Sir_Fartsalot
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Which did you prefer?
Saving Private Ryan vs The Thin Red Line
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Saving Private Ryan
John_8581
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Two good Army pictures. The war in the Atlantic vs. the war in the Pacific... Germans vs. Japs. This is a tough one.
Although, Saving Private Ryan won five Academy Awards...
I'll have to go with The Thin Red Line ... the acting of Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, and Jim Caviezel is comparable to the acting of Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore and Matt Damon.
John Cusack, George Clooney and Woody Harrelson bring it over the top.
Although, Saving Private Ryan won five Academy Awards...
I'll have to go with The Thin Red Line ... the acting of Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, and Jim Caviezel is comparable to the acting of Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore and Matt Damon.
John Cusack, George Clooney and Woody Harrelson bring it over the top.
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Terrence Malick does shit boring movies. Who the fuck gives a shit about acting in a war movie??? I want to see grown men crying, I want to see the horror of war, not John "better off dead" Cusack or some jerk off named George "facts of life" Clooney "acting" The only actor you mention that was in a war scene was Jim Caviezel, all the rest were there.... acting. Thats why it didnt win shit.
Saving Private Ryan. Thin Red Line was alright, but I've never had the urge to watch it again. SPR is one of the best movies ever made.
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^^^^^^^^^^^ THIS!!!!!!!! "Ryan" is a masterpiece. And it makes me cry EVERY time I watch it. When Ryan, as an old man, visits the grave of Capt. Miller and then turns to his wife and asks her if he's led a good life and has been a good man -- to know that he EARNED the sacrifices by the squad who came to take him off the front lines -- I sob and bawl my eyes out. Powerful, POWERFUL moment in one of the great movies of our time. 
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Ace Boobtoucher
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"Am I a good man?"
Chokes me up every time. Especially when he drops to his knees on Miller's grave. Sure they took a bunch of poetic license in the movie but the emotional release and attention to detail make Saving Private Ryan my choice. Plus, it didn't feature Penn, Clooney or Nolte.
Chokes me up every time. Especially when he drops to his knees on Miller's grave. Sure they took a bunch of poetic license in the movie but the emotional release and attention to detail make Saving Private Ryan my choice. Plus, it didn't feature Penn, Clooney or Nolte.
vodkazvictim
Why save the world, when you can rule it?
Thin Red Line.
Then again I do get all misty eyed for the Cold War...
Then again I do get all misty eyed for the Cold War...
It's been ages since I saw "The Thin Red Line". In terms of what I prefer, it has to be "Saving Private Ryan". It's just super. So well made. I was babysitting this 10 year old kid a few weeks ago and he was acting "tough as nails" claiming he'd seen all of SPR, so I gave him a quick test. He had SOOOO not seen it. He couldn't even answer the easiest question I gave him >>> Who's the old man at the end? So I grabbed the DVD out of his Dad's collection and put it on.
As soon as the first ramp dropped and the bullets started flying, he got nervous and by the time the soldiers were getting shot in the water, he wanted to turn it off. THAT'S the power of good cinema.
And then I concluded:
1. The kid wasn't as tough as he looked, with that huge cookie dough head he has.
2. He was a liar.
We ended up watching "Die Hard 4" that evening.
It was more in line with what he enjoyed watching.
As soon as the first ramp dropped and the bullets started flying, he got nervous and by the time the soldiers were getting shot in the water, he wanted to turn it off. THAT'S the power of good cinema.
And then I concluded:
1. The kid wasn't as tough as he looked, with that huge cookie dough head he has.
2. He was a liar.
We ended up watching "Die Hard 4" that evening.
It was more in line with what he enjoyed watching.
Spielberg is probably my all time favorite director,but with that said,I prefer The Thin Red Line.
Private Ryan is a really good movie,but after the opening,which is extremely visceral,there are big dull spots that have you waiting for another battle.
The Thin Red Line is a fucking masterpiece of a war film that asks questions that I haven't seen in any other war movie.While Private Ryan shows you the horror or war,in probably THE most realistic way ever captured on film,that's all it does.
The Thin Red Line shows you the inner struggles and focuses on the psyche of the soldiers,which I found to be much more interesting.
I think Spielberg is probably the greatest director of all time with hands down the most impressive resume of any other director ever,but between these two movies,Terrence Mallick has crafted a much more thought provoking film that imo has been severely overlooked.
Private Ryan is a really good movie,but after the opening,which is extremely visceral,there are big dull spots that have you waiting for another battle.
The Thin Red Line is a fucking masterpiece of a war film that asks questions that I haven't seen in any other war movie.While Private Ryan shows you the horror or war,in probably THE most realistic way ever captured on film,that's all it does.
The Thin Red Line shows you the inner struggles and focuses on the psyche of the soldiers,which I found to be much more interesting.
I think Spielberg is probably the greatest director of all time with hands down the most impressive resume of any other director ever,but between these two movies,Terrence Mallick has crafted a much more thought provoking film that imo has been severely overlooked.
Are we talking about the same "Thin Red Line"? I haven't seen it in a while, but all I really remember is Jim Caviezel farting around in the woods the whole time.
Shifty
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That is so not true. It features several themes including honor, trust, loyalty, morality, family, brotherhood etc etc etc
Vanilla Bear
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This. :yesyes:^^^^^^^^^^^ THIS!!!!!!!! "Ryan" is a masterpiece. And it makes me cry EVERY time I watch it. When Ryan, as an old man, visits the grave of Capt. Miller and then turns to his wife and asks her if he's led a good life and has been a good man -- to know that he EARNED the sacrifices by the squad who came to take him off the front lines -- I sob and bawl my eyes out. Powerful, POWERFUL moment in one of the great movies of our time.
