Has anyone seen the film "Days of Heaven" by Terrence Malick(director of "The Thin Red Line")? I admit I was drawn to him when I read a time magizine article comparing him to J.D. Salinger in his reclusiveness(didn't even show up at the oscars). I watched the movie after reading the article in film class and was amazed! "The Thin Red Line" is his first movie in 20 years(since "Badlands" I think). A lot of my friends told me how much they hated it as they rushed off to go see "Saving Private Ryan"(A decent film in its own), but the fluid language and ad libbed (In "The Thin Red Line", the Sean Penn did many improvisations and ad libbing at the encouragment of Malick)conversations do seem to bear resemblance to Salinger. There are times, I suppose, when it's best that movies leave things out. For example, in "The Body" by Stephen King, there is a short story(not the one about Lard Ass) written by Gordy that may have been awkward if placed in the book. Also, I was surprised when finishing "The Body" that the story continues(I wish this could've been in the film) past the kids' return to home. Also, I thought "Rita Haytorth and the Shawshank Redemption" was adapted beautifully into "The Shawshank Redemption." __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com