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And of course the entire plot of Saving Private Ryan was bullshit. The story was based on a guy who had three brothers dead/missing, but they didn't have to send some crazy rescue party after him, he just showed up at a camp looking for his brother and was sent home when they found out who he was. One of his brothers was actually stuck in a japanese camp and they didn't rescue him, they just assumed he was dead, until the camp was freed at the end of the war.
 
LeafOfFaith said:
Lots of posts I need to reply to, but quick one for now. I don’t understand how The Son didn’t rack up a stack of awards. Super simple, straightforward story, but superbly acted and written and hit every right note. Made like five cents at the box office and won nothing.

Hugh Jackman has been in some of my all time favorites. The Prestige, Prisoners, The Son, and I’m forgetting one.
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Real Steel?
 
Come on how often have you re-watched private ryan to the end? You watch the opening scene and then "pause for later".
 
zeke said:
And of course the entire plot of Saving Private Ryan was bullshit. The story was based on a guy who had three brothers dead/missing, but they didn't have to send some crazy rescue party after him, he just showed up at a camp looking for his brother and was sent home when they found out who he was. One of his brothers was actually stuck in a japanese camp and they didn't rescue him, they just assumed he was dead, until the camp was freed at the end of the war.
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You're saying that Hollywood always fucks about with the true part of the a true story?

Next you're going to tell me that William Wallace wasn't actually Australian
 
zeke said:
Come on how often have you re-watched private ryan to the end? You watch the opening scene and then "pause for later".
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I haven’t seen it in years, but I’ve probably seen it start to finish 5 times maybe? And I look forward to seeing it again since so much time passed. It was so damn good.
 
MindzEye said:
You're saying that Hollywood always fucks about with the true part of the a true story?

Next you're going to tell me that William Wallace wasn't actually Australian
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but like that's the entire point of the film - that the US army would care so much to send an entire rescue unit out in the middle of the war to bring back a soldier. but they didn't and wouldn't.
 
zeke said:
Two standout moments from the latter parts of the film: Goldberg's horrifying desperate death and Damon breaking down after the story about his brothers.
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It was an excellent 2.5 hour war movie strapped to the back of a mind blowing, emotionally exhausting visceral 30 minute war experience so good that many veterans couldn't sit through it without their ptsd kicking in, yes.
 
zeke said:
but like that's the entire point of the film - that the US army would care so much to send an entire rescue unit out in the middle of the war to bring back a soldier. but they didn't and wouldn't.
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You’re nitpicking way too much at the plot, like you’re looking for reasons to say it’s not great. This isn’t a plot hole or anything, and if you’ve lived life, you know that sometimes timing does seem almost willed rather than random.

edit - I replied to your other post by accident. As for this one, I don’t know this to be true, but I want it to be true, and that’s the hook that gets me, and probably most, into the film to begin with.
 
zeke said:
but like that's the entire point of the film - that the US army would care so much to send an entire rescue unit out in the middle of the war to bring back a soldier. but they didn't and wouldn't.
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So you're saying that the documentary about the historical events would be boring but the fakey Hollywood movie about it is awesome?
 
MindzEye said:
It was an excellent 2.5 hour war movie strapped to the back of a mind blowing, emotionally exhausting visceral 30 minute war experience so good that many veterans couldn't sit through it without their ptsd kicking in, yes.
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30 minute opening was fantastic for sure.
 
Saving Private Ryan was fine, after the brilliant opening.....but to zeke's point I never find myself jonesing to watch it again. I think I've only seen it twice, at most.

It's definitely overrated though, on the whole.
 
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