Agree that Das Boot should be on the list.
Full Metal Jacket loses points for being so obviously filmed entirely in England.
Kubrick pulled that trick off in other movies, but not that one.
I like Thin Red Line A LOT. But I like all the Terrence Malick movies. I'm not sure why. Most the time I hate it when there's not much of a narrative, but I can watch The New World or Days of Heaven over and over. I've probably seen Thin Red Line 10 times.
The thing about TRL is Guadalcanal was the first time Japanese and Americans fought face-to-face, just like The New World was also first contact between Englishmen and native North Americans. The clash of civilizations is a major theme in both films.
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