Review of Saving Private Ryan (1998) by That Guy W — 01 Dec 2012

My favourite war movie and possibly the greatest war movie of all time!

This review of Saving Private Ryan (1998) was written by That Guy W on 01 Dec 2012.

Saving Private Ryan has generally received very positive reviews.

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