Platoon is a Better War Movie

Rating: 10/10 (16 August 1999)

Saving Private Ryan is great - definitely a 10 - but Platoon is the better war movie. It has a richer, better developed story, and features better performances top-to-bottom.
The first 15 minutes of Private Ryan are as good as any ever filmed, but the movie soon morphs into typical Hollywood fare, cut from time to time with gripping, well-crafted scenes.
See Platoon First, and maybe Full Metal Jacket, then Private Ryan.