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  3. Shaolin Disciple
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  11. In a Glass Cage [Unrated Special Edition]
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  12. The Making Of The Guns Of Navarone [2003]
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  13. The Making Of Grand Prix [1966]
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  14. One Eyed Jacks [1961]
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  16. Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Cardio
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    The Siege Of Leningrad
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Saving Private Ryan (Special Limited Edition)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great movie
  • A very good movie
  • Very bloody movie
  • 63rd anniversary
  • Outstanding Movie
 Saving Private Ryan (Special Limited Edition)
Starring: Tom Hanks , Tom Sizemore , Edward Burns , Barry Pepper , and Adam Goldberg
Director: Steven Spielberg
Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video
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ASIN: B00001ZWUS
Release Date: 1999-11-02

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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

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great movie.......2007-06-27

Great WWII movie. the best that depicts what the invasion of Normandy was really like for the United States.

5 out of 5 stars A very good movie.......2007-06-18

This movie show you went really went on in WWII.

5 out of 5 stars Very bloody movie.......2007-06-09

This is a very bloody movie and thats why i like it!

5 out of 5 stars 63rd anniversary.......2007-06-07

It's the 63rd anniversary of the allied invasion of Normandy today so in honor of the fact, I watched this movie! Although I have seen it countless times and can speak every line from memory, this movie never ceases to amaze me. The only problem that I have is that the landing on Omaha beach, despite having some of the best special effects, still isn't accurate in terms of the gore (not that that matters anyway). You see, I watched this film with my mom's uncle who is a surviving veteran of the same opening scene on Omaha beach. He saw everything shown in the film 63 years ago and said that it does a great justice to the men who fought and died, but Spielberg got it all wrong. He was touched by the movie but told me that if I could only imagine it infinitely worse, the blood, gore, and death on a larger and more horrifying scale; I would barely be able to grasp what he had to go through. Nevertheless, I love this film.

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding Movie.......2007-05-18

This movie starts with the D-Day landings and that ~20 minute scene reminds you that war is not a "splendid" idea...it's a horrific reality. Once that tone is set, the movie eases off a bit and lets you become enveloped in the concept of several people risking/sacrificing their lives for someone they've never met. That concept is very well developed throughout the movie. -- In addition, the CD includes an interview with Tom Hanks where he says (roughly), it's easy to get a picture of what it was like to be there...but there's no way a guy like me can ever know what it FEELS like to be there. -- As a diabetic who cannot serve in uniform, that accurate statement alone made the purchase worthwhile. -- I encourage people to watch this movie in order to remember what we can do when the chips are down.
Saving Private Ryan (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great movie
  • A very good movie
  • Very bloody movie
  • 63rd anniversary
  • Outstanding Movie
 Saving Private Ryan (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
Starring: Tom Hanks , Tom Sizemore , Edward Burns , Barry Pepper , and Adam Goldberg
Director: Steven Spielberg
Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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  2. Black Hawk Down
  3. Braveheart
  4. Schindler's List (Widescreen Edition)
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ASIN: B0001NBLVI
Release Date: 2004-05-25

Amazon.com essential video

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

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great movie.......2007-06-27

Great WWII movie. the best that depicts what the invasion of Normandy was really like for the United States.

5 out of 5 stars A very good movie.......2007-06-18

This movie show you went really went on in WWII.

5 out of 5 stars Very bloody movie.......2007-06-09

This is a very bloody movie and thats why i like it!

5 out of 5 stars 63rd anniversary.......2007-06-07

It's the 63rd anniversary of the allied invasion of Normandy today so in honor of the fact, I watched this movie! Although I have seen it countless times and can speak every line from memory, this movie never ceases to amaze me. The only problem that I have is that the landing on Omaha beach, despite having some of the best special effects, still isn't accurate in terms of the gore (not that that matters anyway). You see, I watched this film with my mom's uncle who is a surviving veteran of the same opening scene on Omaha beach. He saw everything shown in the film 63 years ago and said that it does a great justice to the men who fought and died, but Spielberg got it all wrong. He was touched by the movie but told me that if I could only imagine it infinitely worse, the blood, gore, and death on a larger and more horrifying scale; I would barely be able to grasp what he had to go through. Nevertheless, I love this film.

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding Movie.......2007-05-18

This movie starts with the D-Day landings and that ~20 minute scene reminds you that war is not a "splendid" idea...it's a horrific reality. Once that tone is set, the movie eases off a bit and lets you become enveloped in the concept of several people risking/sacrificing their lives for someone they've never met. That concept is very well developed throughout the movie. -- In addition, the CD includes an interview with Tom Hanks where he says (roughly), it's easy to get a picture of what it was like to be there...but there's no way a guy like me can ever know what it FEELS like to be there. -- As a diabetic who cannot serve in uniform, that accurate statement alone made the purchase worthwhile. -- I encourage people to watch this movie in order to remember what we can do when the chips are down.
Saving Private Ryan
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great movie
  • A very good movie
  • Very bloody movie
  • 63rd anniversary
  • Outstanding Movie
 Saving Private Ryan
Starring: Tom Hanks , Tom Sizemore , Edward Burns , Barry Pepper , and Adam Goldberg
Director: Steven Spielberg
Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video
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Accessories:
  1. Saving Private Ryan: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

ASIN: B00000K3AM
Release Date: 1999-11-02

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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

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great movie.......2007-06-27

Great WWII movie. the best that depicts what the invasion of Normandy was really like for the United States.

5 out of 5 stars A very good movie.......2007-06-18

This movie show you went really went on in WWII.

5 out of 5 stars Very bloody movie.......2007-06-09

This is a very bloody movie and thats why i like it!

5 out of 5 stars 63rd anniversary.......2007-06-07

It's the 63rd anniversary of the allied invasion of Normandy today so in honor of the fact, I watched this movie! Although I have seen it countless times and can speak every line from memory, this movie never ceases to amaze me. The only problem that I have is that the landing on Omaha beach, despite having some of the best special effects, still isn't accurate in terms of the gore (not that that matters anyway). You see, I watched this film with my mom's uncle who is a surviving veteran of the same opening scene on Omaha beach. He saw everything shown in the film 63 years ago and said that it does a great justice to the men who fought and died, but Spielberg got it all wrong. He was touched by the movie but told me that if I could only imagine it infinitely worse, the blood, gore, and death on a larger and more horrifying scale; I would barely be able to grasp what he had to go through. Nevertheless, I love this film.

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding Movie.......2007-05-18

This movie starts with the D-Day landings and that ~20 minute scene reminds you that war is not a "splendid" idea...it's a horrific reality. Once that tone is set, the movie eases off a bit and lets you become enveloped in the concept of several people risking/sacrificing their lives for someone they've never met. That concept is very well developed throughout the movie. -- In addition, the CD includes an interview with Tom Hanks where he says (roughly), it's easy to get a picture of what it was like to be there...but there's no way a guy like me can ever know what it FEELS like to be there. -- As a diabetic who cannot serve in uniform, that accurate statement alone made the purchase worthwhile. -- I encourage people to watch this movie in order to remember what we can do when the chips are down.
World War II Collection (Price For Peace/Shooting War/Saving Private Ryan, D-Day Edition)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • The best movie about World War II
  • My Favorite War Movie in an Excellent Set!
  • CYRUS...Why does there always have to be that 10% ???
  • Great war flick
  • good movie, not perfect
 World War II Collection (Price For Peace/Shooting War/Saving Private Ryan, D-Day Edition)
Starring: Tom Hanks , Tom Sizemore , Edward Burns , Barry Pepper , and Adam Goldberg
Director: Steven Spielberg , Richard Schickel , and James Moll
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ASIN: B0001NBLY0
Release Date: 2004-05-25

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars The best movie about World War II.......2005-03-28

Is "Saving Private Ryan" a great WW II movie? Yes it is. Was the Battle of D-Day the greatest campaign of the war? No, it wasn't, D-Day and the period leading up to it and the campaign through France was a tremendous effort that brought men close to greatness, but it pales compared to the efforts on the Russian Front. As Lt. John Eisenhower said in a toast in Moscow, shortly after the war was over, "I propose a toast to the man responsible for winning the War... the common Russian soldier." So lay off Cyrus.

Everyone should see "Saving Private Ryan," especially those who don't appreciate what it took to beat the Germans and the Japanese. They don't know how close we came to losing World War II and living in HELL for generations afterward. The men and women who fought in this War against the Axis powers are true heroes, whether they be Americans, Russians, British, Indians, Philippinos, or dozens of other nationalities. The hell that hundreds of thousands went through is conveyed in "Saving Private Ryan."

"Saving Private Ryan" is more than just a combat film. The opening and ending scenes tell us that these were real people, with families, hopes and dreams. And so many of the men and women who fought the Axis never realized those dreams, for they bought freedom with their lives. Other scenes within the movie tell us that the men we are watching on the screen are more than just trained killers, but ordinary guys who just want to go home again.

But if you want to see the greatest movie about World War II, I suggest "The Best Years of Our Lives." It won eight academy awards, but it didn't have one scene of combat as it took place immediately after the end of the War. I saw "Saving Private Ryan" once, and that is enough. I can never see "The Best Years of Our Lives" enough times. Two other truely great films about World War II are "A Walk in the Sun" and "The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit." Like "The Best Years of Our Lives," these are stories about War and how it changes men.

5 out of 5 stars My Favorite War Movie in an Excellent Set!.......2005-03-16

Saving Private Ryan, wow. This film REALLY grabs you in every way. It is dark, violent, and realistic to it's brutal extreme. It is also a beautiful work of art by masterful director Steven Spielberg, and the crew that made E.T., Artificial Intelligence, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, Schindler's List, etc...

You must see the movie, I don't care which edition you buy, "although this set is pretty neat!"

5 out of 5 stars CYRUS...Why does there always have to be that 10% ???.......2004-12-04

This movie, whether it is 100% accurate or not, should be very moving to all Americans. The intent was to honor the sacrifices of our greatest generation, and give us all a glimpse of the terror those men faced. This movie was, and should be, life-changing. If it doesn't stack up to your intellectually superior standards, please just refrain from comment instead of undermining it's honorable intent...

5 out of 5 stars Great war flick.......2004-10-20

Saving Private Ryan set the standard for what we, the public, expect in a war flick. The combination of special effects, grusome reality, well placed action, well scripted acting. SPR doesn't shouldn't be mistaken, as others have suggested, as to what war is really like, but to let you see through the memories of what war veterans look back upon. The comradery, the loss of friends, the carnage and brutality of war. This isn't for the tea-sippin' sissy college student who think they have the answer to life but yet to get one, so, in other words, this isn't for a person who likes "the thin red line". If you want anti-war and anti-patriotic flicks, see "All's Quiet on the Western Front" Saving Private Ryan is successful at showing us what AMERICANS had to go through during the Normandy campaign. Not British, Russian, or cheese-eating frenchies, but AMERICAN. We made this movie, CYRUS, so if you want to see a movie about the russians in WWII, why don't you ask them to make one. Hollywood is in America, they make movies for AMERICANS, because we want them and will pay alot of money to see them.

3 out of 5 stars good movie, not perfect.......2004-07-16

Private ryan was a decent war flick, but was it the best? I wouldn't go that far. It was bloody and all, but it didn't have very good writing. Tom hanks is also overrated in this movie. This film doesn't compare to movies like "das boot", "the thin red line", or "cross of iron". The reviewer down below should take a chill pill, you don't prove your case by using tons of exclamation points and by calling people names. We all have opinions, and they should be respected.
Saving Private Ryan
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Leadserhip Lessons
  • Spielberg's best since List and that is no easy task.
 Saving Private Ryan
Starring: Tom Hanks , Tom Sizemore , Edward Burns , Barry Pepper , and Adam Goldberg
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ASIN: B000067JBM
Release Date: 2002-06-25

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Leadserhip Lessons.......2006-04-14

This is an excellent story and movie. The leadership qualities displayed in this film is a "Leadership For Dummies", especially for my fellow military leaders. This should be required watching in any military leadership course.

5 out of 5 stars Spielberg's best since List and that is no easy task........2005-04-20

As in List, This well developed movie stars Tom Hanks as the leader who goes and searches for the titled Character. His men go on a long journey and finally end with a bang up unpredicting ending ever! A war movie like no other. A antiwar film/epic at its best. Spielberg proved to me that he can still direct great movies all of the time. Its his best since List and not as long.
Saving Private Ryan (Special Limited Edition)
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    		Saving Private Ryan (Special Limited Edition)
    Director: Steven Spielberg
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    Saving Private Ryan/Amistad
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Two Emotionally Charged Greats From Spielberg
    		 Saving Private Ryan/Amistad
    Starring: Morgan Freeman , Nigel Hawthorne , Anthony Hopkins , Djimon Hounsou , and Matthew McConaughey
    Director: Steven Spielberg
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    ASIN: B0000DZ3I5
    Release Date: 2003-12-09

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Two Emotionally Charged Greats From Spielberg.......2006-05-17

    Two films that will never get old are offered in one fabulous package. Both directed by Steven Spielberg, they are films that will touch you on many levels, and are films that stand up to many repeated viewings as well.

    Saving Private Ryan"...

    The year 1998 was a great year for films. We saw Some wonderful English period pieces, including Academy Award Winner "Shakespeare in Love", deep and thought provoking films such as the moving "Affliction", and two WWII films, although very different, both beautiful examples of fine filmmaking honoring the heroes of WWII. "The Thin Red Line" was one of those beautiful pieces of filmmaking, the other "Saving Private Ryan".Both received several nods from "Oscar" with SPR garnering 5 statues including a Best Director for Steven Spielberg(and well deserved).

    "Saving Private Ryan" is a very moving story. A mother is about to receive notification from the government that 3 of her 4 sons have been killed in action in Europe(I get a lump in my throat just thinking about that part). A rescue squad risks their own lives to go behind enemy lines in search of the fourth and youngest son to relieve him of his duty and spare his mother another tragedy.

    Director Steven Spileberg, along with a cast that couldn't be any better, including the likes of Tom Hanks,Tom Sizemore and Matt Damon, put us right there in midst this dangerous mission. The horrors of the WWII are depicted, quite graphically, as never before, and we really come to a true appreciation of what heroes are fathers, grandfathers, brothers, and husbands were. Not only that but we can't help but to become close to these guys, and feel all the emotions that they are going through.
    It is a film that will take it's toll on you emotionally, and one that will stay with you for quite sometime after the view.
    The music(John Williams)is hauntingly perfect and the photography(Janusz Kaminski)exquisite.

    This is a film that has a deep effect on me no matter how many times I view it. It is a cinematic treasure, a beautiful tribute to our heroes of WWII, and one that should be viewed by every generation to come.

    "Amistad"...

    Based on actual events, Steven Spielberg and Debbie Allen collaborate to bring us one of the many heart wrenching stories of the plight of Africans,during the illegal slave trade of the 1800's.

    A group of African people who were brutally dragged from their villages are being transported for slave trade. Only knowing that they are chained and mistreated one man,breaks loose and leads a rebellion against the ship's crew. In order to ensure their own freedom they must take the lives of their captors. They are discovered in American waters, and a trial ensues as to the question of murder.

    It becomes an international case. Everybody from the queen of Spain to the owners of the ship "Amistad" are claiming ownership of these men and women. Being pre-civil war, the abolitionists are also making a case for their freedom.This is a case that could lead America one step closer to Civil War.
    One property lawyer who has never worked on a case of this proportion, takes on the task of trying to prove that these are not plantation slaves,but citizens of Africa taken by force and did what they needed to do to be free, as any American would do the same. His task is a difficult one,but as the tragic story of these people unfolds he is able to put on his defense. They also get some help from the ex-president John Quincy Adams,whose eloquence puts the Declaration of Independence to the test.

    This is a magnificent piece of cinema in all respects. Spielberg brings to our attention yet another important piece of history that was cruel and inhuman,one of American history that we were hardly aware of.It is an epic film that will wash over you with several different emotions, and you will want to watch it again and again.

    No big introduction needed for most of the cast who seemed perfectly fitted to their roles. Matthew McConaughey outstanding as the lawyer, Sir Anthony Hopkins is brilliant as Adams, Morgan Freeman and Stellan Skarsgard are totally believable as the abolitionists,and Pete Postlethwaite perfect as the lawyer for the prosecution. Also in a sterling performance is Djimon Housnsou as Cinque, the spokesperson for the Africans. His portrayal of the enslaved man who only wants his freedom will captivate you.I must also make mention of Nigel Hawthorn and David Paymer for their wonderful performances.The cinematography is breathtaking. The music scored by John Williams and especially the African music will stay with you long after the movie. You will also be impressed with the costume designs. The film was nominated for four Academy awards,including one for Best Supporting for Hopkins.

    Two emotionally charged pieces of cinema, from a great Director, that would be an essential part of any film library.
    Enjoy...Laurie
    Saving Private Ryan (Spanish Language Edition)
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Great movie
    • A very good movie
    • Very bloody movie
    • 63rd anniversary
    • Outstanding Movie
    		 Saving Private Ryan (Spanish Language Edition)
    Starring: Tom Hanks , Tom Sizemore , Edward Burns , Barry Pepper , and Adam Goldberg
    Director: Steven Spielberg
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    ASIN: B00000K3AO
    Release Date: 1999-11-02

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    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

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great movie.......2007-06-27

    Great WWII movie. the best that depicts what the invasion of Normandy was really like for the United States.

    5 out of 5 stars A very good movie.......2007-06-18

    This movie show you went really went on in WWII.

    5 out of 5 stars Very bloody movie.......2007-06-09

    This is a very bloody movie and thats why i like it!

    5 out of 5 stars 63rd anniversary.......2007-06-07

    It's the 63rd anniversary of the allied invasion of Normandy today so in honor of the fact, I watched this movie! Although I have seen it countless times and can speak every line from memory, this movie never ceases to amaze me. The only problem that I have is that the landing on Omaha beach, despite having some of the best special effects, still isn't accurate in terms of the gore (not that that matters anyway). You see, I watched this film with my mom's uncle who is a surviving veteran of the same opening scene on Omaha beach. He saw everything shown in the film 63 years ago and said that it does a great justice to the men who fought and died, but Spielberg got it all wrong. He was touched by the movie but told me that if I could only imagine it infinitely worse, the blood, gore, and death on a larger and more horrifying scale; I would barely be able to grasp what he had to go through. Nevertheless, I love this film.

    5 out of 5 stars Outstanding Movie.......2007-05-18

    This movie starts with the D-Day landings and that ~20 minute scene reminds you that war is not a "splendid" idea...it's a horrific reality. Once that tone is set, the movie eases off a bit and lets you become enveloped in the concept of several people risking/sacrificing their lives for someone they've never met. That concept is very well developed throughout the movie. -- In addition, the CD includes an interview with Tom Hanks where he says (roughly), it's easy to get a picture of what it was like to be there...but there's no way a guy like me can ever know what it FEELS like to be there. -- As a diabetic who cannot serve in uniform, that accurate statement alone made the purchase worthwhile. -- I encourage people to watch this movie in order to remember what we can do when the chips are down.
    Saving Private Ryan (Widescreen Edition)
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Great movie
    • A very good movie
    • Very bloody movie
    • 63rd anniversary
    • Outstanding Movie
    		 Saving Private Ryan (Widescreen Edition)
    Starring: Tom Hanks , Tom Sizemore , Edward Burns , Barry Pepper , and Adam Goldberg
    Director: Steven Spielberg
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    ASIN: B00000K3AN
    Release Date: 1999-11-02

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    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

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great movie.......2007-06-27

    Great WWII movie. the best that depicts what the invasion of Normandy was really like for the United States.

    5 out of 5 stars A very good movie.......2007-06-18

    This movie show you went really went on in WWII.

    5 out of 5 stars Very bloody movie.......2007-06-09

    This is a very bloody movie and thats why i like it!

    5 out of 5 stars 63rd anniversary.......2007-06-07

    It's the 63rd anniversary of the allied invasion of Normandy today so in honor of the fact, I watched this movie! Although I have seen it countless times and can speak every line from memory, this movie never ceases to amaze me. The only problem that I have is that the landing on Omaha beach, despite having some of the best special effects, still isn't accurate in terms of the gore (not that that matters anyway). You see, I watched this film with my mom's uncle who is a surviving veteran of the same opening scene on Omaha beach. He saw everything shown in the film 63 years ago and said that it does a great justice to the men who fought and died, but Spielberg got it all wrong. He was touched by the movie but told me that if I could only imagine it infinitely worse, the blood, gore, and death on a larger and more horrifying scale; I would barely be able to grasp what he had to go through. Nevertheless, I love this film.

    5 out of 5 stars Outstanding Movie.......2007-05-18

    This movie starts with the D-Day landings and that ~20 minute scene reminds you that war is not a "splendid" idea...it's a horrific reality. Once that tone is set, the movie eases off a bit and lets you become enveloped in the concept of several people risking/sacrificing their lives for someone they've never met. That concept is very well developed throughout the movie. -- In addition, the CD includes an interview with Tom Hanks where he says (roughly), it's easy to get a picture of what it was like to be there...but there's no way a guy like me can ever know what it FEELS like to be there. -- As a diabetic who cannot serve in uniform, that accurate statement alone made the purchase worthwhile. -- I encourage people to watch this movie in order to remember what we can do when the chips are down.
    Charlie Rose with Vin Diesel; Ernst Jorgensen & Anthony DeCurtis; Sam Phillips (August 16, 2002)
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      		Charlie Rose with Vin Diesel; Ernst Jorgensen & Anthony DeCurtis; Sam Phillips (August 16, 2002)

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      ASIN: B000HBL4G6
      Release Date: 2006-08-15

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      An interview with actor Vin Diesel about the film business and his latest movie, XXX. Then, we remember rock-and-roll legend Elvis Presley with Elvis-historian Ernst Jorgensen of RCA Records, Anthony DeCurtis of Rolling Stone magazine and Sam Phillips, who founded of Sun Records and discovered Elvis in 1953.

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      5. Ned Kelly (REGION 1) (NTSC)
      6. For the Moment (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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