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In Reply to: RE: The Thin Red Line had the worst miscast of modern film. posted by tinear on October 29, 2007 at 06:21:20
I've tried watching it many times and ALWAYS tire of the incessant cinema trickery....Marlon Brando was overpaid, overweight and completely useless in the film....I could never understand what was SOOOO maniacal about his character....seemed like a big, fat pussy to me...... To be honest though...outside of The Godfather and maybe The Outsiders...FFC is NOT a very prolific filmmaker and has hung his hat on just a few films.....hardly a legend as compared to a Willie Wyler or John Ford....
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IMHO it is one of the best films aever made, especially the "Redux" version, which, though longer, actually flows better.
...Its longer, has more chapters -- almost like reading an epic. Love the restored bunny scenes that reveal even more levels of delusion. More chapters make this film work.
Coppola 's film comes to mind as one, if not the first, major post Vietnam war statement with teeth.
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For me, the "acting" by the bunnies worked much in the same way Ryan O'Neal's casting in "Barry Lyndon" somehow fit -- less acting, more about being: blank, or kooky, or just illfitting in context.
good producers are a directors best friend.
I'd agree that the film already is indulgent as hell.
Someone needed to pimp slip Hopper at some point to straighten him up. At least take away his candy for a few hours...
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