Saving private ryan - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

This is an amazing epic about 7 men on the job in France to pick up 1 soldier... The visuals in this movie are absolutely amazing. The recreation of the world war 2 fighting is amazing, especially in this opening D-day scene. It has great direction by steven spielberg! The story is pretty simple, but the action is phenomenal.. Ne one who liked this movie MUST watch Band of Brothers, the WW2 miniseries from HBO

Epic war movie - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

I love a good war movie and this is one of the best. The acting is superior, Hanks plays a great character. The storyline is great as well. It's definitely not for children or some teens due to graphic war scenes. But it just touches anyone who sees it. On the technical side, the sound and visuals are outstanding. Two thumbs way up!

A memorable movie that has the facts - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

Saving Private Ryan was a beautiful movie that I fell in love with. It is about 2.5 hours long and my first thoughts were "wow I can barley sit through Joe Dirt how will I sit through this". It wouldn't of been the same if the movie was short, I felt that I got the full story from begining to end...it was solid all the way throuh. If you don't like Glory movie, you should still see this. D-DAY was inteanse and messy but I am so glad I got to see this movie. It made me have mroe respect for Shoilders and it showed them as people...I loved some...amd hated others. I found my self yelling "OMG YOU IDOT SHOOT HIIM" when they would sit there. I am not in war but that is just how into this movie I got. It is based on a true story and Tom Hanks was great. I sugest everyone go and see this movie.

The good and the evil - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

The US flag, was waving both times, when the movie starts and ends up. Was it because they won the war? I suppose so. The movie was quite honest to perceive the brutality in all the soldiers, good or bad, doesnt matter. So, they were all killing each others only because they had indifferences. Who wins a war? May be the generals. But the loser party is humanity, the mankind.

Saving private ryan (a war movie like no other) - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

Savin Private Ryan is the best war film ever made. It describes and shows in graphic and well acted scenes, what our soldiers went through in World War II. Tom Hanks,Tom Sizemore,Edward Burns,Giovanni Ribisi, Matt Damon and many other actors in this film give oscar worthy performances. This is the one war film that you must see, if you haven't seen it already. Saving Private Ryan will entertain you like no other movie will.

No other war movie compares! - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

There are really no words to explain this, its that good! The extended battle scenes some lasting over 10 minutes are awesome! The visuals are also Oscar worthy by far! People and critics rarely agree but there are a few exceptions and this is one of them. No other war movie can even compare, not We Were Soldiers, not Black Hawk Down, not even Pearl Harbor! This movie truely deserves more than the 4 or 5 Academy Awards it got!! Recommended.

Has "saving private ryan" stood the test of time? - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

Imagine... Imagine a World War II story in which a squad of American GI's are sent on a rescue mission behind German lines to retrieve someone higher headquarters has determined to be valuable to the morale of homefront war effort, a mission they resent because they figure, is one really worth a whole squad? Imagine a story in which the squad, after braving the hazards of the enemy, reaches this person and discovers, much to their chagrin, that he would rather stay where he is. No folks, the story I just described is not "Saving Private Ryan" but is actually an episode of the TV series "Combat!" titled ?Missing in Action?, written by James S. Henerson and Sidney Marshall from a story by Birne Lay, Jr., which was broadcast on November 13, 1962 (and is now available on DVD). Granted, in this story the object of the squads mission is to save a bomber pilot rather than a paratrooper, but the basic themes are the same. Am I accusing "Saving Private Ryan" screenwriter Robert Rodat ("The Patriot") of palgerizing "Combat!"? No. But what I am getting at is that as time has passed and the horror and realism of the opening Omaha Beach sequence and final town battle has dulled a bit, the flaws of the derivative melodramatic script are becoming obvious. Consider: Why is the squad in "Saving Private Ryan" stereotypical characters? The New Yorker, the farmboy, the tough street guy, the mid western "new guy", the southerner. The differences of the characters should have come from their individual personalites, not stereotypes of where they are from. Captain Miller, combat experienced and very wise, goes against character to attack a machine-gun nest he could have easily bypassed. When one really thinks about it, this whole scene exists solely for melodramatic purposes and has no basis of reality. In fact, it's one of the most ridiculous scenes in this or any other film. It serves only to create some sort of Hollywood conflict among the squad, provide some exposition about Miller's backround, and provide an unbeliveable reason why the medic is killed. Why is that German machine gun there? The radar site in the backround looks inoperable. Why are they guarding it? Where are the support riflemen? Why are these two gunners alone out in the middle of nowhere? In one of the biggest blunders a combat leader can make, why does Miller leave clerk turned rifleman Cpl Upham to watch the equipment and instead take his unarmed medic on a frontal assault against a very dangerous MG-42 position? The reason? It was Rodat's clumsy way of creating a tragic situation. In reality, if Miller was really insistant on attacking that position, he still would have left the valuable medic behind and took Upham with him. That way when the action is over, the medic could tend to the wounded. Furthermore, Miller still had a long way to go until he completed his mission and it's almost certain he would need his medic later. After a savage struggle over a bayonet in the midst of the din of exploding shells, grenades, and earsplitting gunfire, I'm to believe that the victorious soldier is going to take the time to *slowly* knife his opponant? After a crazed, adrenaline fueled fight like that? I highly doubt it. Chances are the bayonet would have been plunged quickly into his adversary with no thought at all. Furthermore, any soldier would have raced to rejoin the battle and find cover, not leisurely walk down a staircase while cleaning his bayonet for dramatic effect. Several years ago I read that Spielberg improvised that scene to demonstrate how war brings the out the primordal man. The problem is that point was made in the intense first 20 minutes of the film so the scene is really rather redundant as well as melodramatic and unbelievable. A silverhaired paratrooper lieutenant in a war that was fought by GI's who were 25 years old and those over 35 were relagated to non combat duties? Although a fine actor, why was Ted Danson cast in this film? And I won't even comment on the fact that even Tom Hanks was too old for his role! No, in the opinion of this filmphile, "Saving Private Ryan" has not stood the test of time, especially when compared to the much better written and cast "Band of Brothers". With each viewing, it's flaws become clear. "Saving Private Ryan" is a cliche, sometimes unbelievable, uneven World War II story with the occassional great moment framed by some of the most realistic combat scenes ever filmed in Hollywood. A pity.

Truly the best war film of all time! - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

Unbelivable... This film,which is directed by a mastermind is the best war movie ever created and should be seen by all. Great performances from Hanks and Damon. 5/5 stars

Not recommended for the faint-of-heart - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

Speilberg is very good at telling mediocre stories brilliantly, and this was definitely told brilliantly. But ultimately it's still just a mediorce story. Way too long and way too gory even for the most desensitized moviegoer, I didn't learn anything by watching this movie (except that Spielberg needs a Film Editor to cut this movie by about 40 minutes). I understand the message-- war is bad-- but I didn't need to be subjected to this.

All this for one man... - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

This is one of the more realistic, bloody, and awe-inducing movies i have ever seen. The movie takes on a journey of a commanding officer and his squad as they resque Private Ryan, who has lost his 3 other brothers. We get to know the characters through several slow paced scenes and through the intense, bloody and almost perfect battle scenes. The best part of the movie has to be the beginning in which there is a re-creation of D-Day. From what I have read, this seems to be the most accurate protrail of that fateful beach landing. A great movie over and another gem from Spielburg.

A great film that will make you laugh, cry and.. - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

be proud of our veterns who served in the military. this film was fantastic, great visuals with exploding shells and machine gun fire, it makes you feel like your right in the action. Seriously, buy this film. Atleast rent it.

Saving private ryan- review - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

Saving Private Ryan is an excellent story. The movie shows its excellent visulas with a 40 minute battle on omaha beach which is truly amazing. The battle was directed perfectly in that it convinced me it was the closest to life battle Hollywood has ever created. The story is great, 7 guys risking it all for one, and the acting is great by everyone; especially Hanks. I recommend this movie to anyone, it is a movie that will not be forgotten.

Set a new standard for war movies - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

In terms of special effects and giving the audience the genuine feel for being in the chaos of battle, Saving Private Ryan raised the bar several levels. I dearly miss the funny Tom Hanks, but serious Tom Hanks is an incredible actor with amazing versitility. All characters center stage characters were excellent and the general historical value is there (though I'm not sure about the actual mission). On a bad side, the Nazi who was let go only to come back was a bit of an annoying try-to-be-ironic part, but it doesn't get any better (or worse) than the 10 minute battle to begin the movie. Utter Carnage.

Saving private ryan - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

Tom Hanks was superb in Saving Private Ryan. The camera made you feel like you were there. Amazing story and special effects. Best movie of all time.

Excellent - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

one of the best movies i've seen. perfection all-around. story, direction, acting, production, music and every aspect of thsi movie was perfect. i can't believe shakespere in love won best picture this year, that just shows how controversial some oscars can be.

The best damn war movie ever. - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

Saving Private Ryan deserved every damn award it recieved. The acting, directing, and story were the work of a true genius, and that genius in Steven Spielberg. He created one of the nine movies on my four-star movie list. If the visuals weren't as disturbing as they were, this movie would have recieved an A+. However, I know it's war, and war is hell, so as opposed to taking off four grades, I'll only take off one. All of that aside, this movie should be seen by every person on the face of the earth.

Powerful, gritty war movie. - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

Great movie, but very gory. Not so bad that it distracts you from the movie, just a lot. Spilelberg has created a masterpiece here. The camera angles it shows in the battles and skirmish's where it looks as if it is through the eyes of a soldier makes watching the battle scenes even better. I saw this when it first came on video, thought it was pretty good, then i decided to rent it again and I liked it a lot more. This has a lot of really good charactor actors like Dennis Farrina, Giavanni Ribassi, Tom sizemore and Edward Burns. I liked that this, a 3 hour movie, used only one tape.

War memories - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

"Saving Private Ryan" is an astonishing, edge-of-your-seat war spectacle of courage and triumph over incredible odds. The movie opens with an intense and thrilling recreation of D-Day that could best be described as "the most realistic and stunning war sequence in film history". Director Steven Spielberg combines amazing visual images and powerful human emotions to create such a moving masterpiece.

Character development: 0 - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

This is one of the worst films I have ever seen. While it was visually a well-made film, the main way in which a film sticks with me is with its story, not with its ability to shock and awe. I didn't know a single character in this film, as it never told us anything about anyone or made us care at all about anyone in the film. I was praying for Tom Hanks to die, because I am so tired of seeing him play Tom Hanks in everything he is in. Can someone please tell me why everyone does cartwheels where this man is concerned? It was a bad movie because of a bad bad plot (or complete lack thereof).

Another piece of cheap propaganda. - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

This movie is all about war propaganda. Look at the story, it?s totally non-sense. The only good thing about this movie is the scence when the are running in the beach. That?s one of the most amazing war scences ever shotted for a movie. The rest sux.

It was a good movie by movie making standards - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

I saw this movie in the theater when it first came out and have checked it out a few times for various reasons. The movie (by movie making standards) is incredible. From direction to music to photography I see nothing wrong. This is yet another brilliant masterpiece from Steven Spielberg. However, when Saving Private Ryan first came out it was hailed as, ?The most realistic war movie ever made?, ?A brilliant depiction of men at war?, ?An epic war story!? Where the last statement may very well be true this was not a realistic depiction of men at war. The mistakes in the movie are numerous and troubling. In my household war movies are held to a high standard and a movie that comes with a title of most realistic war movie ever should live up to its hype. The depiction of Omaha Beach is the strongest part of the movie. And among the other beefs I have with this movie that isn?t among them. From everything I have read and heard about that beach Spielberg?s depiction is right on the money. But as the story unfolds problems build. The mission from the beginning is flawed historically and practically. On D-Day the 101st Airborne were not taking bridges they were clearing out areas behind the American beaches, but given that flaw in the movie and letting it go there is no reason that a squad of rangers would go out on a mission to find one man despite his family title. The communication would be such that there would be no practical way to find a Pvt. James Ryan. It is more likely that he would have done his job and if he was alive at the end of the invasion he would have been sent home then. These two flaws in the movie destroy the story. But again, setting them aside and suspending disbelief I still have trouble buying the direction of the flick. The squad is commanded by a Captain. This isn?t his unit, merely a small group of the company he commanded. His company is shot to hell but still functional and when he was handed the mission to find this James Ryan his duties as a company commander were promptly disregarded. The army may have assigned him to choose men for the mission but not to lead the mission and officers were in no doubt short supply anyway. He was needed as a CO for his company. His XO was dead and very possibly his senior NCOs. As the squad proceeds on their mission they talk, and squabble amongst themselves as men do but when they come upon a German machine gun nest a battle hardened and smart commander makes a foolish move. During the opening on the beachhead the sniper of the company does one hell of a job knocking out mg posts as a good sniper will do. He was directed to do so by his company commander. But when they reach the mg nest in question the sniper is told to go in as a typical infantry man. As a result when the gun is charged a member of the team is killed. I remember reading an article in ?Marine Corps Gazette? on good sniping and the author wrote about this scene and picked it apart. A good sniper would have known how to take out that nest at minimum cost and a good infantry commander would have been able to use his sniper effectively. The action doesn?t remain constant with the characters as written. The tension this action creates within the cast leads to a combat refusal from one of the squad members later in the movie. I remember my father crying out in disgust during this scene of the movie in the theater. The woman in front of us took offence and after the movie called dad on it. Dad apologized but when the woman went on to say he had no right to call that unreal as he didn?t know combat dad simply said, ?Ma?am I served in Vietnam and that combat refusal is the ?new army? from that era not the Second World War.? That settled the issue and has stuck in my mind ever since as an example of were reality and Hollywood get blurred. With all that being said I must point out that my trouble stomaching this movie spawns from the hype it received more then the movie itself. It is clearly not a realistic display of men at war. The story is artificial and subsequently the characters are also not real. I think this movie is a good example of a well intended mistake.

Good but sad* - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

It was an alright movie but I didn't buy it because they killed my fave actor Vin Diesel and the movie was really long and tiring. It really didn't keep my interest much. sorry

Good, but did you think about why it was made? - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

I mean, it's a war movie and I love war movies and I love the visuals and the acting and the realistic views of D-Day were great! The spillingof guts, the headshot as soon as one guy took off his helmet, I mean, it's fantastic. It was good, but as you proceed through the story, you start to realize something that America, and only America puts in every single one of its war movies. I finished watching the movie and I think about what the moral of this movie was and this is the first thing that comes to me. "AMERICA IS THE GREATEST COUNTRY EVER AND EVERY OTher COUNTRY SUCKS AND DESERVES TO GO TO HELL." I mean yeah, sure, America is probably the strongest country. If America's economy goes down, the whole world goes down. America has troops in every single corner of this sphere we live on. THey're making their language the international language and so far, they're pretty successful. THey made hamburgers and hot dogs several decades ago and in some countries, nothing is selling better. Okay, that's great, but the director of this movie seems to forget that many, many other countries helped in fighting WW2. There should have been more of other countries and there should have been some more main characters that were not American, but French, or English or something. So I give this movie a C+

There goes spielberg again - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

Apart from things that I have read that a lot of parts in this movie were historically inaccurate; the peculiar thing about Steven Spielberg is he has a knack for selecting sub-significant events and turning them into major epics with lavish budgets, in this case a nearly 3 hour epic. The precedent for the plot, the Fighting Sullivans(1944), was a more modest film a little under 2 hours in length. After the incident where 5 brothers all lost their lives fighting on the same ship, the US policy was the brothers would have to be separated to avoid families being hit with such a large loss. Saving Private Ryan may have been an interesting footnote during the war, but that's about it. And it's kind of debatable the justification to put so much resources simply to retrieve a soldier out of his post (if that is what actually happened.) This movie seemed to celebrate that event as a historic and important mission, which is arguable. In addition, Spielberg didn't fail to show his hatred of Germans, e.g. by having one of the Jewish-American GI's shout to German captured soldier "Jude Jude, I'm a Jew" - as though each and every German was a Jew hater. Kind of added a propaganda element into this supposedly true story.

The best war film - Saving Private Ryan Reviews

Before I get into my review of this movie, I just want to take time out and blast the Academy. Why the hell, did Shakespeare in Love beat out this movie for Best Picture? Compare both of the movies, which is better. I personally think (even though I liked Shakespeare In Love) this movie is so much better. This should've won Best Picture, because this is a better movie. Anyways, as for the movie, what can I say that hasn't been already said? This is the movie Pearl Harbor tried to be. This movie showed the real ture horror of war, and it punches you in the stomach with the reality of this, for the first 30 minutes of the film. The acting in this movie is great, the action in this movie is great, and the visuals are great as well because they are very graphic and very realistic. This is possibly one of Steven Spielberg's best films, with the possible exception of Schindler's List. If you like war films, with a good story, great direction and great acting, this is definetly the movie for you.