The Saving Private Ryan Special Edition DVD is something that any movie fan has to add to their private collection. It just doesn't get better than this. Painstakingly researched, perfectly executed, and 100% engaging and compelling story line, action, and dialogue.
Purchasing the special edition DVD for Saving Private Ryan is something you'll never regret. In addition to the wonderful film, one of the best movies the world has seen in decades, you get a whole mess of extra features. See some of the process of how the film was made, get the actors' and director's take on the entire process, learn more about the history of the war and much more.
Saving Private Ryan redefined the war genre, and set a standard for excellence that may never be met again. The movie brings you in from the opening seconds and doesn't let up until the credits roll. Part shockingly brutal, part surprisingly emotional and touching, a big part of excellent action sequences and long battles and on down the line.
The movie of course stars Tom Hanks, as he leads a small band of men through treacherous, hostile terrain to track down Private Ryan, played by Matt Damon. Damon is the last of 4 brothers still standing after being deployed, and the team is on a mission to bring him back home safely. Also starring are Tom Sizemore, Barry Pepper, Edward Burns Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel and Jeremy Davies.
You can pick up your discount copy of the Saving Private Ryan special edition DVD right here. It's a movie you absolutely must own, and you will find yourself going back to watch it on many occasions. There may never be anything else quite like this movie, and the Saving Private Ryan special edition DVD takes it up a notch farther.
When Steven Spielberg was an adolescent, his first home movie was a backyard war film. When he toured Europe with Duel in his 20s, he saw old men crumble in front of headstones at Omaha Beach. That image became the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan, his film of a mission following the D-day invasion that many have called the most realistic--and maybe the best--war film ever. With 1998 production standards, Spielberg has been able to create a stunning, unparalleled view of war as hell. We are at Omaha Beach as troops are slaughtered by Germans yet overcome the almost insurmountable odds.
A stalwart Tom Hanks plays Captain Miller, a soldier's soldier, who takes a small band of troops behind enemy lines to retrieve a private whose three brothers have recently been killed in action. It's a public relations move for the Army, but it has historical precedent dating back to the Civil War. Some critics of the film have labeled the central characters stereotypes. If that is so, this movie gives stereotypes a good name: Tom Sizemore as the deft sergeant, Edward Burns as the hotheaded Private Reiben, Barry Pepper as the religious sniper, Adam Goldberg as the lone Jew, Vin Diesel as the oversize Private Caparzo, Giovanni Ribisi as the soulful medic, and Jeremy Davies, who as a meek corporal gives the film its most memorable performance.
The movie is as heavy and realistic as Spielberg's Oscar-winning Schindler's List, but it's more kinetic. Spielberg and his ace technicians (the film won five Oscars: editing (Michael Kahn), cinematography (Janusz Kaminski), sound, sound effects, and directing) deliver battle sequences that wash over the eyes and hit the gut. The violence is extreme but never gratuitous. The final battle, a dizzying display of gusto, empathy, and chaos, leads to a profound repose. Saving Private Ryan touches us deeper than Schindler because it succinctly links the past with how we should feel today. It's the film Spielberg was destined to make. --Doug Thomas
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