This is a movie that should have been made a long time ago

Rating: 10/10 (10 June 1999)

True the pre-release publicity this movie does not glamorize war nor does it pull any punches. For anyone who has never been to war this is a perfect example of what it is really like. For those of us who have been there its like going back there.
Hollywood has done veterans a great disservice by trying to make war look glorious and something to be desired. But as Private Ryan shows, war often provides individuals and groups the opportunity to rise to their finest moments while at the same time showing their darkest sides.
War is not something to be sought after and Spielberg shows that lesson with great clarity. My hearfelt thanks to all the people that participated in the production of this great movie. I hope that it goes down in history as a great classic.