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I gotta chime in on this. The Thin Red Line is one of my favorite films of all time. I am a super freak for this film. I have all the posters and a bunch of the oscar trade ads framed and setup around my HT. This is a film you need to see more than once. That is not a bad thing, because after your first viewing it is so stunning you want to see it again and again. Everytime I watch it, there is something new I noticed and I am in just plain awe. The acting is absolutely flawless, and the visuals are stunning. There isn't much script or plot but I think the film benefited from this. When I first saw TRL I immediately went out and rented Days of heaven and Badlands. These are two damn good films and I think viewers would undestand Malick's way of filmaking after seeing them. Days has the best visuals in the the history of film making. If you think that is out there go read Eberts review on it. And while your there, if you can find Siskel's review on the thin red line read it. It is a great review, and according to him its the best contempory war film ever! If your looking for a spoon fed war film then this isn't it, go and see private ryan. I don't want to say if you didn't like it then you didn't get it. Unfortunately, the major movie audience these days cannot aprreciate a good artistic film. If its not in yo face action, then most people will not be satisfied. Hey everyone has an opinion, and this topic has been beaten to death, you just can't compare the two films. The Thin Red Line will make you think and if you don't have A-D-D and can sit still for three hours you will enjoy one of the best war films of all time.
Nuff said...it's the best
Chili out
[This message has been edited by Chili Palmer (edited 05-30-2000).]
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