World War II Collection (The Thin Red Line/Patton/Tora! Tora! Tora!/The Longest Day) [DVD]Amazon. com The Thin Red Line (1998) In recluse director Terrence Malick's 1998 comeback vehicle, the battle for Guadalcanal Island offers an opportunity to explore nothing less than the nature of life, death, God, and courage. Let that be a warning to anyone expecting a conventional war flick; Malick proves himself quite capable of mounting an exciting action sequence, but he's just as likely to meander into pure philosophical noodling. This is not