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Originally Posted by MikeWaters
Saving Private Ryan is awful after the first 15 minutes. Edited or not, it's not worth watching after the first 15 minutes.
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here is Webster's definition of "awful":
1: inspiring awe
2: filled with awe: as aobsolete : afraid, terrified b: deeply respectful or reverential
3: extremely disagreeable or objectionable <awful food>
4: exceedingly great —used as an intensive <an awful lot of money>
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I'm going to assume Waters is referring to defintions 1,2, or 4, and not 3. For example, the scene where the GI fights the Nazi in the loft hand to hand as the GI's comrade, who could rescue him, cowers in fear on the stairs, until finally the Nazi gains the upper hand, and kills the brave GI slowly as he whispers the creepy lullaby, "Easy, easy, it's much better this way; it's almost over, shh" is great art.
That is an awful scene, yes, but in a monumental way. Waters, you need to see the movie again if you disagree. (Stories like this are supposed to be a little cheesy and scenes such as I describe above redeem the necessary ingredient of Hollywood sentimentality in SPR completely.)