Saving Private Ryan

Pros: cinematography and direction, realism, acting
Cons: underlying Ryan premise detracts from its many strengths

The Omaha beach landing is nothing short of stunning, and loses a lot of its impact on the small screen. The filmmaking genius behind the film is not really Spielberg - its cinematographer Janusz Kaminski, whose experiments with varying the shutter angle...

Pros: An absolute masterpiece
Cons: the emotional experience that may follow

I was dying to see this movie as Spielberg is probably my favorite director of his generation. The first time I saw it I left the theater five minutes after the movie had ended and I went in to my car and sobbed. I didn't drive away for another 15...

Pros: I thought it was a well writen and shot film
Cons: /

"You are prepared for the invasion of Europe, for unless we can go and land and fight Hitler and beat his forces on land we shall never win this war!" Winston Churchill, October 1941. D-day was one of the most bloodiest days in history men...

Pros: COOL battle scenes . . . .
Cons: Which overshadow any meaning the movie might have.

Part of me really liked Saving Private Ryan, but part of me was definitely going, "Huh?"

Let me 'splain.

In the beginning of the movie, they have some really fantastic footage about the Normandy invasion,...

Pros: Brutally honest portrayal of the war
Cons: Some scenes were really loud

I saw this movie when I was 7 months pregnant. Maybe it was the hormones, but my reaction to the first 15 minutes of the movie was to break down and cry. How horrible that this actually happened! I remember learning about the war and the holocaust in...

Pros: Great cast, good effects, great storyline.
Cons: will be torn apart when adapted for tv

Steven Spielberg once again delivers a knockout film with this grisly and yet heart-warming look into WWII from the soldier's point of view. This movie is not by any means for the weak of stomach. It is a very bloody, and accurate look at how...

Pros: superb direct, realistic acting, horrifying special effects
Cons: none

I am a Vietnam Veteran and I am glad I never saw any real action, even though I am technically a combat veteran for being paid for being in hostile waters near Vietnam in 1973. I am especially grateful for never being shot at or having to shot at...

Pros: Knee quivering action
Cons: ?

Where's the 6 star rating when you need it?

I remember seeing this movie by myself in the theater, being depressed at the amount of couples that were surrounding me. Well, I had a nice laugh (at them) after the first fifteen minutes of this...

Pros: Extreme realism, great performances, very emotional
Cons: Can get very loud and NOT for young eyes

My husband had been bugging me to go to the theatre to see this movie with him. I really didn't want to because I thought I wouldn't like this movie. This movie and all the great reviews just didn't interest me. I thought it was just another...

Pros: One of the greatest war films ever
Cons: A little too much for some

This is probably one of the greatest war movies ever. If not the greatest, than certainly the most powerful. I remember how badly I wanted to see this movie. I had my mom pick up tickets in the afternoon on opening day while I was in class so I would...

Pros: Very Good Enactment Of WW2
Cons: <NONE>

When "Saving Private Ryan" was first coming out it was the top movie to talk about. Besides being a history buff and in the Army, I wanted to see it because I heard it was a great enactment of what really happened.

Spielberg did a...

Pros: Superb acting by everybody, Intense realism
Cons: Quite long, some scenes take too long to develop

There's really nothing bad you can say about Saving Private Ryan, the 1999 masterpiece by acclaimed director Steven Spielberg. Expect for the fact that's it violent, very violent. But let's face it, that was war for you. This story about GI's sent to...

Pros: Thought provoking,accurate
Cons: Bloody,not for those with weak stomachs

Saving Private Ryan is a fictional account of a monumental event in world history. It is about the D-Day landings,by the allies, on continent of Europe. Which was the first major step to ending World War 2.Even though this movie is a fictional account...

Pros: It was a good movie. And more people need to know what our soldiers went through to keep us free.
Cons: But, that the real horrible picture really couldn't be shown.

Saving Private Ryan

Steven Spielberg, did do a good job on Saving Private Ryan

I saw it,because My husband, who was in world war two, and on Omaha Beach,
had told me about several men being picked, to save Private Ryan,
...

Pros: Amazing D-day sequence.
Cons: Typical WW2 storyline goes nowhere.

Now that enough time and hype has passed, maybe we can all take another good long look at Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan."

Initial press coverage of the movie had me believing that I was going to go in to the theater and...