpiece. Read "D-Day, Day of Destiny" by Stephen Ambrose and you'll learn that Spielberg was not being gratuitous with the violence; he barely scratched the surface. War is a complicated subject, and Saving Private Ryan no doubt does not address the deeper issues surrounding World War II. Add to this that the ending is just a bit romanticized and, in my view, weak, and SPR cannot be considered as the last word in World War II pictures. Nonetheless, SPR should be required viewing so that all understand the enormous debt we owe the brave men who fought in Normandy on 6 June 1944.
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Summary: overrated
Review: SPOILERS FOLLOW! Let me first say that all of the battle sequences, especially in the beginning and the end of the picture, are astounding. Seeing them was a profoundly horrifying experience which I will never forget. I will never think of war the same way again after seeing those images. Those scenes alone make the movie worth seeing. The movie does certainly make you truly grateful for the sacrifices made by the veterans. However, on many other levels, the movie fails. A lot of it seems forced. Consider the scene where Tom Hanks orders his guys to attack the German machine gun nest. Why would he want to do that? It makes no sense. Why would he decide to carry out such a risky mission considering that it would jeopardize his main objective: finding Ryan. What if all his men were killed? Hanks' character justifies his decision by saying that getting rid of the nest would put other american troops passing through the area out of harm's way. Yes, but other American troops passing through the area might have tanks; thus, making it very easy for them to destroy the nest. Why doesn't let Hanks' character let them take care of it instead? What if he lost all his men? After all doing all that and loosing one of his men, Captain points out that his mission is about finding Ryan. If that is so, why does he jeopardize his mission like this? Also, the scene where Ryan says he does not want to return and wants to stay and fight is not convinving at all. it is too Hollywoodish for my taste. Plus, after going through so much to find him, the other soldiers in real life would be furious at him for refusing to go home, yet they forgive him really fast. Hanks decides that risking the lives of his men again to make sure Ryan goes back home unharmed is worth it because it is the "only decent thing to do in this war." Why? Isn't fighting for your country in itself a pretty decent thing to do? Isn't making sure that his own men go home unharmed also a decent thing to do? At one point Speilberg decides give us some comic relief with a scene that involves mistaken identity. It totally falls flat. It is just dumb, especially considering all the killing and gore shown prior to that scene. The epiloque is totally unneccessary and is just Spielberg pulling the emotional strings. It does not work because of bad acting. Plus, the last battle scene is so powerful that all this corny nonsense is totally useless. To sum up, the movie is worth seeing because it does contain many very good scenes. Again, the battles do have a devastating impact on the viewer. But the story leaves a lot to be desired. The movie would have been a masterpiece if it were just about real life expriences of a group of soldiers. I am sure there are many fascinating autobiographies about the period. Speilberg should have used them instead of this contrived script.
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Summary: "Earn This"
Review: The men who fought in World War II made immense sacrifices to "earn" us a better world. While "Saving Private Ryan" makes it a point to show us the depth of that sacrifice, it also poses a question: have we "earned" their sacrifices by making this a better world? Excellent question...and outstanding movie on every count.
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