I've dropped a star for the 4K disc and specifically the packaging and lack of information. Along with Schindlers List this is definitely one of Steven Speilberg's best. There had been some brilliant war films before this (think Platoon, Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket, Hamburger Hill etc) but none really captured it in quite this way. This was also I think the first film that really bought home the true horror and randomness of war. There are a number of great cameos and the cast generally is brilliant - this is probably my favourite Tom Hanks performance, but there are also great turns from the likes of Tom Sizemore, Barry Pepper and Giovanni Ribisi.
Some people bemoan the middle section which is slower and has less action, but actually I think it balances it all out and we learn much more and care more about the characters. Even the climatic scene at the end with the noise, squeals and rumble of the tanks through the town, building the anticipation, was astounding. Although well used techniques now, this was the first time we'd really seen the grainy, hand-held shaky camera work dropping us right in to the action. Before this we had never seen anything like the beach assault. Still one of the finest (war) films ever made. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice.
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