The Greatest War Movie of All Time

Rating: Null/10 (3 August 1998)

This is the best movie I've seen this year so far. I can't describe just how great this movie is. From the first scene in the beaches of Normandy to the final confrontation, the movie is a tour-de-force on the terrors of war. The battle scenes have an authenticity and intensity never before seen in film, and you ask yourself what could possibly lead men to slaughter each other in such a horrible manner. Steven Spielberg proves he's a Grand Master of directors, and Tom Hanks and company also did a great job in the acting department. When I was watching this movie in the theater, an old man sat beside me. He had a Purple Star in his shirt. Then when the movie was over, everyone got out in silence, as if catatonic. And the first thing I see when I get out into the lobby is the old man and his wife, hugging and crying. That's how powewrful this film is.