Young men go to war, get freaked out, killed

Rating: Null/10 (18 November 2003)

This is one of the finest war films ever produced, and a true cinematic masterpiece. Juxtaposing the surreal beauty of Guadalcanal with the brutish horror of World War Two was a brilliant move. I would have touched that venus flytrap too. Would have liked to see the fish that live in trees, though. Penn, Nolte, Caviezel, and Koteas are amazing.
Adapted from the bestselling James Jones novel of the same name, the story follows American infantrymen fighting their way across the island of Guadalcanal in early 1942. Both sides experience the utter chaos of war, and stumble across the thin red line that divides sanity from madness.