Saving Private Ryan update feed
"" accomplishes something I had been taught was most difficult -- making an action-filled anti-war film or, at least, one that doesn't in some way glorify or lie about combat." - Gene Siskel"
" Points: 22 Chosen by: Dagobert (3), Agirl (10), TrekMedic (9) Previous rank: 50 (โ15) IMDB top 250 rank: 29"
"Indeed the Omaha Beach invasion is visceral, but I'm still picking dirt out of my teeth from dodging the rumbling tanks while defending a bridge in Ramelle. As close to the real thing as I ever want to get."
" ...Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C, at the U.S. War Department, General George Marshall is informed that three of the four brothers of the Ryan family were killed in action and that their mother is to receive all three telegrams on the same day. He learns that the fourth son, Private First Class James Francis Ryan, is a paratrooper and is missing in action somewhere in Normandy. Marshall, after reading Abraham Lincoln's Bixby letter, orders that Ryan must be found and sent home immediately. (Wik"
"Bought the bluray out of a bargain bin, and it had been years since last time watching this. The cast had some great faces that I had no memory of being in this, like Bryan Cranston and Nathan Fillion."
" My Rating : 2.5 for Remarkable My imbd Pleasure Meter : 3.5/5.0 Stars "
"Stephen Spielberg. Tom Hanks. Matt Damon. A World War II epic. You do the math. "
" Notes: In my opinion, it is actually the most overrated movie directed by Steven Spielberg. To makes things clear, of course, the movie is not awful, absolutely not. In fact, the opening is one of the best introductions I have ever seen. This is what war is about, just a big slaughter party. But then, it was just the beginning and the rest of the movie had nothing to with this great intro. It is a little bit like 'Titanic'. In 'Titanic, even though the last 45 minutes are really impressive, th"