[Tripper]

[quote="k-i-a":e69b3]Are you talking about that bit where he only shot one person threw the whole war? And killed that younge nazi soldier?[/quote:e69b3]

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Please don't post anymore.

[Oddball]

Thin Red Line was SOOOO gay in my opinion.

Firstly there were a lot of celebrities popping up in roles that had like 5 lines. It seemed that they were just trying to get a war movie down on their resumé. I thought at least one of them would be the lead role but hake:

The poetic voice overs made no sense and I coudn't really follow it.
The AWOL soldier was really dumb, I don't know why he tried to raise his gun when surrounded by Japanese.

Also when the Americans were running through the Japanese camp it just looked stupid cos they were owning them, almost certainly there would have been some form of internal defences.

Hard to keep track of all the characters, would focus on many people and hard to identify a protagonist.

Also the crazy soldier had interesting things to say but didn't bring the message of the futility of war across effectively. IMO when they were running through the grass getting mortared said far more about war than some shell shocked soldier.

Also I think the movie was the director's first in 20 years or something....ummm hard film to come back on.

I think Band of Brothers, Saving Private Ryan and even Windtalkers were far better anti war films (out of the recent war movies anyway).

I know The Thin Red Line doesn't slam anti war in your face and tries to be subtle but I couldn't see the reality or find convincing acting to bring the message across.



Also another fav BoB moment is when George Luz fool Sobel into thinking he's the Colonel.

[geRV]

Another great part was blithe firing like 13 rounds from an 8 round m1 garand clip..... oOo:

[Zoner]

The book was great, but the movie didn't do it for me.

[Tiwaz]

Originally Posted by Gerard

Another great part was blithe firing like 13 rounds from an 8 round m1 garand clip..... oOo:

That was episode 3, Carentan.

I hadn't noticed it before, but indeed.

First, he fires 8 shots, the clip is ejected (that is, you hear the sound); without reloading, he fires another 5 shots or so. Guess he reloaded between 2 takes, biggrin:

In that same apisode, a tank runs over somebody and cracks his head. For me, this was by far the most ghastly scene in the entire series.

Originally Posted by Oddball

Also another fav BoB moment is when George Luz fool Sobel into thinking he's the Colonel.

Actually, he was pretending to be Major Horton, but it was still funny

[Ferich]

Originally Posted by Oddball

Thin Red Line was SOOOO gay in my opinion. (etc.)

Yeah, you really have to like Poetry or good cinematography to like it. Honestly, the only reason I like it is because it wasn't a very popular movie, and I read the book in like 1997 when I was in middle school.

[Harlen Maguire]

I have mixed views on The Thin Red Line...

While I adore the films cinematography, score, acting and all-round design... There doesn't seem to be much "emotional core"...

However, saying that...

As an overall film, The Thin Red Line fails... however, sequences, moments from it, far surpass anything seen in any of the Spielberg produced dramas...

If anyone wants any examples I'd be pleased to give them... The entire hill sequence (Hill 412, I think it was) is far more harrowing to me than Saving Private Ryan's opening sequence...

Just an opinion.

The Thin Red Line is a failure, but a hell of an honourable one. 8/10.

[Ferich]

Hill 210. Read the book.

[Tripper]

Originally Posted by Ferich

Hill 210. Read the book.

Hey, not everyone is a fucking fanatic.

[Ferich]

Hey fucko, I wasn't say it as in " Hill 210, Goddamn read the book moron."

More as " It was Hill 210, you should read the book, it's good."

[McCoy 03]

I wanna watch BoB tonight.

[CaP bUsTa]

Originally Posted by Ferich

Hey fucko, I wasn't say it as in " Hill 210, Goddamn read the book moron."

More as " It was Hill 210, you should read the book, it's good."

yea i know but you kinda came off in a condescending way

[ninty]

[quote="CaP bUsTa":46788]

Originally Posted by Ferich

Hey fucko, I wasn't say it as in " Hill 210, Goddamn read the book moron."

More as " It was Hill 210, you should read the book, it's good."

yea i know but you kinda came off in a condescending way[/quote:46788]

Big words for a little man.

[Tripper]

[quote=ninty9]

Originally Posted by "CaP bUsTa":3fd32

yea i know but you kinda came off in a condescending way

Big words for a little man.[/quote:3fd32]


He's right though. I could call someone a fuckwit and claim that I was just trying to help them.