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Saving Private Ryan
(1998)
Synopsis
Internationally acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan is an unforgettable film achievement that has profound and lasting impact throughout the world. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Director, the film also captured Oscars for Cinematography, Film Editing, Sound and Sound Effects Editing. More than 70 critics (including those at Time magazine, USA Today, The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly) and critics' groups in New York, Chicago, Dallas-Ft. Worth and Great Britain named the film Best Picture of the Year, while the Los Angeles, Toronto and Broadcast Film Critics honored it with both Best Picture and Best Director awards. In addition, Spielberg received his third Directors Guild of America Award, the American Legion ""The Spirit of Normandy"" Award, a USO Merit Award from the USO of Metropolitan Washington, as well as the highest civilian public service award from the Department of the Army. Selected for more than 160 Top Ten lists, Saving Private Ryan's other honors include Golden Globes for Best Picture (Drama) and Best Director, the Producers Guild of America Award and ten nominations from the British Academy Film Awards. Saving Private Ryan was the top-grossing motion picture of 1998.
Seen through the eyes of a squad of American soldiers, the story begins with World War II's historic D-Day invasion, then moves beyond the beach as the men embark on a dangerous special mission. Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? 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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About the DVD: A 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen picture with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, but saying that doesn't do justice to how well this disc captures the movie's cinematography, sound and feel. The transfer is first-rate. There are English subtitles and other extras, including "A Special Message from Steven Spielberg," promoting the D-Day museum.
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Matt Damon, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg, Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi, Jeremy Davies, Ted Danson, Paul Giamatti, Dennis Farina, Dylan Bruno
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Steven Spielberg is one of cinema's greatest storytellers: He has directed such gems as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Color Purple, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Jaws. With Saving Private Ryan, his storytelling skills have reached their zenith.
The movie opens with a depiction of the D-Day ... Complete Review
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Andy
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35 out of 41 people found this review helpful.
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Awesome movie!!! It was great!!! It didnt have that image of totally proud, couragous and superhero Americans going into battle like they showed in war movies during the fiftys and sixtys (Sands of Iwo Jima, Green Berets). Yet, it dosent have that anti-war feeling in the eightys war movies ... Complete Review
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This is why we watch movies. This will be regarded as one of the 10 best movies of all time. Graphic, but not gratuitously violent and thoroughly authentic, Private Ryan tells the story of why America is the greatest country in history. We all have flaws, but our core values are always intact. ... Complete Review
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Mark
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29 out of 36 people found this review helpful.
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This is my favorite movie of all time. Not for the squeamish, this movie portrays a great story with incredible realism. Positively must see.
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This was an awesome war story that focused on many different aspects of war, including the human element, rather than simply utilizing multiple explosions and special effects to create the entire movie. We really enjoyed this film.
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It certainly made the horrors of war more prolifically accessible to those of us with no war experience. I felt it was well acted and directed. Well worth watching but be prepared for the Gore!
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Hey this was an Awsome movie! Soo many military mistakes thougth.. First of all in Operation Overlord ( the beginning of the movie) was great but i like two men carrying a GI m1 carbine rifle that had a bayonet on it.. Thats a mistake right there by Speilberg and USMC Dale Dye..... The M1 carbine ... Complete Review
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