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| Thin Red Line, The |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 34 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, Jim Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, George Clooney, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Jared Leto, Dash Mihok, Tim Blake Nelson, Nick Nolte, John C. Reilly, Larry Romano, John Savage, John Travolta, Arie Verveen |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
1425585 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$49.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
170 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1998 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Terrence Malick |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Terrence Malick |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Hans Zimmer |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Jack Fisk |
| (Visual Effects): |
Animal Logic |
| (Costume Designer): |
Margot Wilson |
| (Editor): |
Billy Weber, Leslie Jones & Saar Klein |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
J. Paul Huntsman & Robb Wilson |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
George Stevens, Jr. |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Robert Michael Geisler, John Roberdeau & Grant Hill |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Panavision |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.40:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
DTS, SDDS & Dolby Digital |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
The Thin Red Line, based on the novel by James Jones marks the return of Terence Malick to the director’s chair after a 20 year absence. Nominated for seven Academy Awards®, the movie, featuring an all-star cast, focuses not so much on explosive war adventures, but more on what goes through the minds of the young men who must live through the chaos that surrounds them on the Pacific Island of Guadalcanal.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 2.35:1 picture is nicely rendered throughout. The occasionally contrasted images are harsh, and effectively portray the stark situations of war, while other scenes are brighter. Shadow delineation is nicely rendered. Noise is sometimes distracting, while overall, the picture will surely please.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack was nominated for an Oscar® but the Dolby® Digital discrete 5.1 version is problematic with at times distorted deep bass extension at unnatural levels. Caution is advised when playing these scenes at full scale SPL. While holosonic imaging is engaging on both soundtracks, the discrete delivers split surround directionality and engaging center back phantom imaging.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
Yes |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
Yes |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
Yes |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
Yes |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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Reference LaserDisc: |
No |
Collector Edition: |
No |
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