Best war movie ever made... period.

Rating: 10/10 (19 February 2011)

Fantastic cinematography, great acting, beyond realistic, unbelievable attention to detail, gripping action scenes, compelling story... I truly "lived" this movie from beginning to end. My heart pounded and I almost threw up with the young men in the LCA heading for Omaha Beach so intense was my connection with the action on the screen... intense, almost too intense.
It awoke feelings in me that forced me to question my own sense of right and wrong... question how I would act in similar situations, question the right and wrong of a war that I always had viewed as just, the justification of the unconscionable, the motives, the hatred of the enemy.
Whether you like or don't like war movies, this is one of the best movies ever made. It's neither an anti-war or a pro-war movie. It's just a movie made without compromise. Tom Hanks is incredible. His best role in my opinion.
This one is on my top ten list of best movies ever.