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on October 21, 2013
I liked the movie very much; it seems to depict the events of the landing at Normandy as accurately as anything that I have seen. I have, also, The War by Ken Burns and The Pacific by some other group of producers. I like them all. I am a veteran of service in the army but served between the Korean and Vietnam wars. I was a teenager at the time of the Normandy landing and remember the newspaper coverage well.
on November 30, 2013
I bought and watched Saving Private Ryan (Sapphire Series) [Blu-ray] and it's a major improvement over the DVD version I have. The picture is much, much clearer and more detailed that it's almost hard to believe it when seeing it. Objects and details in the background are distinct and clearly visible. I saw things on this Blu-Ray that I never saw on the DVD version... that's how much better it looks!
The sound is pretty amazing too and loud. If you're a fan of this movie, you'll want to own Saving Private Ryan (Sapphire Series) [Blu-ray].
The sound is pretty amazing too and loud. If you're a fan of this movie, you'll want to own Saving Private Ryan (Sapphire Series) [Blu-ray].
on February 20, 2014
The best part of this movie is the realistic battle scenes. There are two of them lasting nearly a half hour each. The gritty fighting scenes (and, yes the gore and suffering depicted) do homage to the brave US soldiers who fought at D-Day and beyond.
The unrealistic parts were that the leader, the Captain played by Tom Hanks, allowed his elite soldiers to walk through enemy territory bunched close together, talking, and not paying attention to their surroundings. Further, he even asked for volunteers for a dangerous mission rather than ordering certain soldiers to go.
The unrealistic parts were that the leader, the Captain played by Tom Hanks, allowed his elite soldiers to walk through enemy territory bunched close together, talking, and not paying attention to their surroundings. Further, he even asked for volunteers for a dangerous mission rather than ordering certain soldiers to go.
on June 7, 2017
very good movie with Tom Hanks and Matt Damon
on March 26, 2013
This review is for the Sapphire Edition Blu-ray, not for the production itself (it's a great movie of course).
The quality of this edition is average. It's a movie that wasn't filmed in high definition and thus does not come across as a super high quality production. I've seen other blu rays that have bumped up the production of older movies but this one barely has any noticeable quality increases. The subtitles are, however, of blu-ray quality which is nice (nicer font that has clean lines and a dark outline so it shows up better in any background).
Overall a good product, but nothing especially outstanding about this particular edition.
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The quality of this edition is average. It's a movie that wasn't filmed in high definition and thus does not come across as a super high quality production. I've seen other blu rays that have bumped up the production of older movies but this one barely has any noticeable quality increases. The subtitles are, however, of blu-ray quality which is nice (nicer font that has clean lines and a dark outline so it shows up better in any background).
Overall a good product, but nothing especially outstanding about this particular edition.
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on January 29, 2014
This movie was awesome!!! The only reason I didn't love it was for the language. I realize that war is hell and that everyone, including me, would use it; but you didn't have to put it in the film. Secondly, there was some information that was historically incorrect. The tanks and the S.S. units in the end of the film were ninety miles away. They were waiting for permission for dispatch which ultimately had to come from Hitler; but the Fuhrer was sleeping, and no one wanted to wake him.
on September 28, 2002
This is a fine WWII movie that shows the bravery of American soldiers in the face of so much horror, chaos, and hardship of war. World War II was hell, but it was a necessary hell in which decent people were forced to give up some part of their humanity in order to stop an enemy that was really determined to wipe out the free world. This film is about showing respect to those who risk their lives in order to make this a better and more peaceful world.
The middle part of the movie is a little bit weak and overlong; I do believe the director and screenwriters could have done a better job with that part of the movie.
The movie does show how unpredictable, chaotic, and dangerous warfare is, and how the GREATEST award for any soldier is trying to survive all of that. For those people who criticize that this movie is not always 100% accurate, please keep in mind this is a fictional WWII movie; it is NOT suppose to be a documentary about D-DAY or how soldiers fight in a war.
P.S.
For those who still doubt the plausibility of some of the movie's events, you may want to look at Stephen Ambrose's books BAND OF BROTHERS (US 101st Airborne Unit), D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944 (interviews with American, British, Canadian, French, and German veterans of D-DAY) and his other books. Some of the movie's events were taken from these books.
And for those who believe the movie's ending is implausible, you can read the book STEEL INFERNO (written by Michael Reynolds, a retired British officer who is an expert on German panzer tactics) on pages 130-131, Chapter 11, it tells about an incident that took place at Villers-Bocage, France (6/13/1944) that is ALMOST similar to what see in the movie ending.
The middle part of the movie is a little bit weak and overlong; I do believe the director and screenwriters could have done a better job with that part of the movie.
The movie does show how unpredictable, chaotic, and dangerous warfare is, and how the GREATEST award for any soldier is trying to survive all of that. For those people who criticize that this movie is not always 100% accurate, please keep in mind this is a fictional WWII movie; it is NOT suppose to be a documentary about D-DAY or how soldiers fight in a war.
P.S.
For those who still doubt the plausibility of some of the movie's events, you may want to look at Stephen Ambrose's books BAND OF BROTHERS (US 101st Airborne Unit), D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944 (interviews with American, British, Canadian, French, and German veterans of D-DAY) and his other books. Some of the movie's events were taken from these books.
And for those who believe the movie's ending is implausible, you can read the book STEEL INFERNO (written by Michael Reynolds, a retired British officer who is an expert on German panzer tactics) on pages 130-131, Chapter 11, it tells about an incident that took place at Villers-Bocage, France (6/13/1944) that is ALMOST similar to what see in the movie ending.
on September 27, 2016
Amazing, inspiring, a must watch.
