Pretty Darned Good :)

Rating: 10/10 (11 January 1999)

Well... I saw this movie when it first came out. I really didn't know what to expect, but I must say that I was impressed. I have never seen camera direction quite like that. Everything about this movie was very well done.
I have spoken with a lot of vets and historians who said that was a pretty close to how things were on the front. The only thing was that there was smoke on the beach which they couldn't put in the movie because we need to see what's going on.
I'm a pretty young guy (young enough to be drafted), and that movie allowed me to know that I never have to go to combat. Steven did a great job of almost putting me in the war.
The sound is absolutely amazing! I felt myself wanting to duck as the bullets whizzed by my head.
I must confess that the fist time I saw SPR I was so caught up in the violence and intensity of the film the plot was somewhat muddled. I was compelled to go back and watch it again though. The second time around, it made a lot more sense and as a result, became a better movie to me. It is now one of my top 5 films of all time.