In Reply to: The Thin Red Line: Fourth time is the trick..... posted by mr grits on October 18, 2007 at 08:11:45:
strike a chord with many viewers.It didn't take me four viewings to appreciate it, but I'm glad your perseverance has paid off.
I've heard that it was radically cut down from an immense amount of footage. Reputedly, Adrien Brody's character had a larger role.
But I don't think we will ever see all this extra footage, unfortunate or not. The theatrical version stands on its own.
I enjoyed Hans Zimmers' soundtrack so much that I purchased it as well. It is HDCD, for the audiophile inclined.
Perhaps Jim Caviezel's best role, eh?
Edits: 10/18/07
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- A masterpiece in my book as well, but it just doesn't - townsend 13:23:08 10/18/07 (1)
- RE: H.Zimmers' score - Jasper T 06:21:29 10/21/07 (0)