The Thin Red Line Revelation (1 Viewer)

[Matt Stone]

I always loved the first trailer to Pearl Harbor, and I could never realize why...now I know...it's the friggen music from The Thin Red Line. On a further note...I can't believe that I had never seen Thin Red Line to this point...and I can't believe how damn good it is.

PS. What version should I buy? Regular, DTS, Fox War Classic...?? Thx.

 

[Jason Whyte]

"What version should I buy? Regular, DTS, Fox War Classic...??"
I'd recommend the Enhanced Widescreen DTS/DD version for sure. The Fox War Classic and the Regular version are the same (I have the latter since I don't have DTS yet).
Jason

 

[Matt Stone]

Kewl....Thx. I'm ordering at as I type.

 

[Chris Lynch]

I'm pretty damn partial to this movie myself, the performances are incredible, and I love war movies that try to say something about humanity, not just bomb fests and cheap gimmicks like Pearl Harbor. I think it had even more to say than Saving Private Ryan, though I love that film as well.
BTW, you may already know this, but The Thin Red Line is a remake of an older film by the same name.

 

[Matt Stone]

Yah. I did know that it was a remake, but I've never seen (or heard) anything about the older version. Is it similar in it's scope of things...or more constrained like a typical war movie?

 

[Marc Colella]

I know it wasn't used as a comparison or anything, but having "Pearl Harbor" and "The Thin Red Line" in the same sentence should be illegal.

 

[Paul_D]

I know it wasn't used as a comparison or anything, but having "Pearl Harbor" and "The Thin Red Line" in the same sentence should be illegal.

I believe the bill is already being debated as we speak!

 

[Andy Sheets]

Yah. I did know that it was a remake, but I've never seen (or heard) anything about the older version. Is it similar in it's scope of things...or more constrained like a typical war movie?

I haven't seen the original version but I'd wager that the films aren't all that similar. Malick's version is very much a Malick film, I think. If you've seen Badlands or Days of Heaven, it's got the same feel. (I'd say that it's not really a remake either since both films were based on a book.)
Speaking of the score, I love it too. I think it's the one really great score that Zimmer's done

 

[Walter Kittel]

If you want to see an earlier version of Malick's The Thin Red Line, then I highly recommend 1967's Beach Red directed by Cornel Wilde. ( Turner Classic Movies broadcasts this title very infrequently. )
The similarities between the films in terms of their overall tone, and their approach to depicting the nature of war are very close. Beach Red is based upon a different literary work by another author. While I don't know if Malick has ever viewed this film, the similarities lead me to believe that he was influenced by this work.
- Walter.