Saving Private Ryan

[Basil Fawlty]

Channel 5 now.

My all time favourite film.

 

[dougdeep]

Shaving Ryan's Privates is better.

 

[desprateseagull]

way too long, to keep me interested.

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Schpielberg at his absolute worst.

IMO

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Schpielberg at his absolute worst.

IMO

:thud:, what the f***? The D Day invasions where simply breath taking by Spielberg, the whole film is simply amazing.

 

[Man of Harveys]

the whole film is simply amazing.

If it finished after 24 minutes.

Anyway, where is US? Still busy talking about offset mortgages on the other thread no doubt.

 

[Rangdo]

the whole film is simply amazing.

Especially the lack of British soldiers in the Second World War.

 

[Muzzman]

"...The D Day invasions where simply breath taking by Spielberg.

Yes they were, then the film became very predictable.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

If it finished after 24 minutes.

I agree. The oopening sequence was hard hitting and almost breathtaking - the first time - but the rest of the 'movie' limps on with a fairly predictable tale. I am amazed they didn't come across a single Brit/Australian etc in the film. Were we only figthing in Walmington-on-Sea?

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Especially the lack of British soldiers in the Second World War.

I assume that is because it was specifically about an American unit and the landings at Omaha Beach were actually by American Divisions

 

[jonny.rainbow]

:thud:, what the f***? The D Day invasions where simply breath taking by Spielberg, the whole film is simply amazing.

IMO The blood, guts and explosions do not compensate for the typical Spielberg factual accuracy for oversentiment exchange.

 

[Codner's Crackpipe]

Schpielberg at his absolute worst.

IMO

SEEN. Not many play as fast and loose with history and get away with it.

Admittedly it has its moments visually, but on the whole it's an utter shitfest.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Dave your fact seems to have gone over the heads of some

Saving Private Ryan 8.7

The beach landings are the greatest ever 25 minutes of filming in the history of cinema. FACT

 

[Man of Harveys]

I agree. The oopening sequence was hard hitting and almost breathtaking - the first time - but the rest of the 'movie' limps on with a fairly predictable tale. I am amazed they didn't come across a single Brit/Australian etc in the film. Were we only figthing in Walmington-on-Sea?

To be fair, that tripey follow-up series (Brothers?) had one British soldier in it. And, for authenticity's sake, he spoke with an accent modelled on Dick van Dyke's in Mary Poppins. He was ACE.

 

[Muzzman]

To be fair, that tripey follow-up series (Brothers?) had one British soldier in it. And, for authenticity's sake, he spoke with an accent modelled on Dick van Dyke's in Mary Poppins. He was ACE.

Cor, blimey!

 

[Basil Fawlty]

I can't believe some of the replies in this thread, none of us where there or even born, so we wouldn't of known what it was like for the US on Omaha Beach that day.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Schpielberg at his absolute worst.

IMO

please explain

 

[Publius Ovidius]

I really enjoyed Band of Brothers

 

[Publius Ovidius]

I can't believe some of the replies in this thread, none of us where there or even born, so we wouldn't of known what it was like for the US on Omaha Beach that day.

I think it is more the film than the actual landings Kev

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I assume that is because it was specifically about an American unit and the landings at Omaha Beach were actually by American Divisions

They travelled through a large part of France and there was not even a reference to the British or any other nation that took part in the war. If you are trying to make a film that is masquerading as a factual piece of work, then inclusion would not hurt in the slightest.