World War II Collection (Price For Peace/Shooting War/Saving Private Ryan, D-Day Edition) |  | Directors: James Moll, Richard Schickel, Steven Spielberg
Actors: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Zenji Abe, Stephen Ambrose, Hal Braun
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 42298
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 4
Running Time: 347 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.8 x 2.3
MPN: DRWD91703D
UPC: 678149170320
EAN: 0678149170320
ASIN: B0001NBLY0
Theatrical Release Date: July 24, 1998
Release Date: May 25, 2004
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The best movie about World War II? March 27, 2005
Thomas R. Fasulo (Gainesville, Florida USA)
7 out of 15 found this review helpful
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 or the American assault on Okinawa. 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, another reviewer who is flamed here.
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, Filippinos, 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 truly great films about World War II are A Walk in Sun (1945) (B&W) and The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit. Like "The Best Years of Our Lives," these are stories about War and how it changes men.
 My Favorite War Movie in an Excellent Set! March 15, 2005
Media Lover
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
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!"
CYRUS...Why does there always have to be that 10% ??? December 4, 2004
Andrew S. Hamilton
5 out of 13 found this review helpful
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...
Great war flick October 20, 2004
T.W.Obiewon (Bremerton, WA United States)
6 out of 26 found this review helpful
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.
 good movie, not perfect July 16, 2004
joachim chapo (bonn, germany)
10 out of 28 found this review helpful
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.
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