Eight soldiers fight their way to find him, with one question always on their mind: "Is he worth it?"

Rating: 9/10 (30 July 1998)

Although I hate to argue, I can't say this was the "greatest war movie of all time"
Although it was a fantastic movie, although it was far more realistic than any I've seen before, I can't decide, just like that, that this was the one.
People walked out of Titanic, raving that "This is the greatest movie ever made!" only now, they just think of it as a really good movie, the best of '97, but no more.
Is Private Ryan the best of '98? Most likely, unless Cameron makes his 400 million dollar epic about the Carpathia, "the ship that saved Titanic survivors."
All kidding aside, I would like to remind you people about such films as "The Dirty Dozen", "Platoon", "Apocalypse Now", and even "All Quiet on the Western Front". before you make such rash decisions about what is "The Greatest" of anything, I'd like for you to take a gander at the classics. If you still think you're right, then, and only then, would I accept your theory.
Saving Private Ryan will be a Hollywood classic, no doubt about that.