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Saving Private Ryan: D-Day 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition

ByIndyon May 26, 2016

Saving Private Ryan is one of my favorite movies to watch around Memorial Day and Veterans Day, as I think it's the best movie that makes me understand the value of sacrifice and brotherhood between members of the Armed Forces in times of war. On D-Day, Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) is assigned, with a small platoon unit, to rescue Private James Ryan (Matt Damon) and bring him home safe and sound. Throughout this quest, the characters have to face the evil Nazi soldiers, concluding in an epic fight at the end of the movie.

This special edition, published for the 60th anniversary commemoration of D-Day, comes with 2 discs. The first disc includes the movie and its theatrical trailer. The second disc presents new materials made especially for this edition, including:
- An inside look with the filmmakers
- Looking into the past: the research, the screenplay and the vision
- The making of a platoon
- Boot camp for the cast
- Re-creating D-Day: Omaha Beach

All these new features are included only in this special edition. The disc also includes the other features previously released in the regular DVD edition. The box is made to look like a small vault, and inside it are included the official letter written by Dwight Eisenhower that was given to every soldier before they left for Omaha Beach, along with historic pictures and other accessories used by American soldiers. So if you're looking for a collector's edition of this movie, you should definitely go with this one!

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Love the glass that isn't broken though

ByAmazon Customeron September 22, 2016

I ordered two of these wine glasses. They arrived today and one of the handles broke in the box when I opened it. Love the glass that isn't broken though.

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Saving Private Ryan: D-Day 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition

ByIndyon May 26, 2016

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"Earning" a life from one who gave his."

ByRobert WheelockVINE VOICEon April 2, 2017

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This is a very difficult movie to watch. It is full of trauma a and I would not recommend it for people who have war related PTSD. However, the film has so many life lessons I think we all need to learn. This shows us what it mens to be a man who is in touch with his manhood, his ideals, his uncertainties, his possible feeliings of wondering if his life has been valuable. The beginning and ending of the film show us what the film is really about--that is, did Private Ryan earn it! I won't givd it away but at the end of the film he and we received our answer. Wonderful acting, a marvelous film and story but one that I thought about for weeks after viewing it.

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Glad I Bought It

Bywise1on December 10, 2015

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I bought this to replace my limited edition VHS version of the movie because I no longer have a VCR. It was worth it. The bonus content alone was worth buying this version. I'm not qualified to review the actual movie but my father who was actually in France and Normandy in the infantry during the war enjoyed this movie when it came out. He said it was accurate in its portrayal.

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The Real Experience of War.

ByAmazon Customeron August 18, 2013

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This film in my opinion, must be considered one of the great films about WW11. Along with the Band of Brothers film, and the Pacific film. This film shows the brutality and senselessness of war. The pointless carnage, the incredible waste of resources. But in my view the true heart of this film is its attention to the human factor in war. It shows how war destroys human beings emotionally and psychologically, literally stipping them bare. Is it really any wonder that when these man returned home , they were not the same. The experience of combat imprints itself on a persons personality and of their emotional outlook. The civilians could never truly understand the wartime experience, because thet never faced actual combat. They simply heard about it from those who were fortunate enough to return. I highly recommend this film to WW11 fans, it is well worth adding to one's WW11 collection. JRV