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Summary: Good film, but not quite what it may seem.
Review: This was a film that was about WWII movies more than it was about WWII. It was Spielberg's tribute to the genre, but the pacing and gore made it seem a lot more 'realistic' than most war movies. One moment sticks in my mind as when I realized this: After unseen bazooka fire knocks out the Sd.Kfz. 251, our first glipse of Ryan himself is like a visitation, arising from the brush looking like a young Apollo. :^) Then again, I may be the only one who feels this way.
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Summary: Perhaps the Best war movie ever
Review: I was cpativated by the sheer imagery and reality in this unique footage of war, it certainly reminded me of aspects of war which was told to me by relatives. It covers realistic dilemas of war and gets the viewer to appreciate that war isn't simply about glory and victory.
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Summary: Excellent Movie
Review: This movie captivated me. The opening sequence will never be forgotten. You felt like you were really there. This movie represents only one slice of what war was like. It was about heroes making unusual sacrifices against insurmountable odds. I don't think Spielberg glorified war. To the contrary, he made war feel so real to the viewers that they shouldn't forget the patriots that lost their life for our freedom. I hope to one day visit the D-Day museum Spielberg talks about at the end of the movie. If you enjoy great acting, sound, cinematography, a great story, and the realism of war, this movie is highly recommended.
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Summary: Must own
Review: I first rented this DVD and now feel I must own it. It is wonderfully directed and extraordinarily touching. It really shows us who enjoy freedom how much it really cost. I especially loved the DVD extras.
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Summary: Graphic and intense, but great!
Review: Although bloody, graphic and intense, Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" has surpassed all of my expectations. I now only wish that I had gone to see it in the theaters. If you feel the need to know what World War II was like, this film will most certainly show you. Amazing sound, great picture quality, perfect acting, breathtaking cinematography and a need-to-see story. A++
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Summary: What DTS was made for, TOTAL SOUND
Review: If you're for total home theater sound, Saving Pirvate Ryan is for you. Most people that own a home theater system use a selected few movies as referance movies to test thier system. This movie is one of them.From the begining of the action, the sounds of the waves hitting the troops transporters surrounds you. You really feel like you are in a movie theater. This is the best sound in movie that I own. This is a very meaningful movie that truely shows how hellish war can be. No guts and glory, but deaths and survival. If you have a DTS system and love war movies with a meaning you'll love this movie.
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Summary: Painfully Realistic
Review: From the opening scene, you will realize that this movie is like no other war movie out there. It is not important who a man is, all men are equal in battle and one can never know how you will react until you are there. On their quest to get private Ryan home, these soldiers discover the horrors of war and something about themselves. This movie will make you laugh and cry, but most of all it will make you think. This may only be a movie but it darn sure makes one appreciate what has been given to us by all the veterans that have came before us. Freedom is not free.
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Summary: Unbelievable!
Review: One of the most intense, moving stories I have ever seen
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Summary: This has to be the best movie ever!
Review: I have to say that this is the best movie I have ever seen. It was so well put together. The graphics and special effects were awsome. Also, Tom Hanks was great, so was Matt Damon.
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Summary: Just like real war...
Review: This movie was definitely just like real war: Short bursts of action followed by long stretches of uneasy boredom.While the opening set piece was certainly busy, I still couldn't help thinking, "Gee, so this is what a John Wayne movie would've looked like with whiz-bang special effects!" Unfortunately, this film suffers from the same defects as those old war movies. Way-too-old soldiers, "evil" German adversaries, overly romanticized death scenes, and that done to death "ragtag band of misfits behind enemy lines" plot. This is the type of story a ten-year old would come up with if you gave him a two-dollar bag of plastic army men. An entertaining, if somewhat sluggish, war fantasy? You bet. History? Hardly. Where are the generals, with their noncomm servants and comfy digs, calling the shots from the safety of HQ? Where are the clueless eighteen year-olds who don't know that they've volunteered to be used as cannon fodder? Where are the British, who were literally fighting for their homes and families? In the final analysis, this movie has the same fatal flaw most war movies have. No matter how horrific the battle scenes are, you still come away with a good feeling about the sacrifices that were made. And as long as that is the case, there will be no hesitation to make those sacrifices again. Enjoy it as a patriotic fantasy, but don't call it a history lesson. If you want an idea about the reality of war, I would suggest reading All Quiet on the Western Front, Slaughterhouse Five or Johnny Get Your Gun.
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