| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Joel B. Kirk (Rating: 3/4) |
| WWII: An American army platoon called C-for-Charlie Company attempts
capture the Japanese-controlled island of Guadacanal in the Pacific
Ocean, which will have a major effect on the outcome of the war. Each
man has his own story, be it for glory, for...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Brandon Stahl |
| Poetry, translated into a film, is The Thin Red Line. The movie is a
collection of images and thoughts, assembled in a broken order, in hopes to
solicit emotion and feeling from the audience. It is not so much about plot
or story, but about sights and...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Jerry Saravia |
| It took director Terrence Malick twenty years to make a film, which is about a
decade longer than it would take Stanley Kubrick. Did he run out of ideas, or
was he sick of Hollywood? It is an inconsequential matter because Malick has
crafted one of the...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Matt Williams |
| A study in pretension, The Thin Red Line marks the infamously reclusive
director Terrence Malick's anticlimactic return to the cinema. On the
surface, the film is a war movie, based on the James Jones novel of the
same name. But, this film has no real...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz |
| THE THIN RED LINE (director: Terrence Malick; cast: Sean Penn, Adrien
Brody, Jim Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Elias
Koteas, Nick Nolte, John C. Reilly, Miranda Otto, Arie Verveen, Dash
Mihok, John Savage, John Travolta, George...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Luke Buckmaster |
| THE THIN RED LINE
Cast: Sean Penn, James Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, Elias Koteas, Nick Nolte,
Adrien Brody, Jared Leto, Dash Mihok
Director: Terrence Malick
Screenplay: Terrence Malick based on the novel by James Jones
Australian theatrical release: January...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Matt Prigge |
| Starring: Sean Penn, Jim Caviezel, Adrien Brody, Ben Chaplin, Elias
Koteas, Nick Nolte, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, John C. Reilly, Jared
Leto, John Savage, Nick Stahl, Donal Logue, John Travolta, George
Clooney more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by David Wilcock |
| Wow, this is a toughie to review. A return to directing from Badlands
director Malick, The Thin Red Line is a movie that will delight some, and
bore the hell out of others. Myself, I was certainly leaning towards the
'delight' side. The plot, even though...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Nigel Bridgeman |
| When you see a film which is a true work of art, you know it. Previously, I
knew after watching "Three Colours Red", "Paths of Glory", "Contact" and
"Heat" that I had seen something different, something special, and after
viewing The Thin Red Line I had...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Neil Smith |
| With Saving Private Ryan being my candidate as the best movie so far for
1998, it was with some eagerness I was looking forward to seeing the other
Second World War Two epic nominated in the Best Picture Oscar category.
Having now seen both movies it is...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Curtis Edmonds |
| The Thin Red Line is a spectacular movie, intelligently written and
directed by supergenius Terrence Malick, and don't let anyone tell you
different. Like no other film, it shows the passionate futility of war,
the dark side of mankind, and the stark,...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Kleszczewski, Nicholas |
| _The Thin Red Line_ is a war film, based on the series of events that
led to the takeover of the island of Guadecanal. It has an all-star
cast, an epic running time, many intermingling stories, and stunning
cinematography. The film+s strengths are that...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Greg King |
| THE THIN RED LINE (M).
(Twentieth Century Fox)
Director: Terrence Malick
Stars: Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Jim Caviezel, John Cusack, Elias Koteas,
Woody Harrelson, Ben Chaplin,
Jared Leton, Adrien Brody, George Clooney, John C Reilly, John Travolta,...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Christian Pyle |
| The television ads for "The Thin Red Line" promise "images you'll never be able
to shake." Thankfully, that blurb is hyperbole (psychological scars are not
something I'm looking for in a movie experience), but the line from the ads
suggests a collection...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Nathaniel R. Atcheson |
| Director: Terrence Malick
Cast: Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, James Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, George
Clooney, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Jared Leto, John C.
Reilly, Nick Nolty, John Travolta, Bill Pullman, Paul Gleason
Screenplay: Terrence...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| This film could also have been titled "Deep Thoughts" by Terrence Malick.
The recluse director, who actually beats fellow recluse director Stanley
Kubrick in the number of years elapsed between movies (Malick's last film
was 20 years ago, while Kubrick's...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by Terrence Malick.
Cast: Sean Penn, Jim Caviezal, Ben Chaplin, Nick Nolte, Elias Koteas,
John Cusack, Adrien Brody, Woody Harrelson, John C. Reilly, Miranda
Otto, John Travolta, Dash Mihok, David Harrod, Nick Stahl, George
Clooney.
1998 -...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Jason Wallis |
| Starring Sean Penn, Elias Koteas, Nick Nolte, Ben Chaplin, John Cusack,
Woody Harrelson, John C. Reilly,
Adrien Brody, Jared Leto, George Clooney and John Travolta
Directed by Terrence Malick
Rated R for graphic violence and profanity
Theatrical...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by David Sunga |
| Rating: 2.5 stars (out of 4.0)
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Key to rating system:
2.0 stars - Debatable
2.5 stars - Some people may like it
3.0 stars - I liked it
3.5 stars - I am biased in favor of the movie
4.0 stars - I felt the movie's impact...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Nathaniel R. Atcheson |
| Director: Terrence Malick
Cast: Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, James Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, George
Clooney, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Jared Leto, John C.
Reilly, Nick Nolty, John Travolta, Bill Pullman, Paul Gleason
Screenplay: Terrence...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Victory A. Marasigan |
| War movies haven't changed much in the short history of film. Even in
the best of them, the only real new wrinkle offered is the raised level
of gore which the audience is allowed to focus on. Sometime-director
Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line, an...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Kevin Patterson |
| THE THIN RED LINE
Rating: *** (out of four)
R, 1998
Director: Terrence Malick
Producers: Robert Michael Geisler, Grant Hill, John Roberdeau
Screenplay: Terrence Malick
Starring Cast: Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Elias Koteas, James Caviezel, Ben Chaplin more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Edwin Jahiel |
| THE THIN RED LINE *** Directed, written by Terrence Malick, based on the
novel by James Jones. Photography, John Toll. Editing, Billy Weber, Leslie
Jones, Saar Klein;. Production design, Jack Fisk. Music, Hans Zimmer. Exec.
producer, GeorgeStevens, Jr....more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Ryan Davis |
| It was hard to watch a World War II film without comparing it to
Spielburg’s epic “Saving Private Ryan.” Since both films were released in
1998 and both dealt with the horror of war, comparison is unavoidable. While
“A Thin Red Line” is a solid film...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten, Ph.D.
Twentieth Century Fox/ Phoenix Pictures
Director: Terrence Malick
Writer: Terrence Malick, novel by James Jones
Cast: George Clooney, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Nick
Nolte, Sean Penn, Bill Pullman, John...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by M. Armstrong |
| Director: Terrence Malick
Writer: Terrence Malick (based on the novel The Thin Red Line by James Jones)
Director of Photography: John Toll
Featuring: Sean Penn, Jim Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, Nick Nolte, Elias Koteas,
Woody Harrelson, John Cusack. more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: Heavy on mood and texture, light on
plot, this is sort of an APOCALYPSE NOW for World
War II. It combines frightening realistic battle
sequences with a sort of post-war literary style.
The...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by James Brundage |
| Starring Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, Ben Chaplin, John Cusask, Woody Harrelson,
Elais Koteas, Jared Leto, Dash Mihok, Tim Blake Nelson, Nick Nolte, John C.
Reilly, Larry Romano, John Savage, Arie Verveen, David Harrod, Thomas Jane,
Miranda Otto, Jim...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Joe Barlow |
| STARRING: Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Ben Chaplin, Adrien Brody,
John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas,
James Caviezel
DIRECTOR: Terrence Malick
WRITER: Terrence Malick (based on the book by James Jones)
RATED: R
RELEASED:...more |
| The Thin Red Line Review |
| by Michael Summers |
| Terrence Malick made an excellent 90 minute film adaptation of James Jones'
World War II novel. Unfortunately, he buried it within an overlong and
overreaching 3-hour long pseudo-epic. This is a shame because the film
features an outstanding...more |
