Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan Movie Information

Genre:
Action | War

Main Cast:
Tom Hanks
Edward Burns
Tom Sizemore
Barry Pepper
Adam Goldberg
Giovanni Ribisi
Matt Damon
Vin Diesel

Director:
Steven Spielberg


About the movie:

This action movie could be also categorized in several genres such as war epic and war drama. The movie was released in 1998 and directed by one of the Most Accomplished Director, Steven Spielberg. The film's main casts are Tom Hanks (as Capt. John Miller), Matt Damon (as Private First Class John Francis Ryan), Tom Sizemore (as Tech. Sgt. Michael Horvath), Edward Burns (as PFC Richard Reiben), Jeremy Davies (Timothy Upham), Vin Diesel (PFC Adrian Caparzo), Adam Goldberg (Private Stanley Mellish), Barry Pepper (Private Daniel Jackson) and Giovanni Ribisi (as Irwin Wade).

Saving Private Ryan's central story is about finding the lost paratrooper in a war held at the Omaha Beach (the codename used for principal landing points in Normandy, France that was invaded by the Allied forces during the World War II ) whose brothers were all killed in separate war actions (the two in Omaha Beach and one in New Guinea). The search for Private Ryan is a rescue mission ordered by a veteran Captain Commander John H. Miller of the 2nd Ranger Battalion to return Ryan immediately to his downhearted mother.


The first 30 minutes of this action movie is astonishing as it reveals a graphic view of an extreme war - noise of tanks, aircrafts, canon fire, bombs, machine guns, bullets, soldiers, corpses, mud and blood. It's a great opening sequence with a realistic and well-executed combat scenes.


The movie portrays the sacrificial service of the brave soldiers risking their lives to save and defend one another, and the survival depends on doing the very best that they could do - better than taking chances...


MOVIE CRITIC REVIEW:

"Steven Spielberg's best war film -- and one of the two or three best movies the director has made."

Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News

BraveHeart

Braveheart Movie Information

Genre:
Action | Epic

Main Cast:
Mel Gibson
Sophie Marceau
Catherine McCormack
Patrick McGoohan
Angus Macfayden
Brendan Gleeson

Director:
Mel Gibson


About the movie:


Braveheart (released in 1995) is an epic action movie which was produced, directed and starred by Mel Gibson. This film was awarded as Best Picture and Best Director in the Academy Awards (1995). Some of the casts include s Catherine McCormack (as William Wallace's wife), Patrick McGoohan(as Edward the Longshanks), Sophie Marceau (as Princess Isabelle), Angus Macfadyen (as Robert the Bruce), and Peter Hanly (Prince Edward). The film was based on the life of legendary Scottish hero William Wallace. Gibson played the role of William Wallace, who have been recognized when he came to the forefront of the First War of Scottish Independence by opposing Edward the Longshanks, King of England.

The conflict between Wallace and Longshanks ignited when William's wife suffered and died from the cruel hands of the village Sheriff. It became the signal for his rebellion. With his fierce patriotism and determination, his fellow townsmen stand with him and built an army with a reason to have a change in their government and for territorial freedom.


William's troop were outnumbered and not as skilled as the English troops, but their determination to fight for their rights and the love for their land surpass the trials that they had encountered.


The breathtaking battle sequences is one of the most memorable scenes in this action movie - having a lot of "extras" in the set with great action choreography and an expensive production cost.



MOVIE CRITIC REVIEW:

"An explosive action movie...one of the most spectacular entertainments in years"

Caryn James
New York Times



"There's no denying `Braveheart' is an eyeful. The battle scenes are staged with enough dramatic sweep to make De Mille envious. They have a gritty bite that helps keep `Braveheart' big and boldly handsome."

Peter Stack
San Francisco Chronicle