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Saving Private Ryan Oh my god! That's really about all I can say about Saving Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg's new World War II epic. I'm afraid I won't be able to do justice to this movie in my review. My senses are still numb from experiencing the film. Not watching, experiencing. Because Spielberg throws you right down there in the middle of all the action, and you have no choice but to experience it. You …

…numbingly realistic to be considered enjoyable. It was originally supposed to be rated NC-17 because of all the carnage, but Spielberg used his influence to convince the ratings board otherwise. This is a movie that should be seen by everyone, especially younger men and teenage boys, who oftentimes think they're invisible. This film definitely proves otherwise. Saving Private Ryan is a powerful, disturbing look at war, and is arguably the greatest film of the 1990s.