Simply The Best!

Rating: 10/10 (19 March 2006)

Currently the best movie made about any war. Since its release it has been inevitably used as the standard by which other war movies are judged, including (unfairly) movies that were made decades before it.
The battle scenes are horrifyingly realistic and the performances are exceptional. It is unbelievable that this film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, but lost to Shakespeare In Love.
The only criticism I have about this film is how quickly and easily CPT Miller's unit made it across the beach and up the bluff at Omaha Beach. The carnage and amount of casualties were pretty realistic, but in reality Company C of the 2nd Ranger Battalion took over an hour to reach the crest. After reaching the top they still had hours of hard fighting before any significant area was secure.