Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, Nick Nolte
One of the cinema's great disappearing acts came to a close with the release of The Thin Red Line in late 1998. Terrence Malick, the cryptic recluse who withdrew from Hollywood visibility after...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 2, 1999
Stats: 5,088 reviews
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September 24, 2009
The long awaited return of Terrence Malick and it was well worth the wait! This is an excellent war film!
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August 18, 2009
I think this may be better shot than The New World (Malick sure loves his underwater shots). The technical aspects are quite impressive, featuring some great handheld and tracking shots. Unlike DoH or tNW there's a ton of characters all sharing a similar narration pondering the n...( read more)
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March 19, 2009
After a 20 year absence, I don't think Terrence Mallick could ever have lived up to the hype surrounding this film, but even still, I expected better. It's a good film, no doubt, and it has some interesting things to say about how the psychologically destructive effects of war, ...( read more)
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January 22, 2009
A grimly beautiful and unconventional war film that, though it features some great acting from a lot of big stars, doesn't really feature anyone long enough for you to get attached to them. I'm not really a Nick Nolte fan, but he was very good in this one, and I thought that Adri...( read more)
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December 3, 2008
"Every man fights his own war."
James Caviezel stars as Private Witt, a deserter living in peace and harmony with the natives of a Pacific island paradise. Captured by the Navy, Witt is debriefed by a senior officer (Sean Penn) and returned to an active duty unit prepa...( read more) -
November 20, 2009
There's about 5 billion different war films on each war and believe me, this one doesn't stand out as special to me. However, it still stands its ground as at least "pretty good." It's definately worth giving a look. You don't see all of the actors very often, but this film featu...( read more)
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November 18, 2009
the thin red line is an old histrocale movie that must be seen for it is very enjoyable
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November 15, 2009
A Zen masterpiece on war. Malik has returned with such profound perspective and insight. The viewer gets three movies in one. First, it's a riveting story with elements of suspense and intense action revolving around "seizing a bunker." Second, there's such a collection of strong...( read more)
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November 9, 2009
A cinematic masterpiece that dives deep into the dehumanizing effects war has on soldiers. The film is stunningly beautiful; with a cinematic and documentary feel. Terrence Malick and cinematographer John Toll see beauty in every thing around them. One thing is for sure, this is ...( read more)
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March 4, 2009The 6 hour version is screaming to be released to its fans. C'mon Terrence, if not you, then get Criterion on the case!
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May 7, 2007i love this movie because it isnt really about how graphic the filmakers can make it or how many special effects can we throw in its more about the soldiers and their perspectives which i love.
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May 17, 2006I agree with you Eugene. I was very impressed with this movie, even though i don't really like war movies. This one i didn't mind at all.
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