Saving Private Ryan

Pros: Effects
Cons: none

This movie revolves around a Private James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon) who has lost three brothers in the war and when the army finds out that his mother will be receiving the notices on his brothers and he is still in harms way and, they send out a group ...

Pros: Good Acting I admit...
Cons: BLATANT PROPAGANDA

Sigh....Okay I know I'm setting myself up for another "I hated The Sixth Sense" kind of "Not Recommended" but I am a very critical bunny and I'll just have to hope maybe if you aren't American you'll agree with me.
I am an...

Pros: Realistic, Great cinematography, Wonderful actors, great story
Cons: Graphic violence, can get very gory

This drama was one of those that kept you nailed to your seat, even when you wanted to run from the room in terror.
The plot was very well written and the actors that portrayed the characters in this movie were excellent! Tom Hanks did a...

Pros: Very true film
Cons: Much blood

I like this film i live in Russia and when i was young I watched many films about second world war made in my country about our Russian army.Us for this film,I think it is good attempt to create a good film about American army and its role in the...

Pros: horrible and meaningless
Cons: horrible and meaningless

If the opening scenes don't convince you that war is horrific and pointless then nothing will. The plot, acting and characters are all rather unimportant, but the cinematography and graphic combat scenes are so well done that this doesn't matter. The...

Pros: Excellent Movie
Cons: none

I think this movie was the best drama movie ever made. Everything in this movie looked realistic. This movie is about a group of soldiers who are trying to find one soldier named PVT Ryan because PVT Ryan is the last surviving child of about four...

Pros: Excellent action scenes, storyline and sound effects. Superb acting job.
Cons: None.

Saving Private Ryan is a movie about a band of soldiers looking for Private Ryan(Matt Damon). All of Ryan's brothers have died in the war and he is the only one left. Tom Hanks and his men are sent orders to look for Ryan and take him home due to...

Pros: reliving the horror
Cons: colour by numbers approach

Spare me the stars and stripes of the bookends to this movie, but savour a movie that finally began to do justice to the horrors endured in the memories of the survivors of this conflict.

Much has been said about SPR including reference to its...

Pros: Realistic War scenes, great acting
Cons: Very bloody

When I went to see "Saving Private Ryan", I expected it to be a good movie, but not as good as It turned out to be for me. I've seen alot of movies in my life, but this movie is the best one I've seen. It was the winner of 5 academy awards in 1999...

Pros: Saving Private Ryan is truly touching movie! Everyone should see this movie!
Cons: If you do not like blood and gore, I would not recommend this movie.

Pros: Very good scenery, acting, firefights, and directing
Cons: Not the greatest movie for romancing

Saving Private Ryan is one of the greatest World War II movies ever created by one of the greatest film directors in history, Steven Spielberg. The writer, Robert Rodat, was just as phenomenal with his writing. However the director and writer do not ...

Pros: Excellent graphics and story line. Well worth the money.
Cons: Upham's breakdown when Mellish was in quarrel with German soldier.

The movie takes place when an old man visits Arlington National Cemetery. He reflects back to his memories in which the movie really starts! The beginning of the movie is really gory and is not for kids under 13 years of age. The graphics such as a man...

Pros: action+adventure+ drama
Cons: Lots of blood and gore

I saw this movie because I have always been a fan a action/war movies. Saving Private Ryan won 5 academy awards, including best director Steven Spielberg. This is an action packed gut wrenching story about 8 men who go on the mission of their...

Pros: an excellent portrayal of war, great acting all around
Cons: an excellent portrayal of war

My husband and I decided to see Saving Private Ryan after it was nominated for an Academy Award. We were movie buffs and definitely wanted to see it beforehand, but especially because it was nominated.

Going in to see the movie I was ready...

Pros: Great details, plot, actors, scenarios, and etc......
Cons: few historical mistakes but not bad....

For any action film or war buff, this is the movie for you. It astounded me at all the detail and action that goes on in this film. To many Vets of WWII< this film was as realistic as a film could get and it really makes a person look at war in a...