Unbelievable

Rating: 10/10 (23 January 1999)

If Saving Private Ryan wins Oscars over The Thin Red Line I'm going to riot in the streets.
I was excited to see TRL, but expected it to be only mediocre due to all the "bad reviews" I've heard. I was blown away. It surpasses just about every war movie I've ever seen. The cinematography, the nature, the Japanese soldiers, the calm in the fight, the characters...just about each character was onscreen for a matter of 20 minutes if not less...and yet I connected with these characters. Saving Private Ryan just doesn't come close with it's poor character development and run-of-the-mill run down of a war story (not to mention the ridiculous suicidal move at the end).
Whereas I am disappointed in Saving Private Ryan and it's almost certainty to win...I cannot stop thinking about The Thin Red Line.