Saving Private Ryan (UK)

This is the best war film I have seen. Tom Hanks plays the part of John Miller who is sent on a mission to save private Ryan whose brothers have all been killed in the war.
It takes you on a journey through what it was like in the war

Not for the faint hearted...

this is spielberg at his worst.more racist than the patriot.this america is great should of had big john wayne in it ,why because its a typical we won the war.which is insulting to the british and other nations involved.the acting is typical.the thin red line is so superior.this is for fans of the green berets.

Now this is what DVD`s were created for. The memory of watching this at the cinema still gets me, especially the opening and end battle scenes. The noise and realism is incredible.

The DVD does this justice you must really see this on the biggest screen you can with the loudest speakers. The movie is excellent and unlike Platoon and other numerous war films this movie puts you off.

The features are a little weak but with a movie that has been converted to DVD so brilliantly who needs extras!

It`s not one of the Great war films like Full Metal Jacket, Fires on the Plain, The Human Condition, Come and See and Paths of Glory. It is too derivative, too much of it comes from other movies. It is moving though and Spielberg and Kaminski have created some extraordinary scenes of combat

An awesome movie made all-the-better whan viewed through a decent home cinema setup. The D-day landings are (IMHO) the best use of sound in any movie I have ever seen. The depiction of the battle scenes left me feeling genuinely scared and emotionally drained. This is no John Wayne view of WW2 - this is how it really was. If you can watch this film without developing a real fear of war and a better understanding of what it must have been like to go through all that, then you have a problem. OK, the story is a bit prdictable in places (and indeed sugar-sweet at times) but if you want a film that makes you think, feel and understand then this is it. Forget the "slasher"and other horror genres - this is much scarier (and I should know - I am a real horror fan !).

This was the first film that I watched straight through when I got my Digitheatre. I nicked it off a mate specifically for that as I remember how good the start sounded through a Hi-Fi. Aye.

Content:- Hmm. I am not intirely convinced by this film, but it is enjoyable thats for sure. The slight fact that there are no non-American allies in this film at all is a bit nippy, but I will let it pass for now. The battle at the start is very impressive, as is the one at the end. The actors do there bits quite well and it all fits together nicely. Enjoyable and worth the chunky viewing time.

Video:- Crisp and clear, but kinda wierd. The video has a very strange feel to it during some of the more hectic scenes. Its deliberate but still a bit wierd. A damn good transfer though.

Audio:- Fantastic! The start was very.......well LOUD! Bullets were all over the place and it was brilliant. The fight at the end was similarly great. I could `feel` the tanks approaching before I could hear them! Very nice.

Features:- A bit pants in this area. The wee featurette starts off ok but slowly fades into an ass-kissing slide show directed at Mr Spielberg. A bit crud. There isnt much else in the way of extras either. Nice menus though.

Overall:- Worth buying I would say, but dont take it too seriously. A good film to show off your home cinema kit with. Aye.