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Director Steven Spielberg's World War II tour de force chronicles the journey of a GI squad on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines. Led by Captain John Miller Tom Hanks the unit is under orders to track down a soldier Private Ryan Matt Damon so he might return home to his mother in America where she is grieving the unimaginable loss of her three other sons to the war. The first unforgettable 20 minutes of SAVING PRIVATE RYAN realistically and horrifically depicts the Normandy invasion as Miller. his second-in-command Sergeant Horvath Tom Sizemore and the others in the unit land at Omaha Beach. Before the film began shooting Hanks and the actors in his squad went through a one-week boot camp in the woods. All the actors except Hanks wanted to quit but Hanks rallied their spirits by reminding them of the incredible tribulations endured by the real veterans of World War II. Production designer Tom Sanders found a beach in Ireland that perfectly matched the landscape of Normandy's. Spielberg gave great credit

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Director Michael Bay ARMAGEDDON THE ROCK uses a tragic romantic triangle to set the stage for the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in this epic tale of love loss and patriotism. When Evelyn Kate Beckinsale a beautiful Navy nurse meets dashing ace Army fighter pilot Rafe Ben Affleck the two fall madly in love only to be separated abruptly when he is called upon to help fight the war in Europe. Unforeseen circumstances lead Evelyn into the arms of Danny Josh Hartnett another fighter pilot and Rafe's best friend since childhood. In the meantime the Japanese military is planning the surprise early morning raid on Hawaii that will pull the United States into World War II. Spectacular special effects vividly recreate the attack in devastating detail as bombs explode torpedoes shoot through the water and bullets fly shaking tranquil Pearl Harbor to its core. Bay deftly captures the patriotism and the loss of innocence of the young men and women who were suddenly thrust into the war. Cuba Gooding Jr. Jon Voig

Mel Gibson stars in this action-packed historical drama from the director of INDEPENDENCE DAY and GODZILLA. Gibson portrays Benjamin Martin an unassuming South Carolina widower who is forced to join the American Revolution when the British threaten to take his farm away from him. Together with his patriotic son Gabriel Heath Ledger the pair faces the vicious Redcoats with a heroism that reflects the stubborn pride of a young country's most dedicated supporters. THE PATRIOT is a sweeping epic adventure that sheds light on America's past and at the same time entertains audiences.

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Director Steven Spielberg's World War II tour de force chronicles the journey of a GI squad on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines. Led by Captain John Miller Tom Hanks the unit is under orders to track down a soldier Private Ryan Matt Damon so he might return home to his mother in America where she is grieving the unimaginable loss of her three other sons to the war. The first unforgettable 20 minutes of SAVING PRIVATE RYAN realistically and horrifically depicts the Normandy invasion as Miller. his second-in-command Sergeant Horvath Tom Sizemore and the others in the unit land at Omaha Beach. Before the film began shooting Hanks and the actors in his squad went through a one-week boot camp in the woods. All the actors except Hanks wanted to quit but Hanks rallied their spirits by reminding them of the incredible tribulations endured by the real veterans of World War II. Production designer Tom Sanders found a beach in Ireland that perfectly matched the landscape of Normandy's. Spielberg gave great credit

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Based on a series of books by Patrick O'Brian and directed by Peter Weir MASTER AND COMMANDER plunges viewers deep into the story of a British Navy ship at sea during the Napoleonic war. Russell Crowe stars as Aubrey the charismatic captain who wrestles with issues like honor pride duty sacrifice and loyalty while using ingenious tactics to engage his prey--a much larger and better-equipped French Man o' War. Paul Bettany plays his friend the ship's doctor who cautions Aubrey about letting revenge cloud his judgment after the French Man o' War almost sinks them in an early battle. Before the incredibly intense final skirmish the men battle a raging storm launch an excursion to the Galapagos Islands find time for grog-enhanced merriment and endure some primitive surgery. Weir fills the film with a rich wealth of period detail convincing dialogue and the same haunting dreamlike mood that has informed his best films such as PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK THE LAST WAVE and THE TRUMAN SHOW. The wealth of sounds and sights

A star-studded World War II drama about the great air and naval battle in which the underdog Yanks--outnumbered by the huge Japanese flotilla--won American military supremacy in the Pacific. Leading them to their heroic victory is Admiral Nimitz and Captain Matt Garth the latter a junior officer whose life is complicated by his son's romance with a Japanese-American girl.

This World War II spectacular tells the story of the tank battles of December 1944 in which the Nazi Panzer forces staged a massive last-ditch offensive on the Belgian front.