The Thin Red Line

Man, this is just as good every time I watch it. Drops off in the last 40 minutes or so, once it breaks the two hour mark (and after the battle for the hill), but up to then, it's simply stunningly poetic by any measure, never mind when assessed against other war movies (because, make no mistake, that's exactly what this is, be it as naturalistically beautiful and abstractedly philosophical as it may be).