Saving Private Ryan

2MinsToPost · #1 10-17-2006, 02:31 PM

Graphic is the best word I can use to describe this movie. It disturbed me, the opening scenes, unlike any other war movie I have seen. In fact I only watched it once, don't care to be disturbed like that again.

Seattleallstar · #2 10-17-2006, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by 2MinsToPost

Graphic is the best word I can use to describe this movie. It disturbed me, the opening scenes, unlike any other war movie I have seen. In fact I only watched it once, don't care to be disturbed like that again.

like when Barry Pepper shot the guy clear in the eye, and it blasted off. Thats some good cinema my friend

SentToStud · #3 10-17-2006, 02:41 PM

We've seen SPR a couple times, Very tough but very good movie.

We just sae The Departed a couple nights ago. DiCaprio, Damon and Nicholson. Very entertaining. Nicholson just amazing. 3&1/2 Studs.

alysheba4 · #4 10-17-2006, 04:05 PM

saving ryan,s privates was better.........

GenuineRisk · #5 10-17-2006, 04:06 PM

I didn't like it, for the same reasons I don't like most Spielberg films, which is that I think he's blatantly manipulative. Okay, I get it, I get it; we should have gone into WWII sooner. I get it. And I hate the epilogue.

That said, I do think the first 8 minutes are absolutely amazing, extraordinary filmmaking (and the rest of the film just can't live up to them).

And I think "Jaws" and "Close Encounters" are truly great films and I'm sorry he lost it later in his career.

Which is not to criticize anyone who liked it; I just hate being "Spielberged." I also hated "The English Patient" and it won Best Picture, so what do I know?