I think this movie is perhaps the best war movie ever made

Rating: 10/10 (17 February 2007)

I grew up in a tight knit Italian family, my father and several close uncles who all saw action in the Second World War, in fact when I was born my father was in Europe fighting. They were in the Marines, Army, Navy and one in the 101 airborne. Although none of them would speak of what they saw and did in any great detail, as they grew older they would from time to time discuss little bits and pieces. I can tell you from what I gleaned from their various conversations and having seen just about every war movie, "Saving Private Ryan" is as close as we privileged citizens are ever going to get to what it was really like. However, I believe it reality it was worse, yes worse than movie could make it. Remember, this was a 3 hour movie showing one incident, the reality is far worse, as the survivors of each incident did not go home, they got to fight again the next day/week/month/year, and so on, until the war was won of you were killed or wounded. The greatest generation, you bet. They made the world free, they did give up their tomorrows so we could have ours. If you don't agree and therefore do not honer, remember and celebrate these REAL American hero's, Than I say KMA and drop dead you UN-American SOB and go back to whatever hole you came from.