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 enlarge | Director: Terrence Malick
Actors: Kirk Acevedo, Penelope Allen, Benjamin Green, Simon Billig, Mark Boone Junior
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  930 reviews
Sales Rank: 11191
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 170 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: FOXD2003001D
UPC: 024543030003
EAN: 0024543030003
ASIN: B00005PJ8T
Theatrical Release Date: January 8, 1999
Release Date: May 21, 2002
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 Somehow, it did not engage me. August 5, 2008
Cestmoi
Somehow, it did not engage me. It might be because it did not focus to a few people.
I prefer other WWII movies such as The longest day, Saving Private Ryan, U571, Midway.
 Here's the Real Scoop on This Movie ... July 29, 2008
Jonathan Weiss
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm going to tell it like is.
First so you know where I'm coming from. I vote Republican, I like war movies and I can't stand celebrities preaching anti war propaganda.
It's true, "The Thin Red Line" is very different from "Saving Private Ryan". With SPR, you have a small group of guys that you follow from point A to point B. Real simple. Plus a lot of the film is focused on war images. I think that it could even be argued that some scenes in SPR do not represent our veterans very well, such as Matt Damon's character breaking down and crying during the middle of a battle scene. And it seemed like none of the characters got along in that movie.
I have a grand parent that fought in the same place "The Thin Red Line" is focused on. What's different about TTRL is that instead of being solely focused on battle scenes, it humanizes the troops. By that I mean, it puts you right there in the field with them, and makes you realize these aren't faceless soldiers, they're somebody's wife, husband, or dad. SPR did that a bit with Tom Hank's character but that's about it. TTRL let's you really "experience" what it was probably like to land on a foreign island that's rich in beauty but you know you're about to go into battle shortly.
Some people mentioned that this movie is convoluted and that it doesn't focus entirely on one person. That's true, this movie is the thinking person's Saving Private Ryan. If you want to vege out and see combat while the soldiers remain automons then maybe TTRL isn't for you. But if you can watch a movie like the GodFather and follow along and you want more than CGI and special effects then you'll probably love TTRL.
I gave this movie only 4 stars because after the main battle is over, it does amble on a bit but then picks right back up again.
 Nothing but antiwar propaganda July 6, 2008
David L. Stephenson (Morris)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Know a hardcore anti-war nut? This movie is for them. Thin Red Line is definitely not a movie that honors men like my neighbor who lied about his age to join the military in WWII. It tries the disguise of being artsy in order to brand the men who fought for our freedoms as cowards and psychopaths. This movie was a waste of my time, a waste of my money, and a waste of resources. I should have known what the result of movie would be, considering the cast. So, to the director, quit having your actors emote so much. To the writer, please visit with those who serve. You may learn that they are men who just do their job and dont ask for anything else.
 Malick's Poetic War Film: The Thin Red Line. June 24, 2008
G. Merritt (Boulder, CO)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Terrence Malick's name is synonymous with his visionary films Badlands (1973), Days of Heaven (1978), The Thin Red Line (1998), and The New World (2005)--four of the best films I have ever seen. Based on the James Jones' novel, The Thin Red Line tells a fictional World War II story which examines the young soldiers of C Company, focusing primarily on Private Witt (Jim Caviezel), who has gone AWOL from his unit and is living among natives in the South Pacific, Colonel Tall (Nick Nolte), who is driven to win the Battle of the Japanese-controlled Guadalcanal Island, and Private Bell (Ben Chaplin), who is haunted by his failing marriage back home. The film also features an ensemble cast including George Clooney, Adrien Brody, Woody Harrelson, John Cusack, Jared Leto, John Travolta and Sean Penn. (Other performances by Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Sheen, Gary Oldman, Jason Patric, Bill Pullman, Lukas Haas, Viggo Mortensen and Mickey Rourke were left on the cutting-room floor during editing.) Hardly a traditional war film, Malick's Thin Red Line is more of a three-hour meditation on life, death, God, and courage amidst the futility of war. For Malick, there is a thin line between war and poetry. John Toll's cinematography is mesmerizing. It languishes over flora and fauna as much as the action scenes. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score and Best Sound Mixing. This film is transcendent.
G. Merritt
The Greatest War Film Ever Made. June 9, 2008
Marc Dalesandro (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Canada)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Yes, that's right. "The Thin Red Line" is the greatest war movie ever made. So said Gene Siskel, and so say I. It's miles ahead of "Saving Private Ryan" and just noses out "Full Metal Jacket" and "Apocalypse Now" for the crown.
The cinematography is breathtaking, the directing inspired, the acting first-rate. The ensemble cast pulls off a miracle - simultaneously portraying the horrors of war and the subtlety and quiet mystery of the human mind.
The script blends action and philosophy (!) in a way few films would even attempt, and does so with an ease that staggers the mind. This movie deserved every one of its seven Academy Award nominations.
I left the theater stunned and speechless after watching "The Thin Red Line", but my mind was racing. The same feeling came back yet again upon viewing this DVD.
Buy it, and enjoy the greatest war film ever made. A landmark cinematic achievement. Five stars!
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