Hands down the best war movie ever

Rating: Null/10 (28 February 2004)

Not only the best war movie but probably the most realistic movie where man confronts death. I have seen every movie on the subject of violence, gore, war etc. and though this is not a gore fest just for the sake of showing blood, the blood and gut aspect rates up with any for realism. Such as it is war is bloody and this shows it.
Let me make one thing clear. This does not mean the movie isn't top notch every where else. In fact that's the reason the bloody fighting is so real because the acting and directing brings it to life. Spielberg has to be totally commended as I can't think of one director aside of maybe Ron Howard who could have brought the realism to film that this winner does.
Tom Hanks is absolutely outstanding. It is in his 3 top best and may be his finest. That's up for others to decide. Never the less he is superb. But he is not the only one. Tom Sizemore who I think never gets enough credit is fantastic as well as is Ed Burns. In fact I have to rate this as the best supporting cast in any movie I have ever seen. They are that good. They just feed off each other and it shows in every scene.
Speaking of scenes there are literally dozens of outstanding ones in this but the one that really got me was when Jeremy Davies who plays CPL Upham (He played his character so good I wanted to strangle him for his cowardice) can't muster the courage to go up the stairs and help Adam Goldberg who played Pvt. Mellish (another outstanding acting job) in his fight with the German Soldier. I actually was holding my breath when the German was slowly plunging the knife into Mellish's chest and whispering to him to "shh shh shh" thus killing him.
Without doubt a movie for all time. As far as realism and just plain great acting, direction production sets etc, etc, etc, this is as good as any there has ever been made. I rate it 5 out of 5...no make that 6 out of 5. Awesome is the only way I can describe it. I have watched it at least 5 times and never get bored.