Saving Private Ryan

[God of War]

Anyone here seen this movie?

Anyone here understand German at all?

Spoiler:

Anyone here know what that German soldier was saying to the American dude when he was stabbing him slowly? This was near the end of the movie and that Uppens was too scared to help him. I'd really like to know what was said.

[QUENTIN]

"Give up, you don't stand a chance! Let's end this here; it will be easier for you like this!"

http://www.moviedeaths.com/saving_pr...anley_mellish/

One of the most effective and difficult to watch death scenes I've ever seen. It's odd that all the carnage of the opening doesn't affect me on a visceral level, but I can hardly bring myself to watch this moment.

[ilovemovies]

I agree. That was definitely a tough scene to watch.

[cloneofkelso]

Great movie from start to finish,my favorite war movie.

[bigred760]

Originally Posted by QUENTIN

One of the most effective and difficult to watch death scenes I've ever seen. It's odd that all the carnage of the opening doesn't affect me on a visceral level, but I can hardly bring myself to watch this moment.

Agreed. The scene itself isn't that violent, despite what's going on onscreen. The stabbing is done so gently . . . the most difficult thing to watch is the victim's reaction to it all, as he's begging the German not to do it.

[fooknasty]

One of my favorite movies. Love that scene, just leaves you with such a shitty feeling.

[Buck Turgidson]

It's the best scene in a movie that I'm not all that big a fan of (as I've discussed at length around here before.)

[hoojib127]

Spielberg's most overrated film. While it's impossible not to like it for its pure craftmanship, I have to say that I honestly didn't care all that much about any of the characters (not even Tom Hanks, oddly enough). Of the Oscar-nominated WWII films from '98, Malick's "The Thin Red Line" was better (definitely more interesting, at any rate).

[nickula11]

The whole film is justified by the Normandy opening - If I were to go about shooting that I wouldn't have a clue where to start. I've only seen the film a couple of times and I can't remember that death scene at the end... Might be a good day to watch it again even though I've got about 10 films I've got to catch up on.

[Monotreme]

This is about as perfect a film as movies get. It's visceral, epic, engaging; heartbreaking, historical, challenging and yet at the same time provides sympathetic characters, an adventure movie-template set-up of a group of soldiers going deep into enemy lines for a mission; not to mention its technical ingenuity and brilliance. And I often cite the stabbing scene as one of the most difficult to watch in any movie - I agree with Quentin in that the Normandy opening should, technically, be more difficult due to the vast amounts of carnage on display, but the stabbing scene is just so... personal, so intimate, and so helpless and frustrating that you just get a really strong emotional connection to the character... amazing stuff.

[hassanbigboss]

I have to say that the scene where the German solider kills Mellish is indeed very grusome. Not because you see "gore" but rather because the killing was so personal. Face to face...no bullets, no distance so its not hard to tell your enemy's face. Takes a lot of guts to do a killing like that and this scene captures the horror of war very well along with the rest of the movie. A great watch indeed. Make sure you get it in BluRay, use a nice big screen, and a surround sound to make the best of it.

[APzombie]

Originally Posted by QUENTIN

One of the most effective and difficult to watch death scenes I've ever seen. It's odd that all the carnage of the opening doesn't affect me on a visceral level, but I can hardly bring myself to watch this moment.

Absolutely. I've seen the film dozens of times but Fish's death is too much to watch. I've maybe seen that scene twice. I think the film is much better than it gets credit for with film buffs.

[jdparker]

Originally Posted by APzombie

I think the film is much better than it gets credit for with film buffs.

Not from this film buff! It's a 10/10 for me. I think you could also make the argument that it's Spielberg's masterpiece. I certainly prefer it to Schindler's List -- the other WWII flick often considered to be his best work.

[ilovemovies]

Originally Posted by Monotreme

And I often cite the stabbing scene as one of the most difficult to watch in any movie - I agree with Quentin in that the Normandy opening should, technically, be more difficult due to the vast amounts of carnage on display, but the stabbing scene is just so... personal, so intimate, and so helpless and frustrating that you just get a really strong emotional connection to the character... amazing stuff.

It might also be I think that there is something about watching a man be stabbed to death that is so much more grotesque and harder to watch than seeing somebody being shot or even blown up.

A knife is a much worse weapon than a gun IMO. It kind of reminds me of that scene in The Dark Knight where the Joker talks about preferring a knife to a gun because you can't savior the final moments of taking a life and the look on somebody's face with a gun like you can with a knife. It was a very chilling moment in that movie.

[MisterChristian]

Make sure you get it in BluRay

Yeah I would if it was available!?

[KcMsterpce]

Originally Posted by Buck Turgidson

It's the best scene in a movie that I'm not all that big a fan of (as I've discussed at length around here before.)

I also loved the opening, like everyone else. But those are the only two parts that I actually liked.

[Monotreme]

Originally Posted by APzombie

I think the film is much better than it gets credit for with film buffs.

Agreed. In fact, Spielberg in general is better than he gets credit for with film buffs - and Saving Private Ryan is definitely ONE of his masterpieces and a solid 10/10 from me as well.

[hassanbigboss]

Originally Posted by MisterChristian

Yeah I would if it was available!?

Oopss..Is it only on HDDVD? I dont remember. All I know is that I have a ripped version which is high definition....dont know if its BR or HDDVD. Well whatever the case, get it in the highest quality possible

[Buck Turgidson]

Originally Posted by KcMsterpce

I also loved the opening, like everyone else. But those are the only two parts that I actually liked.

I'm afraid that pretty much sums me up, too.

Another reason that scene has such resonance is that Mellish is the only one of the group who has such a personal, visceral hatred of the Nazis and what they are. To have him be the one who has to die in this manner is a real punch to the gut.

If the Burns character had gotten it that way, it wouldn't have packed quite the resonance, both for the character's different origins or the fact that Burns is a joke of an actor and Goldberg is a guy who always brings something extra to any role he plays.

[God of War]

Originally Posted by QUENTIN

"Give up, you don't stand a chance! Let's end this here; it will be easier for you like this!"

Thanks. I didn't think of that site

[grungehippy]

This is one of the very few films to actually bring me to tears, and I was in the 8th grade at the time. I'll never forgive the Academy for giving "Shakespeare In Love" the Best Picture Oscar and not "Saving Private Ryan."

[Johnni G]

can't remember. Got to watch it again

[HerbThePenguin]

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- Herb