Saving Private Ryan (D-Day Anniversary Edition)
In the last great invasion, of the last Great War, the greatest danger for eight men... was saving one.
The Saving Private Ryan D-Day 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition is a poignant and powerful homage to the soldiers of World War II. This epic film is now presented as a 2-disc DVD set, featuring all-new, never-before-seen added value. Winner of five 1998 Academy Awards, including Best Director, Steven Spielberg's unforgettable film achievement has had a profound and lasting impact throughout the world.
The story begins with World War II's historic D-Day invasion, then moves beyond the beach as it follows a squad of American soldiers who embark on a dangerous special mission. Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan (Matt Damon), whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, each man searches for his own answer - and the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.
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Saving Hope - movie_goer
Tom Hanks best performance to date.
Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan is one of the best war films ever made. Its emotional, powerful, intense, well shot, and amazingly realistic. Despite its long length and sickening violence, you will not regret your viewing experience.
Lastly, it's pacing; The film is one of the longest I've ever seen (aside Titantic) but the film was set up well. Although, the way the story is told has become a cliche. Don't let that bring you down. Stellar performances all around, a flawless script, and astonishing shooting style.Awesome - FieroGT
This is the war movie of all war movies. Steven Speilberg and Tom Hanks made a masterpiece here. The story is awesome as are the effects. The opening sequence on Omaha beach was outstanding and it probably never came close to the real experience. You can feel for the actors in their struggle to survive and complete their mission. This is a story that needed to be told and the bonus disc is filled with extras for th history buff it is a must rent. Band of Brother should be seen alsoPowerful Film - Gregg
Incredibly harrowing and unrelenting look at the horrors of war filmed with hand held cameras and using film stock and lenses that give it both a documentary and historical feel in an attempt to give the audience some sort of visceral impression of what it might have been like to be there on the beaches of Normandy. The audience is dragged right into the film and with only a few slow scenes you soon discover that three somewhat grueling hours have passed.
Some of the characters are somewhat clichéd, in that they are stereotypical for war movies which I think may be intentional on the part of Spielberg to give more impact to his vision by making the characters familiar to the audience. Further it is also somewhat realistic of other recent war movies like ‘Platoon’ in it depictions of the horrors of war, but I though it went even a step further in that it never tries to make the combat in any way poetic. The music isn’t used in the same way or does it rely on voice over’s or any other cinematic tools to make the combat scenes any less horrifying.
I found this to be perhaps Tom Hank’s best performance and although he would nominated for an Oscar he would not win, perhaps his two fairly recent Oscars had some effect. The rest of the cast is uniformly strong and effective, there are some great cameos and the film served to accelerate the careers of relative newcomers Vin Diesel, Barry Pepper and Edward Burns as well as some of the other more experienced cast members.
While I don’t believe this was Spielberg’s best (that would be either Close Encounters of the Third Kind or Schindlers List) and he does use a few unnecessary directorial tricks this is still a really great film that should have won the Oscar for Best Picture. It’s not a film for the faint of heart but it is a vey powerful film that effectively delivers the directors vision. The film would secure Spielberg an Oscar for Best Director amongst its 5 wins and 11 nominations.
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Saving Hope - movie_goer
Tom Hanks best performance to date.
Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan is one of the best war films ever made. Its emotional, powerful, intense, well shot, and amazingly realistic. Despite its long length and sickening violence, you will not regret ...Awesome - FieroGT
This is the war movie of all war movies. Steven Speilberg and Tom Hanks made a masterpiece here. The story is awesome as are the effects. The opening sequence on Omaha beach was outstanding and it probably never came close to the real experience. You can feel ...Powerful Film - Gregg
Incredibly harrowing and unrelenting look at the horrors of war filmed with hand held cameras and using film stock and lenses that give it both a documentary and historical feel in an attempt to give the audience some sort of visceral impression of what it ...