The Thin Red Line: Abridged Edition
by ZebedeeA much faster flowing film and George Clooney cameo is removed.
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(2 votes, average: 8.00 out of 10, rated)
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Original film name: The Thin Red Line
New film name: The Thin Red Line: Abridged Edition
Time needed for the edition: 3 Weeks
Original Runtime: 170 minutes (approx)
New Runtime: 129 minutes (approx)
Amount cut: 41 minutes
Cuts removed/added/extended : 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.
Fanedit details (please add here details about DVD contents as well as video and audio information): 2:35:1 Widescreen NTSC, English 5.1 Dolby Digital, Chapter Selection
Your intention for this fanedit:I 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)
Hardware and software information (what did you use to create your fanedit): DVD Decrypter, Womble, TMPGEnc, Nero
Time needed for the edition: 3 weeks
Persons involved:1
Additional information links: IMDN link – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120863/
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this IS a beautiful film and i enjoyed this movie (finally!). i worked at a movie theater when this was released and actually FELL ASLEEP it was so long and tedious.
gone is the horrible boredom and monotony, but i think the editor could have been MORE cruel to the material by improving the pace even more.
entertainment 4/5
fanediting 5/5
video 4/5
audio 5/5
original 2.5/5
fanedit 4/5
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Review by joebshmoe — February 13, 2009 @ 9:48 pm