A debt of gratitude

Rating: Null/10 (23 September 2004)

People often say that "Saving Private Ryan" has the best war scenes ever shot. Well, after seeing this movie, all I have to say is that Speilburg has a debt of gratitude to pay to the Cross of Iron. For a 1977 movie, the horrific detail of the frontline is incredible. There as a seen where a troop transporter rolls through the mud, and over a long dead soldier whose smashed body is barely visible. It was a small but great detail. When bombs exploded, bodies, and body parts flew. I couldn't believe how graphic this movie was allowed to be for being so old. The quick stop action like filming was sort of John Wooish, only pre John Woo. The only complaint I have is the accents seemed British and they tended to fade in and out.