Re: Ryan - tonyb - Films/DVD Asylum

Re: Ryan

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Posted by tonyb on January 29, 2000 at 08:01:51

In Reply to: Re: Ryan posted by Mart on January 15, 2000 at 10:49:01:

It's encouraging to know that I'm not the only one who finds the Speilberg style obvious and anti-cinema. The clumsy "dramatic" opening in "Private Ryan" with the American flag and the aging Ryan visiting the grave markers is just one example. Contrast that to the ominous Aligator slinking into the swamp in "Thin Red Line" (a flawed film but wonderfully so) and you have the whole dilemna of the state of today's cinema in a nutshell. Those of you who at least enjoyed some of the battle scenes in Ryan should know that much of their style and energy can be found in some of the best of the "Combat" TV series of the 1960s. Some of the episodes are remarkable in their authenticity (M1 rifles, B.A.R.s, Thompsons) and in their portrayal of the madness of war. I can think of at least a dozen episodes (some of two-part, epic length) that best Ryan. Some of these episodes are on video.

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