Best movie of my life

Rating: 10/10 (29 October 1999)

Why oh why can't you say the name of this movie without someone saying..It was better/worse that Saving Private Ryan???
SPR was an exciting movie with great action and effects...but according to me, 100% kitsch. A step down when you've seen The Thin Red Line first. Some people expect from TRL, a sort of Saving Private Ryan 2...and many get of course disappointed because it doesn't contain as much action as SPR. They say it's too long and boring and so on. Well you can say it this way: The Thin Red Line is like all other art...you can love it or you can hate it. I love it.
You have to understand the philosophy and the limitless fear the soldiers carry in their heads. If philosophy says nothing to you, TRL is nothing for you. Don't pick it for the action, pick it for the experience! I've never ever in my life experienced a movie where you can feel the fear of the soldiers on yourself so powerfully. It's made brilliantly, and especially Hans Zimmer's excellent filmmusics makes the movie worth seeing.
This movie is truly of Oscar caliber and I'm so disappointed that the Spielberg guy went off with all the awards. I would have given this materpiece of Mallick's the Oscar. The Thin Red Line is the best movie I've ever seen!