What about the scene where that guys been shot in the wrist/arm and he’s bleeding heaps and you see the German sniper in the building’s turret/tower
aiming for someone to come aid the hurt american.
When the American sniper spots and shoots the german you see this muzzle flash and half a second later it goes through the germans scope and pierces his eye.
Bad scene ,i remember that
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I found the movie pretty overrated. It was pretty good and all, but wasn’t all that it was hyped up to be. I mean the German soldiers were all clumsy, stupid, cold-hearted villians, and ran blindly around corners without checking what’s on the other side. This movie is an over-glorification of the U.S. Army. Also what’s the deal about sending men on OMAHA beach to go over to where the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions when they were dropped behind UTAH beach. Not very smart.
German soldiers were as intelligent as the Americans but maybe a bit more undertrained as the Germans put more money into building walls and defences for the allied invasion then train their troops, but i know where your coming from, a normal civilised person wouldn’t be stupid to just run round a enemy infested corner.
if you look closely, the troops in Spr are Waffen-SS panzergrenadiers from the elite 2nd SS division. Which wasn’t even at the Meredet river historically, so this is false. France was the home of the dregs of the german army, with a very high portion being made of foreigners. The main german units that carried out the battle were armored, armored infantry, and paratrooper divisions.
I think Spielburg was trying to make up for all the americans that died in the first scene.
Yes, but remember Hollywood wanted the Omaham beach scenes in the Movie, so there you go.
Its all about making money, not necessarily about historical context, although this movie does it a bit better than most.
Its a movie guy’s…Its not a documentary. Patriotic flag waving…thats the second time I have read that from you. Relax Hosenfield…its a movie nothing more. JEEEZ
Its a movie guy’s…Its not a documentary. Patriotic flag waving…thats the second time I have read that from you. Relax Hosenfield…its a movie nothing more. JEEEZ[/quote]
I agree very much with your sentiments Mike and have stated this. However where does the flag waving end. Movies have a greater impact on conceptions today more than any other media. People tend to belive what they see. Take the other movie discussed here U571, a total misconstruction of the facts that takes something away from the real men that did the real deeds.
Still as Ive said, Holywood is there to make money and no-one is going to watch a totally historical movie that is a s dry as dust.
So in essence I totally agree with you.
I agree 100%…The British soldiers deserve the credit on that one, again typical Hollywood.
i thought that SPR had some of the most amazing battle scenes ever made in cinematic history. i liked how it ended, with the main character dieing, and the americans basically losing the battle until the planes came. this made it more realalistic and showed that the US arent just super soldiers who kick everyones ass…
the movie had a couple minor, minor faults, like how captain miller could go into his own little world on the beach, and just sit there not hearing anyone or anything and still managed not to get shot. then in the last battle scene it looks like at the beginning of it the americans have about 15 soldiers, but throughout the battle they lose at least 30…
but other then that i thought that it was an amazing movie and that unlike most modern war films about the US in ww2, it didnt glorify the war, and was historically accurate.
all of the ww2 verterans say that SPR is what ww2 was really like, and the vietnam veterans say that the movie platoon is what vietnam was really like.
you are right mate!,the battle scenes are incredible!
No ones voted “No” for Saving Private Ryan , i liked the movie “Enemy at the Gates much more” and could watch it many more time then “Saving Private Ryan.”
but you dont think the battle in the beginning scene is too long and its such a pain to watch it all?
That was a quote from the very beginning (a long time ago), but I felt it was in need of addressing.
The length and all the aspects that made it “such a pain to watch” really were necessary.
I loved the fighting in the movie. But the storyline was kindof corny.
Not as bad as Windtalkers :lol: sheesh! The Japos didn’t suck that bad!
Ryan was good due to excellent script, direction and production with special effects paramount. It was a good dramatization of hitting the beach that has rarely been attempted.
Now thats a really bad film!
SPR was good, but I liked Band of Brothers better.
No ones voted “No” for Saving Private Ryan , i liked the movie “Enemy at the Gates much more” and could watch it many more time then “Saving Private Ryan.”
Enemy at the Gates had great combat, but when it got into the whole love story…