Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by townsend (A) on July 13, 2009 at 16:26:41

In Reply to: RE: Thin Red LIne posted by dave c on July 12, 2009 at 22:29:16

One of my favorite movies . . . period.

It got lots of criticism . . . the philosophial musings, nature vs. man theme, etc. I guess you connect to it or you don't. I did with The Thin Red Line. I've heard there was lots more footage, and it had to be drastically cut to fit in the theater venue. It's a shame will never see the longer cut (when blu-ray does appear, I doubt it will much longer, if at all.)

Now A New World seems to continue the same themes, but I just didn't connect with it. In fact, I got bored. No, I didn't see the new cut released only on DVD. Last time I tried that approach (Kingdom of Heaven), it didn't redeem the movie for me.

Hoping for good things from Malick's forthcoming movie . . . it should be released in 2010, at the latest.