Simply the best

Rating: 9/10 (25 May 1999)

I have read many of the reviews for this movie, as well as listened to my friends at work review this one. First off, I'd like to say that all of you who complained about how this movie dragged in the middle have never been a soldier. Five hours of boredom are suddenly followed by 5 minutes of unrelenting terror. That is precisely what this movie conveyed.
Mr. Spielberg has done a masterful job putting you into this infantry unit. The combat scenes are grittily realistic, and not the least bit overly graphic. Got news for you folks, that's war.
Everything is realistic and accurate, Dale Dye deserves a major bit of recognition for this. Tom Hanks and his bunch looked like an group who had seen their fair share of battle. Mr. Dye worked his magic to the same level on "Platoon".
If you truly want to see an accurate depiction of what real war is like, this is the only film to see. Five stars out of five