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on 8/24/2010
Hmmm....Saving Private Ryan is more accessible and there is something to say for making an accessible masterpiece.
on 4/4/2011
Coppola's masterpiece is way more profound
on 3/10/2012
I love SPR but this is not even close.
There's only one right answer here, and it's Apocalypse Now.
Private Ryan just abuses Apocalypse Now. Probably will never be the popular choice, but it works for me....
on 6/2/2012
The horror, the horror
on 12/3/2012
Apocalypse Now for sure. It doesn't have to use excessive violence like SPR to get the message through to people, which is what I respect about it.
on 3/6/2013
Saving Private Ryan is only good for the first half hour then just falls into an abyss of boredom. Apocalypse Now dominates it.
Ajzz that's funny you say that because I thought that Apocalypse Now was the one of these two that was boring. Saving Private Ryan for the win.
on 3/29/2013
JC13 you clearly haven't watched Apocalypse Now properly then. It is the better war film and just overall better film in every cinematic aspect. Saving Private Ryan is good for the first half hour and then just becomes incredibly dull.
on 3/31/2013
Ajzz It is beyond me as to how you can find Saving Private Ryan boring at any moment. The battle scenes are some of the best ever filmed and the dialogue scenes are masterful.
on 6/22/2013
Apocalypse Now.
on 4/18/2014
Their both tied to be my favorite war film I think I like Saving Private Ryan a little more
on 11/17/2014
They are both great, I can't decide!
Saving Private Ryan is my favorite war movie ever.
on 1/21/2015
Saving Private Ryan wins, Apocalypse Now is kinda boring.
on 7/16/2015
Though Saving Private Ryan is more emotionally powerful, Apocalypse Now is simply a masterpiece.
on 6/20/2016
i love both of the films, they are my top 2 favourite war films, but saving private ryan is a typical war film, on the other hand I have never seen such a powerful film in my life Apocalypse now!
on 6/3/2019
Saving private ryan is More REALISTIC and has better cinematography but apocalypse now performances are better dialogy is More memorible charecters are MORE memorible scenes are MORE memorible so apocalypse now wins by long shot
on 8/23/2019
Apocalypse Now is the better war classic.
on 12/5/2021
Apocalypse Now. Saving Private Ryan has an amazing first and final act, but I don't love the slower middle as much. Apocalypse Now is uncompromising the whole way through. The Flight of the Valkyries and Kurtz's monologue are some of the best scenes in any war film ever.
on 1/20/2023
Directing: Tie Acting: AN Cinematography: SPR Atmosphere: AN Themes: AN Story: Tie Winner: Apocalypse Now
on 11/17/2023
ANOW wins due to a far more Complex story and more interesting characters. SPR has the superior action for sure but ANOW is far more intriging story. plus ANOW has killer Doors music. ANOW wins !!!! This is really not that close
