User Reviews
by jeff on January 22, 2009
I don’t know how many times I have watched the first 25 minutes of the movie over and over with my surround sound loud enough to shake the house. I absolute love this movie. Everyone should have this movie tucked away as one of those hidden movie ...
by randomrjs on July 17, 2009
Saving Private Ryan is simply the best film of the 1990s. It is a portrait of courage and honor. It also depicts war in all its brutality and savagery. So, it's not for all audiences.
The opening sequence of the Normandy landing is jaw ...
by Brian E. Erland "... on November 16, 2009
Well, I've put off watching 'Saving Private Ryan' for quite a long time. I'm not exactly certain why, I guess I simply burned out on the ...
by J. Moher on September 05, 2009
Saving Private Ryan was the movie that finally took War Movies from the Hollywood of ...
by Shanghaied on September 02, 2009
I saw this movie during its theatrical release in 1998, and have adamantly refused to see it again. I suppose that probably sounds negative, but any slight against this film is unintentional. After completing this movie, Spielberg and Hanks could ...
by D. Mikels "It's a... on August 06, 2009
Well, what can you say that 1700 other reviewers haven't said before? I doubt I can add a new angle, but wished to express my thoughts regarding this exceptional Steven Spielberg film. SAVING PRIVATE RYAN must be the most realistic war movie ever ...
by D. Hupp "Hup234" on July 25, 2009
This film has become a classic for combat ...
by Peter R. Dinella on June 30, 2009
Try this method out to put reviews in context. Add the 4 and 5 star review counts together and divide by the total number of reviews and call the result "Favorable.". Do the same for 3 star called "Average" and for 1 and 2 star combined called ...
by Oscar Chris Godoy on June 14, 2009
Handsome packaging, vibrant colors and awesome sound make this an amazing film to own. It never fails to touch me. Lost ...
by Moon Eui Sik on June 03, 2009
This DVD was original Production ...
by Rudmyer Romelus "... on June 01, 2009
This is one of the greatest stories ever told. If your interested in military movies this one is a must. I have watched this movie over a hundred times. This movie is about sacrifice for mission accomplishment. This is a must have for any movie collector. ...
by David Benson "Deb... on May 31, 2009
Was everything I wanted, I got it right away.I was extremely pleased from start to finish. ...
by Robert A. Slivatz... on May 12, 2009
Saving Private Ryan is a historic epic by Steven Speilberg paying tribute to those who participated in D-Day. With excellent cinemotography and sound editing, it was one of the most realistic portrayals of D-Day to date. A stellar cast led by Tom Hanks ...
by John S. Harris "T... on April 28, 2009
I first saw this in the theatres and have vivid memories of the elderly ...
by B. FOSTER on April 25, 2009
"Saving Private Ryan" is one of the best movies I've ever seen, and definitely the best war film I've ever seen by far. It is probably my favorite movie at the moment. Tom Hanks does an excellent job in this role. The battle scenes are amazingly ...
by Craig Connell on April 22, 2009
My headline offers a subjective question, but I think most people would at least agree this is one of the best war movies they've seen, especially if they have a pretty decent 5.1 surround sound system. You can't fully appreciate this DVD and movie, in ...
by Geary A., Jones on March 07, 2009
I did not believe that anyone would ever make a film about World War II that could top SCHINDLER'S LIST. I was wrong. Spielberg's SAVING PRIVATE RYAN edges his earlier classic by at least a nose, and though the graphic carnage is abundant, and so ...
by Robert Eckmann "U... on February 08, 2009
Saving Private Ryan was one of the most neccesary films that has ever been made. It is the harrowing story of a squad of men led by John H. Miller {Hanks} and captures the very gritty realities of war. Set during the D-Day invasion into fortress ...
by Manuel Alcantar on February 07, 2009
This is probably the best ww2 movie I will ever see. The action is great and the story were Private ...
by Casey Lischak on January 03, 2009
When I saw the movie originally the opening scene was one of the most memorable even put on screen and captured the horror, fear and determination in those 20 plus minutes unlike any other, with portions that would make you cringe. ...
by Donald C. Facenba... on December 16, 2008
Movie is as realistic as can be. I should know,for I was in the european theatre of war, serving in the 9th Infantry division. ...
by John Bryant "JB" on December 16, 2008
This is an outstanding movie that this ...
by Craig Moller on December 07, 2008
Steven Spielberg is one of Hollywood's biggest director's and has made many great films but however Saving Private Ryan stands out from all the rest. It features some of the most violent and most releastic war footage ever filmed and delivers on giving ...
by Winston "Iran Blo... on November 23, 2008
Impressive. All ...
by Chad of Bay Area on November 20, 2008
Reviews for this movie are pretty much ineffectual. Everyone's seen this movie and if you haven't you probably don't like war movies. The hype for this movie is right on. It's Visually stunning. It has The best opening scene in any movie. You won't be ...
by Mitch Clifford on September 23, 2008
First off, everything you may have heard about the opening Normandy sequence is ...
by Martin Asiner "Ad... on September 07, 2008
All war movies capture a piece of the brutality that is war but only a very few bring forth the full carnage that war is. In SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, director Steven Spielberg drags the viewer out of his seat and throws him into the sound and fury of modern ...
by Nick Zaglmayr on August 08, 2008
The only other thing that comes close to this is the Band of Brothers mini series. Very cool and well done. ...
by Mike "Diverse Mus... on July 14, 2008
The best WWII film ever made. I've got a bunch of other movies in the genre and nothing comes close to the realism and the quality of the film making. There is an aura to this movie. The way the colors are sort of drab and drowned out is amazing. It ...
by Richard W Little ... on May 31, 2008
Yesterday, I watched Saving Private Ryan for the first time in about a decade, was struck by the realism and the small character moments that tie the film together and make it great, and I find myself wondering why I don't know more about my ...
by Steven Zisk on May 29, 2008
One of the top ten movies of all time - hard to watch because of the stark reality of war. But a must see movie ...
by Thomas Jefferson ... on May 27, 2008
Saving Private Ryan was purchased to show in my World History class that I teach at a private school. An engaging movie, it kept the student's interest and engraved in their minds the history surrounding D-Day and the significance of the landing and ...
by Damola T. Akinade... on April 09, 2008
As a result of the largely inane dialogue that arises out of pop culture's rabid desire to impute a sense of hierarchy to aesthetic works, there has been a stupid tendency to exalt works that convey the abstruse, the obscure, the macabre, the ...
by SavvyChris on April 07, 2008
This is an amazing movie. And the first seen of the Storming of Normandy was uterly shocking. Definitely a movie to own. ...
by Media Lover on March 15, 2005
Saving Private Ryan, wow. This film REALLY grabs you in every way. It is dark, violent, and realistic to it's brutal extreme. It is also a beautiful work of art by masterful director Steven Spielberg, and the crew that made E.T., Artificial Intelligence, ...
by Andrew S. Hamilto... on December 03, 2004
This movie, whether it is 100% accurate or not, should be very moving to all Americans. The intent was to honor the sacrifices of our greatest generation, and give us all a glimpse of the terror those men faced. This movie was, and should be, ...
by T.W.Obiewon on October 19, 2004
Saving Private Ryan set the standard for what we, the public, expect in a war flick. The combination of special effects, grusome reality, well placed action, well scripted acting. SPR doesn't shouldn't be mistaken, as others have suggested, as to what ...
The MOVIE is just that "A MOVIE!!!!" Does the majority agree that its a good movie......um....YES!!!Normandy (June,6 1944) - EASTERN FRONTOperation Bagration (June 22, 1944)-WESTERN FRONTHad Stalin decided not to go through with Operation Bagration
The ...
by Michael Choi "sil... on June 19, 2004
I know many people might not agree or like this since some people seem to have an aversion to Spielberg. As a film and just looking at it and seeing the story it is a great one. It looks excellent. The accuracy is for the most part dead on with a few ...
by Ross McKenzie "ro... on June 01, 2004
June 6th, 1944 D-Day the largest military campaign of the 20th century , 60 years ago from Sunday June 6th, 2004 to the day
thousands of allied forces along with the most miltary equipment
in the history of mankind for one purpose to liberate France ...
by Daniel Misciagna on October 07, 2009
This motion picture is one of the best war movies ever made. The battle scenes are very surreal: especially the D-Day invasion on Omaha Beach at the first part of the movie. Some of the scenes in this movie are intensly graphic and seem very realistic: ...
by Doctor Who on September 18, 2009
From what is undoubtedly the most realistic filming of the D-Day landings made to date; to the many harrowing incidents encountered throughout, this film is a gem! Top notch Tom Hanks. Just plain excellent! (NOTE:) Not for young children to see. ...
by Flaming Spaz on April 11, 2009
amazing movie... one of my all time favorites, can watch it 1000 times... tom hanks in awesome...so is every cast. ...
by Robert McDowell "... on January 22, 2009
This is a fine war picture. I especially love its subtle moments of homage to the classic TV series, Combat! The extra features are very nice, too. I recommend this for anyone who cares to look at war through a reality lens.
--Robert McDowell, author of ...
by L. Shirley "Lauri... on May 16, 2006
Two films that will never get old are offered in one fabulous package. Both directed by Steven Spielberg, they are films that will touch you on many levels, and are films that stand up to many repeated viewings as well.
Saving Private Ryan"...
The ...
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