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You have to visit a war in order to understand films about them.... . . .

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In Reply to: RE: Thin Red Line has no business being mentioned in the same line as P of G. None, whatsoever. nt posted by tinear on October 06, 2010 at 09:48:03

TRL, Apocalypse Now, and others don't necessarily speak directly to reality but convey a spiritual sense to the event.

Then you have small films like "The Battle for Haditha" that speak directly to the event and issue of cause and result that offend or go over viewers heads -- I felt "The Hurt Locker" was nearly in this small film category.

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Apocalypse Now - Mossback 09:19:36 10/09/10 (0)
Made it about 1/3 of the way though it in the theater had to leave and never have been able to watch the whole thing. Darn good movie.
They got many of the small details so correct it was like being there.
It certainly helps - danj 23:04:42 10/06/10 (0)
I have and I find APOCALYPSE NOW a masterpiece. It's not realistic but it sure as hell gave me the feeling that I was back in uniform. It's the psychic/spiritual side that so few war films can't/don't capture that AN and a few others (going back to 1932's ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT) do that makes the difference.

I think the THIN RED LINE is a good war film but misses greatness. I'll take something like THEY WERE EXPENDABLE or BATTLEGROUND over most newer films, especially jingoistic crap like PEARL HARBOR or TOP GUN.

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