Saving Private Ryan returning to cinemas.

Dave_The_Sheep · 26-04-2019 11:48pm #1

For those that missed it the first time around, Saving Private Ryan will be returning to cinemas for a (very) limited run, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the June 6, 1944, landing of Allied forces in Normandy.

As far as I'm aware, it's only one viewing on that one day, so tickets will be limited if there's any real interest.

If you haven't seen it in the cinema, you absolutely owe it to yourself to do so, it's one of those cinematic experience films. The first 35 minutes or so absolutely blew me away back in the day. Had to sneak in with my aul lad and his mates.
Went back to see it again two more times.

AidoEirE · 27-04-2019 12:15am

Such a brilliant film, would love to see it the cinema. Is this america based though as its only being shown in 600 cinemas

Dave_The_Sheep · 27-04-2019 12:26am

No, there's showings in Vue and the IFI at least that I know of. Presumably others as well. I didn't post this until after I got my own tickets, so I know it's on.

AidoEirE · 27-04-2019 12:28am

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

No, there's showings in Vue and the IFI at least that I know of. Presumably others as well. I didn't post this until after I got my own tickets, so I know it's on.

Im galway based so must check my cinemas tomorrow. Cheers fella, such a superb film and one ive always wanted to see on the big screen with surround sound.

Drumpot · 27-04-2019 12:39am

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

For those that missed it the first time around, Saving Private Ryan will be returning to cinemas for a (very) limited run, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the June 6, 1944, landing of Allied forces in Normandy.

As far as I'm aware, it's only one viewing on that one day, so tickets will be limited if there's any real interest.

If you haven't seen it in the cinema, you absolutely owe it to yourself to do so, it's one of those cinematic experience films. The first 35 minutes or so absolutely blew me away back in the day. Had to sneak in with my aul lad and his mates.
Went back to see it again two more times.

I remember watching it in the cinema, I felt sick watching the opening battle.

As you say it’s a superb film and one for the big screen. Not sure I’d be chomping at the bit to watch it on big screen again as it was horrific.

TerrorFirmer · 27-04-2019 8:23am

Over 20 years old and still there's not been another film that can touch the utter brutality and rawness of the combat scenes.

Kirby · 27-04-2019 8:46am

Band of Brothers came a couple of years later and managed it too. Same guys made it.

The assault on Carentan is really brutal.

tony1980 · 27-04-2019 12:08pm

Kirby wrote: »

Band of Brothers came a couple of years later and managed it too. Same guys made it.

The assault on Carentan is really brutal.

Very True but that was a Mini-TV Series.

Edit: Out of Curiosity, Was Band of Brothers ever on the big screen as a special screening or anything like that?

salmocab · 27-04-2019 12:11pm

Watching it in the cinema and a mates sister said quite loudly as a tank came into view ‘I thought they blew up the tank’ she must have assumed the nazis had one tank. Great movie

TerrorFirmer · 27-04-2019 12:17pm

salmocab wrote: »

Watching it in the cinema and a mates sister said quite loudly as a tank came into view ‘I thought they blew up the tank’ she must have assumed the nazis had one tank. Great movie

The first time I saw it, a girl I was watching it with asked after the movie "So who actually won?" (she meant the war in general).

tony1980 · 27-04-2019 12:21pm

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

The first time I saw it, a girl I was watching it with asked after the movie "So who actually won?" (she meant the war in general).

Brilliant

callaway92 · 27-04-2019 12:31pm

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Over 20 years old and still there's not been another film that can touch the utter brutality and rawness of the combat scenes.

Ya...not that often I really praise sound effects, but the pinging of bullets off helmets in this is class.

LastLagoon · 27-04-2019 1:00pm

Saving private Ryan is massively over rated
Thin Red Line which came out around the same time was way better
Yeah the d day landing was done well but most of the rest was muck

MontgomeryClift · 27-04-2019 1:09pm

It's worth reading this blog post to get an insight into the tricks of sight and sound that give Saving Private Ryan its anti-German sensation.

https://nwioqeqkdf.blogspot.com/2016/11/killing-private-kraut-hollywoods-good.html

It's a more subtle form of the kind of anti-German propaganda that was used to fool Brits and Americans to go to war in the first place.

4068ac1elhodqr · 27-04-2019 1:29pm

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Over 20 years old and still there's not been another film that can touch the utter brutality and rawness of the combat scenes.

By applying a 45 degree shutter (cinematographic technique), it achieves a certain staccato in actor’s movement. Including a certain 'crispiness of explosions'.

Everything becomes slightly, (just slightly) more realistic for action parts including the opening running scenes, where it was likely deployed.

beauf · 27-04-2019 1:45pm

LastLagoon wrote: »

Saving private Ryan is massively over rated
Thin Red Line which came out around the same time was way better
Yeah the d day landing was done well but most of the rest was muck

Very different film. One is an anti war film (ish) the other about one type of US experience at D-Day.

That is a very one side view point is neither here nor there.

Has there every been a good German movie about D-Day.

This is it · 27-04-2019 1:46pm

MontgomeryClift wrote: »

It's worth reading this blog post to get an insight into the tricks of sight and sound that give Saving Private Ryan its anti-German sensation.

https://nwioqeqkdf.blogspot.com/2016/11/killing-private-kraut-hollywoods-good.html

It's a more subtle form of the kind of anti-German propaganda that was used to fool Brits and Americans to go to war in the first place.

I enjoyed the comment left just as much as the blog post.

SCOOP 64 · 27-04-2019 2:10pm

MontgomeryClift wrote: »

It's worth reading this blog post to get an insight into the tricks of sight and sound that give Saving Private Ryan its anti-German sensation.

https://nwioqeqkdf.blogspot.com/2016/11/killing-private-kraut-hollywoods-good.html

It's a more subtle form of the kind of anti-German propaganda that was used to fool Brits and Americans to go to war in the first place.

Fooled into thinking Germany was over running Europe.

beauf · 27-04-2019 2:11pm

MontgomeryClift wrote: »

...
It's a more subtle form of the kind of anti-German propaganda that was used to fool Brits and Americans to go to war in the first place....

The Anti war movement were as vocal as everyone else, especially in the US.

There would have been a lot of experience of WWI also. So it wasn't as one sided as you imply.

It could be argued that the lack of response and appetite for conflict emboldened Germany and Japan in their expansion plans in the first place.

lawred2 · 27-04-2019 2:14pm

Can't for the life of me see why Irish cinemas should be showing this for an anniversary of D-Day.

Celebrate it as fantastic piece of cinema and an an excellent movie fine but D-Day anniversary celebrations are not really something I think we should be getting involved in.

beauf · 27-04-2019 2:32pm

Lot of Irish involved in it, and in fighting in many wars.

We seem to want to deny it.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/irish-servicemen-airbrushed-out-of-history-says-dday-veteran-26221402.html

Mrcaramelchoc · 27-04-2019 2:37pm

Id have to agree with the post above.massively overrated. and bringing these movies back to the Cinema just smacks of lets make more money.most tvs and sound systems these days are big enough to let you experience it properly.unless you want to be actually shot or blown up !

tony1980 · 27-04-2019 2:39pm

Money is definitely part of it but people do have a choice.

beauf · 27-04-2019 2:43pm

Cinemas are struggling to survive. I still like the cinema, its more of an event.

https://fora.ie/odeon-ireland-new-cinemas-4269790-Oct2018/

4068ac1elhodqr · 27-04-2019 2:51pm

beauf wrote: »

Cinemas are struggling to survive. I still like the cinema, its more of an event.

They'll likely have to become immersive VR-Arcades in the future, or diversify into expo meeting spaces, or even digital enterprise hotdesk incubators for the giggers.

Killinator · 27-04-2019 2:51pm

So anybody know which cimenas are showing. Searched Vue in adublin but it wasn't showing up

This is it · 27-04-2019 3:15pm

Killinator wrote: »

So anybody know which cimenas are showing. Searched Vue in adublin but it wasn't showing up

It's definitely on in the Vue Dublin but there were only a few seats left when I checked, I think it's 6.45 showing

See if this works

https://www.myvue.com/cinema/dublin/film/saving-private-ryan-dday-75th-anniversary/times

Killinator · 27-04-2019 3:20pm

This is it wrote: »

It's definitely on in the Vue Dublin but there were only a few seats left when I checked, I think it's 6.45 showing

See if this works

https://www.myvue.com/cinema/dublin/film/saving-private-ryan-dday-75th-anniversary/times

Thanks, that worked, much appreciated

Arghus · 27-04-2019 7:52pm

MontgomeryClift wrote: »

It's worth reading this blog post to get an insight into the tricks of sight and sound that give Saving Private Ryan its anti-German sensation.

https://nwioqeqkdf.blogspot.com/2016/11/killing-private-kraut-hollywoods-good.html

It's a more subtle form of the kind of anti-German propaganda that was used to fool Brits and Americans to go to war in the first place.

WTF?

A big load of alt-right nonsense.

pixelburp · 27-04-2019 7:59pm

The film did kickstart the trend of handheld, "shaky cam" action, and while the master can't be blamed for the imitators, I still hold a little bitterness for Spielberg introducing this often repeated and equally often nauseating technique.

I liked the little production story that (apparently) while all the rest of the cast had to do basic bootcamp for learning the military ropes, Matt Damon didn't, the intention supposedly being to help sell the resentment felt, having to trek behind enemy lines to rescue one soldier

lawred2 · 27-04-2019 8:27pm

Arghus wrote: »

WTF?

A big load of alt-right nonsense.

Not really. Most of these war movies depict Germans as inhuman killers whereas allied soldiers are always firmly in the pure as driven snow hero category.

It didn't need such an article really. It's blatantly obvious. Hardly something I'd describe as subtle.

Dufflecoat Fanny · 27-04-2019 8:31pm

I saw this when it came out and it blew me away. The opening landing sequence was too much for some people and they got up and left. Then when the german killed the american in hand to hand combat a bunch more people left.

Arghus · 27-04-2019 8:59pm

lawred2 wrote: »

Not really. Most of these war movies depict Germans as inhuman killers whereas allied soldiers are always firmly in the pure as driven snow hero category.

It didn't need such an article really. It's blatantly obvious. Hardly something I'd describe as subtle.

Totally agree. The de-humanising of The German soldier is a feature of a lot of American WW2 films and Saving Private Ryan is no different.

However the article he linked too is full of fairly odious politics in general.

Dades · 27-04-2019 9:42pm

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Over 20 years old and still there's not been another film that can touch the utter brutality and rawness of the combat scenes.

The one-on-one fight in an upstairs room between Adam Goldberg and a German soldier I find really disturbing. It's nothing like a Hollywood knife fight, but a dirty horrible scrap to survive between two humans.

Dufflecoat Fanny · 27-04-2019 9:57pm

Arghus wrote: »

Totally agree. The de-humanising of The German soldier is a feature of a lot of American WW2 films and Saving Private Ryan is no different.

However the article he linked too is full of fairly odious politics in general.

The Germans are well able to see themselves as de-humanised too. Watch The Captain and you'll see what I mean.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_captain_2017

Kirby · 28-04-2019 6:58am

lawred2 wrote: »

Not really. Most of these war movies depict Germans as inhuman killers whereas allied soldiers are always firmly in the pure as driven snow hero category.

It didn't need such an article really. It's blatantly obvious. Hardly something I'd describe as subtle.

Have you seen Fury? The main characters are portrayed as anything but pure as driven snow heroes.

The movie had its issues but an unrealistic portrayal of soldiers wasn't one of them.

beauf · 28-04-2019 9:17am

pixelburp wrote: »

The film did kickstart the trend of handheld, "shaky cam" action, and while the master can't be blamed for the imitators, I still hold a little bitterness for Spielberg introducing this often repeated and equally often nauseating technique.

....

Man I hate shaky can.

The Rape of Lucretia · 28-04-2019 11:59am

Very worth see the landing sequence in cinema all right for those who havent seen it. It was a league jump in war film realism, and worked in every way, shaky cam, slow mo, underwater, the whole chaos. Absolutely fantastic, and total shock to the the system when we saw it at the time. And it still stands up.

You can leave after that though. The rest of it has little or nothing to offer. Cliche, ticks a few standard plot boxes, and ends with a laughable A-Team worthy sequence. In sharp contrast to Band of Brothers, whose greatness was its echewing of that kind of pap. And thats leaving aside the bookend contemporary revisit bits. Probably meant something to sons of the greatest generation like Spielberg himself, but poor movie making.

Still, I'd pay in to see the first half hour again. Then leave.

Shred · 28-04-2019 1:20pm

Cheers OP, I just picked up tickets for Vue.

It's one of my absolute favourite films and it was an incredible experience seeing it in Savoy (R.I.P.) when it came out. It became my go to demo movie for my home cinema at the time; the sound is incredible. I bought the 4k Blu-Ray last year and it still looks absolutely amazing, then there's the Dolby Atmos track - whoa :eek:

Guy:Incognito · 28-04-2019 1:25pm

Mrcaramelchoc wrote: »

I. and bringing these movies back to the Cinema just smacks of lets make more money !

Tell me about it. Youd nearly think they were businesses they was these crowds operate.

Guy:Incognito · 28-04-2019 1:26pm

Killinator wrote: »

So anybody know which cimenas are showing. Searched Vue in adublin but it wasn't showing up

I booked it in vue just after the OP posted.

Edit , see you go sorted.

Nobelium · 28-04-2019 1:29pm

lawred2 wrote: »

Can't for the life of me see why Irish cinemas should be showing this for an anniversary of D-Day.

Celebrate it as fantastic piece of cinema and an an excellent movie fine but D-Day anniversary celebrations are not really something I think we should be getting involved in.

The Irish army reserve played the extras in the D-Day scenes and Ballinesker Beach, Curracloe Strand, Ballinesker in Co. Wicklow and Ardmore studies were used for the filming of the D-Day sequence in the film.

lawred2 · 28-04-2019 1:43pm

Nobelium wrote: »

The Irish army reserve played the extras in the D-Day scenes and Ballinesker Beach, Curracloe Strand, Ballinesker in Co. Wicklow and Ardmore studies were used for the filming of the D-Day sequence in the film.

Yeah it's almost like they were there on Omaha beach in 1944..

I jest but some Irish people being extras in a movie filmed in Ireland doesn't really mean a whole lot.

beauf · 28-04-2019 3:25pm

lawred2 wrote: »

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Yeah it's almost like they were there on Omaha beach in 1944..

I jest but some Irish people being extras in a movie filmed in Ireland doesn't really mean a whole lot.

Well other then those people and their friends and family have in seeing them in the cinema.

Besides there were a lot of Irish who fought in WW2 and were involved in d-day.

Also it's a water shed in cinema at least for war movies. So movie buffs would be interested.

beauf · 28-04-2019 3:35pm

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

Very worth see the landing sequence in cinema all right for those who havent seen it. It was a league jump in war film realism, and worked in every way, shaky cam, slow mo, underwater, the whole chaos. Absolutely fantastic, and total shock to the the system when we saw it at the time. And it still stands up.

You can leave after that though. The rest of it has little or nothing to offer. Cliche, ticks a few standard plot boxes, and ends with a laughable A-Team worthy sequence. In sharp contrast to Band of Brothers, whose greatness was its echewing of that kind of pap. And thats leaving aside the bookend contemporary revisit bits. Probably meant something to sons of the greatest generation like Spielberg himself, but poor movie making.

Still, I'd pay in to see the first half hour again. Then leave.

That's a bit harsh. The rest of the movie has some great scenes. Perhaps not accurate and bias. But they capture the misery and emotional trauma of war/combat. No movie is accurate but they have to tell a story and give some sense of the experience. The rest of the movie does that. If clichéd. Still very worth watching.

Maybe I'm of a different generation where I can see the flaws and not let them distract me that much, as we had to use our imagination to look past this kinda stuff in older movies.

Fury is another flawed movie in so many ways, but lots to appreciate as well. The sound of a tank firing etc.

Nobelium · 28-04-2019 4:27pm

beauf wrote: »

Also it's a water shed in cinema at least for war movies. So movie buffs would be interested.

Filmed on Irish beaches, with Irish Defence Forces reenacting one of the most realistic war film scenes ever. The mind boggles as to why some Irish people would question why it should be re shown in an Irish cinema.

lawred2 · 28-04-2019 4:54pm

Nobelium wrote: »

Filmed on Irish beaches, with Irish Defence Forces reenacting one of the most realistic war film scenes ever. The mind boggles as to why some Irish people would question why it should be re shown in an Irish cinema.

As an allied forces D-Day commemoration?

Snake Plisken · 28-04-2019 5:15pm

Great Movie remember seeing it with my Brother in Blanch.
Btw if you have a decent 4K TV and Apple 4K box you can pick this up for €4.99
Also its a free country last time I checked! if anyone wants to go watch one of the very best War movies they can and it shouldn't matter if your Irish or not! Take your political agendas elsewhere!

beauf · 28-04-2019 5:19pm

lawred2 wrote: »

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As an allied forces D-Day commemoration?

Is anti d-day a thing now?

squawker · 28-04-2019 5:22pm

LastLagoon wrote: »

Thin Red Line which came out around the same time was way better

that was a biggest load of pretentious twaddle I have ever seen

lawred2 · 28-04-2019 5:51pm

beauf wrote: »

Is anti d-day a thing now?

Not at all. Personally I find it odd to commemorate something that had nothing to do with us.

Others don't. Grand. As someone else said it's a free country.

I've probably seen that movie four or five times myself but just wouldn't go to see it for those purposes. That's all.

Saving Private Ryan returning to cinemas.

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