Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Movie Details
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| Release Date: | July 24, 1998 |
| Genre: | Action, Drama, War |
| Director: | Steven Spielberg |
| Writer: | Frank Darabont, Robert Rodat |
| Cast: | Joerg Stadler, Dennis Farina, Paul Giamatti, Ted Danson, Matt Damon, Jeremy Davies, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, Barry Pepper, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Tom Hanks |
| Studio: | DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Pictures |
| Running Time: | 170 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R. |
Omaha Beach. D-Day. American soldiers flock to the beach, only to be chopped down by Nazi gunmen. The sound of bullets, explosions, and screams, mixed with the smell of burning flesh and boiling blood is the only thing on everyone's mind. Still, they push on, and soon the victory is theirs. The Allies are making a major breakthrough, forcing the Nazis back hard and fast. But even as the Allies continue to invade Nazi-owned space,...
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Movie Review
There is nothing unreal about Saving Private Ryan. Personally, I have not been in a war, but, if it's anything even remotely close to what Steven Spielberg depicted in his new masterpiece, then I don't want any part of it. Every sequence is so incredibly realistic, so superbly graphic, so startlingly unpleasant, words cannot describe it. Many times throughout the movie did I actually shift and tell myself that this was a 1998 movie, not a CNN Live broadcast of a war. Silent I was, watching Saving Private Ryan, as the horrors of war were brought to life once more as they had never been done before. Steven Spielberg took no expense in over-dramatization or bizarre camera effects... No, it depicted everything vastly different then what I've seen before. Handheld cameras in the middle of the action, deafening silence that showed what the soldiers must have felt when they watched their friends die, and grotesquely bloody, saddening scenes absorb you into the picture itself. Saving Private Ryan is not one of the best movies ever. It is the best movie ever. Full movie review »
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CMDRcody019 says:
November 10, 2009i loved it as soon as i saw the opening scene!
Anonymous says:
November 29, 2006I loved this movie the first time i saw it and i thought it was very well done
Anonymous says:
July 10, 2004This is one of the best war movies I have ever seen, and realistically portrays the fragile nature of human life.
The only reason I gave it a 'B' rating instead of an 'A' was that I was slightly disappointed in the lack of characterization. It seems that all they do is introduce characters to be killed, although I can understand how this added to the statement made above (i.e. the fragileness of human life).
Between Saving Private Ryan and the Band of Brothers mini-series, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks have set a very high standard for war moview in the future. While SPR showed the brutality, the Band of Brothers completes the picture.
PS: The Band of Brothers follows the 101st Airborne Division from their training in the United States and in England, and then on though to the end of the war in Europe, with a total viewing time of over 10 hours.
Anonymous says:
June 13, 2004This movie was one of the most amazing ones that I have ever seen. It was Filled with great war action and an amazing plot that would amaze and touch anyone. The actors in this movie are incredible and portray there characters very well. I loved this movie and i would advize everyone to watch it.