Way over-rated....but still very good.

Rating: Null/10 (18 April 2002)

Yes i enjoyed Saving Private Ryan. Although it was full of Spielberg-esque drama, and not exactly a history lesson here. SPR is very short on the facts that took place during this period in WW2. This movie is basically a story with a plot, that took place during the turning point of WW2. Unlike most war movies, SPR is a movie with fictional characters and the realism of the battle scenes is the only realistic part of SPR. The opening scene was amazing. Better than "The Longest Day", which depicts ultra realistic scenes of the infamous D-day invasion of Normandy France. But if your looking for a really great WW2 movie, then purchase A Bridge Too Far. That is by far my favorite WW2 movie of all time. I thought Stephen Spielberg copied the Kubrick method of hand-held camera style filming he used in Full Metal Jacket. It had a documentary feel to it, and Spielberg definatly copied that. But the battle scenes in this film are unmatched, with the excepton of Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down...however..*** stars out of 4..well worth the 25 bucks.