A great war epic!

Rating: 10/10 (27 December 2007)

September 18, 1998 (The day i saw this movie)
Throughout the years,there have been war movies that brought back horrendous memories to veterans who fought in war; to movie buffs it showed how war can tear up an individual or showed why it was worth fighting for. In Steven Spielberg's war drama, it is not a division between what's good and bad, but to show homage to those who fought in the biggest war of the 20th century.
The first 20 minutes of the prologue is one of the most gruesome battle scenes I've ever watched on screen. We see the boats boarding up soldiers as they are heading to the murky beaches of Normandy June 6, 1942, which will be remember to most people as the worst battle in history. Tom Hanks plays Capt. John Miller, who leads his squad in the terror battle and tries to find his team into the breach as hundreds of soldiers die. As realistic as it is, we see the carnage of soldiers getting ripped in pieces, crying for their mothers, and in one scene we see a man looking for his amputated arm.
After the grizzly attack on the beach, Miller has been ordered another mission; a manhunt for the lost of one soldier after losing three of his brothers at Normandy, and throughout the film we get to see some of the most realistic battles since "Platoon," where the violence and gore plays an important part of the realism; but also get a chance to see to recognize the characters during the non-violent parts which reminded audiences members of how these soldiers were like a family.
"Saving Private Ryan" is one of the best war flicks I have ever seen on the screen. With a great all star cast from Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Vin Diseal, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Rebisi, Paul Giamatti and more. This is one of Steven Spielberg's greatest work ever made