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Who else thought, Malick's The Thin Red Line was better film, than SPR?

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Posted on August 14, 2017 at 07:36:40
Eldragon
Unfortunately for Malick, the both movies were released at the same time. The one was packed with action, another with long monologues ...yet the Thin Red Line was more realistic than Saving Private Ryan (except the first 20 minutes of the beach landing).

My observation, as a Military History enthusiast.

 

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RE: Who else thought, Malick's The Thin Red Line was better film, than SPR?, posted on August 14, 2017 at 08:17:23
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 I think TRL is his best movie.

 

I agree - to me, TRL also had more depth to it [nt], posted on August 14, 2017 at 12:38:30
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The musical score of TRL was powerful and effective . . ., posted on August 14, 2017 at 13:43:23
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 Though it seemed to wander it did show the various emotional aspects of men at war which was the point not endless combat.

 

RE: I agree - to me, TRL also had more depth to it [nt], posted on August 14, 2017 at 14:18:31
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 Both good films, but I think you hit on it. TRL left a deeper emotional mark on me than did SPR. I remember the blunt trauma of the first 20 mins of SPR, but after that it was just another WW II movie. TRL takes the viewer into all sorts of dark places, and the craziness of war and what it does to the men caught up in it.

 

Enjoyed The Thin Red Line as it is the better film..., posted on August 14, 2017 at 16:34:12
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 more contemplative, poetic... insightful, as is usually typical of Malick.

SPR has lots to offer as well, but is a different beast.

The Thin Red Line is the classic though, ripe for repeated viewings with new/different discoveries down the line.

You've seen SPR, you've seen SPR. Great acting though.

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They were both very good in their own right. Personally I like We Were Soldiers Once, posted on August 14, 2017 at 19:54:57
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 just as much as those two. Once it gets going, unending action.
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RE: Who else thought, Malick's The Thin Red Line was better film, than SPR?, posted on August 15, 2017 at 05:10:10
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 How ya doin' -Eldragon?
all of these "war" films are very similar. Full Metal Jacket, is a good place to start for those interested.

 

Yes and no..., posted on August 15, 2017 at 15:18:29
semuta
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 First 20 minutes of spr is the best war reenactment ever placed on celluloid. Overall trl is a better film

 

RE: Who else thought, Malick's The Thin Red Line was better film, than SPR?, posted on August 16, 2017 at 00:18:46
mark.korda@myfairpoint.net
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 Hi,
One thing that in Private Ryan that distracted me from the great realism of that film was when they finally found the real Ryan, Matt Damond. He gave this smile showing off almost a twinkling Hollywood smile. Everything was so authentic to me until that.
In the Thin Red Line Nick Nolte was way over acting and that was distracting to me. I saw him in a Walk in the Woods with Redford and thought he was Oscar worthy. He was just playing himself....Mark Korda

 

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