simply one of the best movies I've seen.

Rating: 10/10 (24 February 2008)

To see a masterpiece likes this lets me know that there really are great movies out there. Not just a movie that's spat out, millions of dollars wasted on a movie that has no purpose.
This movie has a great purpose. War is hell, it should be prevented. Not just that but many more that can be seen throughout watching this thrilling movie. If only I got to see it with surround sound and HD, I watched it at home on my bad television, but I want to let everybody know the special effects in this movie surpass many movies from present day. Sound is top notch, acting is brilliant, the camaraderie seen between the men makes it seem like a real battle field. Everything about this movie is so real. It's as if you were on the battlefield yourself.
This movie is not like any other war movie where the story starts off with the troop at home, then getting deployed, then mindless scenes of battle followed by a predictable finish.
This movie started powerful to the deployment of the troops on Omaha Beach all the way to the end. This movie had great action, internal conflicts, a plot to find Private Ryan, a story going on back in the United States. Everything connects in this great piece. This movie is just breathtaking. I keep repeating it, but when the movie was over, I was sad it was over, and I would definitely see it ten more times to witness the sheer brilliance of Steven Spielberg and everybody else who contributed to this movie.