Re: It's as real as it gets

Posted by Stephen Sills from ip91.albany5.ga.pub-ip.psi.net on August 21, 1998 at 16:08:57:

In Reply to: It's as real as it gets posted by George J. Lustig on August 19, 1998 at 02:13:33:

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: I am a World War II Veteran, and I was there on Omaha beach, I am telling you that Saving Private Ryan was VERY acurate. I went to see it with my Grandson who is 14 years old and I was crying at the end because of all the terrible memories, he looked at me and said "Was it really like that Grandpa?" And it was it really was.
: Of course no movie could ever match up to the extreme terror that I felt when I was actually there and I can still today remember every last detial of it.
: While I was watching the movie I could almost feel the cold water hitting me and I could almost feel the same terror that I did 44 years ago. I remembered seeing my close friend take a bullet in the chest and immediatly stop moving, I remembered the noise being so loud I could barely hear someone yelling at me two inches from my face. I remembered looking over the beach afterwards and wondering what the hell happened and at the same time thanking my lucky stars that I wasn't face down in the sand. I remembered the incredible joy I felt when I saw a friendly face that had life. Thats a lot of feelings for a half an hour of one movie.
: I encourage everyone to go see Saving Private Ryan even if you are a Veteran and did experience the real thing because it is a fantastic movie and I definatly think it deserves everything coming to it. Mr. Spielberg is a fine director and Tom Hanks is a fine actor and I think they both deserve Oscars for Saving Private Ryan.
: As far as people saying that it is too bloody, well if anything it is not bloody enough. Let me tell you from personal experience war is very very very bloody and war IS hell.

Thanks for giving us your take on Saving Private Ryan. I truly appreciate what you did for our country.

I read your response to Cari's letter, and was very moved by it. I hope that she E-mailed you an apology. I doubt it, though, since she's yet to apologize to this message board. She probably didn't check for replies after she posted the idiotic thing.

At any rate, though, I'm glad that you enjoyed the film. I think that it's great that somebody's finally had the guts to potray war the way that it really is.

See ya!

: I would espcially like to hear thoughts from World War II Veterans but I would also like to hear responses from everyone.

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: : I am a World War II Veteran, and I was there on Omaha beach, I am telling you that Saving Private Ryan was VERY acurate. I went to see it with my Grandson who is 14 years old and I was crying at the end because of all the terrible memories, he looked at me and said "Was it really like that Grandpa?" And it was it really was.
: : Of course no movie could ever match up to the extreme terror that I felt when I was actually there and I can still today remember every last detial of it.
: : While I was watching the movie I could almost feel the cold water hitting me and I could almost feel the same terror that I did 44 years ago. I remembered seeing my close friend take a bullet in the chest and immediatly stop moving, I remembered the noise being so loud I could barely hear someone yelling at me two inches from my face. I remembered looking over the beach afterwards and wondering what the hell happened and at the same time thanking my lucky stars that I wasn't face down in the sand. I remembered the incredible joy I felt when I saw a friendly face that had life. Thats a lot of feelings for a half an hour of one movie.
: : I encourage everyone to go see Saving Private Ryan even if you are a Veteran and did experience the real thing because it is a fantastic movie and I definatly think it deserves everything coming to it. Mr. Spielberg is a fine director and Tom Hanks is a fine actor and I think they both deserve Oscars for Saving Private Ryan.
: : As far as people saying that it is too bloody, well if anything it is not bloody enough. Let me tell you from personal experience war is very very very bloody and war IS hell.

: Thanks for giving us your take on Saving Private Ryan.  I truly appreciate what you did for our country.

: I read your response to Cari's letter, and was very moved by it.  I hope that she E-mailed you an apology.  I doubt it, though, since she's yet to apologize to this message board.  She probably didn't check for replies after she posted the idiotic thing.

: At any rate, though, I'm glad that you enjoyed the film.  I think that it's great that somebody's finally had the guts to potray war the way that it really is.

: See ya!

: : I would espcially like to hear thoughts from World War II Veterans but I would also like to hear responses from everyone.

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