GrimPrecise I'll tell you why so serious

SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

vasean-71009 In the 1970's Terrence Malick's directorial debut "Badlands", and 5 years later "days of heaven" established him as a fresh, unique voice in a decade that produced a new generation of film makers. Both offerings were both powerful and visually beautiful, and then, he disappeared for twenty years.... He returned to direct one of the greatest war films of all time. No The Thin Red Line does not have a typical story line, but neither does life, and that is what Malick captures and expresses in Red Line so honest and eloquently. Rather than the typical Hollywood plot arc, Malick instead focuses on the conflict, love, and fear the characters are going thru at that moment in time, and in relation to the war. It saddens me but does not surprise me that there are people who don't get Thin Line. Thankfully both critics in the states and around the world both "got" Thin Line, and also often considered it to be the best film of the decade. War is a traumatic experience, and Malick captures that with the honest narration that threads throughout the film. He exposes the characters with their inner narrations, offering the viewer a deeper, and more vulnerable portrait than is usually depicted in typical war films. In many ways it's more a profound character film with the backdrop of war secondary, serving as a setting to explore these characters. Never have I seen a film, or director who better explores the human character so honestly as Malick. That combined with the stunning choreography makes for a unique and beautiful cinematic experience. It's my guess that the people who don't get this film or Malick, are probably also the people who don't get life on a deeper and more honest level.

marekerek Acting: A film full of stars, not one performance is bad. The best performance in my opinion is that of Nick Nolte. Inclusion of John Travolta and George Clooney might be a bit unnecessary, but it doesn't do any harm so I don't have any problems with that. 8/10Direction and cinematography: Wonderful. The camera-work is perfect, the battle scenes are not confusing and very well shot. 9/10Soundtrack: The main score by Hans Zimmer(Journey to the Line) isn't by far his greatest, but it's not bad either. What I loved though are the choirs in the beginning and during the subtitles. 8/10Plot and screenplay: This is where the film fails to deliver. The plot is way too simple for a 170 minutes long movie. It's dragging, there are scenes where virtually nothing at all happens. The dialogue is all very philosophical, some good lines but it doesn't move the plot much. Same goes for all the monologues. 1/10Overall: I was very hyped going into this movie. All those terrific actors, Hans Zimmer doing the music.. And it bore me to death. I was very disappointed with the plot. It was way too long. The biggest plus goes for the choir soundtrack and acting. 6/10Best scene: Opening 10 minutes.

MuLynch Please help i want to stop re-watching this great movie . what can i say ? i can't say anything just if you haven't seen this movie just stop reading and close the window of this page and watch it. i think and believe there is not war movie comparing with this great movie . Thank you Malick

legendaryoutlawx I can't begin to describe my Experience.It's something you have to experience yourself,and I hope you do.I watched this Movie when it came out,I was a kid at that time so probably didn't understand much.But 19 years later,I watched it once again, this time I was able to grasp so much more.It's not just a War movie or Just a Drama, It's an Experience, really. What I found out was that , even though some of our characters never meet in the movie, but they're tied by some bond,maybe it's their destiny. You don't just see the Story from a Single perspective , but from a lot of the soldier's eyes.The story may seem a Bit complicated to you at first but after some time, you'll understand,what the characters are trying to tell us .On top of this Experience, was The movie's score by Hans Zimmer. It really Makes the movie,the story speak to you.like I said it was an Experience. I'd say it wasn't a movie, but it was art.In 170 minutes, I saw, Experienced and Felt what the Characters were trying to speak to me. I've seen a lot of war movies, but one thing this gem of a Movie does best is that it connects to you better than others.The Narrations from different characters only add to the realistic environment you're experiencing. If you're looking for a breathtaking experience, to find what's it's like to be under fire, to find the meaning of life while Firing your M1 Garand at Jacques , do give this Movie a Try.One thing I can say is that after almost 3 hours of this Movie, you might Get better realization on a lot of things in life ,I did so . Cheers