Saving Private Ryan (1998) [ID5916DW]
The Equipment
LG Infinia 55LW5600 - Display
Pioneer Elite CLD 99 - LaserDisc
Pioneer SC-1223 - Receiver
Klipsch RC-3 II - Center
Klipsch RS-35 - Rears
Deftech Promonitor 1000 - Fronts
Sony SA-WM40 - 2xSubs
The Movie
How do you put Saving Private Ryan in your own words? The short answer is that a group of soldiers in Normandy go behind enemy lines to advise another soldier his brothers have died in action and they need to get him out of there. The long answer is this is a very well written, acted and directed movie showing many aspects of war and how they can affect the human condition. Starring Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Paul Giamatti and a whole slew of other great actors, this 169 minute war film is filled with action and a heartwarming story in the end.
The film was released on 7/24/98 and the LaserDisc was released almost a full year later on 6/29/99. That makes this release very late to the party as far as LaserDiscs are concerned and can be a little pricey when you find it. It's a two disc/four sided release with 21 chapter stops. Those being the following:
Disc 1/Side 1
1. Opening Logos
2. Memorial
3. Omaha Beach
4. Rallying
5. Breakthrough
6. Letters
7. A Public Relations Mission
8. Pool
Disc 1/Side 2
9. Private James Ryan
10. Choices
11. Fubar
12. Dog-tags
13. Radar Station
14. Big Mystery
Disc 2/Side 3
15. One Decent Thing
16. Piaf
17. Born Lucky
18. Ammo
Disc 2/Side 4
19. The Alamo
20. The Bridge
21. Duty Roster
The Ratings
The Video
The video is very clean with a good amount of detail throughout. The purposeful look of the film is meant to be dirty and run through a war, so there's some out of focus here, some shakey cam there......but it is consistent and retains the look throughout the film. Very nice detail and grand cinematic moments. The presentation on this is 1.85:1 Widescreen
8/10
The Audio
Dolby Digital surround is the flavor of the day on this pressing. As to be expected, there are lots of loud and deep tones with the film subject being war. There isn't a lack of high tones either on this one with whirring bullets and screaming soldiers. The voices are well toned and very well understood. Overall it is a very good soundtrack and worthy of any of your high end setups.
9/10
Summary
Well, if you like war themed movies with a great story give this one a go. Like I stated earlier, it's a little pricier for this late release LaserDisc but it is worth adding to your collection.
Overall: 8/10
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