One of a kind

Rating: 10/10 (23 August 2004)

Why ??? is this movie so underrated on IMDb, every time i see that score it puts me down.
Story:
Based on the novel by James Jones, THE THIN RED LINE tells the story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. The story takes place as Army troops are moved in to relieve battle-weary Marine units. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.
The story is more than a tale of men fighting a key battle, one which would ultimately stem the Japanese advance through the Pacific Islands. It explores the intense bonds that develop between men under terrible stress, even evil; to Jones, who served with an Army unit in Guadalcanal, the soldiers' feelings and emotions developed into nothing less than a sense of love...of family. The horrors of war helped them lose their idea of self and of the world around them. They were no longer fighting solely for patriotic reasons or the larger world and its issues which had brought them there; they were fighting for survival and for the men next to them.
My opinion:
This is one of my favorite war movies of all time together with Appocalypse now, Platoon and Saving private ryan.
The best about the thin red line and also what makes it so different than all those other War movies, are the poetic dialogues from some of the carachters they really make you feel bad about war. "war doesn't make men noble it turns them into dogs" and please let be honest this is the truth.
also great is the cast which exists of Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, John cussack, Jim Caviezel, Adrien Brody, Woody harrelson, George cloony and much more fine actors.
And then of course the beautiful nature scenes from the south pacific, and one of the best soundtracks from Hans zimmer.
Maybe the amount of action is less than movies like Saving private ryan and blackhawk down, but the action scenes this movie contains are very good and make you sit at the top of your seat especially the Japanese village scene makes you believe that War sux.
This was the first movie that Showed me that there are no Winners and heroes. "It's all about Property"
The Thin red line never gets me bored, and is listed in my top 10 favorite movies of all time. a nine out of ten
9.6 /10