Outstanding

Rating: 10/10 (3 June 2002)

Having watched all those other movies that people try to compare it to, I believe is grossly unfair. Saving Private Ryan is not what I would call a classical war movie (except for the end). This is a great example of what battle looks like and the directors did a great job in portraying a BATTLE not a political agenda. This has to be among one of the top 5 war movies I've ever seen. It isn't about 1.5 hours of training and 45 minutes of war (such as Full Metal Jacket) or a platoon running around looking for something to do (Platoon) or a Ranger Squad looking for one guy (Saving Private Ryan). This is a GREAT film about the grotesque consequences of war with the inept intervention of politicians and congressmen. Great film, with round characters and great story line. Then again, why does the storyline matter, it really happened this way, why change the events that man had to go through for a "better" film. And it seems that the only reason Europeans didn't like this movie as much as Saving Private Ryan is probably because it doesn't have the U.S saving Europe from tyrannical idiots, again! Watch this movie if at all possible, great flick.