"Some Interesting Info On The Making Of ‘Saving Private Ryan’" Topic
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| Tango01 | 24 Jan 2015 11:35 p.m. PST |
"In 1998 the epic film "Saving Private Ryan" captured the courage, sacrifice, and horror of World War II in a way that Hollywood had either missed or avoided with previous efforts. The story of a Ranger squad's mission to find a soldier who is the only surviving service member of four brothers — based on Father Francis Simpson's book Look Out Below! — grossed over $100 USD million (the first Dreamworks movie to surpass that mark) and earned five Oscars. Director Steven Spielberg's battle scenes were so grisly and realistic that many World War II veterans had to walk out of showings and the VA had to create a special 800 number to deal with a surge in veterans dealing with post traumatic stress triggered by the movie…"
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| Paul B | 25 Jan 2015 7:36 a.m. PST |
Interesting that some of the "war violence" was cut – I wonder if we'll ever be allowed to watch a longer version. |
| tberry7403 | 25 Jan 2015 7:43 a.m. PST |
My Father, who was "fatally" wounded at the Battle of Metz, expressed absolutely NO interest in seeing the movie. It hit too close to home for him. |
| GROSSMAN | 27 Jan 2015 11:37 a.m. PST |
How could your Father be fatally wounded and see the movie? |
| tuscaloosa | 04 Feb 2015 5:00 p.m. PST |
Well, that's why expressed "absolutely NO interest in seeing the movie"! Couldn't have, now could he? |
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