Greatest War Movie Ever...No WAY!

Rating: 6/10 (2 March 1999)

Heck, this is only the third best war movie nominated for Best Picture in 1998. The D-Day Invasion scene is amazing. The problem I have with the movie Saving Private Ryan is the whole Saving Private Ryan part. The tale seems trite and uninspiring. I want to care about a core group of characters or at least one. That's what draws me to The Deer Hunter (78) or this year's Life is Beautiful. There are so many war movies out there that were amazing. I will grant you that Saving Private Ryan is the most accurate telling of D-Day, but heck it's not up for Best Documentary. If Saving Private Ryan wins Best Picture, it will be the second Tom Hanks movie of the 90s that did not deserve the award.