Genre: Action / Drama / War
Length: 2h 46m 10s
Director: Steven Spielberg
Tagline: The mission is a man.
Plot outline: In World War II, it is found that 3 soldiers who have been killed are brothers. The mother will be receiving three death notices on the same day. The army discovers that there were actually four brothers. A mission is deployed to find Private James Ryan and send him home. Summary written by Jared Johnson {jediclone@yahoo.com} After learning that Private Ryans three brothers have all died in the war, the government attempts to locate him to send him home. The problem is they don't know if he is dead or alive behind enemy lines. Summary written by Anonymous Following the Allied invasion of Normandy, two brothers lay dead in the wake of the onslaught. Meanwhile, in New Guinea, a third brother has been killed fighting the Japanese. After the Army General Staff learns that a fourth brother is missing in the French countryside, a rescue mission is ordered to find the young soldier and return him safely home. The mission is mounted by a veteran Ranger Captain commanding a platoon of men who have mixed feelings about risking their lives to "Save Private Ryan". Summary written by Anthony Hughes {husnock31@hotmail.com} During WWII, Chief of Staff, General Marshall is informed that three of a woman's sons have been killed and that she's going to receive the notifications of their demise at the same time. And when he learns that a fourth son is still unaccounted for, the General decides to send a unit to find him and bring him back, despite being told that it's highly unlikely that he is still alive and the area that he was known to be at is very dangerous. So the unit consisting of 8 men are sent to find him but as stated it's very dangerous and one by one, each of them are being picked off. Will they find him and how many of them will still be alive. Summary written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
Comment: Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" is one of the those films that is a pure cinematic masterpiece. It's gritty, realistic, and well-made in every possible department. The film captured five Oscars and probably should have won the Best Picture Oscar for 1998. Some things about the film that really stick out are the cinematography (where approximately 60% of the color was faded from each frame), the editing, and of course Spielberg's direction. I'm not sure any other director working today could have done as well as Spielberg did on this picture. Tom Hanks is also excellent. He is one of those rare actors who can dominate a film without dominating it (in other words he's always there, but he makes the supporting actors better). In many ways this may have been his best acting job ever. All in all "Saving Private Ryan" is easily one of the top 10 or 15 films of the 1990s. It's a film that will be remembered for decades to come. 5 stars out of 5.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
Country: USA
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DVDs: 4
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| Actors: | ||
| Tom Hanks | as | Capt. John Miller |
| Edward Burns (I) | as | Pvt. Richard Reiben |
| Tom Sizemore | as | Sgt. Michael Horvath |
| Matt Damon | as | Pvt. James Ryan |