wow....just....WOW!

Rating: Null/10 (20 October 2000)

i just got through being glued the tele for 3 solid,wonderful, magical, difficult, sadening hours. i'm not one for wispy tom hanks films (forrest gump was good but, to me, not spectacular; although i do love ron howard's directing)but.. jimminey! this was quite a rollercoaster ride. if the academy in all their self preserving intelligence does not finally just admit that steven spielberg is an accomplished director now, their NUTS. speilberg has been snubbed for the past 20 years (not by us) as that dude that does action/sci fi. although he brought us beautiful films like the colour purple, empire of the sun,he went virtually unnoticed by his peers until 1995 whe he received American Film Institute Life Achievement. i guess you need to bleed for the academy and in 98 he did with saving private ryan.(this is also where i think tom hanks REALLY shined) i am hoping this magical duo of hanks and spielberg will again get the recognition they deserve.
oh.... the film... it is something indescribable. it is a MUST SEE. it WILL change you.