MagnumDweeb
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Saving Private Ryan had three things I liked. It was "honest" about combat to some degree, war is hell and bloody my grandfather used to say. For so many years before "Band of Brothers" most movies made combat look almost peaceful with the rare exception. No one thought getting shot might mean laying on your back as your intestines spilled out next to you as your last seconds on earth were violent and painful beyond comprehension. Few realized that getting shot in combat may mean some unseen foe popping you from hundreds of yards away, all those years you spent living, loving, and what else snuffed out like garbage in a few seconds totaling the sum meaninglessness of your existance. Few regular folks had the slightest comprehension of what those guys on D-Day faced, Saving Private Ryan gave a real small glimpse into some facet of the truth, all said only those who were there will every really know.
The second part was where Tom Hanks was trying to get coffee out of an espresso maker, totally saw my dad in that one.
The third part was where they let the one German soldier go and he later killed the Jewish soldier, only proves no good deed goes left unpunished.
I like mythbusters but not enough to schedule myself to watch it, if it's on and there's nothing to do I'll watch it, but life don't run like that no more.
The second part was where Tom Hanks was trying to get coffee out of an espresso maker, totally saw my dad in that one.
The third part was where they let the one German soldier go and he later killed the Jewish soldier, only proves no good deed goes left unpunished.
I like mythbusters but not enough to schedule myself to watch it, if it's on and there's nothing to do I'll watch it, but life don't run like that no more.