The Thin Red Line: Abridged Edition
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Faneditor: Zebedee 
Fanedit Type: Abridged
Fanedit Release Date: 1st February 2009
Fanedit Runtime: 2h:9m:0s
Time Cut: 0h:41m:0s
Time Added: 0h:0m:0s
Genre: War
Original Title: The Thin Red Line (1998)
Original Release Date: 1st January 1998
Original Runtime: 2h:50m:0s
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Source: DVD
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Fanedit Type: Abridged
Fanedit Release Date: 1st February 2009
Fanedit Runtime: 2h:9m:0s
Time Cut: 0h:41m:0s
Time Added: 0h:0m:0s
Genre: War
Original Title: The Thin Red Line (1998)
Original Release Date: 1st January 1998
Original Runtime: 2h:50m:0s
Original Links:
Certificate:
Source: DVD
Resolution:
Sound Mix:
Language:
Subtitles:
Synopsis:
A much faster flowing film and George Clooney cameo is removed.
A much faster flowing film and George Clooney cameo is removed.
Intentions:
Consider The Thin Red Line to be a beautiful film. It is a film I hold in high esteem, yet it is a film that I seemingly don’t watch that often, possibly just twice in the last 5 years. So with the up most respect, I decided to attempt a fan edit, which would result in more frequent viewings, and to that end, I think I have achieved my aim. I have cut out 41 minutes of footage and brought the length of the film down to 2 hours and 9 minutes. All of the flashbacks to the soldiers wives has been cut and scenes I felt didn’t necessarily further the overall plot have been removed. The most significant changes are the beginning and end. The film arrives at the initial beach landings much quicker and the film ends with Witt being shot – thus, the pointless George Clooney cameo is removed. I believe that with the reduced runtime, lesser characters feel slightly more prominent (such as John Cusack).
Consider The Thin Red Line to be a beautiful film. It is a film I hold in high esteem, yet it is a film that I seemingly don’t watch that often, possibly just twice in the last 5 years. So with the up most respect, I decided to attempt a fan edit, which would result in more frequent viewings, and to that end, I think I have achieved my aim. I have cut out 41 minutes of footage and brought the length of the film down to 2 hours and 9 minutes. All of the flashbacks to the soldiers wives has been cut and scenes I felt didn’t necessarily further the overall plot have been removed. The most significant changes are the beginning and end. The film arrives at the initial beach landings much quicker and the film ends with Witt being shot – thus, the pointless George Clooney cameo is removed. I believe that with the reduced runtime, lesser characters feel slightly more prominent (such as John Cusack).
Change List:
All flashbacks to the soldiers wives have been cut. The beginning and end has been significantly shortened and scenes throughout the film that I felt did not necessarily further the plot have been removed.
All flashbacks to the soldiers wives have been cut. The beginning and end has been significantly shortened and scenes throughout the film that I felt did not necessarily further the plot have been removed.
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