Beautiful, sad, Real life drama

Rating: 9/10 (26 July 2004)

What can I say about this movie that has not been said already? I saw it in the theater with my father and my grandfather who was in the US Armed Air Forces (8th) during WW2 and retired a Major to raise a family back in the US. The Army wanted him back for Korea but he had already served voluntarily since Pearl Harbor was bombed. Three of his brothers also served in combat and luckily all made it out alive.
I loved this movie so much, it had the saddest but also happiest ending and so many terrific scenes in between. In the beginning we are not informed that the reason the US had so many casualties was due to errors made by those planning air drops and bombings, the troops should have had more support but the Armed Air Forces was apparently 50 miles up the coast from Normandy. The characters in this film are well formed and as a viewer you feel a connection to all of them.
There are so many heroic actions and stories that came out of WW2, Saving Private Ryan, will remain a great one for all generations even if it is not based entirely on true events. If you haven't seen it go rent it NOW!