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Created Dec 23, 2007 11:57PM PST • Edited Dec 23, 2007 11:57PM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Great 4.0

   I love war movies, so’The Thin Red Line’ did not dissappoint me. It took too long to get to real action for my taste, and instead spent a good deal of time being melodromatic and ethereal. HOwever, once things got going, it did an amazing job of portraying the realism of the horror and craziness that the war in the south pacific brought. I’d venture to say that this movie did as good as ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and then later the Iwo Jima movies at really putting you in the place of a scared American Marine. An all star cast was a pleasure to watch — like the cameos from John Travolta. Nick Nolte was outstanding as a wacked commander, and Woody Harrelson was convincing as the leader who was there for his men. Sean Penn did a great job as well. Very cinematic and excellent film production — it is no surprise that this film was up for an academy award.

4. Acting

   Really Great 4.5

5. Male Stars Really Great 4.5

6. Female Stars Really Great 4.5

7. Female Costars Really Great 4.5

8. Male Costars Really Great 4.5

10. Film

    Really Great 4.5

11. Direction Really Great 4.5

12. Play Really Great 4.5

13. Music Really Great 4.5

14. Visuals Really Great 4.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Horrid 3.8

17. Sex Lewd 3.8

18. Violence Savage 3.8

19. Rudeness Nasty 3.8

21. Reality

    Surreal 2.1

22. Circumstantial Surreal 2.1

23. Biological Surreal 2.1

24. Physical Surreal 2.1