I have not seen any movie that displays war in such a hard, realistic manner; a must see movie.

Rating: 9/10 (29 September 1998)

This is the only war movie I have ever seen which is able to really show the true fear of the soldiers. No exaggerated heroes, just men. However I have seen something that wasn't right. I'm not sure if it is a goof or that a small part of the movie is missing. I have seen it in The Netherlands and noticed that Tom Hanks only tells his soldiers his past. When they finally find Ryan and decide to stay, there is a small scene in which Ryan tells Tom Hanks about his brothers. Ryan starts this conversation with a question about Tom Hank's wife and her rosegarden (I believe its a rosegarden, but it could as well simply be roses). Tom Hanks does not answer and says that he's going to keep that story to himself. Ryan however does not know anything about his wife....
Even though this continues to raise questions for me as to if it's a goof or simply due to a cut, I love the movie! Steven Spielberg out did himself (again).