Saving Private Ryan

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain Tom Hanks and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home. Steven Spielberg and cinematographer Janusz Kaminski paint a harrowing picture of the price of war and heroism -- one that netted them Oscars for Best Director and Best Cinematography, respectively.

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Let me start out by saying that this is an amazing movie! The only reason why it got 4 stars instead of 5 stars is because it dragged on and on in a couple of places. Put this in your Rental Queue immediatly. It is an awesome movie. This is one of the best war films I have ever seen. Everyone must rent this movie.
- Warren G.

It's rare that I am moved to tears by a movie, but watching this was one of those times. This film conveys the gruesome reality of war through the use of shocking images and impresses on the viewer the hell that these terrified young men were forced to endure in order to achieve their commanders' objectives. Human life is evidently viewed as materiel, just like the tanks, guns and explosives. At the sharp end, you see the truly amazing powers of leadership as young officers lead their men into impossible situations and expect, and are rewarded with, inconceivable acts of bravery under hellish conditions. The movie is highly emotive and thought-provoking. Everyone should see this movie.
- Tygger

Most everything has already been said about this movie so I won't bore you. Although it has it's problems with a plot that pales in interest to the overarching story of D-Day it carries the day in one most important way: it gives people something to wash away the flatness and saccharine of oldtime WWII movies. When you watch this movie you get a feeling for how small each individual soldier must've felt when thrown into the maw of the D-Day invasion and the war as a whole. You will feel the frustration of being pinned down by snipers and artillery, and the helplessness of watching your cohorts get taken out. One important element that is missing is age. Most of the soldiers in this appear to be too old in comparison for how young most of our troops were. Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore and Ed Burns are good actors but fail to drive home the fact that we had thousands and thousands of men in their early 20s bearing this awful burden and delivering the goods. We really needed a much younger cast to get that point across.
- Rob Banzai

"Saving Private Ryan" is a fantastic movie that everybody should watch. It has excellent acting and lovable characters. It comes pretty close to "All Quiet in the Western Front" which is the greatest war movie of all time. And that's saying a lot.
- LyonLamb

Saving Private Ryan has probably earned it’s reputation as a great war film. It’s definitely a good war film, but I don’t know if it’s really as spectacular as it’s made out to be. It’s good and the opening scene is incredibly realistic and intense, but overall the film, though exciting, is a little flat. It’s pretty expected and by the numbers. It’s got it’s thrill and has some great performances, but it’s hard to see what separates it from other quality war films, it’s much less edgy than it’s reputation would have you believe.
- Dlukenelson

Maybe I had inflated expectations, maybe the Omaha beach landing scenes just set the bar too high or maybe I just can't stand Tom Hanks. Considering the opening is so moving and so powerful, I was hoping the rest of it would be too. It sets itself up as an epic movie. While its length is certainly epic, the story is not. Obviously, you can't have a whole movie on the plane of emotional intensity of the landing scenes, but it's such a glaring drop off that the rest of the film falls flat in comparison.
- pterosaur