Podcasts about steven spielberg's saving private ryan

Zach & Brandon tackle their third Roland Emmerich film on the show (following previous episodes on Independence Day & Godzilla). 2000's The Patriot earned three Oscar nominations despite receiving mixed reviews upon release. The boys break down the historical epic's plot and the impact of seeing it at such a young age. Highlights include cannonball decapitations, a roster of Nostalgia Be Damned child actors, Mel Gibson's 'I'm not going to cry' face, and the film's massive production. Twenty years later, is this American Revolutionary War drama closer in quality to Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan or Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor?

In this very special Triple Threat edition of Catching Up On Cinema, Trevor invites his brother Matt to join he and Kyle in celebrating the Halloween season with a discussion regarding the subject of DEATH in cinema. Ranging from the hilarious, the spectacular, and the emotionally devastating, the boys manages to cover no less than 50 different cinematic deaths in this episode, with about a half dozen coming from Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan.

In our second offering of the week, take a step inside the MAM VIP for a taste of our weekly VIP throwbacks, this time discussing Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" on the eve of the 4th of July. Is it a "masterpiece?" Should it be considered the greatest war movie ever? Let us know in the comments!

Are some lives intrinsically more valuable than others?  That is one of the big questions at the heart of Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan," which is home video shelves this week in a 20th anniversary edition.   The movie is big and beautiful and small and awful.  It is an incredible creation and worthy of all the accolades it has ever received and more.

In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss Gareth Edwards' ROGUE ONE and Steven Spielberg's SAVING PRIVATE RYAN.